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POLE LIMA BEANS. 



Cultural directions same as given 

 Packets of Beans, 10 cts. each, postpaid. 



Carpinteria Lima. (See colored plate and page 8.) Pt., 25 

 cts. (postpaid, 33 cts.); qt, 45 cts. (postpaid, 60 cts.); 4 qts., 

 $1.50; peck, §2.50. 



Early Leviathan Lima. The earliest variety of Pole Lima; pro- 

 duces pods in clusters. A good variety where the season is short. 

 Pt. , 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts.); qt., 35 cts. (postpaid, 50 cts.); 

 4 qts., $1.15; peck, $2.00. 



Oreer's Improved Lima. (See cut.) A very superior early 

 variety of excellent quality and great productiveness. This variety 

 is without doubt the best for private gardens, and will shell out 

 more beans from a given number of pods than any other Pole 

 Lima. The quality is exceedingly fine, the Beans cooking rich 

 and mealy. Pt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts.); qt., 35 cts. (post- 

 paid, 50 cts.); 4 qts., $1.15; peck, $2.00. 



Early Jersey Lima. This variety matures a few days earlier 

 than the King of the Garden. Pods contain three and four large 

 Beans each. Pt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts.); qt, 35 cts. (post- 

 paid, 50 cts.); 4 qts., $1.15; peck, $2.00. 



Siebert's Early Lima. Early, and a great improvement on the 

 large Lima. Pt. , 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts.); qt., 35 cts. (post- 

 paid, 50 cts.); 4 qts., $1.15; peck, $2.00. 



King Of the Garden Lima. A vigorous grower, bearing large 

 pods, varying in length from 5 to 8 inches. Pt., 20 cts. (post- 

 paid, 28 cts.); qt., 30 cts. (postpaid, 45 cts.); 4 qts., $1.00; 

 peck, $1.75. 



for Pole Beans on page 1 4. 



(For description of this variety see page 14.) 



Ford's Mammoth Lima. This is a selection of large Lima 

 Bean. The vines grow strong and are very productive; the 

 pods are produced in clusters and continue until frost. Pt., 

 20 cts, (postpaid, 28 cts.); qt., 35 cts. (postpaid, 50 cts.); 4 

 qts., $1.15; peck, $200. 



Small Lima, or Sieva. Very productive. Beans small, 

 good quality. Pt, 20 cts. (postpaid, . 28 cts.); qt., 30 cts. 

 (postpaid, 45 cts.); 4 qts., $1.00; peck, $1.75. 



BROCCOLI. 



Spargel-Kohl, Ger. Chou-Brocoli, Fr. Broculi, Sp. 

 White Cape. Large, compact heads of a creamy- white color 

 and of good flavor. Culture same as for late Cauliflower. 

 Pkt, 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; \ lb., $1.25. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Rosen-Kohl, Ger. Chou de Bruxelles, Sp. 



Culture.— Sow seed for plants in frames or open ground. 

 Set plants in early spring, and for succession up to July, making 

 rows 3 feet apart and having the plants stand 1A to 2 feet apart 

 in the row. Cultivate same as Cabbages. 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 



Dreer's Select flatchless. A 'mall-leaved variety of this 

 desirable vegetable, which through careful selection has been 

 brought to perfection. Grows freely during the summer, and 

 is fully developed by the early frosts, at which time the stems 

 are thickly set with sprouts. Pkt, 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; \ 

 lb., $1.00. 



Long Island Half Dwarf. An American variety, thoroughly 

 acclimated; dwarf robust habit; will endure the climatic 

 changes better than the foreign sorts, and much freer from 

 mildew and aphis. Pkt, 10 cts. ; oz., 35 cts. ; ^ lb., $1.00. 



