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BUSH LIMA BEANS 



CULTURE. -Select land that is espedaUy warm, rich and weU supplied with vegetable fibre or humus. Plant as soon as the soil 

 has become warm in the spring. Make the rows 2 feet apart and give to each plant 6 inches space in the row. A top-dressing of poultry 

 manure, ashes or some good fertilizer or compost around the plants will be of much benefit in hastening maturity and increasing the yield. 

 One quart will plant 100 feet of row; J bushel for an acre. 



BEANS 

 BY PARCEL POST 



The prices given in this catalogue for Beans of 

 all kinds are for same to be sent by express or 

 freight, at the purchaser's expense. If wanted by 

 Parcel Post add as follows: 



To points East of Mississippi River, 7 cts. per lb. 



To points West of Mississippi River, 12 cts. 

 per lb. 



Packets of all varieties of Beans, 10 cts. 

 each. 



Dreer's Bush Lima. A dwaff variety of Dreer's 

 Improved Lima. The Beans grow close together 

 in the pods, producing three and four beans 

 each, sometimes five, and are thick, sweet and 

 succulent, fully equal in quahty to Dreer's Im- 

 proved Pole Lima. An excellent variety, which 

 is particularly valuable for the home garden on 

 account of its productiveness. By express or 

 freight, at purchaser's expense, lb., 50 cts.; 2 

 lbs., 90 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as stated at 

 top of page); 10 lbs., $4.00. 



Burpee -Improved Bush Lima. Produces 

 pods and beans which are enormous in size, 

 some pods measuring five to six inches long. 

 The plant grows in dwarf form, strong and 

 vigorous, producing large numbers of handsome 

 pods, grown in clusters and well filled with 

 Beans which are of a delicious flavor. It is an 

 improved type of the original Burpee's Bush 

 Lima Bean, but is much larger, more productive, 

 and the pods will average more beans to a given 

 number. By express or freight, at purchaser's 

 expense, lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts. (if by Parcel 

 Post add as stated at top of page); 10 lbs., 

 S4.00. 



Burpee's Bush Lima. This variety was one 

 of the first of the Bush Lima Beans to be intro- 

 duced. It is a bush form of the well-known 

 Large White Lima, very productive and of 

 good quality. By express or freight, at pur- 

 chaser's expense, lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. (if 

 by Parcel Post add as stated at top of page) ; 

 10 lbs., $3.50. 



BROCCOLI 



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

 Used in the same manner as Cauliflower and the 

 method of cultur e is the same. It thrives best in rich soil and 

 during cool wea ther, and is greatly aided in its growth by fre- 

 quent hoeing and w^atering. Sow seed in hot-bed in January or 

 February and transplant into cold frames, 2 or 3 inches each way. 

 Set out in open ground early in spring, about 2\ feet apart. To 

 obtain the best flavor. Broccoli should be cooked soon after being 

 cut. One ounce ■will sow 200 feet of driU. 

 White Cape. An excellent variety, making large, compact 



heads of a creamy- white color and of good flavor, Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 50 cts.; } lb., $1.50. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



Chou de Bruxelles, Fr. Bretones de Briiselas, Sp. Rosen Kohl, Ger. 

 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 Ij to 2 feet apart 

 in the row. Cultivate same as Cabbages. One ounce will 

 sow 200 feet of drill. Pkt. Oz. ^ lb. 



Dreer's Select Matchless SO 10 SO 35 SI 00 



Long Island Half-Dwarf 10 35 100 



Brussels Sprouts Plants, see page 212. 



Fordhook Bush Lima Bean. (See Specialties, page 4.) 



Dreer's Wonder Bush Lima. (See cut.) This variety of 

 Bush Lima Bean is very desirable on account of earliness, 

 productiveness and its fixed habit of growing in the dwarf or 

 bush form. The plants are of strong, upright growth, and are 

 completely covered with large pods, many of which contain 

 four beans, which are fully as large as the pole limas. The 

 beans are flat in shape and of excellent quality. A customer 

 writes that we can well call it "Wonder," as he planted as late as 

 May 30, and not only had all the Lima Beans he wanted, but 

 also supplied his neighbors with what they required. By ex- 

 press or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 

 80 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as stated at top of page); 10 

 lbs,. S3. SO. 



Henderson's Bush Lima. A dwarf variety of the Sieva or 

 Small Lima, which is largely grown by those who prefer the 

 small size beans. The plants grow about 20 inches high and 

 are very productive, bearing continuously throughout the sum- 

 mer and up until frost. The flavor and quality are good. By 

 express or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 

 70 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as stated at top of page); 10 

 lbs., S3.00. 



