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BUSH LIMA BEANS 



CULTURE— Lima Beans are verj' susceptible to cold and seeds should not be planted until the ground has become thoroughly 

 warm. Sow about the same time that maple trees unfold their first leaves. Being gross feeders, they should be sown on well enriched land, 

 with the rows 2^ feet apart, dropping the beans six inches apart in the row, eye down. The two halves of the Lima Bean become its 

 seedling leaves, and unless the Beans are placed "eye down" the young plants find it most difficult to push through the soil. Frequently 

 the neck of the seedling is broken in the attempt which of course stands for loss of the plant. In light soQ, cover about one inch deep, 

 less on heavier soils. A good fertilizer applied at the rate of 20 pounds to every hundred feet of row, when the plants begin to bloom, will 

 materially increase the j-ields. Hill plants slightly early in the season to hold the pods off the ground. One quart will plant 100 feet of 

 row, f bushel will plant one acre. 



103 Burpee— Improved Bush Lima. Both pods and beans 

 are of truly enormous size, some pods measuring five to sis 

 inches long. The plant grows in dwarf form, strong and 

 vigorous, producing large numbers of handsome pods, grown 

 in dusters and well filled with Beans which are of a delicious 

 flavor. It is a great improvement over the original Burpee's 

 Bush Lima Bean, being much larger, more productive, and the 

 pods will average more beans to a given number of pods. Pkt., 

 10 cts., postpaid. J lb., 30 cts.; lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; 

 10 lbs., S-1.00. 



105 Dreer's Bush Lima. The Beans grow close together in the 

 y' pods, producing three and four beans each, sometimes five, 



and are thick, sweet and succulent. An excellent variety, 

 which is particularly valuable for the home garden on account 

 of its productiveness. Pkt., 15 cts., postpaid. \ lb., 30 cts.; 

 lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts.; 10 lbs., S3.50. 



HI Dreer's Wonder Bush 



Lima. Verj' desirable on 

 account of earliness, produc- 

 tiveness 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 

 fully as large as those of the 

 pole limas. The beans are 

 flat and broad and are sup- 

 erior in flavor to the round 

 thick seeded varieties. One 

 enthusiastic customer wrote 

 that we might well call it 

 '"Wonder," because it could 

 be planted as late as jMay 

 30, and would yield bountiful 

 crops. Pkt., 15 cts., post- 

 paid, i lb., 30 cts.; lb., 50 

 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; 10 lbs., 

 S4.00. 



107 Pordhook Bush Lima. (See colored plate, page 8.) Pkt., 15 cts., postpaid, i lb., 30 cts.; 1 lb., 

 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; 10 lbs., S4.00. 



109 Henderson's Bush Lima. The popular Baby Lima. A bush form of Sieva or Small Lima type, 

 which is largely grown by those who prefer the small size beans. The plants grow about 20 inches 

 high and are very productive, bearing well fiUed pods, continuously throughout the season. Pkt., 10 

 cts., postpaid. \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 70 cts.; 10 lbs., S3.00. 



POLE LIMA BEANS 



Early Le\iathan Pole Ldh. 



CULTURE— Pole Limas are even more tender than the Bush type and should not be planted untU 

 toward end of ^lay, or when aU danger of frost is passed. Set the poles about 4 feet apart each way and 

 plant 4 to 6 beans, eye downward, around each pole. When plants are up, thin out to 3 plants to a pole. 

 Pinch off the ends when plants overrun the top of the poles. It is well to use a shovelful of rich, light, weU- 

 rotted compost to each hill. One pound of seed will plant 75 to 100 hills. 



115 Carpinteria Lima. The Beans of this splendid pole lima have a greenish tint when ready for use, 

 which is an indication of good quality. Vines are vigorous and make strong growth, producing large 

 quantities of pods, usually containing four large Beans, which are thicker than the ordinary lima, and 

 retain their pale green color even when in the dry state. Pkt., 10 cts., postpaid. \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 

 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; 10 lbs., S3. 50. 

 122 Early Leviathan Lima. The earliest large podded Pole variety in cultivation and an enormous 

 cropper. The pods average 5 inches long and contain 4, 5 and sometimes 6 large flat beans, which are of 

 excellent quality. Pkt., 10 cts., postpaid, i lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; 10 lbs., S3.50. 



AI/^TTl? '^ Beans, Corn or Peas are wanted by Parcel Post, add 5 cts. per lb. to points East of the Mississippi River, and 10 cts. 

 y% II I p^ per lb. to points West of the Mississippi River. We deliver postpaid to any post office v«thin the United States all other 

 Vegetable Seeds in packets, ounces and t>ounds. 



