4 Hil fy RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS: || (I 
DWARHEF, or BUSH LIMA BEANS 
CULTURE. —Select land that is especially warm, rich and well supplied with vegetable fibre or humus. Plant eye downward 
and two inches deep as soon as the soil becomes 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 pound will plant 50 feet of row. 
Packets of all varieties of Beans, 10 cts. each 
Dreer’s Wonder Bush Lima. (See Colored Plate and page 9.) 
Fordhook Bush Lima, (Seecut.) This valuable variety is a perfected form of Dreer’s 
Bush Lima, which variety it zcsembles in form of pod and shape of bean, but both 
are larger and the plant is of strong, upright growth, protecting the pods from contact 
with the soil, thus preventing rust or rot. It produces the pods in ciusters and the 
Beans are very large, thick through and of a delicious flavor. It is now largely grown 
by market gardeners, not only on account of its productiveness, but also because their 
customers call for it. By express or freight, at purchaser’s expense, lb., 55 cts.; 2 
Ibs., $1.00 (if by Parcel Post add as stated at top of page 15); 10 Ibs.. $4.50. 
Dreer’s Bush Lima. A dwarf 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 quality to Dreer’s Improved 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, ib.. 55 cts.; 2 
Ibs.. $1.00 (if by Parcel Post add as stated at top of page 15); 10 lbs.. $4.50. 
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 weli 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 pur- 
chaser’s expense, Ib., 55 cts.; 2 lbs., $1 00 (if by Parcel Post add as stated at top of 
page 15); 10 lbs., $4.50. 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. This variety was one of the first of the Bush Lima Beans to 
be introduced. It is a bush form of the well known Large White Lima, very pro- 
ductive and of good quality. By express or freight, at purchaser’s expense, Ib., 50 
cts.; 2 tbs., 90 cts. (if 
by Parcel Post add as 
stated at top of page 
15); 10 Ibs, $4.00. 
Henderson's Bush 
Lima. This is a small 
white Lima Bean which 
grows in the bush form 
and produces a large 
crop. The plants are 
very hardy, make rapid 
growth and are not so 
apt to throwrunners like 
some of the other varie- 
ties of Bush Lima. and 
while they begin to set 
pods at an early season, 
they continue to do so 
until frost. The pods 
usually contain 4 beans, 
which are very tender 
and of a delicious flavor. 
By express or freight, 
at purchaser’s expense. 
Ib., 50 cts.; 2 Ibs., 90 
cts. (if by Parcel Post 
add as stated at top 
of page 15); 10 lbs., 
$4.00... 
CARPINTERIA 
POLE LIMA BEAN 
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, containing four large Beans, which are thicker than the 
ordinary lima, and retain their color even when in the dry state. 
The Beans cook nicely, and being thin-skinned are exceedingly 
tender and of fine flavor. The originator, who is a skillful grower, 
claims that the ‘‘Carpinteria’’? is the most perfect lima Bean 
ever introduced. By express or freight, at purchaser’s expense, 
lb., 45 cts.; 2 Ibs., 80 cts. (if wanted by Parcel Post, add as 
stated on page 15); 10 Ibs., $3.50. 
