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GPRIVANDHAR RELIABLE, VEGETABLE SEtDs MOURA 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
CULTURE—Lima Beans are very 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 23 feet apart, dropping the bean 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. Fre- 
quently the neck of the seedling is broken in the attempt which of course stands for loss of the plant. In light soil, 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 yields. Hill plants slightly earlier in the season to hold the pods off the ground. One pound will 
plant 50 feet of row, ? bushel will plant one acre. 
FORDHOOK BusH LIMA BEANS 
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 filled pods, continuous- 
ly throughout the season. Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 
2 Ibs., 75 cts.: 5 lbs., $1.75, prepaid. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
CULTURE — Pole Limas are even more tender than the Bush type and should not be 
planted until toward end of May, or when all 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 over- 
run the top of the poles. It is well to use a shovelful of rich, light, well-rotted compost to 
each hill. One pound of seed will plant 75 to 100 hills. 
115 Carpinteria Lima. 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.; 4 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 Ibs., 80 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.85, prepaid. 
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 medium sized flat beans, which are of excellent quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
122 
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Burpee Improved Bush Lima. The plant grows in dwarf form, strong 
and vigorous, producing large numbers of handsome pods, grown in clusters 
and well filled with Beans. Pkt., 15 cts.; 4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 
90 cts.; 5 lbs., $2.00, prepaid. 
Dreer’s Bush Lima. The Beans are packed close together in the pods, 
producing usually 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.; 4 lb., 30 cts.; Ib., 
50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; 5 Ibs., $2.00, prepaid. 
The Illinois State Agricultural Experiment Station at Urbana, Illinois, 
recently conducted trials of five varieties of Bush Lima Beans extending 
over five years and grown under every conceivable condition, and the 
Dreer Bush Lima shows by far the highest average in yield each year. 
The combined five year average yields for all these different treatments 
shows the Dreer Lima Bean producing a 51% greater yield than any other 
variety. See Bulletin 307, care of Above Address. 
Dreer’s Wonder Bush Lima. (See Specialties, page 4.) Pkt., 15 cts.; 
11b., 25 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 85 cts.; 5 lbs., $2.00, prepaid. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. 
This most excellent variety 
gains in popularity each suc- 
ceeding year. It produces 
many large pods in clusters 
and each pod is well filled 
with 4 or 5 large beans, 
which are very thick through 
and of excellent flavor. A 
great seller on market, and a 
favorite wherever Bush Lima 
Beans are grown. Pkt., 
Suctsssuselb sez omctss: 
lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 85 
cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.00, 
prepaid. 
3]b., 25 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.85, prepaid. HENDERSON’s BusH Lima BEANS 
Vegetable Seeds in Quantities offered Delivered Free to Destination 
