DWARF or BUSH LIMA BEANS 



CxJLTURE. Lima Beans, both the bush and pole varieties, require 

 more time for development than Wax Beans, so only one planting 

 can be made. Plant as soon as the soil has become warm in the spring, 

 dropping the seed 2 inches deep and 6 inches apart in rows, keeping 

 the rows 2 Yi feet apart. Lima Beans may be shelled and used when 

 they are green, or dried for winter use. Dwarf Limas are more 

 desirable for the small garden than Pole Limas. 



Growers of Lima Bean seed have had another 

 short crop, and early orders are advised. 



Short Crop. 



Fordbook Bush Lima 



Dreer's Bush Lima 



specialty! 



FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA. This is 



the best Bush Lima Bean, and the 

 only stiffly erect, dwarf form of Potato Lima. Both pods and 

 Beans are twice the size of Dreer's Bush Lima. Fordhook Bush is 

 in a class by itself, with vigorous, sturdy branches, held upright in 

 bush form, which is strikingly different from the low, spreading 

 growth of Dreer's Bush Lima. It makes tremendous crops, and the 

 Beans are ready for use fully three weeks earlier than any of the 

 Pole Lima Beans. The pods are plump and well filled, measuring 

 4 to s inches in length, and containing four or five large Beans. 

 Each plant is from 2 to 3 feet across and i ^ to 2 feet high. I have 

 made a specialty of growing this, and offer seed as good as I have 

 ever known. Pkt. 15 cts., Hpt. 25 cts., pt. 40 cts., postpaid; by 

 express, pt. 30 cts., qt. 50 cts., 4 qts. $1.60, pk. ^3. 



BURPEE'S IMPROVED BUSH. Bears larger pods than the Ford- 

 hook, and has the most vigorous growth, with erect foliage and 

 uniform upright habit. Pods S to 6 inches long and \\i inches 

 wide; well filled; very early. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 40 cts., postpaid; 

 by express, pt. 30 cts., qt. 50 cts., 4 qts. $1.60, pk. $3. 



DREER'S BUSH. Early, productive and possessing all the good 

 qualities of Dreer's Pole Lima. Grows vigorous, but the plants are 

 not upright and trail over the soil to a width of 3 feet. Produces 

 pods in great abundance. The Beans grow close together, four and 

 sometimes five in a pod, and are thick, sweet and succulent. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., postpaid; by express or freight, 

 qt. 40 cts., pk. $2.75, bus. $8. 



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POLE LIMA BEANS 



CtiLTURE. Pole Limas and all Lima Beans are apt to rot in cold, 

 wet ground, so they should not be planted until warm weather has 

 set in. Set poles, 8 to 10 feet long, 4 feet apart each way, and plant 

 four or five beans to a hill. Lima Beans may be started under glass 

 in April and transplanted after warm weather if desired. If the land 

 for Lima Beans is too rich in nitrogen or stable manure, the plants 

 may run too much to vine and be too late. A commercial fertihzer 

 generally gives good results. 



CARPINTERIA GREEN -SEEDED 

 POLE LIMA. A Lima Bean with 

 green seeds. This is a valuable novelty which had been sought 

 for years, and which was found only recently by one of the largest 

 Bean farmers in California. The Beans are broad, plump and 

 thick, as perfect as could be desired, and of a rich, heavy green, 

 which color they retain until maturity. Carpinteria is wonderfully 

 productive, with strong, vigorous vines having many branches or 

 runners, each of which produces a great many large pods. Car- 

 pinteria ripens early and is a desirable main-crop variety. Pkt. 

 ID cts., pt. 35 cts., postpaid; by express, pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts., 

 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $2.25. 



STOKES' STANDARD POLE «*aBiC^T?^i?FQ'<XA7urJADnl 



LIMA. Immense pods, T OKES STAN DARDI 



quently with five large Beans, are borne in thick clusters. Verj' 

 prolific and desirable. Pkt. 10 cts., Hpt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., post- 

 paid; by express, pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., 4 qts. Si. 30, pk. $2.50. 

 LEVIATHAN. This is the earliest Pole Lima Bean, and is just the 

 thing for those whose growing season is short. It will give large 

 Lima Beans two weeks earlier than most other kinds, and will 

 bear constantly throughout the season. The pods are borne in 

 large clusters and contain three to five Beans each, which are most 

 delicious and of a beautiful green. Pkt. 15 cts., pt. 30 cts., post- 

 paid; by express, qt. 30 cts., pk. §1.85, bus. %■}. 



SHOTWELL'S IMPROVED THICK. ^'g^fg' pF^ 1 a | T'v I 



Dozens of my customers have ^^^^"^^' ^^Ll T I 



written or told me that this is a wonderfully good Bean, and I 

 found it so in my own tests at Floracroft. "The Beans are thick 

 and of fine quality, and the vine is ver>' early and productive. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 50 cts., postpaid; by freight or express, qt. 

 35 cts., pk. $2, bus. S7-75- 

 FORD'S MAMMOTH-PODDED. The late James Ford, one of 

 the oldest market-gardeners around Philadelphia, produced this 

 Bean as a result of more than twenty years' selection. The pods 

 grow to an average length of 8 inches, are produced in great clusters 

 with five to seven Beans to a pod, and are of excellent quality for 

 use either green or dry. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 50 cts., post- 

 paid; by express, qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.85, bus. S7. 



STOKES' EVERGREEN. The ^■g^f^ pp^. ^ 1 TV l 



Stokes' Evergreen not only yields the 



full size and great productiveness of the Salem Improved, but has 

 the remarkable additional quality of yielding in all stages of growth, 

 and holds, even when dry and shelled, the deep green color of the 

 unripe state, giving the appearance of Beans fresh from the vine when 

 cooked. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 60 cts., postpaid; by express, 

 qt. 40 cts., pk. S2.50. 



DREER'S IMPROVED CHALLENGER, or POTATO. As large 

 as the Large Lima when green; remains green in the pod a long 

 time after maturing. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts., postpaid; 

 by express or freight, qt. 35 cts., pk. Si. 85, bus. $7. 



JERSEY EXTRA-EARLY. This Bean appears on the market 

 here nearly two weeks ahead of ordinary Limas. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 30 cts., qt. 50 cts., postpaid; by express or freight, qt. 35 cts., 

 pk. Si. 85, bus. $7- 



KING OF THE GARDEail. More prolific than the ordinary Lima. 

 Pods in clusters of four and five. Pods 6 inches long, five to six 

 Beans in the pod. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 50 cts., postpaid; 

 by express or freight, qt. 35 cts., pk. Si. 85, bus. I7. 



SALEM IMPROVED. Large; deep green. Pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., 

 postpaid; by express or freight, qt. 40 cts., pk. $2.50. 



LARGE WHITE. My strain of this favorite variety is extra selected. 

 Pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts., postpaid; by express or freight, qt. 35 cts., 

 pk. Si. 75, bus. S6.50. 



What Users Say of Stokes' Standard Seeds 



/ had such a nice supply of vegetables that il became the talk of the ntighor- 

 hood. — John Schneider, California, Ohio. 



At the Spokane Fair I took the banner for display of vegetables. I also look 

 first on Lettuce and Cucumbers. — Alec Keegan, Hillyard, Washington. 



We have had a great variety of fine vegetables from your seed all summer. — 

 Mrs. R. H. Emery, Aldershot, Ont., Canada. 



