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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Fordhook Bush Lima Beans 



Delicious Lima Beans 



The late summer and fall vegetable supreme. 

 Their food value is twice that of milk and their 

 savoriness second to none. A light soil suits 

 them best, and the seed should not be planted 

 until the weather is warm and dry. The bush 

 varieties bear earlier and require less space, 

 while the pole varieties produce larger crops. 

 Spray with Bordeaux Mixture as a preventative 

 for mildew. 



Bush Lima Beans 



More hardy than the pole varieties and there- 

 fore may be planted earlier. Make rows 2 feet 

 apart and plant the Beans, eyes down, every 2 to 

 3 inches. Cover about 2 inches deep. Thin to 

 6 inches. 



One quart of Lima Beans will sow 100 feet of row 

 If wanted by parcel post, add 8 cts. per pt. ; 10 cts. perqt. 

 Burpee's Improved. Bears the largest pods 



and Beans. Medium early. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



pt. 40 cts.; qt. 75 cts.; 2 qts. I1.40; pk. 

 Extra Early Giant. Earliest and a good 



yielder. Beans are large and fiat. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



pt. 40 cts.; qt. 75 cts.; 2 qts. I1.40; pk. $4.75. 

 FORDHOOK. Early and productive. Large, 



plump Beans of fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



pt. 40 cts.; qt. 80 cts.; 2 qts. I1.50; pk. I5.25. 

 Wonder Bush. Medium early; very pro- 

 ductive. Large, flat Beans. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



pt. 40 cts.; qt. 75 cts.; 2 qts. I1.40; pk. 14.75- 

 Wood's Prolific or Improved Henderson's. 



A prolific bearer of small Beans of rich buttery 



flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts.; 



2*qts. I1.20; pk. I4. 



Pole Lima Beans 



Use same cultural directions as for Pole 

 Snap Beans. 



One quart of Pole Lima Beans will sow ISO hills 

 Sieva. Beans small and of rich buttery flavor; 



late but productive. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; 



qt. 6s cts.; 2 qts. I1.20; pk. I4. 



POLE LIMA BEANS, continued 

 GIANT-PODDED or DETROIT MAMMOTH. 



The largest- podded Pole Lima. Pods 7 inches 

 long and borne in clusters of from six to eight. 

 Beans are large, fiat, and of finest quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 40 cts.; qt. 75 cts.; 2 qts. I1.40; 

 pk. 14.75. 



Early Leviathan. Earliest of the Pole Limas 

 and prolific, bearing large pods usually con- 

 taining 5 large flat Beans of excellent quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 70 cts.; 2 qts. 

 I1.30; pk. I4.S0. 



KING OF THE GARDEN. Vigorous and im- 

 mensely productive; large pods with 4 or 5 

 flat Beans of good quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 pt. 35 cts.; qt. 70 cts.; 2 qts. I1.30; pk. $4.50. 



Pole Snap Beans 



Pole Beans are more prolific and bear longer 

 than the bush varieties, but should not be sown 

 until about two weeks later. About the end of 

 May set out stout poles 8 to 10 feet long, in 

 hills 3 feet apart each way. Place 6 or 8 Beans 

 in each hill and cover 2 inches deep. Later thin 

 out to 3 or 4 plants in a hill. String or wire 

 trellises may be used in place of poles. 



One quart of Beans will plant ISO to 200 hills 



PRICES, except as noted, pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; 

 qt. 60 cts.; 2 qts. $1 10; pk. $3.75. If wanted by parcel 

 post, add 8 cts. per pt. ; 10 cts. per qt. 



White-seeded Kentucky Wonder. Medium- 

 sized round pods, stringless and of fine flavor. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts.; 2 qts. 

 ^1.20; pk. $4. 



Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry. Short, 

 light green pods, streaked with red. Excellent, 

 both as a Snap and Shell Bean. 



Lazy Wife. A prolific, late-maturing sort, bear- 

 ing green pods of medium size, stringless, 

 thick, and meaty. 



KENTUCKY WONDER, or OLD HOME- 

 STEAD. A popular variety, considered one 

 of the best of the Pole Beans. Light green 

 pods of good size, tender and stringless, hang 

 in clusters from top to bottom of the vine. 



Scarlet Runner. Used for both ornamental 

 and cooking purposes. Clusters of brilliant 

 scarlet flowers; large Beans of fine flavor used 

 like Limas. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 40 cts.; qt. 75 cts. 



Yard-Long, or Asparagus. Yields narrow 

 pods 20 to 30 inches long, with an asparagus 

 flavor. Pkt. 15 cts.; pt. 75 cts. 



DREER'S GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. An 

 early, yellow-podded sort of exceptional 

 quality. It bears attractive, long, flat pods. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts.; 2 qts. 

 I1.20; pk. S4.25. 



Dwarf Beans for Winter Use 



PRICES, except as noted, pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; 

 qt. 60 cts.; 2 qts. $1 10; pk. $3.75 



Dwarf Horticultural. Stringless and useful as 

 a "snap-short" when young. Both pods and 

 seeds splashed with red when ripe. Excellent 

 for baking. 



WHITE KIDNEY. Seed large, white, and 



kidney-shaped. 

 White Marrowfat. Produces large, round, 



white Beans of exceptional cooking quality. 

 White Navy or Pea Bean. The familiar small, 



round, white baking Bean. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



pt. 25 cts.; qt. 50 cts.; 2 qts. 90 cts.; pk. $3 



