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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Delicious Lima Beans ( SFABGELBOHNE ) 



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. 



Fordhook Bush 

 Lima Beans. 



Bush Lima Beans 



Pole Lima Beans 



Pole Lima Beans are more prolific than 

 the Bush Lima Beans, but are not so hardy 

 and therefore cannot be planted as early. 

 About the end of May set out stout poles 

 8 to 10 ft. long, in hills 3 to 3y 2 feet apart 

 each way. Plant 6 to 8 beans in each hill, 

 eyes down, and cover with 2 inches of soil. 

 When the plants have made 2 true leaves, 

 thin out to 3 plants to a hill. 



String or wire stretched between posts 

 or wire trellis may be used in place of 

 poles. 



One quart of Pole Lima Beans will sow 

 150 hills. 



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, flat and of 

 finest qualitv. Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 

 65c; 4 qts., $2.50; bu., $12.00. 



EARLY LEVIATHAN. Earliest of the Pole 

 Limas and prolific, bearing: large pods 

 usually containing 5 large flat Beans of 



excellent quality. Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 

 65c; 4 qts., $2.50; bu., $12.00. 



King of the Garden. Vigorous and im- 

 mensely productive; large pods with 4 

 or 5 flat Beans of good quality. Pkt., 10c; 

 pt., 35c; qt., 65c; 4 qts., $2.50; bu., $12.00. 



Sieva. Beans small and of rich, buttery 

 flavor; late but productive. Pkt., 10c; pt., 

 35c; qt., 65c; 4 qts., $2.50; bu., $12.00. 



More hardy than the pole varieties and 

 therefore 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. Note: In 

 very wet or unusual weather Bush Lima 

 Beans will sometimes send out runners 

 about 2 feet long. 



One quart of Lima Beans will sow 

 100 feet of row. 



If wanted by parcel post, add 8c per pt.; 

 10c per qt. 



Burpee's Improved. Bears the largest pods 

 and beans. Medium early. Pkt., 10c; pt., 

 40c; qt., 70c; 4 qts., $2.50; bu. $15.00. 



Extra Early Giant. Earliest and a good 

 yielder. Beans are large and flat. Pkt., 

 10c; pt., 40c; qt., 70c; 4 qts. $2.50; bu., 

 $15.00. 



FORDHOOK. The standard of excellence 

 for Lima Beans. Plants are strong, 

 bushy and very productive. Beans are 

 large and plump and the finest eating 

 quality. Pkt., 10c; pt., 40c; qt., 70c; 4 

 qts., $2.50; bu., $15.00. 



Wood's Prolific. The Butter Bean of the 

 South. Beans and pods are small but are 

 borne so profusely that large crops can 

 be harvested from small areas. Pkt., 10c; 

 pt., 40c; qt., 75c. 



NITRAGIN should be used on Lima 

 Beans to' increase the yield. Garden size, 25c. 



King of the Garden 

 Pole Lima Beans. 



