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a M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



DWARF LIMA BEANS \ 



KUMERLE BUSH LIMA (^Dreer's). A dwarf form of the Challenger 

 Lima, having the same thick pods and large thick beans which have 

 made the Challenger so popular. The plant, while fully as dwarf is hard- 

 ier, and matures its crop earlier than the Dwarf Large White Lima 

 Many people consider this sort the best of the Dwarf Limas Pkt 10c- 

 Pt. 20c; Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; Bu. $5.60 ' 



BUSH LIMA. OR DWARF SIEVA ^Render son^s). A dwarf form of 

 the Small Lmia, and valuable because of its extreme earliness. Vines 

 without runners, but continuing to grow and set pods until stopped by 

 frost; leaves small, bright green and Lima-like; flowers small, yellowish- 

 white, borne in clusters and often above the foliage; pods short, flat, and 

 containing two to four beans. Dry beans white, small, and not equal 

 in quality to the Dwarf Large White Lima. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; 



IWARF LARGE 



WHITE LIMA 



Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; 

 Bushel $4.50 



(^Burpee's). A bush form of the 

 true Large Lima. The plants are 

 uniformly dwarf, but enormously 

 productive, single plants under 

 favorable circumstances yielding 

 from 150 to 350 pods. The pods 

 are as large as those of the 

 Large Lima, and contain 

 from three to five very large flat 

 beans of the best quality. While 

 not quite as early as the Dwarf 

 Sieva, this is incomparably bet- 

 ter in quality, fully equaling in 

 this respect the Large White 

 Lima. Any one who 

 has tried this variety 

 will be desirous of 

 planting it again. 



Pkt. 10c; Pt. 20c; 

 Qt. 30c; 



4 Qts. $1.00; 

 Bu. $5.50 



Early 

 Golden 

 Cluster 

 Wax Beans. 



POLE OR RUNNING „-''--.git?^ 

 D C A \T O ^^^^ ^^^ ^®*'' ^s """^^ ^^ *^ droughts and 



f%t2/\l\^- , - hot winds, than the dwarf varieties, but 

 ^^ are of superior quality and productive- 



ness. After settled warm weather, set poles four to eight feet long in rows 

 north and south four feet apart, the poles being three feet apart in the row, 

 and set leaning to the north at an angle of about thirty -five degrees. Set in 

 this way the vines climb better, and the pods are straighter and more easily 

 seen. Around each hill plant five to eight beans two inches deep. When well 

 started, thin to four plants, and start any that fail to climb around the pole 

 in the same way as the others, for they will not grow if tied up in the oppo- 

 site direction. Another plan is to plant in rows thickly enough so that there 

 will be one plant to eight or ten inches. Set posts five feet high firmly at 

 each end of the rows, and drive stakes made of 2x2 lumber at intervals of 

 sixteen feet along the rows. Stretch a wire, size number 10 or 12, between 

 posts along each row and fasten to the tops of the stakes in the row with 

 wire staples. Run a light wire or twine along the row about six inches from 

 the ground and fasten to the posts and stakes with wire staples. Tie wool or 

 binder twine to the wire above and the wire or twine below, wherever there 

 is a plant. The vines will run up these until they reach the top wire, when 

 they will care for themselves; or omit the bottom wire and stick small stakes 

 two to six inches in the soil and fasten to top wire. A pint each of four or 

 five varieties will furnish plants enough to supply a large family. 



Early Golden Cluster Wax ^irf^sz^iTu^t 



*-^ ^^ ^* ^* Vines large, strong 



growing, vigorous, hardy; leaflets large, light green, crimped; flowers yellowish- white; pods 

 six to eight inches long, borne in abundant clusters, each containing from three to six pods, 

 which are broad, very thick and fleshy, deeply creased along the edge to which the beans are 

 attached, much curved; color bright golden yellow; of the very best quality, and staying in 

 condition for use a long time. The beans are also excellent shelled green. We recommend this 

 variety as furnishing the largest and handsomest pods of any sort in the list. 



Pkt. 10c; Pt. 20c; Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; Bushel $5.50 

 If by mail or express prepaid, add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart, for charges. 



