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VEGETABLE SEEDS 



BUSH LIMA BEANS 



1 ib. equals 1 pint 2 lbs. equals 1 quart 15 lbs. equals 1 peck 



CULTURE — These dwarf or bush forms of pole limu* 

 come into bearing much earlier and do not require poles or 

 other support to climb on; and they continue in bearing for 

 weeks. Being more tender than Dwarf Snap Beans the seed 

 cannot be planted as early. Plant about the middle to latter 

 Part of May around New York. The rows should be two and one-half feel apart, the seed sown edgewise in the drills six to twelve inches apart in 

 the rows and covered one inch and the plants thinned about six inches apart. They commence bearing in from twelve to fifteen weeks according to 

 'he earliness of the variety. Do not brush against bean foliage when wet. 1 Ib. to 100 Ft. of drill; 60 lbs. per acre in rows. 



66 DREER'S 



This variety is desirable on account of earliness, productiveness, 

 and its fixed habit of growing in the dwarf or bush form. The 

 Beans are oval in shape and thick, sweet and succulent. 



Price, pkt. 10c; M lb. 25c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 95c; 8 lbs. $3.25; 15 

 lbs. $5.75; transportation paid. 



72 FORDHOOK 



A stiffly erect Bush form of the "Potato" Lima Bean bearing 

 well above the ground, and branching freely, but with all the 

 branches held strongly upright. The pods, borne in "clusters" 

 of a medium green color, of a good size, containing three to five 

 large beans of verv good quality. (See illustration.) 



Pxice, pkt. 15c; M> lb. 30c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. 95c; 8 lbs. §3.50; 

 15 lbs. $6.00; transportation paid. 



75 "HENDERSON" 



The Original "Baby" Lima Bean 



It produces a continuous crop from the time it comes into bear- 

 ing (it is fit for the table in the latitude of New York middle of 

 July) until frost, and being enormously productive, a very small 

 patch will keep a family supplied with this splendid vegetable 

 through the season. The plant forms a compact bush about 

 18 inches high. The Beans are the size of the Sieva or small 

 Lima, and of delicious qualitv. 



Price, pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 8 lbs. §2.50; 

 15 lbs. §4.50; transportation paid. 



-UfkDERSON' 



69 EARLY GIANT (Henderson's) 



True Bush, Enormous Pods and Beans 



This variety is tbe best possible Bush Lima Bean, possess- 

 ing every quality so long known and esteemed in the older pole 

 varieties, and can be grown as easily as any Snap Bean. 

 It is the earliest of the large bush sorts. 



The strong, rugged plants of true bush form, 1 Yi feet in height, 

 are of healthy, sturdy upright growth, requiring neither poles 

 nor stakes — and bear from July until frost, almost unbelievable 

 quantities of 5- to 6-inch pods, each containing usually four 

 large, thick beans averaging as large as those of the large pole 

 Limas, and whether used green or cured, they are of superb 

 quality — tender, rich and buttery, the true Lima flavor. 



In the green state their tender freshness is maintained bevond 

 the ordinary, accounted for bv the pods being unusually fleshy 

 and thick and the foliage luxuriant and sheltering. First 

 pickings fit for the table may be taken in the latitude of New 

 York in July, and from that time until killed by frost a continu- 

 ous supply of this most delicious of beans may be gathered. 

 (See colored plate page 21.) 



Price, pkt. 15c; H lb. 30c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. 95c; 8 lbs. $3.50; 

 15 lbs. $6.00; transportation paid. 



78 "IMPROVED HENDERSON" 



Yields Continuously from Early Summer to 

 Frost — Suitable for all Sections North and South 



The original Bush Lima Bean, the "Henderson," was defective 

 in size, and though because of its extreme earliness, thousands 

 of our customers were enabled to grow Lima Beans where none 

 had grown before, the defect remained until the introduction 

 of the Improved "Henderson," which is at least 50 per cent, 

 larger than the original. Though a day or two later, it is still 

 ten days earlier than other bush forms, and weeks earlier than 

 any of the pole varieties, yet retaining all the remarkable quali- 

 ties of its predecessor. 



It grows as freely and is just as dependable in the North as in 

 the South; in fact, it is suitable for all sections. The quality 

 is excellent, possessing the rich buttery flavor cornmon to all 

 Limas. (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 10c; H lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 8 lbs. $2.75; 

 15 lbs. $4.50; transportation paid. 



81 Special Offer. 1 pkt. each of the 5 Bush Limas 



offered on this page delivered transportation paid in 



the U. S., for SO cents. 



Our leaflet on Bean Culture — sent free on request when ordering — tells how easy it is to grow high quality limas. 



