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512. Fordhook 242 Lima Beans 
LIMA BEANS 
Cu.ture. Limas do best in a rich, well- 
drained, sandy soil and should not be planted 
until the ground is dry and warm. Plant the 
seeds edgewise, with the eye down, and cover 
with about 2 inches of soil. 
Bush Lima Beans 
One pound will plant a 100-foot row; 
60 pounds, an acre 
Cutture. Plant Bush Limas in rows 3 feet 
apart, placing 2 or 3 Beans 12 to 15 inches 
apart in the row. 
510. Baby Fordhook. (70 days.) The 
bushy plants carry surprising crops of 
small pods each containing 3 or 4 meaty 
green Beans which turn cream-colored 
when dry. Pkt. 15c.; lb. 75c.; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 
5 Ibs. $2.80, postpaid. 
Lb. 55c.; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.30, not 
postpaid. 
504. Enormous. (75 days.) 
bushes producing enormous pods_ con- 
tinuously from June until frost. Large 
thick pods are filled with lusciously flavored 
thick Beans. Pkt. 15c.; Ib. 75c.; 2 Ibs. 
$1.30; 5 Ibs. $2.70, postpaid. 
Lb. 55c.; 2 Ibs. $1.00, 5 Ibs. $2.20, not 
postpaid. 
506. Fordhook. (75 days.) Plants erect, 
bearing clusters of large pods well above 
the ground. The pods are filled with thick 
meaty Beans which explain their green 
tint when dried. Pkt. 15c.; Ib. 75c.; 
2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $2.70, postpaid. 
Lb. 55c.; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.20, not 
postpaid. 
512. Fordhook 242. (72 days.) Does better 
in hot weather and produces more 
(as) than other Fordhook varieties. 
Curved pods with 3 or 4 thick Beans. 
Large plant with heavy foliage. Pkt. 15c.; 
Ib. 75c.; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5Ibs. $2.70, postpaid. 
Lb. 55c.; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.20, not 
~postpaid. 
Vigorous 
505. Henderson’s. (65 days.) A popular 
home-garden variety, very early and very 
productive. Pkt. 15c.; Ib. 75c.; 2 Ibs. $1.25; 
5 Ibs. $2.60, postpaid. 
Lb. 55c.; 2 Ibs. 95c; 5 Ibs. $2.10, not 
postpaid. 
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Bush Lima Beans, continued 
501. Jackson Wonder. (65 days.) Speckled 
seed. Similar to Henderson’s but more 
heat and drought resistant. Pkt. 15c.; 
Ib. 75c.; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $2.70, postpaid. 
Lb. 55c.; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.20, not 
postpaid. 
525. Thorogreen. (65 days.) A_ green- 
seeded strain of Henderson. Preferred by 
canners because it retains its green seed 
color even when mature. Pkt. 15c.; Ib. 
75c.; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 lbs. $2.70, postpaid. 
Lb. 55c.; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.20, mot 
postpaid. 
Pole Lima Beans 
One pound will plant 50 hills; 
45 pounds, an acre 
Curture. Plant 4 to 6 Beans in each, hill 
and thin to the 3 best plants. 
509. Carolina or Sieva. (78 days.) Fa- 
miliarly known in the South as the “But- 
ter Bean,”’ it is a very early and productive 
variety. The small Beans are white and 
of good flavor. Pkt. 15c.; Ib. 70c.; 2 Ibs. 
$1.20; 5 Ibs. $2.50, postpaid. 
Lb. 50c.; 2 Ibs. 90c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00, not 
postpaid. 
502D. Giant Podded. (90 days.) Recom- 
mended for home gardens and freezing. 
Pods 6% to 7 inches long and 11% inches 
wide, with 5 and sometimes 6 extra large, 
oval, flat, green Beans of delicate flavor. 
Vines vigorous growing, producing pods 
in clusters of 4 to 8 from the bottom to 
top. Pkt. 15c.; Ib. 75c.; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. 
$2.80, postpaid. 
Lb. 55c.; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.30, not 
postpaid. 
502. Florida Butter, Speckled (Calico 
Beans). (80 days.) Bears well over a long 
season and stands drought and heat better 
than most varieties. Seed speckled. Pkt. 
15c.; Ib. 75c.; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $2.90, 
postpaid. 
Lb. 55c.; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.20, not 
postpaid. 
516. King of the Garden. (85 days.) 
Luxuriant growth produces large pods 
filled with 5 or 6 perfect Beans of [uscious 
quality which retain their green color when 
dry. Pkt. 15c.; Ib. 75c.; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 
5 Ibs. $2.70, postpaid. 
Lb. 55c.; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.20, mot 
postpaid. 
508. Fordhook Pole or Improved Chal- 
lenger. (78 days.) So named because the 
Beans are similar in shape and size to 
those of Fordhook Bush Limas. Pkt. 15c.; 
Ib. 75c.; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $2.80, postpaid. 
Lb. 55c.; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.30, not 
postpaid. 
290. Perfected Detroit Beet 
BEETS 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 
6 to 7 pounds, an acre 
Beet tops have unusually high food value, 
being rich in vitamins A and C and ranking 
high as suppliers of calcium and iron. Save 
all your Beet tops, especially the little ones 
pulled out in thinning; they make delicious 
cooked greens. 
Cutture. Beets do best in fairly light, 
well-enriched soil which is kept well cul- 
tivated during the season. Sow in drills 1 
foot apart and 1 Inch deep, as early as the 
ground can be worked, and for a succession 
continue sowing up to the middle of August. 
When 3 inches tall thin out to stand 4 inches 
apart. 
Late Beets can be kept for winter use by 
packing the roots in slightly moist earth in 
a cool cellar. 
179. Ruby Queen. (55 days.) An ex- 
cellent new, early bunching Beet. 
(a) Ideal for market and home gar- 
den. Root is round, smooth, 
bright red. Flesh texture is unusually 
fine and tops are short (10 to 12 inches.) 
Pkt.25c.;0z.40c.; 4I[b. $1.00, postpaid. 
260. Green-Top Bunching. 
very attractive, 
Tops medium erect, grayish green in color. 
Roots round, smooth and glossy, with 
very fine texture and bright blood-red 
flesh. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 4Ib. 75c., post- 
paid. 
(50 days.) A 
early bunching Beet. 
296. Extra-Early Superb. (50 days.) The 
shape is uniformly perfect and is free from 
fibrous side-roots. Its smooth, rich, dark 
blood-red flesh is tender, crisp and de- 
lictlously sweet. The small top makes it 
ideal for bunching. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 
lb. 65c., postpaid. 
275. Crosby’s Extra Early. (50 days.) 
Superior strain of Egyptian with deep 
blood-red flesh. Roots are slightly flat- 
tened globes with small tap-roots. The 
larger tops are in demand for greens. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 4lb. 65c., postpaid. 
290. Perfected Detroit Dark Red. (60 
days.) Roots globe shaped, smooth 
with slender tap-root. Flesh deep 
dark red with very indistinct zoning, 
tender and of sweet flavor. Pkt. 15c.; 
oz. 30c.; 4Ib. 65c., postpaid. 
267. Early Blood Turnip. (55 days.) 
Bright red, medium early Beet of very 
good quality. Popular for home or garden 
use. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 4b. 65c., post- 
paid. 
270. Early Wonder. (52 days.) Its extra- 
early maturity, small tap-root, small tops, 
deep red color and fine-grained flesh make 
this a winner in the early market. Suc- 
cessful in hotbeds, coldframes or open 
ground. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; Mlb. 65c., 
postpaid. 
142. Winterkeeper. (78 days.) A tapered- 
rooted, long-season Beet unexcelled for 
winter storage in cellars or pits. Retains 
its excellent eating qualities longer than 
standard sorts. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; Mlb. 
65c., postpaid. 
Mangel-Wurzel 
For Cattle Feed 
Sow 5 pounds to acre 
Matures in 90 to 110 days 
150. Mammoth Long Red. Roots light 
red, large, long spindle shape, straight and 
| thick. Flesh white tinged with rose. Pkt. 
: 10c.;0z. 20c.; Yb. 45c.; Ib. $1.25, postpaid. 
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