935 B Street, X. \Y.. Washington, D. C. 



POLE LIMA BEANS. 



One quart to 150 hills ; 10 to 12 quarts to the acre, 

 add 15 cents per quart on Lima Beans if to be sent by mail. 

 C nltore <>! l'ol*' Lima.— Choose light soil and make small hills three feet apart, having previously spaded 

 deeply and fertilized. Plant long poles two feet deep in the center of the hills. Allow six beans to each hill, 

 eneath the surface, their eyes downward. Do not allow more than three to climb a pole, 

 but remove extra plants to hills where less than three have sprouted. The Lima Bean is very delicate, and often 

 fails to sprout from slight causes ; they should not be planted until the ground is warm. 



Large Lima.— Large white bean, very tender ; used without shell ; eqally 

 good in winter if scakt d ten hours before cooking. Half pint, 10 cents ; pint, 

 15 cents ; quart. ^5 cents ; gallon, 85 cents; peck, S1.50. 



Ford's Mammoth Extra Large Lima l>eans.— its pods are large 

 in size, containing from 5 to S mammoth beans. In quality they are unsur- 

 ind excel other varieties tor productiveness. Half pint, 10 cents; 

 pint. 15 cents ; quirt. 15 cents : gallon, 85 cents ; peck, 51.50 ; bushel, J6.00. 



King Of Garden Lima Beans.— Outrivals all other Pole Lima Beans. 

 Its vine has a luxurious growth, which abounds with enormous pods, often 

 from 5 to 8 inches long, and tilled frequently with live or six perfect beans to 

 a pod. These beans, in their green state, are quite large and luscious, but when 

 dry. shrink to the ordinary size. It is large, early, prolific, and unequaled 

 in quality. Half pint, 10 cents; pint, 15 cents; quart, 25 cents ; gallon, 90 

 cents ; peck, 51.50; bushel, f 



Dreer'S Improved Pole Lima. The distinctive features of this are 

 early maturity, large yield, and extra quality. The bean itself is thick and 

 ither thau oval shaped, as most other Limas are. Half pint, 10 cents ; 

 pint. [5 cents; quart, 25 cents ; gallon, $1; peck, $1.50; bushel, 56.00. 



Siebert'8 Earl} Lima. — Extra earlyand vigorous growth and productive. 

 Pods long and well filled. Beans large and handsome. Gives entire satisfac- 

 tion wherever grown. Pint. 15 cents; quart, 25 cents; gallon, 85 cents; peck, 

 J1.50; bushel, 15.50. 



J iEETS. 



CULTURE OF BEETS.— Our Beet Seed are grown from SELECTED TRANS- 

 PLANTED ROOTS, and have given truckers and market gardeners, who ap- 

 1 high standard of perfection, the utmost satisfaction. One ounce 

 will sow 50 feet of soil, 5 to 6 pounds for an acre. The soil best suited for beet 

 culture is that which i^ rather light and well enriched. Sow in drills 1 foot 

 apart and 1 inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked. When the plants 

 are large enough thin out to stand 6 inches apart in rows; continue sowing 

 for a succession as late as the middle of August. Keep well cultivated. 



CROSBY'S IMRROVED: EGYPTIAN BEET. 



( rosbj Extra Early.— Avery 



superior strain of blood-red Egypt- 

 ian, carefully selected for years by 

 Mr. Crosby, a noted market gar- 

 dener, whose aim was to secure a 

 perfect forcing variety. The re- 

 sults obtained were handsome form, 

 good size, few small tops, very 

 ^mall tap root, fine quality, and 

 above all, quick, rapid growth. 

 The shape is very desirable, not 

 quite so flat as the ordinary Egypt- 

 ian, nor so round as the Eclipse. 

 Best shape for packing and ship- 

 ping. Takes on its turnip shape 

 and looks well even in the early 

 stages of its growth, on which ac- 

 count it is preferred. This is a 

 decided advantage to tho<=e who force for real early market, and especially for 

 a market where beets are sold in bunches. Once used it is preferred to all 

 others for forcing in frames or for first sowing outside. Packets, 5 and 10 

 cents ; '+ pound, 15 cents ; y 2 pound, 25 cents ; pound, 50 cents. 



Earlj Market Iie«'t. — This is a very early, and makes a large, market- 

 able beet sooner than many other sorts begin to bulb. When cut it has a beau- 

 tiful red color, which makes it attractive at the table. It is very shapely in 

 form, good size for market purposes, and retains all its tenderness. It pleases 

 everybody, sells well everywhere, hence continually grows more and more in 

 favor. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 15 cents ; y z pound, 20 

 cents ; pound, 35 cents. 



