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VEGETABLE SEEDS 



BUSH LIMA BEANS 



CULTURE — These dwarf or bush jorms of pole limai 



come into bearing much earlier and do not require poles or 



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



,-. _,, ,, .ir-ii I-. • weeks. Being more lender than Dwarf Snap Beans the seed 



equals 1 pint 2 lbs. equals 1 quart 15 lbs. equals \ peck ^„^i ^^ ^;„„^^^ ^ ^^^^^ p^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ 



part of May around New York. The rows should be two and one- half feet 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 

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



1 lb. 



66 DREER'S 



This vaxiet\"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; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 8 lbs. $3.00; 15 lbs. S5.25: 

 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 jxxis, borne in "clusters" 

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

 large beans of very good quality. {See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 15c; lb. 50c; 2 Ibs.'POc; 8 lbs. $3.25; 15 lbs. $5.75; 

 transportation pain. 



75 "HENDERSON" 



The Origrinal "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 wiU 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 quality 



Price, pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 8 lbs. $2.50; 15 lbs. $4.50; 

 transportation paid 



69 EARLY GIANT (Henderson's) 



True Bush, Elnormous Pods and Beans 



This variety is the 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 eiu'liest of the Ifu'ge bush sorts. 



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

 are of healthy, sturdy upright growth, requiring neither poles 

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

 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 beyond 

 the ordinary', accounted for by 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 Ln 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 20.) 



Price, pkt. 1.5c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 8 lbs. $3.25; 15 lbs. $5.75; 

 transportation paid. 



78 ^'IMPROVED HENDERSON" 



Yields Continuously from Elarly 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 t han 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 qualit> 

 is excellent, jjossessing the rich buttery flavor common to all 

 Limas. (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 8 lbs. $2.50; 15 lbs. $4.50; 

 transportation paid. 



81 Special Offer. 1 pkt. each of the S Buch Lima* 



offered on this pa^e delivered transportation paid in 



the U. S., for 50 cents. 



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



