D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 17 
.. POLE LIMA BEANS... 
SMALL WHITE LIMA, CAROLINA, OR SIEVA vines vig- CHALLENGER LIMA he vines of this splendid sort are very 
orous, with many short branches, so that they are some- stout, vigorous and productive with large thick leaves. The 
times grown without poles; very early and productive, with pods are much thicker than those of the other Limas and 
small, smooth, dark green leaves, and small, yellowish-white contain from four to five beans which are large, thick, 
blossoms; pods short, curved, thin, flat; beans white, small, white, and of the best quality. It is early and continues 
kidney-shaped. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 20c; Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; bearing its closely crowded clusters of pods until cut off by 
Bushel $6.00 frost. One of the most popular varieties with the New York 
market gardeners. This is similar to, but a decided improve- 
LARGE WHITE LIMA Too late for the extreme North, and ment on what is known as Dreer’s Improved Lima. Pkt. 10¢; 
is being supplanted by Seibert’s Early Lima, because the Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qt. $1.25; Bushel $6.50 
latter is earlier. Vine tall growing, vigorous, but slender; ss 
pee medium sized, smooth, ae, green; blossoms small, KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA vine very vigorous and pro- 
white; pods borne in clusters, long, broad, very thin, dark ductive. Pods of the largest size filled with four or five im- 
reen; beans large, ovoid, kidney-shaped, greenish-white, mense, white beans of the finest quality. On account of its 
flat Pkt. 10: Pt.20¢; Qt.30¢; 4 Qts. 1.00; Bushel $6.00 large pods it isa favorite with market gardeners. It will 
; 3 ( come into bearing sooner, and will make larger pods if not 
more than two vines are left to grow on a pole. 
Ay, Pkt.10c; Pt.25c; Qt.35c; 4 Qts.$1.25; Bu. $6.50 
EIBERT’S 
EARLY LIMA 
BEAN... — 
Introduced by us in 1895 
THE EARLIEST TRUE LIMA ' 
Practical value has been the object aimed at 
in the development of this grand variety, which 
is the outcome of the labors of a skillful market 
gardener who selected for several years the 
largest green beans from the thinnest and most 
easily opened pods. 
It Furnishes 
The Largest 
Green Beans 
AND IS THE MOST EASILY 
SHELLED OF ANY OF 
THE LIMAS 
The vine is so productive 
that although the pods 
rarely contain more 
than four beans the 
yield is enormous 
and is produced 
from the very 
first to the 
last of the 
season. 
veel hi; 
The green shelled beans are of immense size but 
so tender and succulent that they shrink in drying 
to about the size of the Large White Lima. 
It is The Best Lima Bean Ever Offered 
FOR MARKET GARDENERS’ USE. 
In earliness, ease of shelling, size, beauty and \\ 
quality of the green beans, this variety is far in S WQVs S 
advance of all other sorts, and is recognized SA S 
as the best of all the Limas for either the gar- 
den or market. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 
4 QOts. $1.25; Bushel $6.50 
SEIBERT’S 
EARLY Lima BEAN. 
WHITE RUNNER BEAN Cultivated chiefly for its flowers, though the large, white beans are of fair quality either green 
shelled or dry. Vines and leaves large and coarse; blossoms in long racemes, large, pure white; pods large, broad, coarse; 
beans large, kidney-shaped, thick. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 20c; Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; Bushel $6.00 
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN similar to the last, but with scarlet blossoms, and the beans are lilac-purple, variegated with 
black. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 20c; Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; Bushel $5.50 ' 
If Beans are wanted by mail or express, prepaid, add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart, for charges. 
