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Pkt., 10c. ; pint, 40c.; qt., 75c. post-paid. 



This grand new Lima Bean, first introduced by us, is the 

 result of over twenty years' selection hy one of the oldest and 

 most successful market gardeners around Philadelphia, whose 

 name it bears. No novelty we have ever offered cost us so 

 much money to obtain seed stock, and even at the fabulous 

 price offered 3Mr. Ford for his entire stock, he hesitated before 

 selling, but finally accepted our offer. Its great value can be 

 realized when we say from our own personal knowledge, it 

 far surpasses iu mammoth size, great productiveness 

 andflne quality such excellent varieties as the King of the 

 Garden, Salem Improved and other fine. ^orts. The pods 

 grow to an average length of eight inches, as shown in the 

 accompanying engravingniadefroni nature, and are produced 

 in immense clusters, containing from live to seven large 

 1 leans per pod, of the most excellent quality, for using either 

 in the green or dry state. The vines grow vigorously, setting 

 the beans early at the bottom of the pole, and continue in 

 bearing right up to frost. Ford's Mammoth Podded is 

 absolutely, without exception, the largest podded, finest 

 flai'ored and most productive of all Lima Heans. Pkt., 

 lOc; pint, 4Uc.; qt., 7.5e. post-paid; by freight or express, qt., 

 GOc; 4qts.,S2.2.5; peck, $4.00. 



STORES' EVEt^Gl^EElM 



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In this new Lima, offered last Spring for the first time, we 

 have the result of several years' patient selection from our 

 Salem Alammoth, Avhich, as is well known, is the largest 

 in size of bean of all other Limas. The Stokes' Evergreen 

 not only holds the full size (double that of any other Lima) 

 and great productiveness of the Salem Mammoth, but 

 has the very remarkable additional quality of holdingentirely 

 the deei> green color of the unripe or green state in all 

 stages of growth and even when dry and shelled, thus giv- 

 ing the dry beans when cooked for use during the winter 

 and spring months not only the entire green appearance but 

 also the delicious flavor of beans just pulled or fresh from the 

 vine. This very valuable evergreen quality is now entirely 

 fixed and thoroughbred in this variety, as in the product of 

 our own field of four acres this season there was not a bean 

 that showed the least whiteness when threshed out, all 

 retaining their beautiful deep green color and sujjerb flavor 

 when cooked. Could a more valuable acquisition in Lima 

 Beans be wished for? Seed scarce. Pkt., 15c.; pint, 6Uc.; 

 qt., Sl.OO, post-paid; qt., 85c.; 4 qts., $3.00, by freight or 

 express. 



JER/EY EXTRA EARLY LlilA. 



Four years' careful comparative tests by se\eral of our 

 most prominent Lima Bean growers has proved this selection 

 to be fully ten days or two weeks earlier than any other. 

 The j)ods are large and numerous, invariably having from 

 four to five beans of a pleasant shade of green in each pod. 

 1 hese beans for the past few seasons have appeared in Phila^ 

 delphia markets about two weeks ahead of all other Limas, 

 selling at from 53.00 to W.OO per bushel of pods. We advise 

 all our customers who grow for market and want a " profit- 

 able thing " in Lima Beans to plant this sort largely. Pkt., 

 10c.: pint, 3.5c.; qt., 60c., post-paid; qt., 45c.; 4 qts., 81.50; 

 peck, $2.75; bush., $10.00, by express or freight. 



KINQ OF THE QARDEN Llflfl. 



This new Lima Bean has ful ly sustained the strong claims 

 made for it. They are vigorous growers, setting their beans 

 early at bottom of pole, producing continuously to the end of 

 the season. They are more prolific than the ordinary Lima, 

 bearing their pods five to seven inches long in clusters of four 

 and five, with five to six beans in a pod. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 

 25e.; qt., .^Oc, postpaid; qt., 35c.; 4 qts., $1.25.; peck, $2.25; 

 bush., $9.00. 



* " bREER'5 - - 

 inrKOVED OR CH/ILLENQER LIM/I. 



Very productive and of superior quality: when green 

 they are nearly as large as the Large Lima, thicker, sweeter 

 and more tender and nutritious, remaining green in the pod 

 for a long lime after maturing. Pint, 20c.; qt., 40c.; peck, 

 $2.50. 



