BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



LIMA BEANS 



Lima Beans are considered by many to be the finest of all Beans, and certainly there 

 are few vegetables as delicious as green Lima Beans fresh from the garden. The Limas 

 are not hardy and, under no circumstances should the seed be planted before the middle 

 of May. Best results are obtained on a warm, medium light and well-drained soil. North 

 of Pennsylvania only the early maturing bush varieties should be grown. Old gardeners 

 claim that the seed germinates better if planted with the eye down. 



DWARF or BUSH VARIETIES 



1 pound will plant 50 ft. of row. 



The Bush Lima Beans bear earlier and are valuable therefore, in cool sections and for 

 early market. Moreover, they take up less room than the climbing sorts in the small 

 garden. Sow the seed in rows 2 to 3 feet apart, dropping the seeds every 4 inches and 

 thinning the plants to stand 8 to 10 inches apart in the rows. 



EXTRA-EARLY GIANT. This comparatively new variety is the earliest of all the large- 

 podded Bush Limas. The Beans are large, similar in size and shape to those of the 

 Giant Improved Bush Lima, and of equally good quality. They are ready for picking, a 

 full 10 days earlier, however, and are produced in even larger quantities. Extra-Early 

 Giant is a decided acquisition as it makes it possible to grow Lima Beans farther north 

 than ever before. 



HI RPEE'S GIANT IMPROVED. A very productive variety, maturing at the same time as 

 Fordhook. The plants are unusually large and vigorous; the pods are of enormous size 

 and are often borne in clusters of from 5 to 8; the Beans are larger than those of anv 

 other sort, flat and of fine quality. 



FORDHOOK. The most perfect variety of the Potato Lima type. The Beans are large, verv 

 thick and mealv, and of the finest quality. The pods are borne in clusters of from 4 t'o 

 8, with 4 or 5 Beans to the pod; the plants are strong and erect in growth. Fordhook 

 Bush Lima, besides being one of the most productive, is 

 valuable on account of its earliness, as it matures shortly 

 after Extra-Early Giant and before any of the other kinds. 



WOOD'S PROLIFIC. This is the Dwarf Sieva or "Butter 

 Bean" of the South, and a favorite for canning. The Beans 

 are small but of unsurpassed flavor. The plants are strong 

 and compact, medium early and productive. Wood's Prolific 

 is an improved fo»-in of the older Henderson's Bush Lima. 



Fordhook 

 Bush Lima 

 Beans 



POLE LIMA BEANS 



1 pound will plant 75 hills. 



These mature later but are much more productive than the Bush sorts. They are grown 

 in the same manner as the edible-podded Pole Beans, described on the previous page, ex- 

 cept that the seed should not be planted until after the middle of May. 



NEW GIANT-PODDED POLE LIMA. The largest podded and heaviest yielding Lima Bean 

 In cultivation. 



CARPINTERIA. A splendid variety, combining high quality with unusual bearing power. 

 The vines are strong, bearing early and profusely; the pods generally contain 4 large 

 Beans which are thin-skinned, very tender and of a fine flavor. The Beans of the Car- 

 pinteria Pole Lima have a green tint even when fully ripe, which Is a sure indication 

 of quality. 



EARLY LEVIATHAN. The earliest of the Pole Limas; very prolific; pods extra-large, con- 

 taining 3 or 4 Beans of fine quality. 



KING OF THE GARDEN. Following Carpinteria in season, this is perhaps the most pro- 

 ductive of the Pole Limas as it continues to bear until cut down by frost. The vines 

 are unusually strong and luxuriant in growth; consequently, it is best to allow only 

 two vines to the hill. 



CAROLINA or Sieva. The small-seeded variety so popular in the South. Medium late but 

 very prolific; unsurpassed in quality. 



BUSH LIMA BEANS Pkt. 



Extra-Early Giant § .10 



Burpee's Giant Improved 10 



Fordhook 10 



Wood's Proline 10 



POLE LIMA BEANS 



New Giant Podded 



Carpinteria 



Early Leviathan 



1 lb. 



$ .40 

 .40 

 .40 

 .35 



2 lbs. 

 $ .70 



.65 



5 lbs. 



$1.50 

 1.50 

 1.65 

 1.35 



10 lbs. 



S2.75 

 2.75 

 3.00 

 2.50 



Bu. 



60 lbs. 



§13.00 

 13.00 

 15.00 

 12.00 



.10 



.35 



.65 



1.35 



2.50 



12.00 



.10 



.35 



.65 



1.35 



2.50 



12.00 



.10 



.35 



.65 



1.35 



2.50 



12.00 



.10 



.35 



.65 



1.35 



2.50 



12.00 



.10 



.35 



.65 



1.35 



2.50 



12.00 



King of the Garden 

 Pole Lima Beans 



