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LIMA BEANS 



(60 Pounds per Bushel) 



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 



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. One pound of seed will sow 

 50 feet of row. 



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. 



GIANT IMPROVED. A very productive variety, maturing at the same time as Quarter 

 Century. 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 any 

 other sort, flat but thicker than Quarter Century, and of fine quality. 



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

 thick and mealy, and of the finest quality. The pods are borne in clusters of from 4 to 

 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 form of the older Henderson's Bush Lima. 



ordhook 

 Bush Lima 

 Beans 



POLE LIMA BEANS 



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. One pound will 

 plant about 50 hills. 



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 OP 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. 



BROAD BEAN 



AQXTADLLCE ENGLISH EXHIBITION STRAIN. An exhibition strain of the well known 

 English Broad Bean, as early as the Spanish Seville type with pods 12 to 13 inches long. 



Bu. 



BUSH LIMA Pkg. Lb. 2 lbs. 5 lbs. 10 lbs. 60 lbs. 



Extra-Early Giant $ .10 $ .40 $ .75 $1.60 $3.00 $14.00 



Giant Improved 10 .40 .75 1.60 3.00 14.00 



Fordhook 10 .40 .75 1.75 3.25 18.00 



Wood's Proline 10 .35 .65 1.50 2.75 13.00 



POLE LIMA 



New Giant Podded 10 .35 .65 1.50 2.75 12.00 



Carpinteria 10 .35 .65 1.50 2.75 12.00 



Early Leviathan 10 .35 .65 1.50 2.75 12.00 



King of the Garden 10 .35 .65 1.50 2.75 12.00 



Carolina or Sieva 10 .35 .65 1.50 2.75 12.00 



Broad or Aquadulce 10 .50 .90 ... ... .... 



King of the Garden 

 Lima Beans 



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