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WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



EVERGREEN POLE LIMA. 



s? Carolina or Sicva 

 Pole Lima 



(Tbe Butter Bean of the South. ) 

 Matures early and bears con- 

 tinuously throughout the sea- 

 son. PUt., 10 cfs.; pt., 40 cts.; 

 qt., 75 cts., postpaid. By ex. 

 or freight, not prepaid, qt., 

 60c; 4 qts., $2.25; pk., $4.00. 



Pole Lima Beans 



Culture. — A warm, sandy loam, enriched with well rotted 

 stable or poultry manure is best. Must not be sown until the 

 ground is warm and dry. When poles are used for support 

 they should be set not less than 4 feet apart each way. Plant 4 

 to 6 beans to a pole, eyes down, 2 inches deep. When well 

 started thin out to 2 plants to a hill. Cultivate frequently but 

 shallow. Use 1 quart to 100 hills, 20 quarts to the acre. 



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Maiile's Evergreen Pole Lima 



Maule's Evergreen is a strong, robust, vigorous grower, very 

 productive, and the dry bean retains the green color longer 

 than any other variety of which we know: hence its name, 

 Evergreen. When we add its unusual superb quality, we have 

 a lima bean thai is near perfection for home or market. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts., postpaid. By ex- 

 press or frelsjht, mot prepaid, quart, 60 cts.; 4 quarts, 

 $2.25; peck, $4.00. 



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The heaviest cropping mammoth podded sort. Pods fre- 

 quently measure from 7 to 8 inches in length. Thebeansare of 

 extra large size, and thicker than most other pole limas. The 

 vines grow so rapidly that they make a tremendous growth of 

 foliage which soon covers the poles, producing an abundant 

 supply of tender, rich, buttery beans until frost. No home gar- 

 den should be without this excellent giant podded pole lima. 



Regret seed crop is short. Cannot offer in larger quantities. 

 Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents, postpaid. 



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By carefully selecting the earliest pods year after year we 

 have secured a bean that is positively two weeks earlier than 

 any other. Beans are as large as the ordinary large lima, pods 

 containing four to five beans. Tested alongside of thirty other 

 varieties, it proved one to two weeks earlier than the others. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts., postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, not prepaid, quart, 60 cts.; 4 quarts, 

 $2.25, peck, $4.00. 



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King o! the Garden Pole Lima 



This old standard market sort is one of the best for main crop. 

 It is vigorous in growth and immensely productive. The vine 

 begins to produce pods near the foot of the pole, and the bear- 

 ing season continues without interruption until frost. The pods 

 are large, numerous and well filled, and the beans are of mam- 

 moth size. The handsome pods often attain a length of five, six, 

 seven or even eight inches, with five or six full and perfectly 

 formed beans in each pod. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts., postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, not prepaid, quart, 60 cts.; 4 quarts, 

 $2.25; peck, $4.00. 



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This is one of the most prolific large lima beans on the mar- 

 ket, as well as one of the best in table quality. The pods are 

 borne in clusters, often with five or six large beans in a pod. 

 The best large lima for main crop, eit her for home use or market. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts., postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, not prepaid, quart, 60 cts.; 4 quarts, 

 $2.25; peck, $4.00. 



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Dreer's Improved Pole Lima 



Also called Potato Lima. Of peculiar shape, being thick and 

 plump rather than flat and oval. It is a very "meaty" bean, of 

 excellent flavor and high table quality. The beans are delicious. 

 They remain green in the pod a long time after maturing. The 

 pods, which are borne in clusters, average four or five inches 

 in length, and each pod contains four or five thick beans, 

 easily shelled. Continues bearing until very late in season. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts., postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, not prepaid, quart, 60 cts.; 4 quarts, 

 $2.00; peck, $3.75. 



2 Grand Limas 



Order by Number and Name 

 It Will Avoid All Errors. 



DREER'S IMPROVED POLE LIMA BEAN. 



