J. M. ThoRHURN & Co. ' S CaTALOGUK OF SEF^ 



New, Rare and Valuable 

 Vegetable Seeds. 



Bean, Thorburn Dwarf Lima. (Kumerie strain. 



This unique and remarkable Bean is a dwarf form of our famous C 

 Limas. Though this was the first Dwarf Lima 

 ever introduced, owing to successive unfavorabl 

 seasons in the locality in which we were having i 

 grown, we have been unable to offer it in bulk 

 until now. 



For the following special merits we commend it 

 to our customers : 



1st. It is a veritable Dwarf Lima, growing only 

 from 12 to IS inches high, perfectly fixed in habit 

 and with hardly any inclination of running to vine. 

 It is consequently more easily cultivated and takes 

 up less room than the ordinary running sort. It 

 is also considerably earlier in bearing than the 

 pole varieties. 



2nd. It possesses in full the delicious flavor 

 characteristic of the genuine Challenger Lima — a 

 merit which, in a Dwarf Lima, is exclusively it? 

 own. In this respect it differs from all other Bush 

 Limas. 



3d. It is exceedingly productive — a single bush, 

 brought into our office here, beaiung no less than 

 47 pods. Some of these contained two, some four, 

 but most of them three beans, all as large as those 

 of the ordinary Challenger Lima. The pods are 

 short and unusually thick, and display the seeds 

 inside by prominent knobs as shown in our illus- 

 tration. They should be planted two feet apart 

 and one foot in the row. One plant only should 

 be allowed to grow in a hill. Per packet of IS 

 beans, 20 cts. ; 3^ pint. T5cts.; pint. $1.25; quart. $2. 



hallenger Lima— the finest of all Pole 



Bean, Burpee Bush Lima. 



The folio; 

 this novelty 



ving is the introducer's description of 



'JRPKfc; Bi.JSH LIMA-BEAN. 



THORBURN DWARF LIMA-BEAN. 



" The bushes grow eighteen to twenty-two 

 inches high, of stout growth and always erect, 

 yet branching so vigorously that each plant de 

 velops into a magnificent circular bush, from 

 two feet to three feet in diameter. The leaves are 

 of very large size and great substance. The 

 bush character is thoroughly established, not 

 one plant in a thousand showing any disposi- 

 tion to 4i run." The thickness of the main 

 stalk and branches of the plant, as also the 

 unusual size, healthy green color and thick 

 leathery substance of the leaves, indicate the 

 strong constitution of this variety, by which it 

 is enabled to bear large crops, ar.d is also a sure 

 cropper. It is an immense yielder, each bush 

 bearing from 50 to 200 of the handsome large 

 pods, well filled with very large beans, which 

 are identical in size and luscious flavor to the 

 well known large pole Limas. By the introduc- 

 tion of this most valuable novelty, the largest 

 and best Lima-Beans can now be raised in 

 quantity at small cost, without the expense 

 and labor attached to the use of poles. " Per 

 packet of 20 beans. 15 cts. ; per Y, pint. 40 cts. ; 

 per pint. 75 cts. ; per quart. $1.25. 



Cauliflower, Thorburn Gilt-Edge. 



The very best and surest of all, without any 

 exception. It is a sure header, either for early 

 or late sowing, and can be left longer in the 

 field without decaying than any other sort. It 

 matures immediately after Thorburn Snow- 

 ball, but is a much heavier sort. Per pkt. . 25 

 cts. : per oz., $3. 



