I RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEED//! 



Health Value of Fresh Lima Beans 



Calories per lb. 570 Vitamins A, B 



Proteins 7.1% Carbohydrates 22.0% 

 Fats .7% Iron .002^% 



Fordhook Bush Lima Beans 



Broccoli 



Chou-Brocoli, Fr. 

 Cavol Broccolo, Ital. 



Brdculi, Sp. 

 Spargel Kohl, Ger. 



Used in the same manner as Cauliflower and 

 the method of culture is the same. It thrives 

 best in rich soil and during cool weather, and 

 is greatly aided in its growth by frequent hoeing 

 and watering. Sow seed in hotbed in January 

 or February and transplant into cold frames, 

 2 or 3 inches each way. Set out in open ground 

 early in spring, about 1\ feet apart. To obtain 

 the best flavor, Broccoli should be cooked soon 

 after being cut. One ounce will produce 

 about 1500 plants. 



180 White Cape. An excellent variety, 

 forming heads of a creamy white color 

 and of good flavor. We have obtained 

 an excellent strain of this, many heads 

 being quite equal to Cauliflower. 

 Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 40c; oz. 75c; \ lb. $2.50. 

 Calabrese, Sprouting. {See Special- 

 ties, page i.) Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 50c; oz. 90c; 

 1 lb. $3.00. 



179 



Bush Lima Beans 



Culture— Lima Beans are very susceptible to cold and seeds should not be 

 planted until the ground has become thoroughly warm. Sow about the same time 

 that late trees, like Oaks, unfold their first leaves. Being gross feeders, they should 

 be sown on well enriched land, with the rows 2\ feet apart, placing the beans six 

 inches apart in the row, eye down. The two halves of the Lima Bean seed become 

 its seedling leaves and unless the Beans are placed "eye down" the young plants 

 find it most difficult to push through the soil. In light soil, cover about one inch 

 deep, less on heavier soils. A good fertilizer applied at the rate of 20 pounds to 

 every hundred feet of row, when the plants begin to bloom, will materially in- 

 crease the yields. Hill plants slightly earlier in the season to hold the pods off 

 the ground. One pound will plant 50 feet of row. 



103 Burpee Improved Bush Lima. Strong, vigorous plants producing 

 handsome pods well filled with delicious beans. Pkt. 10c; \ lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 

 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $2.00, prepaid. 



105 Dreer's Bush Lima. Comes a week or 10 days later than our Wonder 

 Bush. The beans are packed close together there being usually 4 though 

 sometimes 5 to a pod. They are thick, sweet, and luscious; particularly 

 recommended to home gardeners because they combine productiveness 

 with choice quality. Pkt. 10c; \ lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $2.00, 

 prepaid. 



Ill Dreer's Wonder Bush Lima. The earliest maturing Bush Lima Bean 

 bearing a marvelous crop of extra-large well-filled pods. See Specialties, 

 page i. Pkt. 10c; \ lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.75, prepaid. 



107 Fordhook Bush Lima. This variety is well known wherever Lima 

 Beans can be grown as it combines great productiveness with choice 

 quality. The plants make a vigorous, upright growth so that the pods 

 are held well above the soil surface. This keeps them clean and avoids 

 rust and rot. The pods are borne in clusters which account for the pro- 

 ductiveness of this splendid variety. Each pod is about 5 inches long and 

 contains 4 to 5 large, oval, very thick, light green beans with a rich nut- 

 like flavor. A great seller on all markets. Pkt. 15c; \ lb. 30c; lb. 50c; 

 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00, prepaid. 



109 Henderson's Bush Lima. This is the popular Baby Lima, a bush 

 form of the Small or Sieva Pole Lima Bean. Grown by those who prefer 

 small size beans. In great demand for canning. Very productive bushes 

 20 inches high bearing a magnificent crop of pods 3 inches long, each con- 

 taining 3 or 4 small, thick, white beans of fine quality. Pkt. 10c; | lb. 25c; 

 lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 65c; 5 lbs. $1.55, prepaid. 



Brussels Sprouts 



Chon de Bruxelles, Fr. Rosen Kohl, Ger. 

 Cavolo, Ital. Bretones de Bruselas, Sp. 



Culture — Sow seed for plants in frames or 

 open ground. Set plants in early spring, and 

 for succession up to July, making rows 3 feet 

 apart and having the plants stand 1| to 2 feet 

 apart in the row. Cultivate same as Cab- 

 bage. One ounce will produce about 

 2500 plants. 



183 Dreer's Select Matchless. A se- 

 lected strain of this highly esteemed, 



hardy vegetable, grown for the sprouts, 



which are produced along the stem, 



and are in the form of miniature Savoys. 



The small spoon-shaped leaves wrap 



around one another and form solid 



round heads in large quantities. These 



heads are tender and of fine flavor. 



They begin to form at bottom of stem, 



and when cut away additional heads will 



form in succession up to the top of stem. 



Pkt. 15c; \ oz. 25c; oz. 35c; i lb. $1.00. 

 182 Long Island Half-Dwarf. A thor- 

 oughly acclimated American variety 



of dwarf, robust habit. Will endure 



the climatic changes better than the 



foreign sorts and is much freer from 



mildew and aphids. Pkt. 10c; J oz. 20c; 



oz. 30c; \ lb. 80c. Long Island Brussels Sprouts 



ALL VEGETABLE SEEDS in quantities offered in this Catalog are FORWARDED, TRANSPORTATION PAID, any- 

 where in the United States, we reserving the privilege of shipping by PARCEL POST, EXPRESS, or FREIGHT. 



