LANDRETHS’ SEEDS—LEADERS FOR 150 YEARS 
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Fordhook Bush Limas 
SS’ntet: DWARF or BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Two pounds will plant 100 yards of row or 60 pounds to an acre 
No one should be without one of the following varieties of Dwarf Limas in his garden. We cannot 
recommend them too highly. They are two weeks earlier than the Pole Limas and much easier to raise 
as no poles or strings are required. Their flavor, however, is not as appetizing as the old-fashioned Pole 
Lima. Plant in drills 30 to 36 inches apart, dropping the beans 4 to 5 inches apart. If too thick, they will 
not do well. Do not plant in cold ground as they are liable to rot. If possible plant Lima Beans with eyes 
down. Deeply rooted plants continue to grow after others stop. 
Fordhook Bush Lima—76 Days 
Seed large, oval, white with a green tinge, very 
plump like the Challenger Pole Lima. Potato lima 
type. Foliage dark green, bush habit, erect. Aver¬ 
age height, 16 to 20 inches, according to soil, quite 
bushy, branching freely. Pods 3 to 4 inches long, 
borne in clusters, averaging 3 or 4 thick-seeded 
beans. The most popular of all Bush Limas, both 
with family and market gardeners in all localities. 
Henderson’s Dwarf Lima; Dwarf Sewee or 
Dwarf Carolina—72 Days 
Seed, small, flat, white with a tinge of yellow. 
Height of vine, about 14 inches, compact. Leaves, 
small and pointed, more of a metallic dark green 
than any other Bush Lima, a dwarf form of the 
Carolina or Pole Sewee from which it was originated. 
Early and very productive. Pods average to 3 
inches in length and contain 3 or 4 small beans. 
They are of fine quality for so early a bean. Sold 
years ago by us as Dwarf Carolina. Very popular 
with Commercial Canners who put up millions of 
cans of them for winter use. Commercially known 
as Baby Lima. Used extensively as a shell bean. 
Improved Bush Lima—76 Days 
Height of vine, 16 to 20 inches. Seed thick, but 
not as thick as Fordhook. White tinged with green. 
Very broad, dark foliage. Sturdy and 10 days 
earlier than any large-podded pole lima. Pods, 4 
to 5 inches long, medium green and averaging 3 or 
4 rather flat beans to the pod. Very productive 
Jackson Wonder or Florida Butter—72 Days 
This is exactly the same in size of seed, character 
and growth of vine, as the Henderson Bush Lima. 
The only difference is in the mottled brownish color 
of the seed. 
l A Id. 1 lb. 5 lbs. 10 lbs 
Burpee’s Bush .20 .35 1.55 2.80 
Fordhook Bush .25 .40 1.80 3.20 
Henderson's Dwarf Lima. . . .20 .30 1.35 2.40 
Improved Bush. ..20 .35 1.55 2.80 
Jackson Wonder .20 .35 1.55 2.80 
Burpee’s Bush Lima—77 Days 
Seed more nearly resembling the old Jersey Pole 
Lima than any other, but a trifle smaller. Flat, 
usually having the appearance of a cut on both 
sides of the eye. This is a lima bean borne in 
full-sized pods on plants of a dwarf habit. The 
pods average 4 to 5 inches long and contain an 
average of 2 or 3 beans, although some pods contain 
4 beans—maturing for the table about 10 days earlier 
than the earliest Pole Lima. Vines not averaging 
over 20 inches high. Not so tasty as the Pole Lima. 
Burpee's Bush 
Limas 
