F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
9 
LIMA BEANS 
Bush and Pole Varieties 
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA BEANS 
Lima Beans are very susceptible to cold and seeds should not be planted until the ground has become 
thoroughly warm. They are gross feeders and the ground should be well fertilized for the best results. If 
possible select rich, light soil. Dwarf Limas are fully equal to pole Limas in quality and as a rule are 
earlier maturing. Plant dwarf varieties in drills two to three feet apart, dropping the beans three to four 
inches apart and covering one and one-half to two inches deep. If planted in hills, make the hills two 
to three feet apart one way and two to two and one-half feet the other way, planting four to six beans 
in a hill. The culture of pole Limas is the same as for other pole beans except that, being more tender, 
they should be planted one to two weeks later. When planting in firm soil it will be found advantageous 
to place the beans on edge with the eye down, as when planted in this manner they germinate and come 
up more readily. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA—Plants 
are vigorous and productive. Pods very large, about 
five inches long, thick and usually containing four 
beans, which are unusually thick, of largest size 
and excellent quality. A little the earliest of the 
large seeded varieties. Extensively grown for home 
and market. 
Pkt. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb, 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.25 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA—An excellent va¬ 
riety. The pods, which are produced in clusters, are 
about four and three-fourths inches long and each 
pod contains three to five large beans of fine qual¬ 
ity. Planted for both home and market, and becom¬ 
ing more popular. Seed: large, irregularly oval in 
shape and very thick. 
Pkt. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.65 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA—Also known as 
Baby Lima. Early, hardy and productive. The pods 
are short, about two and three-fourths inches, flat 
and contain two to four beans which are of ex¬ 
cellent quality, either green-shelled or dry. These 
are much used by canners, as well as for home and 
market and are grown on a large scale in California 
for commercial purposes. Seed: small, flat and white 
with slight tinge of yellow. 
Pkt. 10c; 54 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00 
KING OF THE GARDEN POLE LIMA—The 
most popular of all Lima beans, requiring poles or 
supports. The pods are very large, five to six inches 
long, broad, flat, filled with four or five very large 
white beans of finest quality. On acount of its 
large pods it is a favorite with the market garden¬ 
ers. It will come into bearing earlier and make 
larger pods if not more than two vines are allowed 
to grow on each pole. 
Pkt. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.25 
WHY PLANTS NEED COMPLETE BALANCED DIET 
Everyone realizes that a plant is a living object, 
yet very few people understand how it breathes, 
feeds, grows and reproduces. 
Essentia! to maintain plant life are light, heat, 
air, moisture and plant food. Of these, plant food 
is possibly the only factor over which we can ex¬ 
ercise much control. 
Most failures in plant growing can be attributed 
to the lack of proper plant food. It is just as 
necessary to provide our plants with the right plant 
food as it is to feed ourselves properly. That 
means a complete balanced diet. A complete 
balanced diet for the plant means at least eleven 
different elements that must be obtained from the 
soil. Each of these elements has a separate func¬ 
tion to perform in making a healthy, vigorous and 
productive plant. 
The soils in towns and cities are usually quite 
deficient in plant food. Either nature failed to 
deposit a good supply originally, or the plant food 
once stored in the soil has been consumed by the 
plants grown year after year. 
A sure sign of plant starvation is evidenced by 
a sparse growth of grass, lacking a rich green color; 
vegetables that are slow to reach maturity, lacking 
crispness and flavor; flowers with spindling stalks 
and poorly developed blossoms; trees and shrub¬ 
bery with yellowish or undersized leaves, dying 
branches and a short twig growth. 
With commercial plant foods such as Bearmor it 
is an easy task to supply plants with a balanced 
diet. 
This plant food contains the foods generally lack¬ 
ing in poor or worn out soils and which plants 
require for proper development. 
When Bearmor is used on vegetables a marked 
improvement in the quality will be noted. The 
vegetables will come to maturity faster and they 
will be crisp and tender. 
When Bearmor is applied on lawns the grass will 
start strong growth, form a thick sod and help 
choke out weeds and give the grass that desired 
deep green color. On flowers Bearmor will pro¬ 
mote healthy growth which will produce highly 
colored blooms of increased size. 
