Best by Test for oocr Sixty Years 
LIMA BEANS-DWARF OR BUSH 
(Phaseolus Lunatus.) 
FAVA, or HARDY LIMA BEANS 
TifUlO* Unlike our dwarf Lima Beans, which they somewhat resemble, 
_2_ kjcvi la. Beans are so hardy that they may be planted in the latitude 
of Norfolk either in December or February in ordinary seasons. The beans should be planted 
one only every 8 inches in 3 foot rows and cultivated the same as lima beans. Pkt. 10 cts., 
lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.35, 10 lbs. $2.25, Postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs. 
$4.25, 50 lbs. $8.00. 
Fordhook Bush Lima Beans. 
A pint equals about one pound; a bushel weighs sixty pounds. 
CULTURE.—1 pint of Bush Limas will sow 100 feet of drill. For an acre about 
3 pecks of small and 1% bushels of the large. Plant from May to July IVz inches deep, 
the rows for the large should be 3 feet, with 15 to 18 inches between the plants, and 
for small 2% feet, with 10 to 12 inches between the plants. We find that almost all 
dissatisfaction with the yield of Bush Limas is due to lack of cultivation, and too 
much emphasis cannot be laid upon the necessity for systematic stirring of the sur¬ 
face. If put in rich soil and properly cultivated, they will bear steadily throughout 
the summer. There is no reason why Lima Beans should not be started under protec¬ 
tion in the same way as muskmelons, thus prolonging the bearing season a fortnight 
or more, and we are sure that all who can conveniently handle them thus will be 
delighted with the results. 
Large Varieties 
Early Wilson remarkable Bush Lima represents the latest achievement in 
^ _1 bean breeding, and is the earliest of the large Flat bush sorts. 
The plants are strong and true bush form, averaging about two feet in height, and are 
of healthy and sturdy growth. It is very prolific, bearing in clusters the pods, which 
contain usually four large beans of the best quality. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 
cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.40, 10 lbs. $2.50. Postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs. $4.75, 
60 lbs. $9.00. 
A rather prolific variety that differs from Early 
Wilson in that the pods are of enormous size and 
It is also a few days later 
Improved Giant Bush. 
the beans thicker, 
in maturing. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 
cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.40, 10 lbs. $2.50. 
Postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs. $4.75, 50 lbs. 
$9.00. 
Not prepaid, 25 lbs. $3.75, 50 lbs. $7.00. 
Prolific 
Bush Butter 
Beans. 
Small Varieties 
Henderson^s Bush 
est of the Bush Limas, but very 
small, requiring much labor in 
picking and shelling, and has 
nearly gone out of use since the 
introduction of the Prolific de¬ 
scribed above, which is only about 
a week later. Pkt. 10 cts., ^ lb. 
20 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts., 
5 lbs. $1.15, 10 lbs. $1.95. Postpaid. 
PROLIFIC BUSH 
Early—True Bush Form—Prolific 
A distinct and valuable improvement on the original Henderson’s Small Bush Lima 
or butter bean, making a much larger growth—in fact, in its early stage, looks as 
though it would put forth runners—but it is of true bush form, bearing from early 
summer to frost, enormous quantities of pods containing beans of good size and deli¬ 
cious flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., Yz lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.40, 10 lbs, $2.50. 
Postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs. $4.00, 50 lbs. $7.50. 
Fordhook Bush Lima Beans 
True Bush Form—Prolific. 
Thicker and rounder than the Wilson, 
this variety of the potato type is very 
popular, and, in our judgment, the best 
Large Bush Lima, either for home or 
market. Under thorough cultivation, the 
bush will grow two feet or more in 
height, and often measure two feet 
across, the main stalk and lateral 
branches producing in clusters pods each 
containing from four to five large beans 
of the most delicious flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., 
Yi, lb. 25 cts., lb. 45 cts., 2 lbs. 85 cts., 
5 lbs. $2.00, 10 lbs. $3.75. Postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 25 lbs. $5.75, 50 lbs. $11.00. 
INOCULATE YOUR BEANS WITH KUMOOEBM. (See page 59.) 
