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F. H. WOODRUFF & SONS, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT 
Fordhook 
Bush Lima 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
60 Pounds per Bushel 
Culture Bush limas should be planted in rows three feet apart, placing two or three 
beans 15 inches apart in the row, and covering an inch deep. A pound is sufficient for about 
100 feet of row Should not be planted until the ground is warm. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA This fine lima produces a heavy crop of large fat 
pods in clusters of five to eight. The beans are the “potato” tyP e > that 
they are fat rather than flat. The pods contain from three to five beans 
each, and are usually mature in 75 days. Fordhook always outsells other 
bush limas by a big margin. Lb., 35c; 15 lbs., $4.50; 60 lbs., $16.00. 
BURPEE'S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA A fine bush lima of the “potato” 
type, producing long fat pods ready for picking in about 80 days. Slightly 
earlier and larger than Burpee’s Bush Lima. Lb., 35c; 15 lbs., $3.75 ; 60 lbs., $14. 
BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA The beans produced by this variety are more flat than the 
Fordhook or Burpee’s Improved Bush Limas. They mature in about 85 days from 
planting. Lb., 30c; 15 lbs., $3.25; 60 lbs., $12.00. 
HENDERSON'S BUSH LIMA The original bush or dwarf lima or butter bean, and 
known in the South as “bush butter beans”. While the pods and beans are both quite 
small, the variety is very valuable for its extreme earliness and the fact that it produces 
a large and sure crop of excellent quality right up until frost. It matures in 65 to 
70 days. Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $2.50; 60 lbs., $9.00. 
JACKSON WONDER (Calico Bush) A very prolific, small seeded bush lima. The pods 
are medium size, containing from three to five beans. The seed is speckled. Lb., 25c; 
15 lbs., $3.25; 60 lbs., $12.00. 
MAMMOTH FAVA A bean similar to the English broad beans, and very popular among the 
Italian trade. They are very late, and produce a fine crop of dark green pods seven 
or eight inches long. They are much hardier than other beans, and should be planted 
early in the spring, just as soon as the ground has dried and becomes workable. Average 
four to six beans in a pod. Lb., 20c; 15 lbs., $2.50; 60 lbs., $9.00. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
Culture Being vigorous growers, these beans require 
strong poles, set not less than 4 feet apart each way. When 
ground is warm, plant 4 to 6 beans to a pole, eyes down, 
and 2 inches deep. When well started, thin out to 2 vines 
to a pole. Cultivate often. One pound is enough for 50 poles ; 
45 lbs. per acre. Pole limas mature in from 75 to 90 days. 
KING OF THE GARDEN The most popular pole 
lima benn. L is vigorous in growth and very 
productive. The pods are large and well filled 
with mammoth size beans. Lb., 2'5c; 15 lbs., $2.75 
60 lbs., $10.00. 
EARLY JERSEY An excellent early and large podded va¬ 
riety. Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $2.75; 60 lbs., $10.00. 
EARLY LEVIATHAN An excellent early sort with long 
straight pods. The beans are of mammoth size. Lb., 25c; 
15 lbs., $2.75; 60 lbs., $10.00. 
FORD'S MAMMOTH The pods of this heavy yielding 
variety usually contain four or five large size beans of fine 
quality. Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $2.75; 60 lbs., $10.00. 
CARPINTERIA An extra heavy yielding bean of large 
size, with thin-skinned rather fat beans of very fine flavor. 
Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $2.75; 60 lbs., $10.00. 
SEIBERT'S EARLY Produces large beans, three or four 
in each pod. This variety is a heavy cropper. Lb., 25c; 
15 lbs., $2.75; 60 lbs., $10.00 
CHALLENGER (Dreer's Improved) The pods are thicker 
than those of other pole limas, as the beans are of the 
potato type. It yields heavily, and will shell out more 
beans than the flat type. Lb., 35c; 15 lbs., $4.00; 60 lbs., 
$15.00. 
SMALL SIEVA (Carolina Sieva or Sewee) Earlier, hard¬ 
ier, and more prolific than the large seeded types. A 
very popular “butter bean” in the South. Also well adapted 
to the North, where it continues to bear until frost. Lb., 25c; 
15 lbs., $2.75; 60 lbs., $10.00. 
