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ASHEVILLE SEED CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C. 
LIMA BEANS 
Plant More Lima Beans For Boiling, Baking And Canning 
While Lima Beans are rapidly growing in 
popularity, this excellent table food is still not 
grown so extensively as it merits. Lima Beans 
have a rich and delicate flavor that is not found 
in other types of beans, and for this reason are 
unexcelled for baking, boiling, or canning. They 
are largely used as green beans cooked either 
alone or with sugar corn. As a dried bean they 
DWARF OR BUSH LIMAS 
CULTURE—Bush Limas are planted for early 
crop, since they come into bearing much sooner 
than pole varieties. The dwarf varieties are not 
as prolific as the Pole Lima Beans, but they 
produce a good crop of equal quality and are 
not so difficult to grow; always plant the eyes 
down, dropping 3 beans 15 inches apart in rows 
3 feet apart. The bean should be covered from 
1*4 to 2 inches deep. 
No. 26. Henderson’s Bush Lima 
(65 Days).—The original dwarf or bush butter 
bean. Valuable on account of its extreme earli¬ 
ness, hardiness and productiveness. Continuing to 
grow and set pods until frost. Pods are medium 
dark green, short, about two and three-fourths 
inches, flat and contain two to four beans which 
are of excellent quality either green-shelled or 
dry. Seed small, flat and white with slight tinge 
of yellow. One pound will plant 100 hills ; 30 lbs. 
the acre. 
Postpaid, l /i lb. 20c ; lb. 35c ; 5 lbs. $1.25. 
Not prepaid, lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00. 
No. 27. Burpee’s Improved Bush 
Lima 
(75 Days).—This is a little the earliest matur¬ 
ing of the large seeded limas. The plants are 
vigorous and productive. The pods are medium 
green, very large, about five inches long, thick, 
and usually contain four beans, which are un¬ 
usually thick, of largest size and excellent quality, 
and usually show a greenish white tinge which 
is generally considered an indication of superior 
quality. One of the best and most extensively 
used bush limas for the market as well as home 
garden. One pound will plant 60 hills ; 60 lbs. to 
the acre. 
Postpaid, Yi lb. 20c ; lb. 35c : 5 lbs. $1.25. 
Not prepaid, ^4 lb. 15c ; lb. 25c ; 5 lbs. $1.00. 
No. 28. Fordhook Bush Lima 
(75 Days).— A most excellent variety and ex¬ 
ceedingly popular with market gardeners. Pods 
about 5 inches long, containing 4 to 5 large oval¬ 
shaped, very thick white beans of the so-called 
Potato Lima type. The plants are vigorous and 
erect, bearing well above the ground. The pods 
which are produced in large clusters, are med¬ 
ium green in color. The beans are of exception¬ 
ally fine quality and are produced so abundantly 
as to make this one of the best paying crops 
that can be raised. One pound will plant 60 
hills; 60 lbs. to the acre. 
Postpaid. l A lb 25c; lb. 40c: 5 lbs. $1.65. 
Not prepaid, y 2 lb. 20c; lb. 3>0c; 5 lbs. $1.40. 
keep as well as other types in any climate and 
are more nutritious food than most varieties. 
Lima Beans should not be planted until the 
ground is warm and all danger of frost is over. 
The germination ef practically all Limas is not 
as high as ordinary beans, hence a liberal plant¬ 
ing is necessary and cheaper in the end. 
Inoculate this seed with Stimugerm. 
No. 29. Jackson Wonder Bush 
Lima 
(70 Days).—Also known as Florida Bush But¬ 
ter Bean and Speckled Bush Butter Bean. This 
bean originated in the South where many gard¬ 
eners prefer it to all other kinds of bush limas, 
claiming that it is the best bearer of them all, 
and that in dry seasons it is practically drought 
proof. The plants grow about - 2 feet high and 
carry quite a load of pods that contain 3 to 4 
beans each. It begins bearing early and con¬ 
tinues till killed by frost. 
Postpaid, l / 2 lb. 20c; lb. 35c ; 5 lbs. $1.25. 
Not prepaid, y 2 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00. 
TALL OR POLE LIMAS 
CULTURE —Plant 3 or 4 beans to the hill 3 
ft. apart in 3 or 4 ft. rows. Cover 1*4 to 2 in¬ 
ches deep with eyes down. It is necessary to 
provide poles 6 to 8 ft. long for each hill. The 
beans will make a very rapid growth if a small 
shovel full of well rotted cow manure is added 
to each hill when the poles are set. All Pole 
Limas are exceedingly prolific and are preferred 
by truck gardeners. 
No. 31. Carolina Seiva or Small 
Seeded Pole Lima 
(78 Days).—“The Butter Bean of the South." 
These grow quickly, mature early, and are ex¬ 
tremely prolific. The beans are small and white, 
on the order of Henderson’s Bush Lima. They 
make a dried bean of superior merit. One pound 
will plant 100 hills ; 30 lbs. to the acre. 
Postpaid. y 2 lb. 20c ; lb. 30c ; 5 lbs. $1.25. 
Not px'epaid, % lb. 15c; lb. 25c ; 5 lbs. $1.00. 
No. 32. King of the Garden Lima 
(85 Days).—The vines of this standard pole 
lima are very vigorous and productive. The peds 
are medium dark green, very large, five to six 
inches long, broad, flat, filled with four or five 
very large white beans of finest quality. On 
account of its large pods it is a favorite with 
market gardeners. It will come into bearing 
earlier and make larger pods if not more than 
two vines are left to grow on a pole. Seed very 
large, ovoid, flat, white with slight greenish tinge. 
One pound will plant 60 hills ; 60 lbs. to the acre. 
Postpaid, y 2 lb. 25c ; lb. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Not prepaid, % lb. 20c ; lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00. 
King of the Garden Pole Lima 
