R.B. BUCHANAN SEED CQ ^ MEMPHIS,TENNESSEE 
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POLE AND DWARF LIMA BUTTER BEANS 
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Lima Beans are not as hardy as Snap Beans and should not be planted before the ground is warm 
and frost is over. Plant Bush Limas in 3-foot rows, dropping three beans 15 inches apart in the row, 
eyes downward. For the tall varieties, set 6- to 8-foot poles firmly in the center of the hills 3 feet apart 
in 4-foot rows before the seeds are planted. Cover the beans iy 2 inches deep; cultivate only when the 
vines are dry. One pound of the large seeded varieties plants 60 hills ; 60 pounds to the acre. One pound 
of the small seeded varieties plants 100 hills ; 30 pounds to the acre. 
All Prices on this Page Post Paid. All 10c Pkts. 3 for 25c 
Quantity Prices—Not Prepaid—See Yellow Price List Enclosed 
77— BUCHANAN’S LIMA OR POLE BUTTER BEAN — This is an improved strain of the 
small type regular Butter Bean. Both pods and beans are larger than Sieva—in fact, they 
are very near as large as Large White Lima, and are wonderfully productive; vines always 
loaded with delicious, tender beans, and cook soft as butter. Ready for picking in 77 days. 
Pkt., 10c; % lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c 
78— CAROLINA SIEVA OR SMALL LIMA—This is the true Butter Bean. The seed beans 
are very small and white. The plants are of large growth, very early, vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive, and will stand more heat and drouth than any other of the Limas, and are one of 
■ the best for planting in the South. Ready for picking in 77 days. 
Pkt., 10c; *4 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c 
79— CALICO LIMA (Pole)—A most wonderful producer. The beans are all colors, blotched, 
blue and red mottled; medium in size and superb in quality. This is an old garden variety 
that was lost track of for some time, but we have been fortunate in having a nice stock 
grown the past season. Ready for picking in 78 days. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c 
80— BUCHANAN'S MONSTROUS LIMA — The pods of this variety are very large, often 
: measuring 6 inches long and containing seven beans of the most excellent quality, and 
bearing about the same time as the Large Lima; the vines are vigorous and strong-growing; 
the seed are very large. These large Limas are not as prolific in the South as the smaller 
, varieties. Ready for picking in 88 days. Pkt., 10c; l / 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c 
74— EARLY JERSEY—About a week earlier than Large White Lima, with pods, and beans 
somewhat smaller. Ready for picking in 80 days. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c 
75— LARGE WHITE LIMA—This well known variety is one of the best of the larger varie- 
I ties for planting in the South. Ready for picking in 88 days. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c 
76—KING OF THE GARDEN—An improved strain of the Large White Lima. The pods are 
about an inch longer, proportionately wider, and uniformly 4-seeded. Ready for picking in 
88 days. Pkt., 10c; % lb., 20c; 1 lb.. 35c; 2 lbs., 60c 
DWARF OR BUSH 
CULTURE—One quart will plant 100 feet of row, or 3 peeks to the acre. Bush Limas require the same 
[ cultivation as stated above for Pole Limas, except that the rows should be 2 feet apart and 6 inches of 
space between each plant in the row. 
FIELD PLANTING—In rows 4 feet apart and 6 inches apart in rows ; % to % bushel to the acre. Ready 
;i in 10 weeks ; 60 pounds in bushel. 
49—HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA—The original dwarf or bush butter bean, a dwarf type 
of the Small Pole Lima or Butter Bean. Valuable for its extreme earliness, yet it con¬ 
tinues to set pods right up to frost. Of the true bush type, growing 18 to 20 inches high; 
very productive and a sure cropper; a fine bean to dry for winter use. This is the bean so 
popularly known throughout the South as “bush butter beans.” Ready for picking in 68 days. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c 
50—BUCHANAN'S BUSH BUTTER BEAN—This variety is very similar to Henderson’s Bush, 
1 being quite similar in character and habit of growth, though the beans are somewhat larger 
and thicker. Pods are ready for use a week earlier than Burpee’s Bush Lima. Ready for 
picking in 65 days. Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c 
46—JACKSON WONDER BUSH LIMA (Also known as Florida Bush Butter Bean, Calico 
Bean and Speckled Bush Butter Bean)—This bean originated in the South, where many 
‘ gardeners 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 drouth-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 continues till killed by frost. Ready for picking in 65 days. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c 
48—FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA—The bush is of erect growth, holding the pods off the ground, 
so that they are not injured by being beaten to the ground by the wind or rain. Very pro¬ 
lific, the pods, which are produced in clusters, each contain four or five large, fat beans of 
exceptionally fine quality. Ready for picking in 75 days. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 Jb., 25c; 1 lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 65c 
7—BROCCOLI—ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING—This vigorous plant is entirely different from 
the white heading sorts. Cultivated like cabbage, it bears a succession of sprouting heads 
which, if kept cut, will be replaced by others for 8 or 10 weeks. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 35c; 1 oz., 60c 
8—BRUSSELS SPROUTS—Small shoots, like miniature cabbages clustered around a stem, 
are the valuable part of this unique member of the cabbage family. 
HALF DWARF—Plants 30 inches tall, very dependable; stem well covered with small firm 
cabbage-like balls of about IV 2 inches in diameter. 
Pkt., 10c; y z oz., 15c; 1 oz., 25c; *4 lb., 75c 
“Butter Bean” Collection 
Contains 1 large packet each 
of the following 4 varieties: 
1 pkt. Fordhook Bush Lima 
1 pkt. Carolina Sieva 
1 pkt. Jackson Wonder Bush Lima 
1 pkt. King of the Garden 
Value 40c; Post Paid for 25c 
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