PICOS /y BEADLES SEED CO..INC., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
Pole Snap Beans—Continued 
then until July. Plant in rows 4 feet apart and in raised hills 
4 feet apart in the rows. Plant about 5 beans in a circle around 
the hill, cover \ l / 2 inches, and when 6 inches high thin to 3 
plants. Before planting fix firmly in the center of each hill a 
pole 5 to 8 feet high. About 1 lb. is required to plant 100 hills; 
30 lbs. to the acre. 
KENTUCKY WONDER—The most popular of the Pole Snap 
Beans, bears in from 60 to 70 days from planting and if kept 
closely picked will continue in bearing until frost. 1 lb. 20c; 
2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.40; 100 lbs., $12.00. 
WHITE CREASEBACK OR CORNFIELD—A medium early 
white-seeded round green pod Pole Bean, a prolific yielder 
of excellent quality. Beans are borne in clusters, very fleshy 
and brittle with few strings. 1 lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 5 lbs. 80c; 
10 lbs. $1.40; 100 lbs. $13.00. 
LAZY WIFE—A remarkable variety, not only for its great 
productiveness, but also for its fine quality. The pods are 
produced in great clusters, which makes the picking of them 
an easy task. They continue bearing throughout the season. 
The pods are broad, thick, fleshy, and from 6 to 6 T / 2 inches 
long, and when young, entirely stringless and of a rich, 
buttery flavor. 1 lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 5 lbs. 90c; 10 lbs. $1.60. 
RED KIDNEY—A dwarf, hardy, prolific strain. Pods 6 inches 
long. Large kidney-shaped seeds are of light red color. 
Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.40.. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
CULTURE—Plant after danger of frost is past in April, 
May or June in rows 3 feet apart, and place beans eyes down¬ 
ward, 15 inches apart in the row, covering them 1 y 2 inches. 
About 1 pound is required for 100 feet of row; 30 lbs. to the 
acre. 
FORDHOOK—A most excellent Bush Lima Bean. The plants 
are sturdy, grow strictly erect 18 to 20 inches high, holding 
the beans well off the ground, bearing large pods with 4 or 5 
very large thick white oval-shaped beans crowded into the 
pod. The beans surpass by far all other limias in flavor and 
tenderness. 1 lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.90; 
100 lbs. $17.00.. 
WOOD’S PROLIFIC—While similar in character and habit of 
growth to the Henderson’s Bush, it is a distinct and valu¬ 
able improvement on that variety, making a much larger 
growth, the beans being larger and thicker. 1 lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 
45c; 5 lbs. 90c; 10 lbs. $1.70; 100 lbs. $15.00. 
HENDERSON’S—The original well known small bush lima. 
It is the earliest bush variety, and while the beans are small, 
it is very prolific and continues bearing until frost. 1 lb. 20c; 
2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.40; 100 lbs. $12.00., 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
CULTURE—Plant after danger of frost is past in April and 
May in raised hills 3 feet apart in the row and rows 4 feet 
apart. Plant 5 beans in a circle around the hill, with the eyes 
of the seeds downward, and cover W 2 inches. When 6 inches 
high thin to 3 plants to the hill. Fix firmly in the center of 
each hill a pole 5 to 8 feet high, and when the plants show 
runners help the vines to start by twining them around the pole 
from right to left. 1 lb. of the small size beans will plant 
about 100 hills; 15 lbs. to the acre. Of the large size 1 lb. 
will plant about 50 hills; 40 lbs. to the acre. 
D. & B.’S IMPROVED LIMA—Many years of selecting and 
breeding from the small pole lima has produced this bean, 
which is far superior to its parent. It is not only slightly 
earlier, but considerably larger than the small lima, and the 
beans are of the same good quality. Much more productive 
than the large lima and continues bearing through a long- 
season. 1 lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 5 lbs. 85c; 10 lbs. $1.60; 100 
lbs. $14.00. 
SMALL LIMA, OR BUTTER BEANS—The old standard 
small seeded Butter Bean so well known and more generally 
grown in the South than any other kind. It is a hardy and 
vigorous grower, earlier and more productive than the large 
FORDHOOK 
PROLIFIC BUSH LIMA 
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