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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
Beards.— {Busk.) 
Burpee's Bush Lima—This grows 18 to 20 inches high, 
of stout growth, erect, branching vigorously into a 
line circular bush two or three feet in diameter. This 
bush character is permanently established, and not 
two per cent, will attempt to throw up runners. 
Leaves of large size, healthy and vigorous, leathery 
and dark emerald green, showing great health and 
strong constitution. It is the only bush form of the 
large-seeded Lima, and ten times more valuable than 
the small-seeded sorts Its yield is quite wonderful, each 
bush producing50 to 200 large pods, well filled with beans 
of great size, and of the true, rich, luscious Lima flavor. 
It is a matter of congratulation that we can now raise 
the true large Lima without the trouble and expense of 
obtaining and setting poles. It comes absolutely true 
from seed, and should be found in every garden now 
that wo can offer it so cheaply. Pkt., 10c.; pint., 30c.; 
quart 50c. 
Jackson’s Wonder Bush Lima— A very prolific Bush Lima, 
the beans being flat and beautifully speckled, of fair 
size and fine quality. It is probably twice as prolific as 
Henderson’s Bush Lima, ana also a greater yielder than 
Burpee’s. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 30c.; quart, 55c. 
Henderson’s Bush Lima— This is a bush variety of the 
small Lima, a very rich, luscious Bean that lias the ad¬ 
vantage of not requiring poles to run on, while it comes 
earlier into bearing. The Bush Limas are now very 
popular. Pkt-, 5c.; pint, 25c.; quart, 40c. 
Mammoth Podded Lima —(King of the Garden.) (Pole.) 
The Limas have a distinct, rich, buttery flavor, very dif¬ 
ferent from all other sorts, and are much liked by most 
people, either to use green or dry. Used as Shell Beans 
only. We consider this variety the finest of all, with 
enormous pods containing four to six immense beans in 
each. Give a hot, sunny location. Boil until tender, 
pour off the water, and season with butter, salt, and a 
little cream. Limas cook much quicker than any other 
Beans and are incomparably richer. Pkt., 15c'; Dint, 
30c.: quart, 55c. 
Willow Leaf Lima—(Pole.) On account of its unique ap¬ 
pearance, great productiveness and beauty, this is an ex¬ 
traordinary new Bean. It differs from all other Beans 
in its fine, deeply cut willow-like foliage, wonderful rap¬ 
idity of growth and enormous productiveness. Its slen¬ 
der, graceful growth and be&ntifnl wavy green foliage 
make it quite an ornamental vine, while its rapidity of 
growth adapts it to positions on porches, verandas, etc., 
where shade is needed. In such a position it is not only 
doubly useful, but ornamental. One can form some idea 
of its great productiveness when we state that as many 
as J,?29 pods have been counted on one vine. They are 
produced from early until late, are pure white in color, 
and of extra fine flavor. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 30c.; quart, 50c 
Childs’ Horticultural Lima— (Pole.) This novelty is a cross 
between the old Horticultural Bean—the finest flavored 
of all common pole beans—and the pole Lima; the rich¬ 
est and most buttery flavored of all beans. In color and 
markings this new cross resembles the Horticultural, 
but is flat like the Lima, while the flavor is a combina¬ 
tion of these two finest of all beans. This bean is fully 
three weeks earlier than any other Lima, and isjjalso 
much more prolific. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 35c.; quart, 00c. 
