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LIMA BEANS 
DWARF OR BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Plant from April to August. 
A packet of Bush Lima Beans will plant 25 feet 
of row; a pound, 150 feet. 
Cultural Directions: Bush Lima Beans should be 
planted after the soil becomes warm from April to 
August. Plant one inch to two inches deep and five 
inches apart in the row. 
FORD HOOK. (68 days). The best dwarf Lima for 
the home garden or market. The pods are good 
sized and filled with four to five thick beans. Plants 
are large, upright, vigorous. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c. 
HENDERSON BUSH LIMA. (60 days). Very early and 
prolific. The pods are not large but are produced 
in great abundance. Known in the South as butter 
bean or baby Lima. Small, flat, green shell beans 
of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c. 
FLORIDA BUTTER. (75 days). Pods are fairly large 
and flat and contain a number of medium-sized flat 
beans. This variety is a good yielder throughout 
the season. 
Pkt. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
Plant from April to August. 
A packet of Pole Lima Beans will plant about 15 
hills, a pound 100 hills. 
Cultural Directions: Best results with Pole Lima 
Beans are obtained if planting is delayed two weeks 
after warm weather starts. Plant in rows about 
three feet apart, in hills three feet apart in the row. 
FLORIDA BUTTER. Speckled. (72 days). Popular 
variety for the South. Plant tall and very prolific 
over long bearing season. Pods are medium large 
and flat. 
Pkt. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c. 
SIEVA POLE LIMA. (70 days). A climbing variety 
similar to Henderson’s Bush Lima. Used exten¬ 
sively in the South. Plant vigorous climber, bears 
over long season. Pods medium green, contain 3 
to 4 beans of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c. 
BEETS 
Plant from October to March. 
A packet will plant 15 feet of row, one ounce, 60 
feet of row. 
Cultural Directions: Nearly all types of soil will pro¬ 
duce beets. Work the soil well and cover the seed 
almost an inch deep. By planting at intervals of two 
to three weeks from October to March a regular 
supply of Beets may be had until late summer. 
HOWARD'S EARLY WONDER. (65 days). These 
beets are dark red, have small tops, and make an 
excellent beet for early bunching. Our strain is 
very fine. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c. 
CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN. (67 days). The beets are of 
deep crimson color with small tops and very 
slender tap roots. This beet is very similar to the 
Early Wonder. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c. 
DETROIT DARK RED. (70 days). This beet is a 
deep rich, dark red color. Is perfectly round globe 
shaped with slender tap roots. There is no better 
strain at any price. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c. 
BOSTON CROSBY. (65 days). We are very proud 
of this early strain. Boston Crosby beet has a 
deeper shape, a medium sized top, and cuts darker 
red than any other early beet. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
SWISS CHARD, or SPINACH BEET. (55 to 60 days). 
This valuable member of the beet family is very 
popular for greens. Upstanding in habit of 
growth, leaf color yellowish green, heavily 
crumpled, thick. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c. 
STOCK BEET, or MANGEL WURZEL, Mammoth Long Red. 
(80 days). The largest yielder of any stock beet. 
They are large, quite long, and grow well out of 
the ground. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 
SUGAR BEET—Klein Wonzleben. (80 days). Grown 
in many sections for sugar and makes a fine winter 
food for cattle. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 
BROCCOLI 
Plant from November to December. 
A packet will produce about 200 plants, an ounce 
about 2,000 plants. 
Cultural Directions: Broccoli does best in a well pre¬ 
pared sandy loam soil. The seed may be sown in a 
seed bed during September and October. The plants 
may be transferred to the field when they are about 
four inches high. The plants will be stronger if they 
are first transferred into rows (in the seed bed) set¬ 
ting them three to four inches apart and later trans¬ 
ferring to the field. 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING (Colobrese). (110 days). 
It is early, each plant producing a large center 
head and many side shoots. The large center 
“head” is cut when ready to use and the plant 
will form numerous branch heads. A most desir¬ 
able variety for home or market garden. 
Pkt. 5c; % oz. 20c; 1 oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.25. 
HOWARD’S SEEDS ARE 
GROWN BY SPECIALISTS 
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