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LEONARD SEED COMPANY, CHICAGO 
Beans - Lima Varieties 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. 
POLE LIMA VARIETIES 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA. Vines strong, erect and true bush lima 
growth. Foliage heavy and very dark green in color. The stalks that 
produce the blossom are thrown out from the lateral and main stalks. 
Pods are large, thick, containing 3 to 5 beans. Ready to pick in 75 
days. The most popular market gardeners’ lima bean. Pkt., 10c; Yt lb., 
20c; lb., 40c. 
BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA. Plants 18 to 20 inches high, very produc¬ 
tive. Pods 4 to 4/i inches long, containing three to four beans, which 
are as large as the pole sorts. Bean flat and wide. Ready for picking in 
78 days. Pkt., 10c; Yt lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. A great improvement over the 
old type of Burpee’s Bush Lima so well known. Is a thicker, fatter 
bean in appearance, looking more like the Fordhook Bush Limas; a 
better yielder and a better flavored bean than the Fordhook. Very 
early. Ready to pick in 75 days. Pkt., 10c; Yt lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
Wonder. An improvement on the original type of Burpee’s Bush 
Lima. The beans are of flat shape and of good flavor. Ready to pick 
in 75 to 77 days. Pkt., 10c; Yz lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
Dreer’s. The true bush form of the chubby Dreer’s or Potato Lima. 
The pods are heavy and thick. It is quite productive and of excellent 
quality. Ready in 80 days. Pkt., 10c; Yz lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
Henderson’s Bush Lima or Dwarf Sieva. Our stock is the true 
Henderson’s Bush Lima and not the common Baby Lima. Plants 
bushy, very productive, early and of excellent quality. Ready to 
pick in 66 days. Pkt., 10c; Yz lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
Wood’s Prolific. Similar to Henderson’s Bush Lima. Pkt., 10c; Yz lb., 
20c; lb., 40c. 
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA. The old stand 
ard market and family sort. The vine begins to 
produce pods at the foot of the pole and the bear¬ 
ing season continues until frost. Pods large and 
well filled with beans of mammoth size. Ready for 
picking in 88 days. Pkt., 10c; Yz lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
Large White Lima. Very productive. A favorite 
among the Lima Bean growers for the Chicago 
market. Pods contain 3 to 4 beans which are 
large, white and flat. Ready for picking in 88 days. 
Pkt., 10c; Yz lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
Carpinteria Pole Lima. Vines vigorous, produc¬ 
ing an abundance of large, medium green pods 5 
to 6 inches long, containing 4 beans of large size. 
Ready for picking in 88 days. Pkt., 10c; Vz lb., 
20c; lb., 40c. 
Jersey Extra Early Lima. Ten days earlier than 
any other Lima. Recommended as a most profitable 
Lima Bean. Pkt., 10c; Y lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
Dreer’s Improved or Challenger Lima. This 
is a bean of rather peculiar shape, being thick and 
plump, rather than flat and oval. Ready to pick in 
94 days. Pkt., 10c; Yz lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
Carolina Small White Lima or Sieva. Vines 
vigorous with many short branches so that they are 
sometimes grown without poles; very early and 
productive, bearing short pods which are thin and 
curved. Ready for picking in 76 days. Pkt., 10c; 
H lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
Wood’s Improved Lima. Similar to Carolina 
Sieva. Pkt., 10c; Yz lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
Florida Butter or Speckled Pole Lima. Will 
make an abundant crop under weather conditions 
that cause other varieties to fail. Seed of Sieva 
size, speckled white and brownish red. Ready to 
pick in 80 days. Pkt., 10c; Yz lb., 20c; lb., 40c. 
lackson Wonder or Calico 
Lima. Most prolific of all 
bush limas, of Georgia type, 
a perfect bush butter bean 
growing 10 inches high to 2 
feet; good for summer use or 
winter shell beans. Ready to 
pick in 66 days. Pkt., 10c; 
Yz lb., 20c; lb.,' 40c. 
King of the Garden Lima. 
Culture. Lime Beans require even more heat than other Beans. 
They should not be planted until the ground is thoroughly 
warmed. Bush Limas should be sown on good garden soil in 
2 to 3 ft. rows, 3 to 6 inches apart, eye down, cover 1 inch if 
planted in light soils, less in heavy soil. One pound will plant 
50 to 60 feet. 
Pole Limas are more tender than the Bush Limas. Set 6 ft. 
poles, 4 feet each way and drop 4 to 6 beans, eye downward 
around each pole, thinning to 3 plants when up. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. 
