F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
15 
LIMA BEANS 
Bush and Pole Varieties 
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA BEANS 
Lima Beans are very susceptible to cold and seeds should not be planted until the ground has become 
thoroughly warm. They are gross feeders and the ground should be well fertilized for the best results. If 
possible select rich, light soil. Dwarf Limas are fully equal to pole Limas in quality and as a rule are 
earlier maturing. Plant dwarf varieties in drills two to three feet apart, dropping the beans three to four 
inches apart and covering one and one-half to two inches deep. If planted in hills, make the hills two 
to three feet apart one way and two to two and one-half feet the other way, planting four to six beans 
in a hill. The culture of pole Limas is the same as for other pole beans except that, being more tender, 
they should be planted one to two weeks later. When planting in firm soil it will be found advantageous 
to place the beans on edge with the eye down, as w 
up more readily. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA—Plants 
are vigorous and productive. Pods very large, about 
five inches long, thick and usually containing four 
beans, which are unusually thick, of largest size 
and excellent quality. A little the earliest of the 
large seeded varieties. Extensively grown for home 
and market. 
Pkt. 10c; Yi lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.25 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA—An excellent va¬ 
riety. The pods, which are produced in clusters, are 
about four and three-fourths inches long and each 
pod contains three to five large beans of fine qual¬ 
ity. Planted for both home and market, and becom¬ 
ing more popular. Seed: large, irregularly oval in 
shape and very thick. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 
2 lbs. 80c: 5 lbs. $1.55. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA—Also known as 
Baby Lima. Early, hardy and productive. The pods 
hen planted in this manner they germinate and come 
are short, about two and three-fourths inches, flat 
and contain two to four beans which are of ex¬ 
cellent quality, either green-shelled or dry. These 
are much used by canners, as well as for home and 
market and are grown on a large scale in California 
for commercial purposes. Seed: small, flat and white 
with slight tinge of yellow. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00 
KING OF THE GARDEN POLE LIMA—The 
most popular of all Lima beans, requiring poles or 
supports. The pods are very large, five to six inches 
long, broad, flat, filled with four or five very large 
white beans of finest quality. On account of its 
large pods it is a favorite with the market garden¬ 
ers. It will come into bearing earlier and make 
larger pods if not more than two vines are allowed 
to grow on each pole. 
Pkt. 10c; y z lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.25 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
The plants are very hardy and grow from two to three feet high, 
bearing a large mass of leaves at the top. The sides of the main 
stem are covered with three or four dozen small cabbage heads one 
or two inches in diameter, which are broken off and cooked the 
same as cabbage. By some considered more tender and delicious 
than any cabbage. Grown extensively along the coast but not to 
any extent in the Sacramento or San Joaquin Valleys. 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED—Plants of dwarf habit, but furnish- Sp rou ts 
ing a large yield of sprouts of excellent quality, under less favorable Long 
conditions than any other variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; lb. 75c. Island 
Improved 
BORAGE 
This annual plant is grown in the same manner as spinach. The 
leaves are fuzzy, oval in shape and six to ten inches in length. It is 
used for the green filling in Ravioli, for which purpose it is considered 
superior to spinach, chard, etc. Sow seed at intervals for a continuous 
supply, sowing in semi-shady locations in the summer. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
25c; 2 oz. 40c. 
