PALMER SEED COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MO. 
POLE BEANS 
(One Pound Will Plant 100 Feet of Row or 75 Hills) 
CULTURE: Plant two weeks later than bush varieties, in rows 4 feet apart, running 
north and south. Use poles 8 to 10 feet long and stick them 18 inches deep, slanting 
to the north. In the hill around each pole, plant 5 or 6 beans, about 2 inches, deep. 
When the plants are well advanced, thin out to the four strongest and tie them to 
the pole. 
ST. LOUIS PERFECTION WHITE CORNFIELD: (65 days). The leading pole bean 
among the Missouri and Illinois market gardeners. It matures among the earliest 
varieties and produces a bountiful yield of long, round and fleshy pods in large clusters. 
The seeds are pure white and are used considerably as shell beans. Pods 8 to 10 
inches long and practically stringless. This is our best green 
pod pole bean.Large Pkt. 10c; x / 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 
KENTUCKY WONDER: (65 days). (Also known as Old Homestead). An old variety 
with long, fleshy, deep saddle-back pods. Very prolific; producing an abundance of fine 
stringless, crisp pods until late in the season.Large Pkt. 10c; x / 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 30c 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX: (68 days). The best wax pole bean. Good climber and 
heavily productive. Pods waxy yellow; 8 inches long, % inches wide, almost as thick 
as wide; practically stringless, very fleshy, brittle 
and tender...Large Pkt. 10c; x / 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 30c 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
(One Pound Will Plant 100 Feet of Row) 
CULTURE: Lima beans require a light, sandy loam and should not be planted until 
the weather has become warm and settled. Plant them in rows l x / 2 to 2 feet apart, 
placing the beans 4 to 5 inches apart in the rows and cover firmly with 2 inches of 
soil. If planted in hills, make the rows 3 feet apart and plant the beans 2 feet apart 
in the row, using 4 to 6 beans to a hill. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED: (75 days). By far the most superior of the large, flat-seeded 
limas. Both pods and beans are of enormous size, some pods measuring 6 inches long. 
The vines are vigorous and highly productive and the beans 'have 
a luscious flavor.Large Pkt. 10c; x / 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA: (75 days). This fine lima produces a heavy crop of large 
fat pods in clusters of five to eight. The beans are the “potato” type, that is, they are 
fat rather than flat. The pods contain from three to five beans and have a most de¬ 
licious flavor.Large Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA: (65 days). The original dwarf lima or butter bean. 
Pods and beans are both small but yields are veiy productive and 
quality delicious.Large Pkt. 10c; x / 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 30c 
IMPROVED HENDERSON: (68 days). A distinct and valuable improvement over the 
original Henderson. Produces a large bean, thicker, and by far more prolific. We 
highly recommend the Improved Henderson. This is one of the most productive and 
most delicious beans, especially appealing to home 
gardeners.Large Pkt. 10c; x / 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
(One Pound Will Plant 100 Feet of Row or 75 Hills) 
CULTURE: Best results obtained if planted in well manured sandy'loam, two weeks 
after warm weather arrives. Use poles 8 to 10 feet long, sticking them 18 inches deep 
and 3 x / 2 to 4 feet apart each way. Slant slightly to the north. In each hill plant 4 to 
6 beans and when well advanced, thin out to the three strongest plants. 
LARGE WHITE POLE LIMA: (88 days). This highly esteemed mammoth-podded 
pole lima is the standard of pole lima beans. It has a vigorous growth, is medium early 
and very productive. Pods are 4 to 5 inches long and contain 4 to 5 large beans of a 
wonderful flavor.Large Pkt. 10c; x / 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c 
SMALL SI EVA LIMA: (78 days). (Carolina Sieva or Sewee). The best small seeded 
variety. Earlier, hardier and more prolific than the large seeded types, a very popular 
“butter bean” in the South. Also well adapted to the North, where it continues to bear 
until frost.Large Pkt. 10c; x / 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c 
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