STUMPP &, WALTER CO.’S SELECTED SEEDS 
LIMA BEANS 
S. & W. Co.’s Green-seeded Pole Lima Beans 
(Dwarf Bush) 
One pound will plant 50 to 100 feet of drill 
Fordhook Bush Lima Beans 
LIMA BEANS (Pole) 
One pound will plant 50 hills 
S. & W. Co.’s Green-seeded. The vine is very strong, of vigor- 
_ ous growth, with many large 
runners or branches, producing a great many fine pods which are closely filled with 
large Beans, many of the pods containing four. This is a broad-seeded Bean, much 
nearer to having every Bean perfect than any other Pole Lima. The green tint is a 
distinctive feature of this Bean, for it retains this tint in the dry state to a greater 
extent than usual, which indicates the good qualities which it possesses, being fine- 
flavored and more tender when cooked than white-seeded Beans, and making it 
more pleasing to gardeners and housekeepers. It is the most perfect Pole Lima. 
i/ 2 lb. 30 cts., lb. 55 cts., 2 lbs. 95 cts., 5 lbs. $2.25, 15 lbs. $5.50. 
Early Leviathan. A ear h variety; produces pods in clusters. A 
_ i— - splendid variety where the season is short. Pkt. 10 cts., 
Vfelb. 25 cts., lb. 45 cts., 2 lbs. 85 cts., 5 lbs. $2, 15 lbs. $4.50. 
Challenger, or Potato. Early and more prolific than the large Lima; 
- - - a small Bean of decidedly excellent flavor. yjlb. 
30 cts., lb. 50 cts., 2 lbs. 90 cts., 5 lbs. $2, 15 lbs. $5. 
Frirrl’*; VTammoth Very large pods, frequently measuring 9 inches 
a - long; Beans flat and large; fine for the home- 
garden; productive and of good flavor. V^lb. 25 cts., lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 
75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.75, 15 lbs. $4.25. 
Slinnvhrook ^ee page 68. Pkt. 15 cts., ^/ 2 lb. 30 cts., lb. 50 cts., 
y 2 lbs. 95 cts., 5 lbs. $2.15, 15 lbs. $5.25. 
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Fordhook. A dwarf form of the popular Challenger or 
- Potato Lima, and earlier. Both pods and Beans 
are almost twice the size of the Kumerle Bush Lima. Pods 
measure 4 to 5 inches, frequently containing 4 fine Beans 
of the finest flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., %lb. 30 cts., lb. 50 cts., 
2 lbs. 90 cts., 5 lbs. $2, 15 lbs. $5. 
New Improved Bush Lima. A ^ ne Standard Bush Lima and the pods 
-; -- are large in size and are well filled with larger 
and thicker Beans. A great producer; growth vigorous; the blossom-bearing stalks are 
thrown well out of the foliage, and the Beans are ready for picking very early. V^lb. 
25 cts., lb. 45 cts., 2 lbs. 85 cts., 5 lbs. $2, 15 lbs. $4.50. 
Early Giant. A quick-growing variety. The short period in which this Bean 
■-- matures enables it to be grown for succession, sowings being made 
from May 15 to July 10 in the neighborhood of New York. Other varieties of Lima 
Beans take so long to mature that more than one seeding is barely practicable with 
them. The flavor of this variety is particularly refined, and the fine, luscious Beans, 
which are large, thick, and flat, are produced in remarkable quantity. Pkt. 15 cts., 
y 2 lb. 30 cts., lb. 55 cts., 2 lbs. 95 cts., 5 lbs. $2.25, 15 lbs. $5.50. 
Henderson Bush Lima. Both pods and Beans are small, but they are produced in 
large quantities. The standard Lima for canning. J^lb. 25 cts., lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 
75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.75, 15 lbs. $4.25. 
CULTURE OF LIMA BEANS 
Don’t waste your seed by sowing Lima Beans before all danger of frost is over and 
the soil is thoroughly warm. Sow Bush sorts in rows 2 feet apart and about 3 inches 
deep, putting the Beans 2 inches apart in the row “eye down,” later thinning so that the 
plants stand 6 to 8 inches apart. For Pole varieties put six seeds in each hill, arranging 
the hills 3 feet apart each way. They require a pole 7 feet high, and when the vines 
have reached the top, pinch them and so increase the yield. Some gardeners plant 
under glass and transplant about the time seeds are usually sown. Limas always do 
best on a nice, rich, loamy soil. Surplus stock may be ripened on the vines, dried and 
kept for winter use. 
BEANS 
1/2 lb. equals about V 2 pint 
1 lb. equals about 1 pint 
2 lbs. equal about 1 quart 
15 lbs. equal about 1 peck 
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