Ribsam’s Manual 
Martin C. RibsaM & Sons Co. 
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BEANS-POLE or RUNNING 
(Snap Podded) 
60 lbs. to a bushel, 1 lb. will plant about 50 hills 
These are more tender and require rather more care in the 
culture than the Bush Beans, and should be sown two weeks 
later than those; they succeed best in sandy loam, which should 
be liberally enriched with short manure in the hills, which are 
formed according to the variety, from 3 to 4 feet apart; from 
5 to 6 seeds are planted in each hill, about 2 inches deep. 
HORTICULTURAL POLE or CRANBERRY. 75 days. 
Pods 5 to 6 in. long, straight, flat, stringless and of good qual¬ 
ity; color, dark green splashed with bright red. Lb. 25c.; 
in 10-lb. lots, 20c. per lb. 
OLD HOMESTEAD or KENTUCKY WONDER. 68 days. 
Very early and enormously productive, long green pods, 
hanging in clusters on the poles, are stringless and cook 
tender. Lb. 25c.; 10-lb. lots, 20c. per lb. 
EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER POLE WAX. 75 days. The 
Early Golden Cluster begins to bear early in July and con¬ 
tinues until frost. The pods are from 6 to 8 in. long and are 
borne in clusters of from three to six and are most freely 
produced. The pods are of a beautiful golden color and the 
flavor is most delicious. This variety can be used either shelled 
or as a string Bean. lb. 10c., H lb. 20c., lb. 35c. 
SCARLET RUNNER. 64 days. A great favorite in European 
gardens, both as an ornamental and a useful vegetable. It 
grows to the height of 10 ft., producing dazzling scarlet 
flowers. }4 lb. 10c., yi lb. 20c., lb. 35c. 
BEANS—BUSH LIMA 
Prices subject to market fluctuations 
60 lbs. to a bushel 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA. 76 days. Best market variety 
of the bush sort. The beans are thick, of large size and fine 
quality. Very prolific. Lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. lots, 20c. per lb.; 
in 100-lb. lots, 18c. per lb. 
DREER’S BUSH LIMA. 80 days. The best variety of the 
Bush Lima for home garden. Pods are well filled and quality 
of bean unexcelled. Lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. lots, 20c. per lb. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA. 74 days. Produces enormous 
crops of delicious, small Lima Beans which can be as easily 
gathered as the common garden Bush Bean. It is at least 
two weeks earlier than any of the climbing Limas. Lb. 25c.; 
in 10-lb. lots, 20c. per lb. 
IMPROVED BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA. 76 days. Larger in 
size of pods than Burpee’s; green in color and quality good. 
Improvement on Burpee’s Bush Lima. Lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. 
lots, 20c. per lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 17c. per lb. 
Italian or Calabrese Broccoli 
Fordhook Bush Lima Bean 
BEANS—POLE LIMA 
60 lbs. to a bushel 
DREER’S IMPROVED POTATO or CHALLENGER. 85 
days. Earlier and more prolific than large Lima. Bean 
small and of extra quality, thick. Produces almost all season. 
Lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. lots, 22c. per lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 20c. per lb. 
GREEN MAMMOTH. 90 days. This is undoubtedly the 
best of all the climbing Limas, the individual beans being of 
enormous size, containing from five to eight green beans to 
a pod. }4 lb. 10c., Yi lb. 15c., lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. lots, 20c. per 
lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 18c. per lb. 
KING OF THE GARDEN. 84 days. Large in pod and bean 
very productive. H lb. 10c., yi lb. 15c., lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. 
lots, 20c. per lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 18c. per lb. 
LEVIATHAN, EARLY. 81 days. An exceedingly early and 
an enormous cropper from the start; quality fine. J4 lb. 
10c., yi lb. 15c., lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. lots, 20c. per lb.; in 100-lb. 
lots, 18c. per lb. 
BROCCOLI 
1 oz. will sow 75 ft. of drill and produce about 2000 plants 
Nearly allied to the Cauliflower, but more hardy. The seed 
should be sown in this district in the early part of May and 
transplanted in June; farther south the sowing should be de¬ 
layed until June or July, and the transplanting accordingly, 
from August to October. In parts of the country where the 
thermometer does not fall below 20 to 25 degrees. Broccoli 
may be had in perfection from November until March. It 
succeeds best in a moist and rather cool atmosphere. 
ITALIAN or CALABRESE. Extensively cultivated by Italian 
gardeners. Plant forms a large, solid head which remains 
green. When central head is cut numerous sprouts develop 
from the leaf axils. Each sprout terminates in small green 
heads which are bunched for market. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 
M lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
WHITE CAPE. Heads medium size, close, compact and of a 
creamy white color. One of the most certain to head. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 40c., yi lb. $1.25, lb. $5.00. 
PURPLE CAPE. Differs only in color. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 
yi lb. $1.25, lb. $5.00. 
