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Bush Lima Beans 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA 
75 Days—The most popular variety for the 
home gardener and used extensively by mar' 
ket gardeners and shippers. Plant large, up' 
right, vigorous and very productive. Pods are 
4 to 4]/2 ins. long, contain 3 to 4 thick'seeded 
beans which are of a delicious nutdike flavor. 
BUIST’S SUPERBA GIANT PODDED 
75 Days—The largest podded Bush Lima. 
Very prolific, maturing 15 days earlier than 
any large podded pole limas. Possesses all the 
good qualities of pole limas and similar in 
flavor. Plant large, upright and vigorous, 
about 2 ft. in height. Pods 5 ins. long, con' 
tain 4 to 5 thick, flat beans. 
Fordhook Bush Lima Beans 
2 Lbs. Will Plant 100 Ft.; 60 Lbs. per Acre 
Culture —The dwarf lima bears much earlier 
than the pole lima and does not require any 
support. Plant when the ground has become 
thoroughly warm, as the seeds will rot in cold 
ground. Sow \^/l to 2 ins. deep on well' 
enriched land in rows 3 ft. apart, dropping 
the beans 6 ins. apart with eye down. Cultivate 
frequently, but only when the leaves are dry. 
IMPROVED BUSH LIMA 
75 Days—An improvement over the Burpee’s 
Bush, slightly earlier and larger. Plant sturdy, 
vigorous and very productive. Pods 5 ins. 
long, contain 3 to 4 beans, flat but thicker 
than Burpee’s Bush. 
BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA 
77 Days—Produces beans as large as the Pole 
Lima. Plant about 20 ins. high, of stout 
growth, erect and branching into a bush from 
2 to 3 ft. in diameter, very productive. Pods 
4|/2 ins. long, contain 3 to 4 flat, large beans 
of splendid quality. 
JACKSON WONDER OR CALICO BUSH 
65 Days—Resembles Henderson’s Bush in 
character and growth. Very early, prolific and 
drought'resisting. Seed is rust brown, dap' 
pled or streaked with dark purplish markings. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA 
65 Days—The original Bush Lima, known 
through the South as the “Dwarf Butter 
Bean,’’ where it is used in every home garden. 
The popular Baby Lima used by canners and 
also commercially as a dry shell bean. Plant 
small, erect, bushy, very early. Pods 3 ins. 
long, contain 3 to 4 flat, small beans. 
WOOD’S PROLIFIC BUSH LIMA 
69 Days—Similar to Henderson except that 
the plant, pod and seed are somewhat larger. 
Pole or Running Snap Beans 
1 Lb. for 100 Poles; 30 Lbs. per Acre 
Culture —Pole Beans are rank growers and 
they yield heavily on fertile, welhenriched 
ground. Start planting about a week later than 
the bush varieties, since they are less hardy. 
Wax Podded Varieties 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX 
68 Days—The popular wax pod' 
ded pole bean. Plant vigorous 
and productive. Pods flat, waxy' 
yellow, 8 ins. long, slightly curved, 
nearly stringless, somewhat fi' 
brous, meaty and of excellent 
quality. Seeds chocolate brown. 
GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX 
74 Days—A good bean for snap 
or shelling, both green or dry. 
Plant prolific. Pods flat, waxy' 
yellow, 7 ins. long, stringless and 
fiberless. 
Set the poles 3 to 4 ft. apart and plant six to 
eight beans V /2 to 2 ins. deep, thinning when 
well started to the four strongest. They may 
be planted in rows 6 ins. apart and supported 
by wire fences or trellises. So popular in the 
South that most growers use one or more of 
these varieties in their garden. The cornfield 
varieties are planted in the corn and allowed 
to run up the stalks. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Pkt. 
Vz Lb. 
Lb. 
2 Lbs. 
10 Lbs. 
Improved Bush. 
Burpee’s Bush . 
.$0.10 $0.20 $0.30 
$0.50 $2.00 
. .10 
.20 
.30 
.50 
2.00 
Jackson Wonder Bush. . 
. .10 
.20 
.30 
.50 
1.80 
Fordhook Bush. 
. .10 
.20 
.30 
.55 
2.20 
Buist’s Superba Giant. .. 
Henderson’s Bush. 
. .10 
.20 
.30 
.50 
2.00 
. .10 
.20 
.30 
.50 
1.80 
Wood’s Prolific Bush. . . 
. .10 
.20 
.30 
.50 
2.00 
POLE WAX PODDED 
Pkt. 
Vz Lb. 
Lb. 
2 Lbs. 
10 Lbs. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 
.$0.10 $0.20 $0.30 
$0.55 $2.10 
Golden Cluster Wax. . .. 
. .10 
.20 
.30 
.55 
2.10 
Write for Special Prices on larger quantities than quoted. 
