65 BURPEE’S FORDHOOK BUSH© 
Introduced by Burpee and named for Burpee’s Fordhook Farms 
A Burpee introduction that vies with Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima for 
first place in quality and popularity. Burpee’s P'ordhook Bush Lima is in 
a class by itself, and is altogether unique. Nothing like it has ever been 
grown. It is a bush type of the popular “Potato” Lima; strong and erect 
and never prostrate or running. The stalks that produce the blossoms are 
thrown out from the lateral and main stalks, and the pods are borne in 
“clusters” of from 4 to 8 each. The individual pods are 4 to 5}4 in. long, 
in. wide, and as much as in. thick. Each pod holds 4 or 5 large, 
plump beans. The flavor of Fordhook is deli¬ 
cious, not unlike chestnuts. The plants grow 
20 to 30 in. tall and make a spread of almost 
2 ft. The foliage is of heavy texture and very 
dark green in color. Burpee’s Fordhook Bush 
Lima Bean is known and grown wherever 
Beans are planted. On our own Seed Farms 
we grow enormous quantities of this Bean 
which we ship to our customers in every state 
in the Union. Plant Burpee’s Seeds for best 
results. Pkt. 15jzf; V 2 lb. 25^; lb. 40^; 
2 lbs. 75d; 5 lbs. $1.40; 
10 lbs. or more @ 26d per lb. 
63 Burpee’s Improved 
Bush Lima O 
Burpee’s 
Fordhook 
Bush Lima 
Another World Famous 
Burpee Introduction 
A wonderful improvement over the original Burpee 
Bush Lima—larger pods, bigger beans, greater yield, 
and fully 8 days earlier. The pods are enormous, borne 
profusely in clusters of from 5 to 8, and crowded with 
four or five appetizing beans. Burpee’s Improved Bush 
Lima is the largest podded and most prolific of the 
Bush Limas. The pods are 5 to 6 in. long; lyf in. wide. 
Even when fully matured the beans are of luscious 
flavor. The plants make a uniform, vigorous, upright 
growth, with heavy foliage. The blossom-bearing 
stalks are thrown well out from the foliage; the pods 
are frequently borne in clusters of 4 or 5 held well above the foliage Full-grown 
bushes measure 30 in. in height and 24 in. across the top. Matures in about 75 days. 
Pkt. 10^; V 2 lb. 25fi; lb. 40ft; 2 lbs. 75fi; 5 lbs. $1.35; 10 lbs. or more @ 25ft per lb. 
66 Burpee’s Philadelphia Bush 
This excellent Burpee variety is of special value because it matures extremely 
early. The plants are of upright habit and produce pods with the greatest 
abundance. The earlier pods are Set quite close to the ground. Clusters of 
6 to 8 pods are not unusual The individual pods are 4K in. long and lJ4s in. 
wide, each containing four fair-sized beans of splendid quality. 
Pkt. 15ft; Vi lb. 25ft; lb. 45ft; 2 lbs. 80ft; 5 lbs. $1.45; 
10 lbs. or more @ 26ft per lb. 
60 Burpee’s Bush Lima 
This is the original dwarf, large-seeded Bush Lima as first introduced exclu¬ 
sively by Burpee in 1890. It is an immense yielder. The pods and beans, 
however, are not so large, nor are the bushes so prolific, as those of the 
Burpee Improved Bush Lima. The bushes, 18 to 24 in. tall, are of 
stout, erect growth, yet branching so vigorously that each plant de¬ 
velops into a rounded plant about 2 ft. in diameter. 
Pkt. 10ft; Vi lb. 2 Oft; lb. 35ft; 2 lbs. 65ft; 5 lbs. $1.30; 
10 lbs. or more @ 24ft per lb. 
If you grow commercially, send for a copy 
of Burpee’s Blue List. It quotes special 
prices for seeds in large quantities. Will be 
sent only to Market Gardeners and Florists. 
Burpee’s 
Improved 
Bush Lima 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Lima Beans are a tender vegetable and the seed must not be planted until the nights 
have become quite warm. The middle of May is usually safe in the vicinity of Phila¬ 
delphia. Bush Limas are good yielders, maturing in from 65 to 78 days, according to the 
variety. Plant in a warm, well-drained sandy loam. Plant the seeds edgewise, eye down, 
5 in. apart in the row, and cover 2 in. deep with fine soil. Later thin to stand 15 to 18 in. 
apart in the rows. One pound will sow 150 ft. of row. Keep the soil well cultivated, and 
pick the pods as soon as the beans have reached edible size. 
No Advance in Prices of Anything in this Catalog 
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