Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Growers of Choice Garden Seeds, Cambridge, N. Y. 
POLE OR RUNNING VARIETIES 
Culture —Plant in successive sowings from the latter part of May to the middle of July, prefer¬ 
ably on a sandy loam soil which should be liberally enriched with short manure in the hills 
which are formed 3 to 4 feet apart, 5 or 6 seeds being planted about 2 inches deep in each hill. 
Stout poles 7 to 8 feet high, well set in the ground to prevent being blown over, should be pro¬ 
vided for the plants to climb upon. 
BURGER'S GREEN POD, or WHITE KENTUCKY WON¬ 
DER— A very early, white-seeded variety with long, 
round and nearly straight, stringless pods. A high 
quality pole bean. 
GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX — An excellent pole wax- 
podded sort; early, vigorous, hardy and productive. 
Pods are long, extremely straight, broad and flat; 
color light waxy-yellow; seed beans white, oval shaped. 
HORTICULTURAL POLE, CRANBERRY, or OCTOBER 
BEAN — An old, standard variety, with long, straight, 
Hat, stringless pods, dark green in color, splashed with 
bright red. 
KENTUCKY WONDER, or OLD HOMESTEAD — Un¬ 
doubtedly the most popular and useful of the green- 
podded pole varieties and more generally grown than 
any other. Vines very vigorous and wonderfully pro¬ 
ductive, bearing round pods 9 inches long, distinctly 
curved, slightly stringy but tender and of good quality. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX —The earliness and har¬ 
diness of this variety recommend it for growing even 
in the Northern States. It is extremely productive, 
with pods 9 inches long, thick, decidedly crease- 
backed, very fleshy and brittle, although slightly 
stringy; color clear light yellow. 
KING HORTICULTURAL, or HAMPDEN POLE— Both 
seed and pods are the largest of the Horticultural 
type. Pods 7 inches long, flat, stringless, and showy. 
LAZY WIFE- —A late, productive, white-seeded pole 
variety. Pods are long, broad, flat, stringless, and of 
excellent quality. 
McCASLAN POLE — A very early, prolific, white-seed¬ 
ed variety, and one of the most popular; pods deep 
green, stringless, and of excellent quality. 
MISSOURI WONDER —A very popular long, green- 
podded variety, immensely productive. 
RED SPECKLED CUT-SHORT, or CORN-HILL —An 
old, well-known, hardy, productive bean; used largely 
in the South for planting with corn. 
SCARLET RUNNER — Can he used like a Lima; grown 
mostly in America for its ornamental, bright scarlet 
flowers. 
STRIPED CREASEBACK, or SCOTIA —-A very hardy, 
productive cornfield bean. The pods are round, straight 
and crease-backed; slightly stringy. 
TENNESSEE WONDER — Somewhat similar to Ken¬ 
tucky Wonder but with immensely larger, straighter, 
smoother and more crease-backed pods. 
WHITE CREASEBACK — A very hardy, early, old- 
time variety with uniform, round and slender, slightly 
stringy pods.- 
WHITE DUTCH CASE KNIFE —A very old variety 
with long, straight, flat, stringy though brittle pods. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Culture —These plants are very tender and susceptible to frost. Seed should be sown after all 
danger from frost is over and the ground is sufficiently warmed to promote good growth. Sow 
the seed in hills 2 to 3 feet apart each way, 5 or 6 seeds to the hill, or if sown in rows 3 feet 
apart the seeds should set about 4 inches apart in the row. 
BURPEE'S BUSH — The well-known dwarf type of the Pole Limas but now largely superseded by Burpee’s 
Improved Bush. 
BURPEE'S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA — A decided improvement on 
the old sort and by far the best of the large, flat-seeded type. The 
vine is more sturdy and productive; beans are larger and thicker 
than in the old form and average one more bean to the pod. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA —A most excellent variety and perhaps 
more generally grown for market than any other sort. The vines 
are very productive with large pods containing 4 to 5 large, oval¬ 
shaped, very thick, white beans. 
HENDERSON'S BUSH — A very early, productive, small-seeded 
type of Lima; much in favor for home canning and for private 
gardens in the far North. 
JACKSON WONDER, or CALICO BUSH—A 
very prolific, almost drought-resistant Dwarf 
Lima. Seeds small, like Sieva, spotted and mot¬ 
tled dark brown. Plant growth resembles the 
Sieva type or Henderson’s Bush. 
NEW WONDER BUSH — Quite similar to Bur¬ 
pee’s Bush, but a trifle earlier, more dwarf and 
with broader, thinner, flat beans. 
WOOD'S PROLIFIC —-Quite like Henderson’s 
Bush, though the beans are somewhat larger and 
thicker. 
-W HENDERSON'S BUSH LIMA 
