4 
WISEMAN-DOWNS CO., INC. - 34 E. PRATT ST. - BALTIMORE, MD. 
Bush Lima Beans 
Beets 
CULTURE.—Soil should be of a rich loam. Plant in rows 
2 feet apart and 6 inches in the row. Plant after all danger 
of frost has passed. A top dressing of well-rotted stable 
manure or some good fertilizer will help wonderfully. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA 
An improved dwarf lima of the Kumerle type. The plant 
is vigorous and erect growing, bearing well above the 
ground. The pods are produced in large clusters, each con¬ 
taining 3 to 5 large beans of exceptionally fine quality. 
Much more productive than Kumerle and matures earlier. 
We consider this a decided acquisition to the dwarf Lima, 
possibly the best of the class. Pkt. 10c, pt. 25c, qt. 40c, 
pk. $2.50. 
DREER’S BUSH LIMA 
Dwarf variety of Dreer’s Pole Lima, which has been 
fixed in its character of a bush bean; very prolific, single 
plants often producing 50 to 200 pods. Equal in quality 
and tenderness to Dreer’s Pole Lima. Pkt. 10c, pt. 25c, 
qt. 40c, pk. $2.50. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA 
Will outyield the old type Burpee’s Bush Lima by fully 
one-third. This greater yield is due to the increased size 
of both pod and beans. The dried beans are very handsome 
and generally show a greenish-white coloring, while dried 
beans of the Burpee Bush Lima, like those of the large Pole 
Lima, are pure white. Pkt. 10c, pt. 20c, qt. 35c, pk. $2.25. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA 
Also known as Wood’s Prolific. These are very valuable 
because they do not need poles, and being so dwarf, can 
be planted close together. They are very early and pro¬ 
lific, continuing to bear until frost. Pkt. 10c, pt. 20c, 
qt. 35c, pk. $2.25. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima 
BEETS — MANGEL 
MAMMOTH LONG RED MANGEL.—This is an enor¬ 
mously productive variety, yielding from 50 to 70 tons to 
the acre, a single root often weighing from 20 to 40 pounds. 
It is the best long red Mangel. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 54 lb. 20c, 
lb. 50c, 5 lbs. $2.00. 
CULTURE.—The soil best suited for Beet culture is that 
which is rather light and well enriched. Sow in drills 1 
foot apart and 1 inch deep, as early as the ground can be 
worked. When the plants are large enough thin out to 
4 inches apart in rows. One ounce of seed will sow 100 
feet of drill. 6 to 8 pounds to an acre. , 
EARLY WONDER 
Its qualities are extra early, dark red color, fineness of 
shape and small top. One of the most attractive varieties 
grown, and is especially desirable for hotbeds on account 
of its small top and close-growing habit. Very popular 
with market gardeners for early or late planting. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 15c, 54 lb. 25c, lb. 90c. 
Lexington Market Beauty 
LEXINGTON MARKET BEAUTY 
The best of the larger sorts. It succeeds equally well at 
all seasons; the tops make an upright growth, thus allowing 
of planting in close rows, which is a valuable feature where 
space in the garden is limited. The quality is excellent, 
tender, sweet and quite free from tough fibre. The color is 
most attractive, being a deep blood red. The root is some¬ 
what globe shape. For the trucker or market gardener it 
cannot be beaten. It is also the best for canning on 
account of its excellent flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c. 54 lb. 25c, 
lb. 90c. 
DETROIT DARK RED 
The uniformity of size, shape and fine appearance puts 
this variety at once among the leaders of this most desir¬ 
able of all vegetables. Tops small and upright, admitting 
of close planting. Roots medium in size, globular or oval 
and very smooth; skin a dark blood red; flesh deep bright 
red, fine-grained, crisp, tender and sweet, remaining so long 
after many sorts become woody. Our special stock of this 
variety shows no white zones. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 54 lb. 25c, 
lb. 85c. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN 
A carefully selected strain of Egyptian, as early as the 
original, but larger, thicker, smoother and of better quality. 
Flesh deep blood red. It is a rapid grower, attaining a 
usable size quicker than any other variety, and does not 
become woody with age. Pkt. 10c. oz. 15c, % lb. 25c, lb. 85c. 
Plant a Garden 
