F. H. WOODRUFF & SONS' 
POLE OR RUNNING BEANS 
Kentucky Wonder 
DUTCH CASEKNIFE. An early and prolific climb¬ 
ing variety, with long, flat, green pods. 
LAZY WIFE. A rather late green podded bean. 
The pods are broad, thick, and stringless, 5^ 
to 6^ inches long. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. Produces a profusion 
of light yellow straight pods which are about 
eight inches in length. 
GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. Yields a heavy crop of 
large flat yellow pods about seven inches long, 
which show no strings until they reach maturity. 
SCARLET RUNNER. An ornamental bean, which 
produces bright scarlet flowers. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Culture —Bush limas should be planted in rows 
three feet apart, placing two or three beans 15 
inches apart in the row, and covering an inch 
deep. A pound is sufficient for about 100 feet 
of row. Should not be planted until the ground 
is warm. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA. The most popular bush 
lima in existence. Unquestionably the best. 
Pods grow in clusters of four to eight, well 
filled with beans of fine quality. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH. Large plump bean, 
medium early. 
BURPEE’S. Flat seeded dwarf type. 
DREER’S BUSH. Seed thick, potato type. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH. Small white seed. Very 
prolific, popular for canning. 
JACKSON WONDER. (Calico Bush). A very pro¬ 
lific, small seeded bush lima. The pods are me¬ 
dium size, containing from three to five beans. 
The seed is speckled. 
WOOD’S PROLIFIC. Quite similar to Henderson’s, 
but somewhat larger and thicker. 
Culture —Poles should be set firmly in the ground 
in rows four feet apart and the poles three feet 
apart in the row. Around each pole plant five to 
eight beans, and later thin out to ^ four vines. 
Seed should be covered 1J4 to 2 inches deep. 
One pound of seed will plant about 75 poles; 
30 pounds for an acre. 
WHITE CREASEBACK. A hardy variety with 
round, somewhat stringy green pods. 
SPECIAL WORCESTER OR KING HORTICULTURAL. 
The real old fashioned mammoth horticultural, 
very large seed and pod, and very highly 
colored. 
HORTICULTURAL CRANBERRY. (London Horti¬ 
cultural). Has short, straight, flat, stringless 
pods of good quality. The dried beans are fine 
for winter use. 
KENTUCKY WONDER. (Old Homestead). The 
most popular green podded pole bean. Bears 
a profusion of round meaty pods, which often 
reach a length of nine or ten inches. 
WHITE KENTUCKY WONDER. (Burger’s Green 
Pod). A variety of green podded pole bean. 
TENNESSEE WONDER. (Egg Harbor Pole). A 
moderately prolific green podded sort, very simi¬ 
lar to Kentucky Wonder, though earlier. 
MCCASLAN. Vigorous productive white-seeded 
variety, bearing fine green pods eight to nine 
inches long, slightly flattened. 
NANCY DAVIS. (Striped Creaseback). A popular 
Southern cornfield bean, hardy, and productive 
of green pods about six inches long. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
Culture —Being vigorous growers, these beans 
require strong poles, set not less than 4 feet 
apart each way. When ground is warm, plant 4 
to 6 beans to a pole, eyes down, and 2 inches 
deep. When well started, thin out to 2 vines to 
a pole. Cultivate often. One pound is enough 
for 50 poles; 45 lbs. per acre. Pole limas mature 
in from 75 to 90 days. 
GIANT PODDED. An extra large-podded variety 
of vigorous growth. The pods average 7 in¬ 
ches long and hang in clusters of 6 to 8. 
KING OF THE GARDEN. The most popular pole 
lima bean. It is vigorous in growth and very 
productive. The pods are large and well filled 
with mammoth size beans. 
CARPINTERIA. An extra heavy yielding bean of 
large size, with thin-skinned rather fat beans 
of very fine flavor. 
EARLY JERSEY. An excellent early and large 
podded variety. 
EARLY LEVIATHAN. An excellent early sort with 
long straight pods. The beans are of mam¬ 
moth size. 
CHALLENGER. (Dreer’s Improved). The pods 
are thicker than those of other pole limas, as 
the beans are of the potato type. It yields 
heavily, and will shell out more beans than the 
flat type. 
SMALL SIEVA. (Carolina Sieva or Sewee). Ear¬ 
lier, hardier, and more prolific than the large 
seeded types. A very popular “butter bean’’ 
in the South. 
LARGE WHITE. An old standard sort. 
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