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 Philadelphia. 
Bush Limas are good yielders. Plant in a warm, well- 
drained, sandy loam. Plant the seeds edgewise, eye down, 
5 in. apart in rows lyi to 3 ft. apart, and cover 2 in. deep 
with fine soil. Later thin to stand 12 to 15_in. apart for 
large-seeded varieties and 9 to 12 in. for small-seeded varie¬ 
ties, such as Philadelphia Bush, Wood’s Prolific, and Jackson 
Wonder. Keep the soil well cultivated, and pick the pods 
as soon as the beans have reached edible size. One pkt. of 
seed will sow 25 ft. of row; one lb. 100 ft.; 60 lbs. to an acre. 
65 Burpee’s Fordhook 
Bush LimaO 
Two 
Pods 
Natural 
Size 
Fordhook. 
Bush Lima 
Everything Prepaid 
When you order at Burpee’s 
Low Prices there is notliing 
else to pay. We Pay Postage. 
64 McCrea Bush Lima 
75 days. Miniature Fordhook, which is just what we have been waiting for To give an 
idea of the size of the beans themselves—the Fordhooks listed on this page are so large that 
22 seeds will weigh one ounce. The McCrea is so small that it takes 70 seeds to weigh one 
ounce. While the seed itself is small, the plant is nearly as large as the original Fordhook. 
Plants are stocky, erect, dark green, of medium season, and a heavy yielder of pods which 
are rather thick, slightly curved and contain from 3 to 5 plump green beans of true Potato 
type. Although the pods are small, the unusually delicious flavor of this Miniature Lima 
has already made it a popular favorite with home gardeners and canners. 
Pkt. 100, Vz 250; lb. 450; 2 lbs. 850; 5 lbs. $1.65; 10 lbs. or more @ 300 per lb. 
66 Burpee’s Philadelphia Bush Lima 
70 days. Of special value because it matures extremely early. The plants 
are of upright habit and produce pods with the greatest abundance. The 
earlier ones are set quite close to the ground. Clusters of 6 to 8 each are not 
unusual. The individual pods are 4^ in long and IM in. wide, each contain¬ 
ing four fair-sized beans of splendid quality. Pkt. 100; Vz lb. 250; 
lb. 450; 2 lbs. 800; 5 lbs. $1.40; 10 lbs. or more @ 260 per lb. 
Burpee takes pride in pointing out that four of the seven varieties of bush 
limas listed on these two pages are Burpee introductions. Every one has 
become popular; each is distinct enough from the other as to build up an 
- enormous demand for all four. 
108 W. Atlee Burpee Co. Buy from the originator! 
McCrea 
Bush Lima 
(^Miniature Fordhook) 
Introduced by Burpee and named for 
Burpee's Fordhook Farms 
75 days. Burpee’s Fordhook Bush Lima Bean 
is known and grown wherever Beans are planted. 
It is a Burpee introduction that vies with 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima for first place in 
quality and popularity. Burpee’s Fordhook 
Bush Lima is in a class by itself, and is alto¬ 
gether 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 in. 
long, IX in. wide, and as much as ^ in. thick. 
Each pod holds 4 or 5 large, plump Beans. The 
flavor of Fordhook is delicious, not unlike chest¬ 
nuts. 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. On our 
own Seed Farms we grow enormous quantities 
of this Bean which we ship to our customers in 
every state in the Union. Sales are heavier each 
year due to the ever-increas¬ 
ing popularity of this Bean 
among home gardeners and 
market growers. For a Pole 
Lima of the Fordhook type, 
plant Burpee’s Best. 
Pkt. 100; V 2 lb. 250; 
lb. 450; 2 lbs. 800; 
5 lbs. $1.45; 10 lbs. or 
more @ 270 per lb. 
