ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS BEST BY EVERY TEST 
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POLE BEANS 
POLE BEANS —Are sensitive to cold and 
should be planted two weeks later than bush 
sorts. Set poles three feet apart in the row, 
making the rows 4 feet apart and extending 
north and south. Sow half dozen beans 2 
inches deep around each pole; thin later to 4 
plants. Can be trailed on wire netting as well. 
Kentucky Wonder 
KENTUCKY WONDER or OLD HOME¬ 
STEAD, 65 Days —An old favorite, but hard 
to surpass for its showy pods of excellent qual¬ 
ity. Pods are fleshy, crisp, long bearing and 
delicious; seed long, oval and dun in color. 
WHITE SEEDED KENTUCKY WONDER 
or BURGER’S STRINGLESS GREEN-POD— 
Uniformly straight, 6 to 8 inches in length, 
rich green, and very meaty; entirely string¬ 
less. The white beans are fine for winter use. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX —Quite simi¬ 
lar to the Kentucky Wonder or Old Home¬ 
stead, except in the color of pods, which in 
this one are light waxy yellow. It has a thick, 
broad pod, very tender, of delicious flavor and 
stringless. The pods often attain a length of 
8 to 9 inches. 
LAZY WIFE, 74 Days —A great snap bean 
with pods up to 6 inches long, which are 
stringless, flat, fleshy, brittle, of delicious 
quality. Dry beans are round and white. 
HORTICULTURAL or SPECKLED CRAN¬ 
BERRY —A midseason sort. Pods 5 inches 
long; straight, flat and good as shell beans 
only. Pods gp*een, splashed with red. 
CUT SHORT or CORN HILL —Is often 
planted in corn. Poles are not necessary. 
Snaps are short, about 3 inches. Seed gray¬ 
ish white, dusted with purplish red brown. 
Widely known and cultivated. 
WHITE CREASEBACK, 62 Days — The 
pods grow in clusters and are from 5 to 6 
inches in length, perfectly round and deeply 
creased. They are very fleshy, stringless and 
of the best quality. The beans are white and 
are excellent shelled for winter use. 
MISSOURI WONDER — A splendid pole 
bean. Popular in the west and south. Is a 
good corn hill bean. Yields well and bears 
long, plump, well-filled, crease-backed pods. 
Is popular for green shell beans. 
DUTCH CASE KNIFE—A climbing variety 
with long, flat, irregular pods, which become 
creamy white as they mature; seed broad, 
flat and clear white. 
SCARLET RUNNER—Flowers scarlet and 
decorative. Is desirable for snaps and green 
shell beans. 
LIMA BEANS 
POLE LIMAS 
The Limas being more tender and liable to 
rot in the ground if it is cold and wet, must 
be planted later—about the last of May or 
first week in June. Plant about two inches 
deep. The seed of the Limas is very large, 
flat, and white in color. 
SMALL CAROLINA, or SIEVA LIMA— 
This is a small type of the pole limas. It ma¬ 
tures quickly, produces immense crops, and 
makes an excellent bean for winter use. 
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA— Vines 
very vigorous and productive. Pods medium 
dark green, very large, 5 to 6 inches long, 
broad, flat, filled with four or five immense 
white beans of finest quality. On account of 
its large pods, it is a favorite with market 
gardeners. Seed very large, ovoid, flat, white, 
with slight greenish tint. 
LARGE WHITE LIMA— The old-fashioned 
Pole Lima. Long, thick pods and large, meaty 
beans of good quality. Dry beans resemble 
King of the Garden very closely. 
FLORIDA BUTTER (Speckled Pole Limas), 
77 Days —Bears well throughout the season. 
Produces small beans of good quality in both 
green and dry state. 
DWARF LIMAS 
BUSH LIMA (HENDERSON’S) —Extreme¬ 
ly early; vines are without runners, but con¬ 
tinue to grow and set pods until frost. Pods 
are short and contain two or four beans which 
are of fine quality, either green shelled or dry. 
Seeds small. 
BUSH LIMA (BURPEE’S)— The bushes 
grow from 18 to 20 inches high, of stout 
growth and always erect. It is an immense 
yielder, each bush bearing from 50 to 200 
large, handsome pods, well filled with very 
large beans. 
BUSH LIMA (FORDHOOK) —A stiff, 
strong grower and very heavy cropper. The 
pods are produced in clusters. Four to six 
days earlier than others. Bean is tender, 
sweet and juicy, either green or dry. 
JACKSON WONDERS (Speckled Bush)— 
Flourishes under dry conditions and is de¬ 
servedly popular in the south. Pods are 
medium-sized, holding four or five fairly large 
beans of excellent quality. 
