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SEED GROWERS 
Burpee’s Bush Lima 
Beans - Bush Lima Varieties 
Culture. Lima Beans require even more heat than other Beans. They should not be 
planted until the ground is thoroughly warmed. Bush Limas should be sown on good 
garden soil in 2- to 3-foot rows, 3 to 6 inches apart, eye down, cover 1 inch if planted 
in light soils, less in heavy soil. One pound will plant 50 to 60 feet. Pole Limas are 
more tender than the Bush Limas. Set 6'foot poles 4 feet each way and drop 4 to 6 
Beans, eye downward, around each pole, thinning to 3 plants when up. 
BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA. (78 days). A thoroughly satisfactory and 
very popular variety. It is especially suitable for the Chicago area. 
Plants 18 to 20 inches high, very productive. Pods 4 to 41/2 inches 
long, containing three to four Beans, which are flat and wide and of 
excellent quality. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA. (75 days). Similar to Burpee’s 
Bush Lima, but slightly earlier and longer podded. Plant large, erect, 
vigorous, very productive; pods contain four to five seeds. Dry Beans, 
large, plump, flat^oval, surface somewhat wrinkled, color white with 
greenish tinge. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA. (75 days). Vines strong, erect, and true 
Bush Lima growth. Foliage heavy and very dark green in color. The 
stalks that produce the blossoms are thrown out from the lateral and 
main stalks. Pods are large, thick, containing three to five Beans. The 
most popular market gardener's Lima Bean. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA OR DWARF SIEVA. (66 days). Our 
stock is the true Henderson’s Bush Lima and not the common Baby 
Lima. Plants bushy, very productive. Pods flat, 3 inches long, com 
taining three to four seeds. Green shelled beans small, flat and of ex* 
cellent quality. 
JACKSON WONDER OR CALICO LIMA. (66 days). Vine dark, 12 inch, thick 
bush with heavy leaf growth. Pods dark, ^^x3 inches, flat, medium thin. In every 
way is like the Henderson’s Bush except in color of seed. Seed light buff, purple 
speckled. 
McCREA LIMA. (72 days). Vine dark, thick, upright growth, fairly heavy. Pods 
dark, thick, flat, slightly curved, containing three to five seeds. Green shelled 
Beans are thick, medium small, green tinted, potato type, well flavored. Seed dry, 
medium small, cream-white, thick. 
Beans - Pole Lima Varieties 
LARGE WHITE LIMA. (88 days). Very productive. A favorite among the Lima 
Bean growers for the Chicago market. Pods contain 3 to 4 Beans, which are large, 
white, and flat. 
CAROLINA SMALL WHITE LIMA or SIEVA. (76 days). Vines vigorous, with 
many short branches, so that they are sometimes grown without poles; very early 
and productive, bearing short pods, which are thin and curved. Seed white, flat. 
CARPINTERIA POLE LIMA. (88 days). Vines vigorous, producing an abundance 
of large, medium green pods 5 to 6 inches long, containing 4 Beans of large size. 
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA. (88 days). The old standard market and family 
sort. The vines begin to produce pods at the foot of the pole and the bearing 
season continues until frost. Pods large and well filled with Beans of mammoth size. 
FLORIDA BUTTER OR SPECKLED POLE LIMA. (80 days). Vine medium 
heavy. Pod medium dark, 3 to 3(4 inches long, thin, flat. Green shelled Beans, pale 
creamy white color, fine flavor. In the Sieva class with a colored seed. Seed cream, 
purple speckled, medium small. 
LEONARD’S IMPROVED FLORIDA BUTTER POLE LIMA. (80 days). A new 
distinct variety. Pods large. Beans very tender and of excellent quality. Heavy 
yielders. Seed is more than double the size of Florida Butter, very striking in 
appearance, creamy white, mottled with purple. 
ALL BEANS PRICED AT: Pkt., 10c; Ib., 15c; Ib., 30c. 
Pole Beans are ideal for the home garden where space is limited. All 
of the better varieties are listed here. 
For Pole Beans, see page 5. 
Fordhook Bush Lima 
