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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
Pole Green Pod Beans (Continued) 
LONDON HORTICULTURAL or SPECKLED CRAN¬ 
BERRY (Italian Pole) —70 days. Vigorous and heavy 
producer of pods, 6 inches long, % inch across, green 
at first but maturing to yellowish green splashed with 
red. When green pods are slightly curved, constricted, 
stringless, little fibre, very fleshy and of good quality. 
Beans are large, ovate, flesh-color'ed sp ashed with 
dark red. 50 per oz. Pkt. 10c; 5/2 Ib. 20c; lb. 35c; 
5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.90. 
MILANESE or MILAN —Pods are deep green, 5 to 6 
inches long, y 2 to % inches broad, thick and meaty 
with absolutely no strings up to time of full maturity 
and practically fiberless. Pkt. 10c; I /2 Ib. 25c; Ib. 40c; 
5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
SCARLET RUNNER —90 days. Largely grown as an 
ornamental, for its attractive flower clusters. Good 
snap bean. Pkt. 10c; J /2 Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
YARD LONG or CHINESE —Pods are round, usually 
18 to 24 inches long, but frequently 30 to 36 inches in 
length. Tender and of good quality, somewhat differ¬ 
ent in taste from other beans—an interesting novelty. 
Seed very small, kidney-shape, reddish brown. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 15c; Ib. 25c; Ib. 75c. 
Pole Wax Pod Beans 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX— 76 days. Very similar 
to the green podded Kentucky Wonder, except the 
pods are a little broader and of handsome light yellow 
color, often 8 to 10 inches in length. They are very 
fleshy and stringless as snaps and of excellent qual¬ 
ity. Seeds are medium sized, oval, flattened, very 
irregular, usuaUy somewhat shriveled, and dark 
brown, 80 per oz. Pkt. 10c; Yz Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 5 lbs. 
$1.50. 
Butter Beans 
In the northern latitudes the term “butter beans” is 
often applied to beans producing wax pods, while in 
the south the term is usually applied to Limas. 
LIMA 
BEANS 
Bush and Pole 
Varieties 
Lima Beans are very susceptible to cold and seeds 
should not be planted until the ground has become 
thoroughly warm. They are gross feeders and the 
ground should be well fertilized for the best results. 
If possible select rich, light soil. Dwarf Limas are 
fully equal to pole Limas in quality and as a rule are 
earlier maturing. Plant dwarf varieties in drills two 
to three feet apart, dropping the beans three to four 
inches apart and covering lYz to 2 inches deep. If 
planted in hills, make the hills 2 to 3 feet apart one 
way and 2 to 2^2 feet the other way, planting 4 to 6 
beans in a hill. When planting in firm soil it will be 
found advantageous to place the beans on edge with 
the eye down, as when planted in this manner, they 
germinate and come up more readily. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA— 75 days. Plants 
are vigorous and productive. Pods very large, about 
5 inches long, thick and usually containing four beans, 
which are unusually thick, of largest size and excel¬ 
lent quality. A little the earliest of the large seeded 
varieties. Extensively grown for home and market. 
Pkt. 10c; Yz Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.90. 
‘ Bush Wax Pod Beans 
Wax beans are a light yellow color and have a mild 
flavor. Grown in the same manner as the green podded 
varieties and will produce equally as well. Black- 
seeded varieties may be planted earlier, as they seem 
to be more hardy. 
SURE CROP BLACK WAX— Plants are very stocky, 
vigorous and highly productive. Pods are round, 
slightly curved, fleshy, golden yellow, tender, brittle 
and absolutely stringless without fibre, and of finest 
quality, 6-6^4 inches long, 7/16 inch across. Seeds 
black and kidney-shaped, 88 per oz. Pkt. 10c; Y 2 Ib- 
20c; Ib. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.90. 
DAVIS WHITE KIDNEY WAX— 56 days. Have fine 
keeping qualities. Pods are light yellow, 6-6i/4 inches 
long and Vz inch across, tender when young but some¬ 
what fibrous and stringy. Seeds are white, kidney¬ 
shaped and excellent for baking. Pkt. 10c; Yz Ib- 20c; 
Ib. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.90. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX— 49 days. Small sturdy 
plants are very productive. Pods are iVz-S inches 
long, Vz inch across. Thick, flat, straight, stringless, 
white with mottled eye, 65 per oz. Pkt. 10 c; Yz lb- 20c; 
Ib. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.90. 
Fava Beans 
IMPROVED GIANT LONG POD —73 days. A late 
variety used largely for green shell beans. Plants 
are very large, erect and strictly bush and very heavy 
producers. The pods are a glossy light green color, 
8-10 inches long, 1% ‘nches broad and flat with usually 
6 seed per pod. The seed is large oval and flat, light 
green color turning to tan-like brown, 13 per oz. 
Pkt. 10c; Ib. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
King of the Garden Lima Beans 
KING OF THE GARDEN POLE LIMA —The most 
popular of all Lima beans, requiring poles or sup¬ 
ports. The pods are very large, 5 to 6 inches long, 
broad, flat, filled with four or five very large whitr^ 
beans of finest quality. It will come into bearing 
earlier and make larger pods if not more than two 
vines are allowed to grow on each pole. Pkt. 10c; 
/2 Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.90. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA— 75 days. An excellent 
variety. The pods, which are produced in clusters, 
are about 4% inches long and each pod contains three 
to five large beans of fine quality. Seed, large, irregu¬ 
larly oval in shape and very thick. Pkt, 10 c; Yz lb- 
25c; Ib. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.90. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA— Also known as Baby 
Lima. Early, hardy and productive. Pods are short, 
about 2% inches, flat, and contain 2 to 4 beans which 
are of excellent quality, either green-shelled or dry. 
Seed, small, flat and white with slight tinge of yellow. 
Pkt. 10c; ^2 Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.25. 
