34-36 Light Street, Baltimore, Md 
Vegetable Seeds 5 
A Reproduction of a Field of Fordhook Bush Lima Beans Growing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Culture —1 qt. to 100 ft. of drill. Seed 2 in. apart or plant in rows 
2 ft. apart and make hills 1 ft. apart in the rows. About 75 days. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. Large, round, thick, green and of deli¬ 
cious flavor, bearing in clusters of from 4 to 8 averaging 4 large 
beans to the pod. Pkt. 10c., pt. 30c., qt. 50c., Y peck $1.75, 
peck $3.00. 
M.-S. Enormous Bush Lima Beans. As the name implies, these 
are truly enormous, bearing in abundance, large pods which are 
filled with delicious large beans. Pkt. 10c., pt. 30c., qt. 50c., 
Y peck $1.75, peck $3.00. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. Bears an abundance of thick, 
kidney shaped beans. Pkt. 10c., pt. 30c., qt. 50c., Y peck $1.75, 
peck $3.00. 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. Pods abundantly and well filled with hand¬ 
some flat beans. Pkt. 10c., pt. 25c., qt. 45c., Y peck $1.50, 
peck $2.75. 
Henderson’s Dwarf Lima. Popular baby Lima; their flavor is 
excellent. Pkt. 10c., pt. 25c., qt. 45c., Y peck $1.50, peck $2.75. 
ENGLISH, or BROAD WINDSOR BEANS 
Culture —Same as Bush Limas, only plant thinner. A bean similar 
to Lima Beans, but a different flavor and larger. Should be planted 
early, March or April, as they are very hardy. 
Pkt. 10c., pt. 30c., qt. 50c. 
We furnish 10c. packages of all Beans. For postage 
POLE STRING BEANS 
(GREEN AND WAX POD) 
Culture —Same as Pole Lima. 70 days. 
M.-S. Golden Cluster Wax. Deep yellow flat pods, often 8 in. long. 
Heavy yielder, bearing in large clusters. Pkt. 10c., pt. 30c., 
qt. 50c., Y peck $1.50, peck $2.75. 
M.-S. Kentucky Wonder Wax. Same as the above Kentucky 
Wonder with exception of beautiful yellow pods. Pkt. 10c., 
pt. 30c., qt. 50c., Y peck $1.50, peck $2.75. 
Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. The most popular of the 
Pole varieties, and it should be in every garden where beans are 
planted. It grows luxuriantly and bears for a long period. Pods 
are very long, very fleshy and deeply creased or saddle backed, 
green in color and stringless. Seed light brown. Pkt. 10c., pt. 
25c., qt. 40c., Y peck $1.25, peck $2.25. 
Lazy Wife, or White Cherry. Pods 6 to 8 in. long, entirely string¬ 
less, of a rich, buttery flavor when cooked as a snap Bean; also a 
good white shell Bean for Winter. One of the very finest flavored. 
Pkt. 10c., pt. 25c., qt. 40c., Y peck $1.25, peck $2.25. 
Horticultural, or Pole Cherry. Pods green, dashed with red when 
beans are matured. Very showy. Pkt. 10c., pt. 25c., qt. 40c., 
Y peck $1.25, peck $2.25. 
Yard Long, or Snake Beans. This is an ornamental as well as useful 
pole Bean. Produces an abundance of dark green foliage and string¬ 
less green pods, often measuring from 2 to 3 ft. long, which when 
cooked make a delicious dish. Seeds very small. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c. 
rates see page 4. Prices on bushel lots on request. 
COW BEETS (MANGEL-WURZEL) 
Culture —Sow in April and May in thoroughly plowed, well manured 
soil, in drills 2 in. deep and about 18 in. apart. Thin out to 12 in. and 
keep the weeds down by frequent hoeing and cultivating. Low ground 
is best adapted for Mangel-Wurzel. 100 days. 
Golden Tankard. The best long yellow Mangel in cultivation. 
Relished by milch cows and sheep. Maturing earlier than other 
large sorts. Oz. 10c., Y lb. 20c., lb. 50c., 5 lbs. $2.00. 
Used for feeding cattle. 
Sow 5 pounds per acre 
Jumbo Mangel. Immense, long, red, very fine quality. Oz. 10c., 
Y lb. 20c., lb. 50c., 5 lbs. $2.00. 
Gate Post Mangel. Large, yellow, excellent sort. Oz. 10c., Y lb. 
20c., lb. 50c., 5 lbs. $2.00. 
Mammoth Long Red. This is an enormously productive variety, 
yielding from 50 to 70 tons to the acre, a single root often weighing 
20 to 40 lbs. The best long red Mangel and very valuable for stock 
feeding. Oz. 10c., Y lb. 20c., lb. 50c., 5 lb . $2.00. 
