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 2p< 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 varieties, 
such as Philadelphia Bush, Wood’s Prolific, and Jackson Wonder. Keep the soil well culti¬ 
vated, 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. 
Burpee's 
Fordhoo\ 
Bush Lima 
108 W, Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Growers, Philadelphia 
McCrea 
Bush Lima 
(Miniature 
Fordhook.) 
Burpee's Philadelphia 
Bush Lima Beans 
Burpee takes pride in pointing 
out that four of the seven varie¬ 
ties of bush limas listed on these 
two pages are Burpee introduc¬ 
tions. Every one has become 
popular; each is distinct enough 
from the other as to build up an 
enormous demand for all four. 
Buy from the originator! 
65 Burpee's Fordhook Bush LimaO 
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 altogether 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 5K in. 
long, IK in. wide, and as much as K in. thick. Each pod usually holds 4 large, 
plump beans which remain green for a long time. 
The flavor of Fordhook is delicious, not unlike chestnuts. The plants grow 
20 to p 0 in. tall and make a spread of almost 2 ft. 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- 
increasing popularity of Fordhook Bush among home gardeners and market 
growers. For a Pole Lima of the Fordhook type, plant Burpee’s Best. 
Pkt. lOd; V 2 lb. 25£; lb. 45^; 2 lbs. 80ft; 5 lbs. $1.45; 
10 lbs. or more @ 27f£ per lb. 
64 McCrea Bush Lima (Miniature Fordhook) 
76 days. McCrea Bush is just what we have been waiting for—a Miniature Fordhook. To 
give an idea of the size of the beans themselves—the Fordhooks listed above 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 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. The unusually delicious flavor of this 
Miniature Lima and the fact that the beans retain a green tint when 
cooked have already made it a popular favorite with home and 
market gardeners. Canners, too, have found it most desirable, for 
the plump, thin-skinned beans have an unusually sweet flavor, 
different from any other lima, and they do not break up in the can. 
As they retain their green color when cooked, they make a nice 
appearance when served. Pkt. 100; V 2 IB. 250; !b. 450; 
2 lbs. 850; 5 lbs. $1.55; 10 lbs. or more @ 290 per lb. 
66 Burpee’s Philadelphia 
Bush Lima Q 
68 days. Of special value because it is the 
largest-seeded bush lima that produces well 
under dry, hot conditions. Upright plants bear 
an abundance of pods from 4 to 4 y 2 in. long, 
each containing 3 or 4 medium-sized beans. The 
hardiness of this variety, along with its excellent 
quality, have made this bean popular wherever 
grown. Pkt. 100; »/ 2 lb. 250; lb. 400; 2 lbs. 750; 
5 lbs. $1.40; 10 lbs. or more ($ 260 per lb. 
Everything Prepaid 
When you order at Burpee’s Low 
Prices there is nothing else to pay. 
Everything offered in this catalog will 
be delivered in the U. S. or its posses¬ 
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