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T. W . WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
DWARF OR BUSH LIMA AND BUTTER BEANS 
Lima beans are not as hardy as snap beans and should not be planted before the ground is warm and frost is over. 
Plant bush limas in 3-foot rows, dropping three beans 15 inches apart in the row, eyes downward. For the tall varie¬ 
ties, set 6 to 8-foot poles firmly in the center of the hills 3 feet apart in 4-foot rows before the seeds are planted. 
Cover the beans iy 2 inches deep; cultivate only when the vines are dry. One pound of the large seeded varieties 
plants 60 hills; 60 pounds to the acre. One pound of the small seeded varieties plants 100 hills; 30 pounds to the acre. 
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Wood’s Prolific Bush Lima Beans 
Small Seeded or Butter Bean Varieties 
No 17 Wood’s Prolific Bush Lims [65 Days]. — Since we introduced this 
PIO. Ot. woods rrounc ousn Lima bean several years ago, it has so rapidly 
grown in popular favor that our sales far exceed all other bush lima varieties. It is 
a distinct and valuable improvement over the original bush lima, the beans being 
larger and thicker and there are more beans to the pod; makes a larger growth— 
so much so that at first it seems as if it would put out runners. It is, however, of 
the true bush form. It is a larger yielder than other bush limas, being practically 
loaded down with pods, which are borne from early in the season continuously till 
frost. Also valuable as a shell bean for winter use. We do not hesitate to recom¬ 
mend it as in every way the best and most prolific of all the bush lima varieties. 
By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 55o; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $1.95. 
Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 5 lbs. 85c; 10 lbs. $1.60; 100 lbs. $14.00. 
No. 38. Henderson’s Bush Lima 
[65 Days], —The original dwarf butter bean, 
a dwarf type of the Small Pole Lima or But¬ 
ter Bean. Valuable for its extreme earliness, yet it continues to set pods right up to 
frost Of the true bush tvpe, growing 18 to 20 inches high; very productive and a 
sure cropper - a fine bean to dry for winter use. This is the bean so popularly known 
throughout the South as “bush butter beans.’’ By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; 
lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.75. 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2' lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.40; 100 lbs. $12.00. 
No. 42. Jackson Wonder Bush Lima SKrS^SSfia’SSSiSi 
Bean. This bean originated in the South where many gardeners prefer it to all 
other kinds of bush limas, claiming that it is the best bearer of them all, and that 
in dry seasons it is practically drought proof. The plants grow about 2 feet high 
and carry Quite a load of pods that contain 3 to 4 beans each. It begins bearing 
early and continues till killed by frost. By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; 
lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.75. 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.40; 100 lbs. $12.00. 
Large Seeded Bush Limas 
RucVi I ima < 75 Days). The latest addition to the large seeded 
Wo. 41. JVlCl^rea S ousn Lima p us p ji m a family and a worthy one. It has a 
sweet flavor not found in other bush limas, so much so that the dry beans are 
wrinkled like a sugar pea. The plants are strong and upright with an abundance 
of foliage, and bears its pods equally abundantly. Each pod contains from three to 
five large, plump beans that are so tightly packed in the pod that the pressure flat¬ 
tens the ends of the beans. It has the further advantage that it will stand cold and 
W6t wecitTier in the spring" cind extreme summGr hes/t better thcin other l&rge seeded 
limas. We recommend it for the home garden and for market; for canning it is dis¬ 
tinctly superior. By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 
10 lbs. $2.05. Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 5 lbs. 90c; 10 lbs. $1.70; 100 lbs. $15.00. 
No. 39. Fordhook Bush Lima *pordhoc& 
is the big nearly round seeded bush lima that 
bears in clusters of 4 to 6 pods. The beans 
are fat, meaty, tender and juicy, and of that 
dark-green color that indicates fine quality. 
The beans are packed so closely in the pods 
that they are flattened at the ends and are 
easily shelled. The green beans, even when 
full size, are tender, juicy and sweet; they 
may be used either green or dried; either way 
they are rich and buttery, with the real lima 
bean flavor. The growth is upright, about 20 
inches, holding the pods off the ground so 
that they are not injured by being beaten to 
the ground by wind or rain. Fordhook is the 
most popular of all the large-seeded limas. 
By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 
2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.20; 10 lbs. $2.15. 
Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. 95c; 
10 lbs. $1.80; 100 lbs. $16.00. 
No. 40. Burpee’s Bush Lima 
type of the large white pole lima and of 
equally good quality. The plants are uniform¬ 
ly dwarf and erect, branch vigorously and 
are immense yielders, the pods carrying 3 to 
5 large beans. The pods are well filled with 
very large beans identical in size and buttery, 
luscious flavor that has made the large white 
pole lima so universally popular. It is ready 
for the table about a week earlier than the 
large pole limas. My mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; 
y 2 lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.05; 
10 lbs. $1.85. Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 
5 lbs. 80c; 10 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs. $13.00. 
Fordhook Bush Lima Bean 
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McCrea’s Bush Lima 
