54 Vegetable Seeds 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
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BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans 
The Dwarf Lima class cannot be recommended too highly. The Beans 
can be grown and gathered much more easily than the Pole Limas, as 
the plants require no support. They can alsp be grown closer together 
than those of any Pole variety. Dwarf Limas are fully equal in quality to Pole Limas and as a 
rule are earlier maturing. Limas require a longer season for maturing than other garden Beans. 
Plant when ground is dry, weather warm, and danger of frost is over. Select rich, light soil. Plant 
in drills 2 to 3 feet apart, dropping the Beans 3 to 4 inches apart and covering 1J4 to 2 inches deep. 
One pound will plant SO feet of row 
4=17 JL, I The Fordhook is entirely distinct in habit of growth. The stiffly erect bushes 
rordnOOK. branch freely and bear tremendous crops. It is ready for use as early as the 
popular Burpee’s Bush Lima, but the Beans are much plumper and remain green much longer. 
The green Beans are thick and meaty and are closely packed in the pods, which shell very easily. 
Pods are borne in clusters of from four to six, average 4 to 5 inches long, and usually contain 
four tender Beans of a delightful flavor. Pkt. 10c.; J^Ib. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 2 lbs. 85c.; 5 lbs. $1.85. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED. Differs from the original Burpee’s Bush Lima in having much larger 
pods and producing more Beans, while both pods and Beans are not only larger in size but 
also considerably thicker. The pods measure 5 to 6 inches long, and even when of full size the 
enormous Beans are of the most delicious flavor. Pkt. 10c.; lb. 45c.; 2 lbs. 85c.; 5 lbs. $1.85. 
HENDERSON’S. A dwarf form of the Sieva Lima, valuable for its earliness. Pkt. 10 cts.; Ib. 
40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
/-i y A new variety that is highly recommended. The plants are vigorous and of 
IVlCl^rea S. upright growth, bearing an abundance of short but very thick pods, each con¬ 
taining from 3 to 5 large plump Beans of remarkably sweet flavor. A most desirable Bush 
Lima for the home-garden. J^Ib. 25 cts.; Ib. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 85 cts.; 
5 lbs. $1.85. 
POLE OR RUNNING BEANS 
Pole Beans are tender and should be sown two weeks later than 
Bush Beans. They succeed best in sandy loam, liberally enriched with 
manure. Form hills 3 to 4 feet apart; plant three to six Beans in a 
hill, 2 inches deep, leaving space in center for the pole. When well 
started, thin to from two to four plants in the hill. 
* Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead, pods,’ *7 ’ tJ ee 9 
inches in length, fleshy and stringless. Heavy yielder. Pkt. 
10 cts.; j^jlb. 25 cts.; Ib. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
WHITE CREASEBACK or BEST OF ALL. Early green-podded variety, productive, and of fine quality. Pkt. 
10 cts.; Ib. 35 cts.; 2 lbs. 65 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.25. 
SCARLET RUNNER. A favorite, both for its quality as a Snap Bean and also for its flowers, which are a bright 
scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts.; Ib. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
*EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. An early sort, producing an abundance of bright golden yellow pods, 
which are thick, fleshy, and tender. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^Ib. 25 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.60. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. Similar to the Kentucky Wonder or Homestead Green Pod, except in the color 
of pods, which in this one are light waxy yellow. It has a thick, broad pod, very tender, of delicious flavor and 
stringless. Pkt. 10 cts.; Ib. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
These require poles 8 to 10 feet long. Plant in hills 3 to 4 feet apart each way, and 2 
inches deep, allowing four to six seeds to each hill. When the plants are well established 
they should be thinned out to three. They are more sensitive to cold than the Bush Beans, 
and should not be planted before the middle of May. 
One pound will plant about SO hills 
CARPINTERIA. A very fine, vigorous, strong-growing Lima. Very productive, and the 
Beans—usually four to the pod—are much larger and thicker than ordinary Limas and 
seeds retain their distinctively green tinge. Pkt. 10c.; Ib. 40c.; 2 lbs. 75c.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
j-ir. e .] /-> l A vigorous and productive sort; pods very long, each con- 
Kmg Oi tn0 v*3ru6Il. taming five to six large Beans of delicious flavor. Pkt. 
10 cts.; J^Ib. 25 cts.; Ib. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
EARLY JERSEY. This variety matures a few days earlier than the King of the Garden 
Lima. Pkt. 10 cts.; Ib. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
U t > U Vines are vigorous and make strong growth, producing large 
WatCrCr S IlVCFgreen. quantities of pods containing four large Beans. These are 
thicker than the ordinary Lima and have a decided green tinge, even when old, which 
they retain after cooking; unsurpassed in flavor. Pkt. 10c.; Ib. 45c.; 2 lbs. 85c.; 5 lbs. $1.85. 
DREER’S IMPROVED or CHALLENGER. The vines of this variety are vigorous and 
productive, the pods thick and contain four to five Beans of excellent quality. Pkt. 
10 cts.; Ib. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.85. 
SMALL or SIEVA. Very productive. Beans small, good quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 
2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
A species of the cabbage family, which produces miniature heads from the sides of the 
stalk. These heads are a great delicacy, cooked in the same way as cauliflower. Sow seed 
about the middle of May, in a seed-bed, and the plants afterwards set in rows 2 feet or 
more apart, and cultivated like cabbage. 
LONG ISLAND HALF DWARF. Produces compact sprouts of finest quality; a good 
keeper. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; %lb. 90 cts. 
MATCHLESS. Excellent for general use. Plants robust, very hardy; the stems are 
covered with compact globular sprouts of excellent flavor. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; }4lb. $1. 
Brussels Sprouts 
