LEADERS FOR 155 YEARS 
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DWARF or BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Two weeks earlier than Pole Limas. Average height of vine, 14 to 20 inches. Two pounds will 
plant 100 yards of row or 40 to 60 pounds to an acre. No garden should be without one of the following 
varieties of Dwarf Limas. We cannot recommend them too highly. They are two weeks earlier than the 
Pole Limas, much easier to raise, as no poles or strings are required. Their flavor, however, is not as ap¬ 
petizing as the old-fashioned Pole Lima. Plant in drills 30 to 36 inches apart, dropping the beans 4 to 5 
inches apart. If too thick, they will not do well. Do not plant in cold ground as they are liable to rot. 
If possible plant Lima Beans with eyes down. Deeply rooted plants continue to grow after others stop. 
Fordhook Bush Lima 
Bush Lima (Burpee’s)—77 Days. Seed more 
nearly resembling the old Jersey Pole Lima than 
any other, but a trifle smaller. Flat, usually having 
the appearance of a cut on both sides of the eye. 
This is a bean borne in full-sized pods on plants of a 
dwarf habit. The pods average 4 to 5 inches long 
and contain an average of 2 or 3 beans, some pods 
contain 4 beans—maturing for the table about 10 
days earlier than the earliest Pole Lima. 
Fordhook Bush Lima—76 Days. Seed large, 
oval, white with a green tinge, plump like the 
Challenger Pole Lima. Potato lima type. Foliage 
dark green, bush habit, erect. Average height, 16 
to 20 inches, according to soil, quite bushy, branch¬ 
ing freely. Pods 3 to 4 inches long, borne in clusters, 
averaging 3 or 4 thick-seeded beans. The most 
popular of all Bush Limas, both with family and 
market gardeners in all localities. When planted 
under unfavorable conditions germination is greatly 
affected. 
Henderson’s Dwarf Lima; Dwarf Sewee or 
Dwarf Carolina—72 Days. Seed small, flat, 
white with a tinge of yellow. Height of vine, about 
14 inches, compact. Leaves, small and pointed, 
more of a metallic dark green than any other Bush 
Lima. Early and very productive. Pods average 
to 3 inches in length, contain 3 or 4 small beans. 
They are of fine quality for so early a bean. Sold 
years ago by us as Dwarf Carolina. Very popular 
with Commercial Canners who put up millions of 
cans of them for winter use, as Baby Lima. Used 
extensively as a dry shell bean. 
Improved Bush Lima—76 Days. Height of vine, 
16 to 20 inches. Seed thick, but not as thick as 
Fordhook. White tinged with green. Very broad, 
dark foliage. Pods 4 to 5 inches long, medium green, 
averaging 3 or 4 rather flat beans to the pod. Pro¬ 
ductive. 
Jackson Wonder or Florida Butter—72 Days. 
Exactly the same in size of seed, character, growth 
of vine, as Henderson Bush Lima. The only differ¬ 
ence is in the mottled brownish color of the seed. 
Woods Prolific Bush—70 Days. A larger plant, 
slightly larger seed than Henderson Bush. 
BEETS 
Native of Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. Ready for Table Use 45 to 60 Days After Sprouts 
Appear Above Ground. Three Ounces of Seed Will Sow 100 Yards of Row; Twelve Pounds per Acre. 
Beets are a great acquisition to the family garden, but should be pulled young, before they age. They 
should be sown early in the Spring, as soon as the ground is tillable for a summer garden, and in July or 
August for the Winter garden, to enable them to get sufficiently large to be in first-class condition to pit 
for Winter use. Autumn sown beets are usually much darker in color than Spring sown. 
Crimson Globe—65 Days. Deep globular in shape with little crown and a clean cut, small tap root. 
Skin and flesh of a dark red color with zones. 
Crosby Improved Egyptian—55 Days. A choice form of Early Egyptian. Shape, however, much more 
of a globe. Bulbs when cut are raw beef color. Sweet, tender, of excellent quality. A great favorite with 
market gardeners. Leaves purple mixed with green. Purple midrib. 
Detroit Dark Red Perfected Strain—55 Days. Of great celebrity, because of its merit. Form oval, 
flesh dark blood with indistinct zones of slightly lighter color. Skin smooth with small tap roots. A favorite 
beet with all private and market gardeners. Extensively used by canners because of its good dark red color. 
The most popular table variety today. 
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