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WISEMAN-DOWNS CO., INC. - 34 E. PRATT ST. - BALTIMORE, MD. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
BEETS 
CULTURE.—Soil should be of a rich loam. Plant in rows 
2 feet apart and 6 inches in the row. Plant after all danger 
of frost has passed. A top dressing of well-rotted stable 
manure or some good fertilizer will help wonderfully. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA 
The plant is vigorous and erect growing, bearing well 
above the ground. The pods are produced in large clusters, 
each containing 3 to 5 large beans of exceptionally fine 
quality. Pkt. 10c, pt. 30c, qt. 59c, pk. $3.00, bu. $10.50. 
EARLY GIANT BUSH LIMA 
Earlier than the Fordhook; larger and more prolific. 
Large upright vigorous plants. Pods contain 4 to 5 large 
plump beans. Pkt. 10c, pt. 39c, qt. 59c, pk. $3.00, bu. $9.59. 
DREER’S BUSH LIMA 
Dwarf variety of Dreer’s Pole Lima, which has been 
fixed in its character of a bush bean; very prolific, single 
plants often producing 50 to 200 pods. Equal in quality and 
tenderness to Dreer’s Pole Lima. Pkt. 10c, pt. 30c, qt. 59c, 
pk. $3.00, bu. $10.50. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA 
Plant large, erect, vigorous, very productive; pods con¬ 
tain four to five seeds. Dry beans, large, plump, flat, color 
white with greenish tinge. Pkt. 10c, pt. 30c, qt. 59c, pk. 
$2.75, bu. $9.50. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA 
Known as the Baby Lima. They are very early and pro¬ 
lific, continuing to bear until frost. Pkt. 10c, pt. 30c, qt. 50c, 
pk. $2.75. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima 
CULTURE.—The soil best suited for Beet culture is that 
which is rather light and well enriched. Sow in drills 1 foot 
apart and 1 inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked. 
When the plants are large enough thin out to 4 inches apart 
in rows. One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill. 6 to 
8 pounds to an acre. 
EARLY WONDER 
Its qualities are extra early, dark red color, fineness of 
shape and small top. One of the most attractive varieties 
grown, and is especially desirable for hotbeds on account 
of its small top and close-growing habit. Very popular 
with market gardeners for early or late planting. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 15c, 14 lb. 25c, lb. 75c, 5 lbs. $3.25. 
Perfection Detroit Dark Red 
PERFECTION DETROIT DARK RED 
This improved strain of Detroit has proven to be without 
zones, of excellent quality, tender, sweet and quite free from 
tough fibre. The root is globe shaped, color dark blood red. 
Tops large, which makes a good bunching sort. Especially 
adapted for canning purposes. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, lb. 25c, 
lb. 90c, 5 lbs. $4.00. 
DETROIT DARK RED 
The uniformity of size, shape and fine appearance puts 
this variety at once among the leaders of this most desirable 
of all vegetables. Roots medium in size, gobular or oval 
and very smooth; skin a dark blood red; flesh deep bright 
red, fine-grained, crisp, tender and sweet, remaining so long 
after many sorts become woody. Our special stock of this 
variety shows no white zones. Pkt. 10c, oz, 15c, ]/i lb. 25c. 
lb. 75c, 5 lbs. $3.25. 
BEETS-MANGEL 
MAMMOTH LONG RED MANGEL.—This is an enor¬ 
mously productive variety, yielding from 50 to 70 tons to 
the acre, a single root often weighing from 20 to 40 pounds. 
It is the best long red Mangel. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, lb. 20c, 
lb. 50c, 5 lbs. $2.00. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN 
^ A carefully selected strain of Egyptian, as early as the 
original, but larger, thicker, smoother, and of better quality. 
Flesh deep blood red. It is a rapid grower, attaining a 
usable size quicker than any other variety, and does not 
become woody with age. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, lb. 25c, 
lb. 75c, 5 lbs. $3.25. 
“Seeds That Grow” 
