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BEANS — Bush Wax Podded Varieties — Continued 
WARDWELL’S KIDNEY WAX 50 Days 
Hardy and productive. Pods S}/ 2 to 6 inches long, broad, thick, flat and 
of a delicate waxy yellow. Of excellent quality and with no string in the 
early growth. Seed white with dark red eye and splashing at end. 
REFUGEE WAX 54 Days 
Plant sprawling bush, with many runner-like branches, very productive. 
Pods round, curved, light yellow faintly splashed with purple; brittle, 
stringless, fine grained and of excellent quality. Seed cylindrical, bluish 
black, splashed with pale buff. 
ROYAL PURPLE WAX 48 Days 
Vine medium dark, 16-inch thick, heavy bush. Pods bright wax, A l / 2 
inches long, round, curved, stringless at all stages without fiber. Seed 
light purple, speckled with buff. 
SIOUX STRINGLESS WAX 52 Days 
Vine of strong, upright growth. Pods 6 inches long, round, of rich creamy- 
yellow color, are meaty, crisp and absolutely stringless. Seed yellowish tan, 
light speckled. 
SURE CROP OR BOUNTIFUL WAX 53 Days 
A vigorous growing, very productive variety, similar in general appear¬ 
ance of plant and seed to Currie’s Rust Proof Wax; the pods, however, 
are more fleshy, of decidedly better quality and are stringless at prac¬ 
tically all stages of growth. Pods about 6 inches long, nearly round, attrac¬ 
tive in color and remain a long time in condition for snaps. Seed jet black. 
UNRIVALLED WAX 52 Days 
Pods 5 to 5 l /2 inches long, rather narrow, either perfectly straight or 
slightly curved, somewhat flattened but fleshy. The pods showi their clear 
yellow color at an early stage and while having a trace of strings are 
quite fiberless. Plant large, vigorous and nearly disease resistant. Seed 
distinctly small, flat, kidney shaped, ochre-brown in color. 
WEBBER WAX OR CRACKER JACK WAX 50 Days 
Vine medium dark, 16 inch, strong growing bush with a fair leaf develop¬ 
ment. Pod good rich wax color, 5 to 6 inches long, flat, slightly curved, 
medium broad, meaty and well flavored; stringless and without fiber when 
small but develops fiber and becomes coarse with a slight string as it ages. 
Seed cream-yellow, medium small. 
BEANS — BUSH LIMA VARIETIES 
Culture. Lima Beans require even more heat than o^her Beans. 
They should not be planted until the ground is thoroughly warmed. Bush 
Limas should be sown on good garden soil in 2 to 3 ft. rows, 3 to 6 
inches apart, eye down, cover 1 inch if planted in light soils, less in heavy 
soil. One pound will plant 50 to 60 feet. Pole Limas are more tender 
than the Bush Limas. Set 6 ft. poles, 4 feet each way and drop 4 to G 
beans, eye downward around each pole, thinning to 3 plants when up. 
BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA 78 Days 
Plants 18 to 20 inches high, very productive. Pods 4 to A l / 2 inches long, 
containing three to four beans, which are flat and wide and of excellent 
quality. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA 75 Days 
Similar to Burpee’s Bush Lima, but slightly earlier and longer podded. 
Plant large, erect, vigorous, verv productive; pods contain four to five 
seeds. Dry beans, large, plump, flat-oval, surface somewhat wrinkled, color 
white with greenish tinge. 
