Fairfield Seed and Bulb Co. Norwalk, Conn. 
BEANS—Pole or Running 
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GREEN PODDED SORTS 
Tennessee Wonder (Egg Harbor Pole). A 
moderately prolific green podded sort, very 
similar to Kentucky Wonder, though earlier. 
The blossom is purple. The pods are extremely 
fleshy, twisted, and about nine inches long. 
Without doubt one of the best vining varieties. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; 1 Ib., 35c. 
McCaslan. Vigorous productive white-seeded 
variety, bearing fine green pods eight to nine 
inches long, slightly flattened. A good quality 
snap bean, and slightly earlier than Kentucky 
Wonder. Much used in the South. 
Pkt., 10c; 4 lb., 20c; lb., 35c. 
Nancy Davis (Striped Creaseback). A popular 
Southern cornfield bean, hardy, and productive 
of green pods about six inches long of the crease- 
back type. Pkt., 10c; 4 lb., 20c; 1 Ib., 35c. 
King Mammoth. These are the real old fash- 
ioned type, now very hard to find. They are 
similar to London Horticultural, but have a 
much larger seed, larger pod, and are very 
highly colored. Pkt., 10c; 1% lb., 25c; 1 Ib., 40c. 
BEANS—Pole Lima 
Cuiture—Being vigorous growers, these beans require 
strong poles, set not less than 4 feet apart each way. 
When ground is warm, plant 4 to 6 beans to a pole, eyes 
down, and 2 inches deep. When well started, thin out to 
2 vines to a pole. Cultivate often. One pound is enough 
for 50 poles; 45 lbs. per acre. Pole limas mature in from 
75 to 90 days. 
King of the Garden. 
The mest popular 
pole lima bean. It 
is vigorous in growth 
and very produc- 
tive. The pods are 
large and well filled 
with mammoth size 
beans. Pkt., 10c; 
4 |lb., 25e; 1 Ib., 
40c. 
Small Sieva (Caro- 
linaSievaor Sewee). 
Earlier, hardier, and 
more prolific than 
the large seeded 
types. A very popu- 
lar “butter bean”’ 
in the South. Also 
well adapted to the 
North, where it con- 
tinues to bear until 
frost. Pkt., 10c; % 
Ib., 20c; 1 lb., 35c. 

Sieva Lima Bean 
BEANS—Bush Lima 
Culture —Bush limas should be planted in rows three feet 
apart, placing two or three beans 15 inches apart in the 
row, and covering aninch deep. A pound is sufficient for 
about 100 feet of row. Should not be planted until the 
ground is warm. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. 
This fine lima produces 
a heavy crop of large 
fat pods in clusters of 
five to eight. The beans 
are the “potato” type, 
that is they are fat 
rather than flat. The 
pods contain from three 
to five beans each, and 
are usually mature in 
75 days. Fordhook 
always outsells other 
bush limas by a big 
margin. Pkt., 10c; 
14 |b., 30c; 1 Ib., 45c. 
Burpee’s Improved 
Bush Lima. A _ fine 
bush lima of the “‘po- 
tato” type, producing 
long fat pods ready for 
picking in about 80 
days. Slightly earlier 
and larger than Bur- 
pee’s Bush Lima. Pkt., 
i 14 |b., 25c; 1 Ib., 
40c. 
Henderson’s Bush 
Lima. The original 
bush or dwarf lima or 
butter bean, and known 
in the South as “‘bush 
m butter beans.” While 
ty the pods and beans are 
both quite small, the 
variety is very valuable 
for its extreme earliness 
and the fact that it produces a large and sure crop 
of excellent quality right up until frost. It 
Re in 65 to 70 days. Pkt., 10c; % lb., 20c; 
eS 3 
Jackson’s Wonder (Calico Bush). A very pro- 
lific, small seeded bush lima. The pods are 
medium size, containing from three to five beans, 
ae seed is speckled. Pkt., 10c; 1% lb., 25e; 1 Ib., 
40c. 

Fordhook Bush Bean 
BAKING VARIETIES 
Boston Pea Bean. Similar to White Marrow, but 
having a smaller seed. Sometimes called White 
Navy. Packet, 10c; % lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c. 
Yellow Eye. A fat bean with white seed which has 
ake yellow eye. Packet, 10c; 1% lb., 25e; 1 lb., 
Cc. 
White Kidney. An old favorite with white- 
re shaped seed. Packet, 10c; % lb., 25c; 1 Ib., 
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