POLE LIMA BEANS 
Pole Lima Beans are easily grown in any rich, well-drained garden soil. While they mature some- 
what later than bush lima beans, they greatly outyield them per square foot of garden space. Vines 
should be given support, the most frequently used being rough poles, 7 ft. or more tall, sunk 1% to 
2 ft. deep in the ground and spaced 3 to 4 ft. apart each way. Sow seeds when soil has become warm; 
put 6 to 8 seeds (eyes down) around each pole, cover with 2 in. of fine soil and firm to assist germi- 
nation. When plants are well started, thin so that 3 or 4 of the strongest remain toa pole. One pkt. 
will plant 10 poles; 1 Ib. for 50 poles; 35 lbs. for one acre. Small plantings may be made along a 
fence or trellis, putting several beans 1 ft. apart, later thinning to one strong plant; such plantings 
would require 1 lb. to about 50 ft. of row. 
105 Burpee’s Best Pole LimaO©O 
92 days. The Fordhook among the pole.limas. Burpee’s Best has been 
making friends rapidly since its introduction in 1934, and we believe that it 
has only begun its march toward popularity. You know Fordhook Bush? 
Then just imagine a pole bean with all the good characteristics of Fordhook 
—its thick seed, straight, smooth pod, its rich tenderness, but with larger 
pods, and three or four times as many on each plant. 
Burpee’s Best will climb 10 to 12 ft. under average conditions, and pro- 
5 duce pods in clusters of 4 to 8 
along its entire length. The pods 
are straight, 5 to 6 in. long, 1% in. 
broad, and nearly one inch through, 
well filled with 4 or 5 and some- 
times 6 big, thick, plump beans of 
delicious flavor. Burpee’s Best 
represents a marked improvement 
over Challenger Pole, and we sug- 
gest growing it in its place. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 lb. 35¢; lb. 60¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.10; 5 lbs. $2.60. 










103 Carolina or Sieva 
78 days. The *‘Butter Bean’’ of the 
South. The vines quickly produce a fine 
crop of small, attractive pods, 3% in. long, 
each with 3 or 4 small, flat, green beans of 
splendid quality. Especially valuable in 
sections where early frosts will not per- 
mit other lima beans to mature a crop. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 lb. 25¢; lb. 40¢; 
2 Ibs. 75¢; 5 Ibs. $1.75. 
96 Early Leviathan 
79 days. An early, hardy, and most 
prolific pole lima bean producing a hand- 
some crop of long straight pods before any Pole 
other large-seeded lima. Easy to shell. Lima B 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 Ib. 25¢; Ib. 45¢; Buwe  B 
2 Ibs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00. urpee s Best 
98 Burpee’s Giant Podded 
90 days. Pods are very large, 6 to 7 in. in length and 1% in. in width, and 
are produced freely in clusters of from 4 to 8 until the vines are killed by 
frost. The green shell beans are extra large and of the most delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 lb. 25¢; lb. 45¢; 2 lbs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED GIANT PODDED 
The largest podded of all pole limas. See page 97. 
95 Burpee’s Sunnybrook© 
84 days. The popularity of this fine pole lima bean is due to its extreme 
earliness and tremendous yield, each spike carrying from 5 to 10 pods of 
large size. The pods are closely packed with 4 and often 5 large, thick, 
meaty, light green beans of the finest quality. Pods grow 7 to 8 in. long and 
1% in. wide. Pkt. 10¢; 14 lb. 30¢; lb. 55¢; 2 ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.35. 
102 Florida Speckled Butter 
78 days. Considered one of the most prolific of limas. Vigorous plants; 
pods medium dark green, 3 to 3% in. long, especially suitable for the South. 
Each pod contains 3 and occasionally 4 beans, which are small, flat, white 
marked purple, but if picked when young, the markings on the seed will not 
have been developed. Pkt. 10¢; 12 lb. 25¢; Ib. 40¢; 2 lbs. 75¢; 5 Ibs. $1.75. 
99 King of the Garden 
88 days. A strong grower and uniformly large podded. The pods contain 4 
and often 5 large beans which are easily shelled, of handsome appearance 
and excellent quality. One of the leading pole lima beans for home and 
market gardeners. Pkt. 10¢; 1% Ib. 25¢; Ib. 40¢; 2 Ibs. 75¢; 5 Ibs. $1.75. 
Burpee’s Sunnybrook Pole Lima Bean W.Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Growert, Philadelphia 107 


