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POLE LIMA BEANS 
CULTURE.—Plant when all danger of frost or cold nights 
are over. Don’t be afraid to put a liberal number in a hill, as 
this is cheaper than replanting. Set poles 4 feet apart each 
way. Thin out to 3 plants to a pole. One quart will plant 
100 hills; 12 to 15 quarts per acre. 
ENORMOUS POLE LIMA 
88 Days. Wonderfully prolific. The big, broad, thick, 
meaty beans holding their fresh greenish color, even when 
dried, are crowded tightly in the pods. The vines are so 
tremendously prolific that the handsome pods seem literally 
crammed on to every inch of the branches. Plant this 
variety and you will be pleased with the results. Pkt. 10c, 
pt. 25c, qt. 40c, pk. $2.75, bu. $9.50. 
KING OF THE GARDEN 
88 Days. Vines very, vigorous and productive. Pods 5 to 
6 inches long, filled with 4 or 5 immense white beans of the 
finest quality. On account of its large pods, it is a favorite 
with market gardeners. It will come into bearing sooner and 
will make larger pods if not more than 2 vines are left to 
grow on a pole. Seed very large, ovoid, flat, with slight 
greenish tinge. Pkt. 10¢, pt. 25c, qt. 40c, pk. $2.75, bu. $9.00. 
DREER’S IMPROVED or CHALLENGE 
92 Days. Vines stout, vigorous and productive. Pods 
about 4 inches long, shorter and comparatively thicker than 
those of the other pole limas, and contains 4 to 5 beans, 
which are large, thick, white and of the best quality. Pkt. 
10c, pt. 30c, qt. 50c, pk. $3.00, bu. $10.00. 
EXTRA-EARLY JERSEY 
78 Days. This is an extremely early, ripening 2 weeks 
earlier than any other sort. Pods are thin and very easily 
opened. The vine is very productive and exceptionally 
hardy and vigorous. The quality of the bean, its size and 
beauty make it one of the best. Pkt. 10c, pt. 25c, qt. 40, pk. 
$2.75, bu. $9.00. 
CARPENTERIA 
88 Days. Color is a bright green. It is early, yet keeps 
bearing until frost. Pods are filled with 4 to 5 large mealy 
beans, of the very finest flavor. Vines are vigorous and strong 
in growth, producing a number of pods, well filled. Pkt. 10c, 
pt. 25c, qt. 40c, pk. $2.75, bu. $9.00. 


Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima 


Enormous Pole Lima 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
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 
75 Days. The plant is vigorous and erect growing, bear- 
ing 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. 50c, pk. $3,00, bu. $10.00. 
EARLY GIANT BUSH LIMA 
68 Days. Larger and more prolific than the Fordhook. 
Large upright vigorous plants. Pods contain 4 to 5 large 
plump beans. Pkt. 10c, pt. 30c, qt. 50c, pk. $3.00, bu. $10.00, 
DREER’S BUSH LIMA 
80 Days. 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. 50c, pk. $2.75, bu. $9.50. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA 
75 Days. Plant large, erect, vigorous, very productive; 
pods contain four to five seeds. Dry beans, large, plump, 
flat, color white with greenish tinge. Pkt. 10c, pt. 30c, qt. 50c, 
pk. $2.75, bu. $9.50. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA 
65 Days. Known as the Baby Lima. They are very early 
and prolific, continuing to bear until frost. Pkt. 10c, pt. 30c, 
qt. 50c, pk. $2.75. 

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