53 Fordhook 242— New 
75 days. All-America Bronze Medal Winner. Be- 
gins to bear in about the same time as Burpee’s 
Fordhook, and, in some sections, a heavier yielder. 
Pods 3 to 4 in. long, with 3 or 4 thick, green beans 
the color of which is retained for a long period. 
Eating quality is excellent either fresh, canned or 
frozen. Has set a full crop under conditions where 
some other large-seeded limas have yielded very 
poorly. Plants grow 20 in. tall with a spread of 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 Ib. 35¢; Ib. 60¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.15; 5 Ibs. $2.75 
61 Baby Fordhook 
70 days. A thick-seeded or ‘“‘potato”’, small lima 
bean of far better quality than the flat type. It 
was designed especially for canning and freezing; 
home gardeners, too, will appreciate its surprisingly 
heavy crop of pods. Plant is truly bush, about 14 
in. tall. Pods are 234 in. long and 34 in. wide, thick, 
slightly curved, containing 3 or 4 beans, close 
but not crowded in the pod. Seed is green turning 
cream when dry. Pkt. 10¢; 14 Ib. 25¢; Ib. 45¢; 
2 Ibs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00 



Burpee’s | 
Fordhook 
Bush Lima Bean 
Easier grown than pole limas and the yield per sq. ft. of garden space is about the same for each 
some localities and seasons may be in favor of the pole varieties. Varied size and shape of beans to m 
your preference, whether it be the large thick (Burpee’s Fordhook) or small thick potato” — 
(Baby Fordhook), the large flat (Burpee’s Improved) or the small flat baby butter limas (Cangre 
Some prefer one type for eating fresh, another as dry beans or quick freezing. We list the best varie 
for the different purposes. For eating fresh, pick pods as soon as the beans have reached edible size. 
65 Burpee’s Fordhook ©-— wes popular bush lima — 
75 days. The leading variety of bush lima beans for home garden, freezing or com- “ 
mercial use. Pods are 4 to 5 in. long, 1 to 11 in. wide, and 34 in. thick, dark green, 
straight to slightly curved, crowded with 3 or 4 large, thick beans whose dry, mealy 
quality and delicious flavor, not unlike chestnuts, are familiar to every one who uses 
lima beans. Seeds hold their green color until quite old; cream colored when ripe. aa 
Plants are bushy, upright, with large leaves of heavy texture, 20 in. or more in 
height, with a spread of 2 ft. or more, very vigorous, with many pod-bearing lateral 
branches. Bearing season is long and a planting may be picked for a month or more, 
Fine quality, always salable, attractive appearance, and large pods make Fordhook © 
the best large“‘potato” type bush lima bean for all purposes. Introduced by Burpee 
and named for Burpee’s famous Fordhook Farms. ea eek ME che ee 
Pkt. 10¢; 1 Ib. 25¢; Ib. 45¢; 2 Ibs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00 



















63 Burpee’s Improved _ 
Bush LimaOQ | 
75 days. The best of the flat-seeded bush limas _ 
and a decided improvement over Burpee’s Bush. 
The pods are larger, the individual beans, either = 
green or dry, are nearly twice as thick, and the 
plants are more productive, large and vigorous, _ 
meeting in a three-foot row under average condi- 
tions. Pods are 4% to 5% in. long, and 1 to 1% 
in. broad, slightly curved and moderately thick, 
containing 4 or 5 very large beans of fine quality; 
good for freezing, Pkt. 10¢; 14 Ib. 25¢; Ib. 45¢; 
2 Ibs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00 

60 Burpee’s Bush Lima 
78 days. The original dwarf, large-seeded bush 
lima. It is an immense yielder. The bushes, 18 to _ 
24 in. tall, are of stout, erect growth and branch — 
most vigorously. Pods grow 4% to 5 in. long, 1 to 
114 in. wide and contain 3 or 4 large beans of the 
highest quality. Suitable for freezing. Pkt. 10¢; 
V4 lb. 25¢; Ib. 45¢; 2 Ibs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00 © 
51 Early Market— yew 
72 days. All-America Bronze Medal Winner. The 
earliest of the large-podded bush limas. Pods 4 to 
5 in. long, with 3 or 4 large, flat green beans of 
excellent quality, either fresh, canned or frozen. It 
is especially valuable to market gardeners where an 
early, large-podded bush lima is desired. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1% Ib. 35¢; Ib. 60¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.15; 5 Ibs. $2.75 
68 Wood’s Prolific 
68 days. Improved Henderson Bush or Baby 
Lima. Being early maturing, it is especially desir- 
able in northern states where growing seasons are 
short. Pods are small, 3 to 3% in. long, 7% to 1 in. 
wide, each containing 3 or 4 flat beans of delicious, 
sweet, buttery lima flavor; desirable for freezing. 
Plants are truly prolific, and while they begin to 
bear very early, they will continue to produce until 
killed by frost. Pkt. 10¢; 4 Ib. 25¢; Ib. 45¢; 
2 Ibs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00 
FAVA BEANS 
Mammoth pods with lima-like beans 
24 Long Pod 85 days. Pods are glossy 
green, 7 in. long, and quite 
broad; they contain 5 to 7 large, broad, flat, light 
green beans, which somewhat resemble lima beans 
and should be used in the same way. Flavor is some- 
what like that of the pea. Fava Beans are much 
hardier 'than other beans and must be planted as 
early in the spring as ground can be worked. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 Ib. 25¢;. Ib. 45¢; 
2 Ibs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00 
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64 Cangreen — 4//-A merica Winner; cooks and cans green a 
72 days. A lima bean of the Henderson Bush type with green seed; cooks and cans ~ 
green which is a distinct advantage for canning and freezing and preferred by © 
many whose preference is for the baby butter-lima beans for eating fresh or as dry 
beans. Plants are dwarf, bearing continuously throughout the season flat pods with — 
3 or 4 green beans, the green color being retained for a long time. 2 b 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 Ib. 25¢; Ib. 45¢; 2 Ibs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00 — 
69 Burpee’s Super Green 
74 days. A baby bush lima with beans that retain their 
green color until they are fully matured. Pods are 3 in. long, 
and contain three, sometimes four, green beans of super 
quality, moist and tender. Desirable for freezing and canning. 
Pkt. 10¢; 12 lb. 25¢; lb. 45¢; 2 Ibs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00 
a 
71 Thorogreen— very heavy yielder 
68 days. Pods contain 3 or 4 flattish, oval shaped beans of ~ 
a dark green color. Valuable for canning and freezing. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 lb. 25¢; Ib. 45¢; 2 Ibs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00 
How to Grow BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Bush Lima Beans succeed well in almost any good 
garden soil but do best in a rich, well-drained, sandy 
loam. As seed is sensitive to cold and wet ground, it 
must not be planted until the soil has become quite 
warm and fairly dry. Plant the seeds edgewise, eye 
down, 5 in. apart in rows 2% to 3 ft. apart, and cover 
with 2 in. of fine soil. When the plants are well started, 
thin to stand 12 to 15 in. apart for large-seeded varie- 
ties and 9 to 12 in. for small-seeded varieties. Give fre-. 
quent and shallow cultivation until blossoms appear, 
but do not cultivate or handle plants when they are 
wet. A pkt. of large-seeded varieties will sow 15 ft. 
of row; one Ib. 100 ft.; the small-seeded kinds will, 
of course, go much farther. : 
