BEANS.---Lima Bush or Butter 
All Prices Postpaid Unless Otherwise Noted. See Page 3 
CULTURE: Planting and care of Limas same as other 
Bush Beans, except 4 inches apart in row and for best 
yield a warm, sandy loam is desirable. 
HENDERSON’S. 70 days. The earliest variety. Used 
largely by canners. Plant small, dark green, 
erect, bushy; pods flat, containing 3 to 4 flat, 
light green beans or seed, of excellent flavor. 
Best yields obtained on warm, sandy loam. Dry 
beans creamy white. 
FORDHOOK BUSH. 76 days. Plants strong, pods 
4¥% to 5 inches. 3 to 5 large green beans. 
BURPEE IMPROVED. 78 days. Plants large, vig- 
orous, very productive, pods large, 5 inches, 
averaging 5 seeds. 
BABY POTATO LIMA. A variety especially adapted 
to Colorado and the West as it is more thrifty 
and robust than other lima beans. <A heavy 
yielder. Pods average 3 to 4 seeds, maturing 
very uniform. 
LIMA BEAN PRICES, page 3 
TABLE 

BABY POTATO BUSH LIMA (NEW) 
All-America Selections—Silver Medal 1940 
KING OF THE GARDEN POLE LIMA. 
Splendid climber; very productive. 
5-to. a -pod: 
BEETS 
89 days. 
Seeds large, 
We Catalog Only the Leading Varieties 
CULTURE: Beets will 
grow in any fertile soil 
but thrive best in deep, 
rich sandy loam. Seed 
may be sown in the 
early spring as soon 
as ground can be 
worked; later sowings 
for continuous supply, 
every two or three 
weeks until the middle 
of July. Sow seed in 
rows 18 to 24 inches 
apart and cover 1 inch 
deep. Thin plants to 
stand 3 to 4 inches 
apart in the rows. A 
packet will sow about 
25 feet of row; an 
ounce 100 feet; 5 to 6 
pounds to an acre. 
EARLY EGYPTIAN. 
»/.> days:- This is 
one of the best va- 
rieties for forcing 
and early planting. 
Skin and flesh pur- 
| ple red and while 
young is very sweet and tender. Oval shaped, 
but with continued growth it becomes broader 
and fatter and a little coarse. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (%4 Ib. 70c) (2 Ib. $1.15) (Ib. 
$2.25). 

EARLY WONDER. 60 days. Valuable as q 
first early variety. Tops medium small, erect. 
Roots semi-globular, blood red, with small tap 
root. Flesh blood red with zones of somewhat 
lighter shade; tender and of good quality. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (% lb. 70c) (12 Ib. $1.15) (Ib. 
$2.25). 
STOCK BEETS. See page 86. 
CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN (Special Strain). 62 days. 
Almost globe in shape with small tap root and 
of fine quality. Vermilion color, of very attractive 
appearance when bunched. Very satisfactory 
for market garden and as a shipping sort. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (%4 lb. 70c) (Y% lb. $1.15) (Ib. 
$2.25). 
DETROIT DARK RED. 70 days. Main crop table 
beets for home, market garden, shipping and 
canning. Tops uniform, small, slender, erect. 
Roots globe-shaped; symmetrical, with small col- 
lar and small tap root. Especially bred for uni- 
formity in shape, color and general appearance. 
Flesh very dark color, the zones are so incon- 
spicuous that the flesh appears as a solid ball 
of blood red meat and remains tender and of the 
highest quality until roots are full grown. — 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (14 Ib. 70c) (% lb. $1.20) (Ib. 
$2.35). 
(i) PERFECTED DETROIT. 70 days. A newe! 
strain of Detroit. Roots smooth, globe-shaped 
and very dark blood red, showing almost no light 
zones or rings. Desirable for bunching and bulk 
sales. 
(Pkt.. 10c) (oz. 20c) (Y%4 lb. 75c) (% Ib. $1.25) (Ib. 
$2.40). ae 
TEXAS CROSBY or STRAWBERRY CROSBY. Simi- 
lar to regular Crosby Egyptian except that it has 
a light or strawberry red skin instead of dark 
red. Bred especially for Texas markets. - 
ae 10c) (oz. 20c) (44 Ib. 75c) (12 Ib. $1.30) (lb. 
50). 
GREEN TOP BUNCHING. 70 days. Extremely at- 
tractive bunching beet. Tops medium sized and 
erect. Foliage clean, grayish green, does not 
turn red or brown in autumn. Roots round, 
smooth, and glossy. Flesh bright, blood red. 
yt a (oz. 20c) (Y%4 Ib. 75c) (12 lb. $1.25) (lb. 
40). 

4 THE WESTERN SEED COMPANY, DENVER, COLORADO 
