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rT. W. WOOD &®& SONS - SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 - RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

DWARF OR BUSH LIMA AND BUTTER BEANS ~ 
i : 1 is over. 
Lima beans are not as hardy as snap beans and should not be planted before the ground is warm and frost 
Plant bush limas in 3-foot iia! dropping three beans 15 inches apart in the row, eyes downward. For the tall varie- 
ties, before the seeds are planted set 6 to 8-foot poles firmly in the center of the hills 3 feet apart in 4-foot rows. 
Cover the beans 14% 
inches deep; cultivate only when the vines are dry. One pound of the large seeded varieties 
plants 60 hills; 60 pounds to the acre. One pound of the small seeded varieties plants 100 hills; 30 pounds to the acre. 
Small Seeded or Butter Bean 
Large Seeded Bush Limas | 
Varieties 39. Fordhook Bush Lima (76, Days) — roe 
37. Wood’s Prolific Bush Lima (65. .DP2yv8) —A nearly round-seeded bush lima that bears in clus- 
distinct and 
valuable improvement over the original bush lima, 
the beans being larger and thicker and there are 
more beans to the pod; makes a larger growth—so 
much so that at first it seems as if it would put out 
runners. It is a larger yielder than other bush 
limas, being practically loaded down with pods 
from early in the season continuously till frost. 
Also valuable as a shell bean for winter use. The 
best and most prolific of all the small seeded bush 
lima varieties. By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; 
¥% Ib. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 5 Ibs. $1.50; 10 lbs. 
$2.75. i 
Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 Ibs. $1.25; 10 lbs. 
$2.40; 100 lbs. $22.00. 
’ 7 (65 Days)— 
38. Henderson’s Bush Lima ia Fahne ns 
Baby Limas. 
The original dwarf butter bean, a 
dwarf type of the Small Pole Lima or Butter Bean. 
Valuable for its extreme earliness, yet it continues 
to set pods right up to frost. 18 to 20 inches high; 
a sure cropper; a fine bean to dry for winter use. 
This is the bean so popularly known throughout 
the South as “bush butter beans.” By mail post- 
paid, pkt. 10c; 44 lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c; 5 lbs. 
$1.40; 10 lbs. $2.55. 
Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. 
$2.20; 100 lbs. $20.00. 
42. Jackson Wonder or Calico Bush Lima 
(65 Days)—Also known as Florida Speckled Bush 
Butter Bean. This bean originated in the South 
where many gardeners prefer it to all other kinds, 
claiming that the flavor is superior, that it is the 
best bearer of them all, and that in dry seasons’ 
it is practically drought proof. About 2 feet high 
and carry quite a load of pods that contain 3 to 4 
beans each. It begins bearing early and continues 
till killed by frost. By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; 
4 Ib. 25c; 1b. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c; 5. lbs. $1.40; 10 lbs. 
2.55. j 
Not postpaid, 1b. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. 
$2.20; 100 lbs. $20.00. 
57. Wood’s Improved Pole Lima 
and peds and in yield. 
preference to all other butter bean varieties. 
Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 

Fordhook 
- Bush Lima Beans 
Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.25; 10 lbs. $2.40; 100 lbs. $22.00. 
7 (Sieva or Carolina) (78 Days) — Earlier, 
58. Small Pole Lima or Butter Beans Singha eretami arith at coined 
The “butter bean” of the South, and more generally grown than any 
other. By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 10 Ibs. $2.55. 
hardier 
lima kinds. 
Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. $2.20; 100 lbs. $20.00. 
59. Florida Speckled Butter Bea 
Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. $2.20; 100 lbs. $20.00. 
61. Carpinteria Large Pole Lim 
5 Ibs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.25; 10 lbs. $2.40; 100 lbs. $22.00. 
62. King of the Garden Lima 
2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.25; 10 lbs. $2.40; 100 lbs. $22.00. 
4 
4 
(Butter Bean) (75 Days)—An improvement on 
the small Sieva Lima in the size of the beans 
It is remarkably prolific, a continuous bearer, producing 
its pods in clusters, and it continues to bear over a long season. We recommend it in 
By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; 4% 1b. 25c; 
n (Calico Bean) (78 Days)—A sure cropper and 
bears throughout the season. 
like the small or Sieva except that they are speckled. By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c;5 
14 Ib. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 65c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 10 lbs. $2.55. 
The beans are 
a (85 Days)—Carpinteria excels in productive- 
ness, bearing a great abundance of large pods, 
closely filled with large plump beans that are thin skinned, extremely tender and 
of exceptionally fine flavor. By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; 4% lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 
(85 Days)—A heavy yielder and uniformly large 
i podded, containing four or five big, plump beans of 
the best quality. A most excellent variety. By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; 4% Ib. 25c; Ib. 40c; 
ters of 4 to 6 pods. The beans are fat, meaty, ten- 
der and juicy, and of that dark-green color that 
indicates fine quality. The green beans, even when 
full size, are tender, juicy and sweet; they may be 
used either green or dried; either way they are 
rich and buttery, with the real lima bean flavor. 
The growth is upright, about 20 inches, holding 
the pods off the ground so that they are not in- 
jured by wind or rain. Fordhook is the most popu- 
lar of all the large-seeded limas. By mail postpaid, 
pkt. 10c; 44 lb. 25c; 1b. 45c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 
10 Ibs. $2.95. 
Not postpaid, lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.35; 10 lbs. 
$2.60; 100 lbs. $24.00. : 
’ ° (75 Days)—The bush 
0. Burpee s Bush Lima type (of) t hie lar ee 
white pole lima and of equally good quality. The 
plants are uniformly dwarf and erect, branch vig- 
orously and are immense yielders, the pods carry- 
ing 3 to 4 large beans. It is ready for the table 
about a week earlier than the large pole limas. 
By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; 144 1b. 25c; Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 
70c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.25; 10 Ibs. 
$2.40; 100 lbs. $22.00. 
3. Baby Fordhook Bush Lima 22 favor like 
Fordhook 
Bush Lima. In growth like Henderson’s Bush 
Lima. In crossing Henderson’s Bush Lima with 
one of the potato lima types the introducer has 
brought to you an early and prolific bush lima that 
will produce abundantly in sections where, because 
of temperature, the Fordhook will not set pods 
satisfactorily. The pods hold 3 to 4 small, fat, 
plump beans that are bright green when fresh and 
have the chestnutty flavor similar to Fordhook. 
By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; 42 lh. 25c; 1b. 45c; 2 Ibs. 
75c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 10 Ibs. $2.95. 
Not postpaid, lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 5 Ibs. $1.35; 10 lbs. 
$2.60; 100 lbs. $24.00. 
POLE LIMA AND BUTTER BEANS 


Wood’s Improved Pole Lima Beans 
