Bush LIMA BEANS” 
Easier grown than pole limas and the yield per sq. ft. of garden space is about the same for each or in 
some localities and seasons may be in favor of the pole varieties. Varied size and shape of beans to meet 
your preference, whether it be the large thick (Burpee’s Fordhook) or small thick “potato” type 
(Baby Fordhook), the large flat (Burpee’s Improved) or the small flat baby butter limas (Thorogreen). 
Some prefer one type for eating fresh, another as dry beans or quick freezing. We list the best varieties 
for the different purposes. For eating fresh, pick pods as soon as the beans have reached edible size. - 
65 Burpee’s Fordhook © — Most 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 3 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 everyone who uses 
lima beans. Seeds hold their green color until quite old; cream colored when ripe. 
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, large pods, and always salable, attractive appearance, made Fordhook 
the universally known large ‘‘potato”’ type bush lima bean for all purposes. Introduced 
by Burpee and named for Burpee’s famous F ordhook Farms. Buy from the originator. 
Pkt. 10¢; 1% Ib. 30¢; Ib. 50¢; 2 Ibs. 95¢; 5 Ibs. $2.25 
61 Baby Fordhook 53 Fordhook Special 
70 days. Thick-seeded or “‘potato” type small 75 days. This new strain of Fordhook Bush Lima 
lima bean considered by many to be of better was a selection developed by Dr. Roy A. Magrue 
quality than the flat type. It was designed espe- der and Dr. Robert E. Wester of the Bureau of 
cially for canning and freezing; home gardeners, Plant Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
too, will appreciate its surprisingly heavy crop of at the Beltsville, Md., Experiment Farms. They 
pods. Plant is truly bush, about 14 in. tall. Pods called it Fordhook 242. The Fordhook Special 
are 23% in. long and 34 in. wide, thick, slightly | which we offer is the same variety especially 
curved, containing 3 or 4 beans, close but not grown by Burpee. The original Fordhook was 
crowded. Seed is green turning cream when dry. introduced by Burpee in 1907. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 Ib. 35¢;_ Ib. 60¢; Fordhook Special begins to bear about the 
2 Ibs. $1.05; 5 Ibs. $2.40 same time as Burpee’s Fordhook, and because of 
its high resistance to drought, the plants set well 
M under anor conor, = a in poe aneet 
i it is a heavier yielder. Pods are smaller than 
51 Early arket New Burpee’s Fordhook, being 3 to 4 in. long, with 3 or 
72 days. The earliest large-podded bush lima. 4 thick, green beans the color of which is retained 
Pods 4 to 5 in. long, with 3 or 4 large, flat green for a long period. Eating quality is excellent either 
beans of excellent quality, either fresh, canned or _ fresh, canned or frozen. All-America Winner. 
frozen. It is very prolific, desirable in the home Pkt. 15¢; 1% lb. 35¢;_ Ib. 65¢3 
garden and especially valuable to market garden- 2 Ibs. $1.20; 5 Ibs. $2.90 
ers where an early, large-podded bush lima is de- 


’ sired. Developed by Dr. Roy Magruder and Dr. ] 
eeabniey| Robert Wester, aes Wipe see tee 63 Burpee s impr oved 
kt. 15¢;5 - 35¢5 - 60¢; H - 
Bush Lima Bean 2 Ibs. $1.15; 5 Ibs. $2.75 Bush Lima © 
75 days. Pods are produced in clusters of 5 or 6; 
- they grow 4% to 5% in. long, 1 to 1% in. broad, 




















lf in doubt as to slightly curved and moderately thick, containing 
which varieties to 71 Thorogreen 4 i 5 Age ee Hoke beans of me highest 
row, select those quality. Good for freezing. Vigorous, prolific plants. 
farked with the © 68 days. The dwarf, bushy plants set a Pkt. 15¢; 14 Ib. 35¢;_Ib. 60¢; 
prolific crop of flat pods containing 3 or 2 Ibs. $1.05; 5 Ibs. $2.40 
4 flattish, oval ee ies eae beans f 
the color of which is held for a long time. 9 2 
At maturity the seeds retain a pale 60 Burpee Ss Bush Lima 
green color. Valuable for aa is and 78 days. The original dwarf, large-seeded bush 
freezing. Pkt. 15¢; 1% lb. 30¢; _—jima. It is an immense yielder. Pods grow 472 to 
Ib. 50¢; 2 Ibs. 95¢; 5 Ibs. $2.25 5 in. long, 1 to 1% in. wide and contain 3 or 4 
large, broad, flat beans of excellent quality. Suit- 
H d n Bush able for eee r sip shy 5 ee eg 
t. 3° V2 Ib. 3 Ib. 50¢; 
67 en erso 4 2 Ibs. 95¢; 5 Ibs. $2.25 
65 days. An old Stee oe very of ; rial aa 
baby lima, especially with market grow- £ 
ers and canners on account of its earli- 68 Wood s Prolific : 
ness and heavy yield, the crop being 68 days. Being early maturing, it is especially 
produced in a relatively short time. desirable in northern states where growing seasons 
Pods are flat, straight to slightly curved, are short. Pods are small, 3 to 3% in. long, % to 
234 in. long, 34 in. wide, with 3 or 4 1 in. wide, each containing 3 or 4 flat beans of 
flattish, green beans turning white at sweet, buttery lima flavor; desirable for freezing. 
maturity. Pkt. 10¢; 1% lb. 30¢; Pkt. 10¢; 14 1b. 30¢;_ Ib. 50¢; 
Ib. 50¢; 2lbs. 90¢; 5 Ibs. $2.20 2 Ibs. 90¢; 5 Ibs. $2.20 


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 234 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 varieties 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 lb, 100 ft.; the.small-seeded kinds 
will, of course, go much farther. . 











Thorogreen 
Bush 
Lima Bean 

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76 W. Atlee Burpee Co. 

