U.S. 242 Lima Yields More 
YELLOW BUSH BEANS 
Many of you can still remember when practically all 
snap beans were yellow podded; most people now prefer 
the green sorts but there are still quite a few yellow 
beans planted. Pencil Pod Black Wax leads all other 
varieties for home garden and market. The Round 
Pod Kidney Wax and Sensation Wax are used exten- 
sively for commercial canning and Unrivaled Wax is 
grown where there is a demand for a flat-podded bean. 
None of the yellow podded beans usually yield as well 
as the green varieties. 
* PENCIL POD BLACK WAX: 52 days. 88 seeds 
per oz. Plants large, stocky and vigorous. Pods 6 
inches long, round, fleshy, golden yellow, tender and 
entirely stringless. The leading wax variety for the 
home garden. Pkt. 10 cts.; % lb. 30 cts.: Ib. 
50 cts.; 2 lbs. 95 cts.; 5 Ibs. $1.90; 15 lbs. $4.90; 
100 lbs. $29.00. 
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX: (Also known as Brittle 
Wax.) 52 days. 78 seeds per oz. Plants large and 
productive. Pods 6 inches long, medium yellow, 
round, deeply creasebacked, excellent quality. A 
popular yellow canning variety. Pkt. 10 cts.; % lb. 
30 cts.; lb. 50 cts.; 2 lbs. 95 cts.; 5 Ibs. $1.80; 
15 lbs. $4.95; 100 lbs. $30.00. 
SENSATION WAX: 55 days. 107 seeds per oz. An 
excellent round-podded yellow bean for canning. 
Pods are 6 inches long, straight, slim, deep golden 
yellow. White seed with brown eye. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
¥y lb. 25 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.80; 
15 lbs. $4.80; 100 Ibs. $28.00 

Rey. Robert C. Whitehead, South Windham, Maine, has found 
that experience is not always necessary. In 1944 Mr. Whitehead 
left his city church in New York for a large rural parish in Maine. 
This is his first garden but already he is planning a larger one. 
UNRIVALED: 52 days. 145 seeds per oz. Plant 
dwarf, erect and stocky. Pods very attractive light 
yellow, narrow, thick-flat, stringless when young. 
One of the most attractive beans for market. A 
good shipper. Pkt. 10 cts.; % Ib. 30 cts.; lb. 
50 cts.; 2 lbs. 95 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.80; 15 lbs. $4.80; 
100 lbs. $28.00. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Large seeded varieties: pkt. will sow 10 ft. row 
Small seeded varieties: pkt. will sow 20 ft. row 
Some people seem to be able to grow bush limas 
successfully; others do not. No one seems to know 
exactly why. Those who grow pole limas (See Early 
Leviathan on next page) seem to get larger yields. 
Plant in mellow soil after danger of frost, | inch deep, 
2 inches apart in 3 to 3% foot rows. If possible plant 
after a rain rather than before. 
Limas, especially the large seeded varieties require a 
lot of moisture to sprout them. In planting, many 
gardeners place each bean with the eye down. [ndoing 
this they shove the seed into the moist soil. We believe 
a firm contact with moist soil is more important than 
the position of the bean. 
* FORDHOOK U. S. 242 (New): 75 days. 25 seeds 
peroz. % lb. will sow 35 ft. row. We have tested 
this new strain of Fordhook Lima Beans for two 
years and find that U. S. 242 has one great advantage 
over the old Fordhook—It yields better late in the 
season. At the time of the first pickings we see 
very little difference in yield but as the season 
progresses the difference is more and more apparent. 
The plants are a little larger and more thrifty than 
the old Fordhook and the beans a trifle smaller. We 
recommend that you try U. S. 242 Fordhook. Pkt. 
10) cts:3824 1b..30cts:s lbw 50%cts:;°2 Ibs. 95 cts:; 
5 Ibs. $1.90; 15 lbs. $5.10; 100 lbs. $30.00. 
* 
“J have been gardening for many years and consider your seeds 
the best I have ever used.” 
January 30, 1945 F. S. Rothenberger, D.D.S. 
National Bank Bldg., Ambler, Pa. 
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FORDHOOK: 75 days. 22 seeds per oz. ¥% Ib. 
will sow 30 ft. row. Most popular large seeded bush 
lima for both home and market. Plants are large, 
vigorous and, in most localities, very productive. 
4 to 5 inch pods contain 3 to 4 thick green beans of 
finest quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; % Ib. 30 cts.; lb. 
50 cts.; 2 lbs. 95 cts.; 5 Ibs. $1.80; 15 lbs. $4.80; 
100 Ibs. $28.00. 
BURPEE’S: 75 days, 20 seeds per oz. % lb. will sow 
30 ft. row. Some feel that the old flat type of lima 
has a distinct flavor that is lacking in the thick 
seeded potato type. Plants are large, productive. 
Pods 4 to 5 inches long, contain 4 to 5 large, plump, 
flat beans. Pkt. 10 cts.; % lb. 30 cts.; lb. 50 cts.; 
2 lbs. 95 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.75; 15 lbs. $4.65; 100 lbs. 
$27.00. 
*xBABY POTATO: 68 days. 68 seeds peroz. % lb. 
will plant 80 ft. row. A small seeded more produc- 
tive bush lima than the large seeded varieties. 
Thicker and less discouraging to shell than Hender- 
son. Recommended for home garden. Pods con- 
tain 3 to 4 bright green, delicious beans. Pkt. 10 
ets.; % |b. 30 cts.< Ib. S50icts.; 2:1bs: 95 cts;; 5 
Ibs. $1.75; 15 lbs. $4.65; 100 lbs. $27.00. 
HENDERSON: 68 days. 90 seeds peroz. ¥% lb. will 
sow 100 ft. row. The “Butter Bean” of the South. 
A small flat seeded variety of lima used for com- 
mercial canning under the name of “Baby Lima”. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; % lb. 30 cts.; lb. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 85 
cts.; 5 Ibs. $1.65; 15 lbs. $4.35; 100 Ibs. $25.00. 
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