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LIMA BEAN, Fordhook Bush 
Pole Wax-Podded Beans 
Golden Cluster Wax. 70 days. A late variety with flat yellow pods 
about 8 inches long. Seeds white. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 70 days. Flat yellow, stringless pods. 
LIMA BEANS 
Lima Beans are very susceptible to cold and seeds should not be 
planted until the ground has become thoroughly warm. They should 
be sown on well-enriched land, with the rows 3 feet apart, placing the 
Beans 6 inches apart in the row. Plant about 1% inches deep, 4% 
pound to 50 feet of row. 

Bush Varieties 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. 75 days. Produces large pods which con- 
' tain 4 or more thick Beans. The dry Beans are flat, greenish white. 
Cangreen. 65 days. Small-seeded, similar to Henderson’s Bush in 
size. Retains green color to canning stage. 

Fordhook Bush Lima. 75 days. Thick, meaty pods containing 3 or 
dieceds: Both the green shell and the dry Beans are large and 
ump. 
Fordhook Baby Lima. 70 days. Bush about 14 inches high, erect 
and runnerless. Dark glossy green pods 21% inches long, with 3 or 
4 Beans. Excellent for canning. 
Henderson’s Bush (Baby Lima). 65 days. A popular canning 
variety. Pods contain 3 or 4seeds. Dry Beans are white. 
Jackson’s Wonder Bush. Medium-sized pods holding 4 or 5 thick 
Beans of good quality. 
Pole Varieties 
King of the Garden. 88 days. An improved strain of the large white 
Pole Lima. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, containing 4 or 5 large Beans of 
good quality. 

Red-speckled Pole. 88 days. Large flat Bean. Very prolific and of 
excellent quality. f 
Sieva or Carolina. 75 days. Popular pole Butter Bean, with pods 3 
inches long. Early, prolific, and of excellent quality. 

Beans are the most important garden vegetables. They con- 
tain both Vitamins A and Bi, are the most nutritious and whole- 
some. Plant plenty of Beans. 






We do not pay postage on Beans. Add 11 cts. for first pound 
and 1 ct. for each additional pound 
Lb. 21bs. 5lbs. 101bs. 25 lbs. 
BEANS, POLE WAX j 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. .$0 35 $0 65 $1 60 $3 00 $7 00 
Golden Cluster Wax..... 35 65 160 3 00 7 00 
LIMA BEANS, BUS 
FKordhook2ys ee one: 40 1980273270757 97-00 
Fordhook Baby......... 40 180 370 900 
Cangreen enh nee oni. 40 180 370 900 
All Other Varieties...... 35 170 330 800 
LIMA BEANS, POLE 
All Varieties........... 35 170 330 £800 





Pkt. Oz. 


BEETS 5 
All Varieties Table. (Postpaid)..$0 10 $0 15 $0 45 $1 40 
All Varieties Stock (Postpaid)... 10 15 35 1 10 
SWISS CHARD 
Both Varieties. (Postpaid)...... 10 15 40 1 25 
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MODERN SEED HOUSE 

BEET, 
Detroit Dark Red 
BEETS 

Light, well-fertilized loam is best for growing Beets. Successive 
plantings at two-week intervals are preferable, using an ounce of seed 
for a 50-foot row,.and 6 to 8 pounds for an acre. Sow in rows 11% feet 
_ apart, and when the plants are about 2 inches high, thin to 3 inches 
apart. Beet tops are among the most vitamin-rich products of the 
whole vegetable garden. For winter storage, late Beets may be packed 
in moist soil in a cool cellar. 
Crimson Globe. 69 days. Second early. Globe-shaped; deep-crim- | 
son. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. 60 days. Early. Flattened globe-shaped; 
medium dark-red, tops medium size. 
Detroit Dark Red. 68 days. Main-crop variety. Roots round, 
smooth, deep blood-red. Good for late summer and fall. 
Early Blood Turnip. 68 days. Second early. Turnip-shaped, bright 
red; long tap-root. Used for both early and main crop; desirable 
for winter use. : 
Eearly Eclipse. 65 days. Root globular: flesh bright red, marked 
with white, fine grained. 
White Sugar. 90 days. Large. Excellent for table use or for stock. 
Heavy yielder. 
Vitaminized Gardens 
Beets contain Vitamin B, health and nutrition necessity. Young 
Beet tops are superior to spinach and turnips for greens. 
~MANGEL-WURZEE or STOCK 
BEETS 

Sow from April to July, in drills 2 feet apart, thinning to 10 inches . 
apart. Sow 6 pounds of seed per acre. 
Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow and inclined to color the milk. 
Large root, usually larger at the bottom than at the top. 
Mammoth Long Red. Flesh white, veined pink. Roots 18 inches 
long, and 6 inches across, grow half above ground. Often yields 30 
to 50 tons per acre. 
SWISS GHARD 
Sow the seed about an inch apart and an inch deep, in rows 1% to 
2 feet apart. When 3 or 4 inches high, thin to 8 to 10 inches apart. 
An ounce of seed plants 50 feet of row. 
Fordhook Giant. 60 days. Grows to an immense size. Large, fleshy, 
blue-green, much-crinkled leaves of thick texture. Stems pearly 
white, often 21% inches wide. «& 
Lucullus. 60 days. In season from early spring to late autumn 
The pale green foliage may be used like spinach and the broad 
white stems like celery. The roots are not edible. 
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