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BEANS—Pole or Running Varieties—(Continued) 
London Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry 
One of the best of the horticultural varieties as a general purpose late green 
shell bean. Hardy and productive. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, straight, flat, 
stringless, dark green at snap stage, becoming yellowish green splashed with 
red at green shell stage. Seeds are flesh colored splashed with red. Matures 
as snaps 70 days, green shell beans 80 days. 
LIMA BEANS 
A packet of bush lima beans will plant 20 feet of row; a pound 150 feet; 60 lbs. 
per acre. A pound of pole lima beans will plant about 100 hills. 
CULTURE. More tender than snap beans, so cannot be planted as early. Sow seed edgewise, eye 
down, and cover one inch. Plant bush lima beans in rows 2 14 feet apart, placing seed 6 inches apart. 
Pole lima beans are grown in hills three feet apart in rows four feet apart. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush 
Plants large and heavily productive. Pods 4% to 5 inches long, 1% inches 
wide, 3% inch thick, usually contain 4 large thick beans. Seeds greenish 
white. 75 days. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA 
The best of the dwarf limas and by far the most popular. Plants large, erect 
and heavily productive. Pods 41% inches.long, 114 inches wide, )% inch thick, 
containing 3 to 4 large, plump beans of the highest quality. Seeds white. 
75 days. 
FORDHOOK U.S. 242 (BUSH LIMA) All American Winner for 1945. 
Outstanding characteristic of Fordhook 242 is its ability to set under adverse 
weather conditions, particularly high temperature. Similar to regular Ford- 
hook except that pods are shorter and uniformly curved. Pods contain a very 
high percentage of four beans and shelled bean is identical to regular Ford- 
hook. Matures about 7 days earlier than regular Fordhook. Quality is excel- 
lent. Highly recommended for home or market gardeners. 
KING OF THE GARDEN, POLE 
LIMA 
Vines vigorous and productive, a 
good climber. Pods 6 inches long 
containing 4 or 5 very large white 
beans of the finest quality. 85 days. 
SWISS CHARD 
A packet will sow 25 feet of row; an 
ounce 100 feet. 
The tops of this beet are used for 
greens like spinach and the succulent 
stalks and midribs may be prepared in 
the same way as asparagus. The plants 
are cultivated like beets except that 
they should be thinned to 8 to 10 inches 
apart. If only the outer leaves are 
gathered, the inner leaves will continue 
‘to grow and repeated pickings can be...__si 
made. LUCULLUS SWISS 
FORDHOOK GIANT 
A tall sturdy variety which combines the good points of Lucullus and Large 
Ribbed White. Leaves broad, heavily crumpled, dark green, attractive. Ribs 
thick, white, fully 21% inches broad. 
LUCULLUS 
The fleshy crumpled leaves of this variety make very choice greens. The plant 
grows erect with rounded finely ribbed stalks. Foliage light yellowish green. 
LARGE RIBBED WHITE (Silver Leaf) 
The leaves are broad, somewhat waved but smooth dark glossy green in color 
with a broad white rib. The stalks are broad and flattened but tender and 
succulent. 




