Bush Lima Beans 
Fordhook Bush Lima Bean’ 
I lb. Will Plant 100 Ft.; 60 Lbs. per Acre | FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA 
Culture—The dwarf lima bears much earlier than | 75 Days—The most popular variety for the home 
the pole lima and does not require any support. | gardener and used extensively by market gardeners 
Plant when the ground has become thoroughly | and shippers. Plant large, upright, vigorous and 
warm, as the seeds will rot in cold ground. Sow | very productive. Pods are 4 to 4% ins. long, contain 
1% to 2 ins. deep on well-enriched land in rows 8 ft. | 3 to 4 thick-seeded beans which are of a delicious 
apart, dropping the beans 6 ins. apart with eye | nut-like flavor. 
down. Cultivate frequently, but only when the 
leaves are dry. 
65 Days—The original Bush Lima, known through 
the South as the “Dwarf Butter Bean,” where it is 
used in every home garden. The popular Baby Lima 
used by canners and also commercially as a dry 
shell bean. Plant small, erect, bushy, very early. 
Pods 3 ins. long, contain 3 to 4 flat, small beans. 
75 Days—The largest podded Bush Lima. Very pro- 
lific, maturing 15 days earlier than any large 
podded pole limas, Possesses all the good qualities 
of pole limas and similar in flavor. Plant large, 
upright and vigorous, about 2 ft. in height. Pods 
5.ins. long, contain 4 to 5 thick, flat beans. 
IMPROVED BUSH LIMA 
75 Days—An improvement over the Burpee’s Bush, JACKSON WONDER OR CALICO BUSH 
very productive, slightly ea lier and larver. P: ds 635 Da a Sat Sea : . 
. iad i ies 5 Days—Resembles Henderson’s Bush in character 
Sau: iene contain 3 to 4 beans, flat but thicker than and growth. Very early, prolific and drought-resist- 
Manette : ing. Seed is rust brown, dappled or streaked with 
BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA dark purplish markings. 
77 Days—The original dwarf large seeded bush 
lima. Plant 2 ft. tall, 2 ft. in diameter. Pods 4% ins. . 5 43 
long, contain 8 to 4 flat beans. CANGREEN BUSH LIMA 
= ‘ 68 Days—All-America Winner. In all other respects, 
FORDHOOK 242 BUSH LIMA Cangreen resembles the Henderson’s Bush Lima 
75 Days—An All-America selection having more extept for the green color of the fleshy part of the 
foliage than the regular Fordhook Bush Lima and | seed. It cooks and cans green which is a distinct 
will set pods in abundance during hot, dry summer | advantage for canning and freezing. It is preferred 
weather. It resembles Fordhook with its large, thick by many in the home who like baby butter lima 
seeded pods which contain 3 to 4 nutty-flavored | beans for eating fresh or as dry beans. Pods 8 ins. 
beans. long, contain 3 to 4 flat, green beans, 
Pole Lima Beans 
I Lb. for 100 Hills; 30 Lbs. per Acre MAMMOTH PODDED IDEAL 
Culture—Pole Limas require rich loamy soil and, | 90 Days—The largest pod and most valuable for 
being less hardy than the Bush type, should not be | home and market garden, outyielding any other 
planted until the ground is thoroughly warm. They | variety. Vine vigorous and productive, bearing large 
are vigorous growers and require 8 to 10 ft. strong | clusters of broad pods 6 to 8 in a bunch. The beans 
poles set 4 ft. apart each way. Plant 4 to 6 beans are easily shelled and of handsome appearance. 
around each pole, placing with eyes down and cover | Pods broad, 7 ins. long, well filled with 5 to 6 large 
with 1% to 2 ins. of soil. When well started, thin to flat beans, pale green in color and of a rich buttery 
3 plants to a pole. Use rich, well-rotted compost to | flavor. 
sach hill and cultivate often. 
eac and cultivate often KING OF THE GARDEN 
EARLY -LEVIATHAN 88 Days—Large Green Seeded. A very popular va- 
80 Days—The best of all early sorts equal to the | riety and the most widely used of all Pole Limas, 
main crop varieties in productiveness. Vine tall, | retaining their green color when ccoked. Vine vig- 
vigorous and prolific. Pods 5 ins. long, contain 5 flat | orous and heavily productive. Pods 6 ins, long, 
beans, contain 4 to 5 flat beans, 
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