SEEDSMEN 
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SeIZNiGsE 
1879 * RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
DWARF OR BUSH LIMA AND BUTTER BEANS 
Lima beans are not as hardy as snap beans and should not be 
foot rows, dropping three beans 15 inches apart in the row, eyes 
foot poles firmly in the center of the hills 3 feet apart in 4-foot rows. 
One pound of the large seeded varieties plants 60 hills; 60 pounds to the acre. 
pounds to the acre. 
Small Seeded or Butter 
Bean Varieties 
37. WOOD'S PROLIFIC BUSH LIMA (65 Days)—A dis- 
tinct and valuable improvement over the original bush 
lima, the beans being larger and thicker and more 
beans to the pod; makes a larger growth—so much 
so that at first it seems to put out runners. A larger 
yield, being practically loaded down with pods from 
early in the season continuously till frost. Valuable as 
shell bean for winter use. The best and most prolific of 
all the small seeded bush lima varieties. By mail post- 
paid, Pkt. 10c; '/4 Ib. 30c; Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. 
$1.90; 10 Ibs. $3.45. Not postpaid, Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 70c; 
5 lbs. $1.60; 10 Ibs. $3.00; 100 Ibs. $27.00. 
38. HENDERSON'S BUSH LIMA (65 Days)—Sometimes 
called Baby Limas or ‘bush butter beans.” The origi- 
nal dwarf butter bean, a dwarf type of the Small Pole 
Lima or Butter Bean. Valuable for its earliness, yet it 
continues to set pods up to frost. 16 to 18 inches high; 
a sure cropper; fine to dry for winter use. By mail post- 
paid, Pkt. 10c; '/ Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 80c; 5 Ibs. 
$1.75; 10 Ibs. $3.15. Not postpaid, Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 60c; 
5 Ibs. $1.45; 10 Ibs. $2.70; 100 Ibs. $24.00. 
42. JACKSON WONDER OR CALICO BUSH LIMA 
(65 Days)—Also known as Florida Speckled Bush But- 
ter Bean. Originated in the South where many prefer 
it to all other kinds, claiming that the flavor is superior, 
the best bearer of them all, and that in dry seasons 
practically drought proof. About 2 feet high and car- 
ry a load of pods that contain 3 to 4 beans each. It 
bears early and continues till frost. By mail postpaid, 
Pkt. 10c; '/ Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 80c; 5 Ibs. $1.75; 
10 Ibs. $3.15. Not postpaid, lb. 35c; 2 Ibs. 60c; 5 Ibs. 
$1.45; 10 lbs. $2.70; 100 Ibs. $24.00. 
Fordhook 242 Bush Lima Beans 
planted before the ground is warm and frost is over. Plant bush limas in 3- 
downward. For the tall varieties, before the seeds are planted set 6 to 8- 
Cover the beans 1!/, inches deep; cultivate only when the vines are dry. 
One pound of the small seeded varieties plants 100 hills; 30 
43. THOROGREEN (65 Days) —The original green 
seeded Henderson's. The growth of vine and size of 
pods are the same as Henderson's Bush Lima, but the 
dry seeds are a pale green color. By mail postpaid, 
Pkt. 10c; '/ Ib. 30c; Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. $1.90; 
10 Ibs. $3.45. Not postpaid, lb. 40c; 2 Ibs. 70c; 5 Ibs. 
$1.60; 10 Ibs. $3.00; 100 Ibs. $27.00. 
Large Seeded Bush Limas 
41. FORDHOOK 242 (72 Days)—Won the All-America 
Bronze Medal. A heavy yielder with pods 3 to 4 inches 
long with 3 to 4 thick green beans to the pod. Hot 
weather does not affect its yield. At the New York 
Experiment Station out-yielded ordinary Fordhook 800 
lbs. shelled beans per acre. By mail postpaid, Pkt. 10c; 
Vy Ib. 35c; Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.05; 5 Ibs. $2.30; 10 Ibs. 
$4.25. Not postpaid, lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 85c; 5 Ibs. $2.00; 
10 Ibs. $3.80; 100 Ibs. $35.00. 
39. PEERLESS BUSH LIMA (72 Days)—This bean re- 
ceived Honorable Mention in the All-America Selec- 
tions. The vines are about 18 to 20 inches high and a 
very heavy bearer, bearing most of the pods under 
the leaves. The pods are from 3 to 3!/ inches long, 
bearing about three beans to the pod, which are 
about two-thirds the size of the Fordhook and the same 
shape, green when fresh and cream color when dry. 
By mail postpaid, Pkt. 10c; '/ Ib. 30c; Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs. 
95c; 5 Ibs. $2.05; 10 Ibs. $3.75. Not postpaid, lb. 40c; 
2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. $1.75; 10 Ibs. $3.30; 100 Ibs. $30.00. 
40. BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA (75 Days)—The bush type of 
the large white pole lima. The plants are uniformly 
dwarf and erect, branch vigorously and are immense 
yielders, the pods carrying 3 to 4 large beans. By mail 
postpaid, Pkt. 10c; '/2 Ib. 35c; Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.05; 
5 Ibs. $2.30; 10 Ibs. $4.25. Not postpaid, lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 
85c; 5 Ibs. $2.00; 10 Ibs. $3.80; 100 Ibs. $35.00. 
POLE LIMA AND BUTTER BEANS 
57. WOOD'S IMPROVED POLE LIMA (Butter Bean) (75 Days)—An improvement on the small 
Sieva Lima in size of beans and pods and in yield. Remarkably prolific, a continuous bearer, pro- 
ducing pods in clusters, and continues to bear over a long season. We recommend it. By mail post- 
paid, Pkt. 10c; '/4 Ib. 30c; Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. $1.95; 10 Ibs. $3.55. Not postpaid, lb. 40c; 
2 Ibs. 70c; 5 Ibs. $1.65; 10 Ibs. $3.10; 100 Ibs. $28.00. 
58. SMALL POLE LIMA OR BUTTER BEANS (Sieva or Carolina) (78 Days)—Earlier, hardier and 
more prolific than the large lima kinds. The ‘butter bean" of the South, and more generally grown 
than any other. By mail postpaid, Pkt. 10c; '/2 Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 85c; 5 Ibs. $1.80; 10 Ibs. $3.25. 
Not postpaid, Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c; 5 Ibs. $1.50; 10 Ibs. $2.80; 100 Ibs. $25.00. 
59. FLORIDA SPECKLED BUTTER BEAN (Calico Bean) (78 Days)—A sure cropper that bears 
throughout the season. Beans are like the Sieva except that they are speckled. By mail postpaid, 
Pkt. 10c; '/p Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 85c; 5 Ibs. $1.85; 10 Ibs. $3.35. Not postpaid, lb. 35c; 2 Ibs. 
65c; 5 Ibs. $1.55; 10 Ibs. $2.90; 100 Ibs. $26.00. 
60. GIANT SPECKLED POLE LIMA (90 Days)—A large seeded type of Florida Speckled Butter 
Bean; the beans and pods are much larger and come into bearing a little later. By mail postpaid, - 
Pkt. 10c; '/2 Ib. 35c; Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.25; 10 Ibs. $4.15. Not postpaid, lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 
80c; 5 Ibs. $1.90; 10 Ibs. $3.70; 100 Ibs. $34.00. 
61. CARPINTERIA LARGE POLE LIMA (85 Days)—Excels in productiveness, bearing a great abun- 
dance of large pods, with large plump, thin-skinned beans, extremely tender and exceptionally 
fine flavor. By mail postpaid, Pkt. 10c '/2 Ib. 35c; Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.05; 5 Ibs. $2.30; 10 Ibs. $4.25. 
Not postpaid, lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 Ibs. $2.00; 10 Ibs. $3.80; 100 Ibs. $35.00. 
62. KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA (85 Days)—Heavy yielder and uniformly large podded, con- 
taining four or five big, plump beans of the best quality. A most excellent variety. By mail post- 
paid, Pkt. 10c; '/ Ib. 35c; Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.05; 5 Ibs. $2.30; 10 Ibs. $4.25. Not postpaid, lb. 45c; 
2 Ibs. 85c; 5 Ibs. $2.00; 10 Ibs. $3.80; 100 Ibs $35.00. 
