Bush LIMA BEANS 
Easier grown than pole limas as plants do not need support. There are varied sizes and shapes of beans.to 
meet your preference, whether it be the large thick (Burpee’s Fordhook) or small thick “potato™ type (Baby 
Fordhook), the large flat (Burpee’s Improved) or the small flat baby butter lima (Henderson Bush or the newer 
Triumph). Some prefer one type for eating fresh, another as dry beans or freezing. We list the best varieties fo 
the different purposes. For eating fresh, pick pods as soon as the beans have reached edible size. 
Burpee’s Fordhook Baby Fordhook 
65 Burpee’s Fordhook ©-— 10s: popuar 
Named after Burpee’s Fordhook Farms. : 
75 days. The leading variety of bush lima beans for home garden, freezing 
or commercial use. Pods are 4 to 4% in. long, 1 to 1) in. wide, and 34 in. 
thick, dark green, straight to slightly curved, crowded with 3 or 4 large, 
thick beans whose dry, mealy quality and delicious flavor, not unlike chest- 
nuts, are familiar to everyone who uses lima beans. Plants are bushy, 
upright, 20 in. or more in height, with a spread of 2 ft. or more; very vigor- 
ous, with many pod-bearing lateral branches. Fine quality, large pods, and 
always salable, attractive appearance, made Fordhook the universally 
known large ‘‘potato”’ type bush lima bean for all purposes. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 1b. 45¢; lb. 80¢; 2 lbs. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $3.50 
53 Fordhook No. 242 ‘61 Baby Fordhook 
75 days. Beginsto bearabout thesame 70 days. Thick-seeded or “‘potato”’ 
time as Burpee’s Fordhook. The plants 
set more pods in cool weather; at high 
temperatures, there is little difference 
in yield between the two. Pods grow 
3 to 4 in. long, with 3 or 4'thick, green 
beans; excellent fresh, canned or frozen. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 lb. 45¢; Ib. 80¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $3.50 
70 Triumph — Bady Lima 
75 days. Heavier bearing baby lima of 
the Henderson type; beans are more 
tender and better in flavor. Pods are 
straight, 2% to 3 in. long, with 3 or 4 
small light green, oval beans. Plant is 
shorter, more compact and more ro- 
type small lima bean considered by 
many to be of better quality than 
_the flat type. Plant is truly bush, 
about 14 in. tall. Pods are 234 in. 
long and 34 in. wide, thick, slightly 
curved, containing 3 or 4 beans, 
close but not crowded in the pod. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 lb. 45¢; Ib. 80¢; 
2 lbs. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $3.50 
67 Henderson Bush 
65 days. Old stand-by variety of 
baby lima. Pods are flat, straight to 
slightly curved, 234 in. long, 34 in. 
wide, with 3 or 4 flattish, green, 
small beans turning creamy white 
when dry. Widely used. Productive, 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 lb. 40¢; Ib. 70¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 lbs. $3.00 
63 Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima © — Prolific 
75 days. Pods are produced in clusters of 5 or 6; they grow 4% to 5% in. long, 
1 to 1% in. broad, slightly curved and moderately thick, containing 4 or 5 very 
large, flat-oval beans of the highest. quality. Easy to shell. Good for home or 
market garden as well as for freezing. Popular where a bush lima with a flatter 
bean than Fordhook is desired. Vigorous, prolific; erect growing plants. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 lb. 45¢; Ib. 80¢; 2 lbs. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $3.50 
60 Burpee’s Bush Lima_ origina large seeded bush lima __ 
78 days. Immense yielder of pods 4% to 5 in. long, 1 to 1% in. wide with 3 or oe 
large, broad, flat beans of excellent quality. Suitable for quick freezing.  __ mu ¥ 
' Pkt. 15¢; 14 lb. 40¢; lb. 70¢;. 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $3.00 
bust than Henderson Bush. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1% lb. 45¢; Ib. 80¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $3.50 
Burpee sae 
Improved Bush 
How to Grow Bush Lima Beans 
Bush Lima Beans succeed well in almost any good garden soil 
but do best in a rich, well-drained, sandy loam. As seed is sensitive 
to cold and wet ground, it must not be planted until the soil has 
become quite warm and fairly dry. Plant the seeds edgewise, eye 
66 .. W. ATLEE BURPEE CO., Seed Growers small-seeded kinds will, of course, go much farther 
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