POLE LIMA BEANS 
HOW TO GROW THEM.—About the first to the middle of 
May, plant 6 to 8 Beans around poles 8 to 10 feet high, setting 
the poles 4 feet apart each way. Thin to three plants, if soil is 
rich. They may also be grown on trellis or poultry wire; for 
this method plant in regular rows, 
2 feet. (We have bean poles.) Culti 
are wet). One pound of seed to 50 f 
Schell’s Wonder Pole Lima, Wo0ertully _pro- 
ochell s Wonder Fole Lin 
broad, thick, meaty Beans, holdirg their fresh greenish color, 
even when dried, are crowded tigl.tly in the pods. The vines 
are so tremendously prolific that tle handsome pods seem 
literally crammed onto every inch of the branches. Plant this 
variety On my recommendation. It is the best of all Pole] imas. 
100 days to maturity. Pkt. 15 ets.; Valb. 30 cts.; Ib. 55 cts.; 
2 Ibs. $1; 5 Ibs. $2.40; 10 Ibs. $4.60; 15 Ibs. $6.75; 25 Ibs. $10; 
100 lbs. $33, prepaid. 
King of the Garden Pole Lima. 
is very fine. The pods usually ¢ 
Beans. A very popular variety. Pkt. 15 cts.; Mlb. 35 cts.; 
Ib. 50 cts.; 2 Ibs. 95 cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.30; 10 lbs. $4.50; 15 lbs. 
$6.30; 25 lbs. $9; 100 lbs. $32, prepaid. 
New Potato Pole Lima (‘‘Burpee’s Best,”’ or *‘Pole Ford- 
hook’’). Very much like the Bush Fordhook—thick, meaty 
green Beans, 4, 5, and 6 to a pod, 4 to 8 podsina cluster. 
Very prolific. Richly flavored. A fine PoleLima. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
Yelb. 30 cts.; lb. 55 cts.; 2 lbs. $1; 5 lbs. $2.50; 10 lbs. $4.70; 
15 Ibs. $6.75; 25 lbs. $10; 100 lbs. $35 prepaid. 
POLE BEANS 
Two pounds will plant 150 hills; about 24 pounds to the acre. 
Do not think of hurrying your crop by too early planting or 
you may have a failure—the seed will rot readily if the soil is 
cold and wet. Wait until the soil is thoroughly warmed. 
HOW TO GROW THEM. See above same as Pole Limas. 
two or three Beans every 
vate often (not when plants 
eet of row; 35 lbs. per acre. 
Very prolific and the quality 
ontain five or six very large 
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SCHELL’S BUTTER BEANS (POLE) 
An old favorite ‘‘Butter Bean,” 
Pennsylvania Dutch gardeners and 
as you do Limas or other Shell Beans. 
dried for winter use. Rich, delicious, 
grown here in Pennsylvania and preferred so much by the 
farmers of this state. The Beans are shelled from the pods 
Delicious when cooked fresh out of the pods and when 
“buttery”’ flavor. They are a Pole Bean. Pkt. 15 cets.3 
Y Ib. 30 cts.; Ib. 55 cts.; 2 Ibs. $1; 5 Ibs. $2.40; 10 Ibs. $4.50; 15 Ibs. $6.45; 25 Ibs. 
$9.50; 100 lbs. $34, prepaid. 
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Old Homestead or Kentucky 
Wonder Pole Beans 
Pods are 8 to 10 inches long. 
Lazy Wife. Broad, thick, fleshy, green pods, entirely 
stringless. Pods average 6 inches and are borne in 
great abundance. The white Beans may be used as 
Soup Beans if allowed to dry in the pods. 80 days. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; 4%lb. 30 cts.; lb. 50 cts.; 2 lbs. 95 cts.; 
5 lbs. $2.40; 10 lbs. $4.60; 15 lbs. $6.60; 25 lbs. $9; 
100 lbs. $33, prepaid. 
Old Homestead or Kentucky Wonder. One of the 
earliest Green-podded Pole Beans, and one of the 
finest quality. Pods are round, stringless when 
young, and average 8 to 10 inches in length. A very 
heavy yielder, and if the pods are gathered as they 
mature, the vines will continue to bear until the end 
of the season. Good freezer. 65 days to picking. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; %4lb. 30 cts.; lb. 50 cts.; 2 lbs. 95 cts.; 
5 lbs. $2.40; 10 lbs. $4.60; 15 lbs. $6.60; 25 lbs. $9; 
100 lbs. $33, prepaid. 
Old-fashioned Sickle Pole Bean. One of the best. 
The pods are 8 inches long, meaty and stringless. 
Very heavy yielder. 75 days. Seed very scarce this 
year. Pkt. 15 cts.; M4lb. 35 cts.; lb. 60 cts.; 2 lbs. 
$1.15; 5 lbs. $2.75; 10 lbs. $5; 15 lbs. $6.75; 25 Ibs. $10. 
Mammoth Horticultural Pole Bean or Cranberry. 
(“‘Roman’”’ Bean.) Sometimes called Birds’ Egg. 
Pods 5 inches long, round, thick pods. The seed is 
large, egg-shaped, and brightly mottled. Fine also 
as a dried Bean. 75 days. Pkt. 15 cts.; %lb. 30 cts.; 
Ib. 55 cts.; 2 lbs. $1; 5 lbs. $2.35; 10 lbs. $4.50; 
15 lbs. $6.30. 
WHITE CREASEBACK. New white seeded string- 
less Creaseback Pole. Pkt. 15 cts.; 142lb. 30 cts.; 
Ib. 55 cts.; 2 Ibs. $1; 5 lbs. $2.25. 
Yellow-podded Old Homestead. The plants are 
covered with beautiful, long, golden yellow pods, 
7 inches long, stringless when young. 68 days. Pkt. 
15 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; lb. 55 cts.; 2 lbs. $1; 5 lbs. $2.25. 
New Black-Seeded Creaseback Pole 
B an Here is a green-pod Pole Bean that is posi- 
bean, tively stringless at all ages. The tender 
tasty, stringless pods are 7 inches long, straight and 
round, and ready to use in 65 days. Heavy yielder. We 
highly recommend it. Pkt. 15 ets.; \4lb. 30 ects.; Ib. 
55 cts.; 2 lbs. $1; 5 Ibs. $2.35; 10 Ibs. $4.50. 
THEY GROW BETTER ~- THEY YIELD BETTER 
Black-Seeded Creaseback Pole 
Beans. Green, stringless pods. 
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