6—$___________ ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS 
flat, pale green at cooking stage, becoming 
chalky white at maturity. 
BUSH LIMA FORDHOOK (75 days)— 
Pods measure 4% by 1% inches. thick, 
plump, medium green color and contain 3 or 
4 seeds. Plants grow 16 to 18 inches high, 
compact, with a dark green color. Seeds are 
large, plump, pale green in an edible stage, 
creamy with green tint in dry stage. Excel- 
lent shipping, freezing and home garden 
variety. 
BUSH LIMA HENDERSON’S (65 days)— 
Pods are 3 by % inches, a medium green 
color, containing 3 or 4 small seeds. Plants 
grow 14 to 16 inches tall, compact, color a 
glossy dark green with fine leaves. Seeds 
show small, a light green at edible stage, be- 
coming creamy white in dry state. A very 
productive and standard sort for canners, 
freezers, and home gardens. 
BUSH LIMA SPECKLED, JACKSON’S 
BUSH, CALICO (65 days)—-Pods measure 
3 by % inches, flat to thick flat, a dark green 
color, with 3 or 4 small seeds. Plants grow 
14 to 18 inches tall and spreading, with a 
glossy, dark green foliage, hardy and prolific. 
Seeds are medium small, thick-flat, color a 
pale buff streaked at edible stage, becoming 
deep buff, mottled with purplish black. In 
some ways similar to Henderson’s but more 
heat and drought resistant. Popular in South- 
ern latitudes. 
BUSH THOROGREEN, GREEN SEEDED 
LIMA (68 days)—Pods measure 3 by % 
inches. Seeds are small, flat, light green color 
with green cotyledon. Plants grow 15 to 16 
inches tall with glossy, green foliage. Similar 
to Henderson’s, in fact, a green seeded selec- 
tion. Used for home gardens, freezing and 
canning. 
Pole Limas 
FLORIDA BUTTER, SPECKLED POLE 
(90 days)—Pods measure 3 by % inches, 
flat, smooth and a medium dark green color, 
bearing 8 or 4 beans. Plants grow 8 to 10 
feet high, with a dark, glossy green foliage. 
Seeds are flat, small, in color a light buff 
splashed with reddish purple. Used in South- 
ern U. S. A. for green shell and dry beans; a 
prolific yielder. 
KING OF THE GARDEN or LARGE 
WHITE LIMA (90 days)—Pods measure 6 to 
7 by 1% inches, smooth and flat with 4 or 5 
large seeds. The plant is a vigorous climber 
up to 8 to 10 feet tall with medium dark 
green foliage. Seeds are large, flat and plump, 
varying in color from pale green to a creamy 
white. Productive, excellent quality. Valuable 
home garden and dry bean. 
SIEVA or CAROLINA, SMALL WHITE 
(82 days)—Also called Pole Southern Butter- 
Bean. Pods measure 3 to 3% by % inches, 
flat, medium green, having 3 or 4 seeds. 
Plants grow 9 to 10 feet tall with a glossy 
green foliage. Seeds are small and flat, dull 
to chalky white at maturity. 
Beets 
The garden beet is native of Egypt where 
it once grew wild along the southern shores 
of the Mediterranean. It appears to have 
been cultivated even before the days of re- 
corded history. Beets are hardy, easily grown 
and yield well. They are rich in vitamins and 
iron and the roots and tops valuable for 
table use. The roots may be canned or put 
in storage. Plants thrive on a wide variety 
of well drained soils provided not an acid type. 
The first planting is made in rows 15 to 18 
inches apart and seeds covered about a half 
inch deep. After top growth reaches 5 to 6 
inches, the plants are thinned to stand any- 
way 2 to 3 inches apart in the row. Planted 
every two weeks in succession, a crop will 
come along all summer. Plants thinned from 
the rows may be transplanted. Beet greens 
are a highly nutritive delicacy and a sum- 
mer’s supply may be had by sowing thickly 
in 12-inch rows, cutting off the leaves and 
stems when tops are 6 to 8 inches tall. 
DETROIT DARK RED (58 days)—Ex- 
terior root, color dark red, shape globular, 
size 24% by 3 inches in diameter. Interior 
root dark red with faint zoning, quality 
tender, excellent table and canning variety. 
Tops are 12 to 15 inches long and a glossy, 
dark green color. In the Short Top strain 
tops are 2 to 3 inches shorter. 
DETROIT PERFECTED (57 days)—Ex- 
terior root globular, flattened at base, fairly 
smooth skin, size 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 
Interior root, dark blood red, uniform color. 
Has a small collar and large tops 16 to 20 
inches, color dark green with deep red tinge. 
Utility: yields heavy, favorite for market, 
home gardens and canners. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN or EARLY WON. 
DER (49 to 52 days)—-As very similar we 
offer the Early Wonder, which we consider 
an improved type of Crosby’s. Exterior roots 
flattened globe, with small tap root, size 2% 
to 3 inches in diameter, color dark red with 
smooth skin. Interior root dark red color with 
some lighter red zoning. Tops 16 to 18 inches 
long, showing glossy green leaves. An excel- 
lent bunching variety, tender and sweet. Suit- 
able home gardens and market, 
EARLY IMPROVED BLOOD TURNIP (50 
days)—-Exterior root, almost round to flat- 
tened globe, size 234 to 3 inches in diameter, 
in color dark red. Interior root, medium dark 
red with light zoning. Top 15 to 18 inches 
with green leaves. A vigorous, popular home 
garden variety and a satisfactory keeper. 
Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet 
This type does not produce an edible root 
but is esteemed for its leaves and broad mid- 
ribs. The former may be cooked like spinach 
and the latter used the same as asparagus. 
In either case they supply delicious, healthful 
greens for the family. 
