SHENANDOAH VALLEY’S 
MODERN SEED HOUSE AS 
LIMA BEAN, Fordhook Bush 
LIMA BEANS 
Lima Beans are very susceptible to cold and seeds should not be 
planted until the ground has become thoroughly warm. They should 
be sown on well-enriched land, with the rows 3 feet apart, placing the 
Beans 6 inches apart in the row. Plant about 114 inches deep, 4 
pound to 50 feet of row. 
Bush Varieties 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. 75 days. Produces large pods which con- 
tain 4 or more thick Beans. The dry Beans are flat, greenish white. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. 75 days. Thick, meaty pods containing 3 or 
4 seeds. Both the green shell and the dry Beans are large and 
plump. 
Fordhook 242. Continues to increase in popularity. Chosen for 
All-America award several years ago and repeated for both 1953 
and 1954. This fact alone indicates that it is the best bush lima 
developed for some years. Large foliage and spread. Yields well in 
hot weather. 
Fordhook Baby Lima. 70 days. Bush about 14 inches high, erect 
and runnerless. Dark glossy green pods 21% inches long, with 3 or 
4 Beans. Excellent for canning. 
Henderson’s Bush (Baby Lima). 65 days. A popular canning 
variety. Pods contain 3 or 4seeds. Dry Beans are white. 
Pole Varieties 
King of the Garden. 88 days. An improved strain of the large white 
Pole Lima. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, containing 4 or 5 large Beans of 
good quality. 
Red-speckled Pole. 88 days. Large flat Bean. Very prolific and of 
excellent quality. 
Sieva or Carolina. 75 days. Popular pole Butter Bean, with pods 3 
inches long. Early, prolific, and of excellent quality. 
Treat Garden Seeds With Arasan 
We urge you to treat all garden seeds with du Pont’s Arasan, 
listed with other du Pont Seed Treatments on page 26. It im- 
proves germination and general health of plants, making them 
more resistant to diseases. Comparative results are as striking 
and convincing as that of the Nitragin illustration on page 4. 
Effective on all garden seeds. Beans and peas should be treated 
with Arasan a day or so in advance, then inoculated with Nitragin 
at time of planting. 30z. 25 cts.; 8 ozs. $1.00. 
We do not pay postage on Beans. If ordered by mail, add for 
es} and postage: Vlb. 25 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; 2 lbs. 36 cts.; 
5 lbs. cts. 
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BEETS. Postpaid. 
All Varieties Table.... 
All Varieties Stock 
SWISS CHARD. Postpaid. 
Both Varieties 20 50 
BEETS, Crosby’s Egyptian 
BEETS 
Light, well-fertilized loam is best for growing Beets. 
Successive 
plantings at two-week intervals are preferable, using an ounce of seed 
for a 50-foot row, and 6 to 8 pounds for an acre. Sow in rows 11% feet 
apart, and when the plants are about 2 inches high, thin to 3 inches 
apart. Beet tops are among the most vitamin-rich products of the 
whole vegetable garden. For winter storage, late Beets may be packed 
in moist soil in a cool cellar. 
Crimson Globe. 69 days. Second early. Globe-shaped; deep crim- 
son. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. 60 days. Early. 
medium dark-red, tops medium size. 
Detroit Dark Red. 68 days. Main-crop variety. Roots round, 
smooth, deep blood-red. Good for late summer and fall. 
Early Blood Turnip. 68 days. Second early. Turnip-shaped, bright 
red; long tap-root. Used for both early and main crop; desirable 
for winter use. 
Early Eclipse. 65 days. Root globular; flesh bright red, marked 
with white, fine grained. 
Perfected Detroit. Regarded as another of the All-America ‘‘stand- 
outs.’”’ The darkest red and most uniform Beet ever produced. 
Ideal for whole Beet pack when small and for slicing when fully 
grown. 
White Sugar. 90 days. Large. Excellent for table use or for stock. 
Heavy yielder. 
MANGEL-WURZEL or STOCK 
BEETS 
Sow from April to July, in drills 2 feet apart, thinning to 10 inches 
apart. Sow 6 pounds of seed per acre. 
Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow and inclined to color the milk. 
Large root, usually larger at the bottom than at the top. 
Mammoth Long Red. Flesh white, veined pink. Roots 18 inches 
long, and 6 inches across, grow half above ground. Often yields 30 
to 50 tons per acre. 
SWISS CHARD 
Sow the seed about an inch apart and an inch deep, in rows 14% to 
2 feet apart. When 3 or 4 inches high, thin to 8 to 10 inches apart. 
An ounce of seed plants 50 feet of row. 
Fordhook Giant. 60 days. Grows to an immense size. Large, fleshy, 
blue-green, much-crinkled leaves of thick texture. Stems pearly 
white, often 21% inches wide. 
Lucullus. 60 days. In season from early spring to late autumn, 
The pale green foliage may be used like spinach and the broad 
white stems like celery. The roots are not edible. 
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