HENDERSON BUSH—Most widely usea o1 
the baby lima beans for home and market 
gardens; a principal canner and freezer va- 
riety because of its productiveness, high 
quality, hardiness, resistance to disease. 
Seed entirely creamy white, small flat, 3 to 
4 per pod. A fine dry shell bean, 
JACKSON WONDER or CALICO—Popular 
in the South. Noted for its extreme hardiness 
and productivity under all conditions. Seed 
buff field splashed with purplish black. 3 to 
4 per pod. 
SPECKLED BUTTERPEA—Similar to Dixie 
Butterpea White except for seed color and 
even greater hardiness and productivity 
under hot dry conditions. Seed small, thick, 
almost round, light bright red speckled with 
dark carmine, 
THOROGREEN, IMPROVED EARLY or 
GREEN SEEDED HENDERSON—An improved 
strain of the original Green Seeded Lima, 
which has now been selected to a fine 
uniform stock, Seed has green cotyledons, 
which give dry seed a green color; 3 to 4 
per pod, 
WOOD'S PROLIFIC (Yopp’s Bush)—Quite 
similar to Henderson except more vigorous, 
vine a little larger, pods slightly longer, 
seeds larger, and somewhat longer in sea- 
son, 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
CHRISTMAS LIMA or LARGE SPECKLED— 
Our introduction, now widely used. A long 
season pole lima producing extremely large 
beans in the green shell stage of beautifully 
contrasted Christmas colors, Growth and 
habit distinct. 9 feet tall. Dry seed creamy 
field with slightly raised areas of dark vivid 
red, large-flat, 3 per pod. 
FLORIDA BUTTER—Commonly grown in the 
South. Adapts itself to adverse seasonal 
conditions very readily, Seed buff with 
brownish spots and purplish eye-ring, 3 per 
pod. 
KING OF THE GARDEN or LARGE WHITE— 
Best known large seeded pole lima, Good 
production and climbing ability, Seed white, 
large, thick, flat, 4 to5 per pod, 
SIEVA or SMALL WHITE LIMA or CARO- 
LINA—A small-seeded pole bean compar- 
able in many ways to the Henderson Bush 
Lima. Most popular pole lima in the South. 
Earliest of the pole limas and continues 
bearing until frost, Seed white, small, flat, 
3 to 4 per pod, 
WILLOW LEAF—A novel type because of 
its willow-like leaves, Otherwise similar to 
Sieva. Seed white, similar to Sieva. 
WOOD'S IMPROVED (Yopp’s Prolific)—A 
Sieva type producing a larger pod and seed. 
Seed white, tendency to triangular shape. 
VEGETABLE SOYBEANS 
BANSEI—An early type extensively used 
by commercial canners and adapted for pro- 
duction of ripe beans in regions of shorter 
seasons, Also a fine home garden variety 
for green shelling, Pods yellow with black 
tinge, Seed large and yellow. 
BEETS 
Table Varieties 
Beets are easy to grow and cook. They can be 
served fresh or pickled, and can be canned or 
stored over winter in a root cellar. The tops of 
the young beets make excellent greens. 
For the first crop, sow the seed very early in the 
spring, with successive plantings at regular inter- 
vals. For fall crops, sow in the early summer. 
The rows should be about 18 inches apart, the 
seed planted Y> inch deep, and the beets thinned 
four to six inches apart in the row, 
BEETS, DETROIT DARK RED 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN—An excellent early 
beet for home and market garden, also 
shipping, Tops large, upright, Roots dark 
red, flattened globe shape, smooth, Flesh 
purplish red, fine textured. 
DETROIT DARK RED—Widely used all-pur- 
pose variety of superb quality. Important 
main crop ‘sort, a good keeper. Tops short, 
uniform, refined. Roots attain near globe 
ahs while still small, Flesh deep blood 
red. 
DETROIT PERFECTED—A fine variety, Tops 
are tall, of green color tinged with red. 
Roots attain smooth globe shape early, Flesh 
deep dark red with very indistinct zoning, 
oe and of sweet flavor, (AAS S.M. 
DETROIT SHORT TOP—Highly refined and 
uniform short top strain of Detroit Dark Red. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP—Dependable, sec- 
ond early, excellent for home and market 
garden, Tops fairly large; roots turnip 
shaped, dark red; flesh tender and of sweet 
flavor, 
EARLY WONDER—An outstanding early 
market variety, selected from Crosby's 
Egyptian. Tops medium size; roots flattened 
globe, uniform, dark red with purplish red 
flesh, fine quality and flavor, 
EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN — Extremely 
early, used for forcing or transplanting for 
very early market. Also used in home gar- 
dens. Top small, erect. Roots flat, dark red; 
flesh red, good quality when young. 
Sugar Beet 
IMPROVED WHITE SUGAR or KLEIN WANZ- 
LEBEN—Used extensively for stock feeding. 
Exceptionally high in production, White, 
long-oval root with greenish crown, flesh 
white. 
Mangel 
GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE—Fine for stock 
feed. Roots long-oval, lower portion whitish 
and upper or shoulder rose in color, Flesh 
unusually sweet and white. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED—Important for feed 
because of productiveness. Roots are very 
large, tapering, light red, about one-half 
growing above ground. White flesh, tinged 
with pinkish red. 
SWISS CHARD 
Leaves are cooked and used much like spinach; 
the flavor is milder, and Swiss Chard has the 
advantage of producing new growth throughout 
the entire summer. 
The broad mid-ribs can be used in the same way 
as asparagus and also celery. 
The rows should be 18 inches apart, and the young 
plants thinned to 8 or 9 inches apart in the rows. 
FORDHOOK GIANT—A home and market 
garden variety with distinct and attractive 
crumpled dark green leaves, Large, broad, 
fleshy white stems of fine quality. 
LARGE RIBBED, FRENCH DARK GREEN or 
WHITE SILVER—R favorite among garden- 
ers. Leaves are large, almost smooth, appear- 
ing medium dark green. Stems thick, broad, 
white; may be used like asparagus. 
LUCULLUS—The most commonly grown 
chard, Fine for home garden and market. 
Stems light yellowish green; leaves light 
green, fleshy, crumpled, attractive. 
Broccoli 
Broccoli is a cool season crop. Best results 
will be obtained if the plants are set early 
in the field. If grown directly from seed in 
the field, they should be planted to mature 
in the cool fall weather, or, in the far South, 
during the winter. 
The plants should be set out or thinned to 
stand 1% feet apart in rows 2¥ feet wide. 
High soil fertility and good weed and insect 
control are required for best production. 
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