. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 8 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. BEANS—Continued Width Days from of pods planting inches to canning 1 75 Bush Lima Beans Culture: Lima beans are particularly susceptible to injury from cold, wet weather and there- fore should not be planted until tzvo weeks later than string beans. Sandy loam well manured or heavy sod plowed deeply is the best foundation for prod
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 8 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. BEANS—Continued Width Days from of pods planting inches to canning 1 75 Bush Lima Beans Culture: Lima beans are particularly susceptible to injury from cold, wet weather and there- fore should not be planted until tzvo weeks later than string beans. Sandy loam well manured or heavy sod plowed deeply is the best foundation for producing crops of this item. In some areas lima beans are planted in latter June as a second crop after peas in which case only moderate yields can be expected. Sow seed iy2 to 2 inches deep in rows 22 to 28 inches apart with 3 to 5 seeds to a foot in the row. 40 to 50 lbs. of seed are required to plant an acre. Length of pods inches FORDHOOK 4to4^ Most used by market gardeners of all large seeded Dwarf Limas; also used in a limited way for canning. Potato lima type. Plant large, upright, vigorous, highly productive. Pods straight, with thick fibrous walls; contains 3 to 4 seeds. Green shelled beans large, thick-oval, green of excellent quality. Dry beans white with tinge of green; 22 per oz. HENDERSON'S BUSH ...... 3 to 2>% Sometimes called Baby Lima and known in the South as a Butter Bean. Used largely for canning and freezing. The Asgrow strain developed through a period of years by inten- sive breeding is exceptionally uniform in plant growth and more concentrated and earlier in season than standard stocks, resulting in a larger percentage of green beans at canning stage. Plant small, dark green, erect, bushy, very early. Pods flat, contain 3 to 4 seeds. Green shelled beans flat, small, of excellent quality. Dry beans creamy white; 90 per Henderson's Bush Lima The Asgrow strain is early and concentrated in season WOOD'S PROLIFIC 3% to 3^ Similar to Henderson's Bush i
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