. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. POLE LIMA BEANS Culture —Pole Limas are even more tender than the Bush type and should not be planted until toward end of May, or when all danger of frost is passed. Set the poles about 4 feet apart each way and plant 4 to 6 beans, eye downward, around each pole. When plants are up, thin out to 3 plants to a pole. Pinch off the ends when plants overrun the top of the poles. It is well to use a shovelful of rich, light, well-rotted compost to each hill. One pound of seed will plant 75 to 100 hills. 115 Carpinteria Lima. Vines are vigor
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. POLE LIMA BEANS Culture —Pole Limas are even more tender than the Bush type and should not be planted until toward end of May, or when all danger of frost is passed. Set the poles about 4 feet apart each way and plant 4 to 6 beans, eye downward, around each pole. When plants are up, thin out to 3 plants to a pole. Pinch off the ends when plants overrun the top of the poles. It is well to use a shovelful of rich, light, well-rotted compost to each hill. One pound of seed will plant 75 to 100 hills. 115 Carpinteria Lima. Vines are vigorous and make strong growth, producing large quantities of pods, usually containing four large Beans, which are thicker than the ordinary lima, and retain their pale green color even when in the dry state. Pkt., 10 cts.; J lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs., $, prepaid. 117 Dreer's Improved Pole. In some sections this variety is called Challenger, or Potato Lima. Plants strong, medium late and very productive. Pods contain 4 or 5 thick light green Beans, and shells out more Beans from a given number of pods than any other Pole Lima. Pkt., 10 cts.; 1 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 85 cts.; 5 lbs., $, prepaid. 121 King of the Garden. An old favorite variety of vigorous growth bearing large dark green pods with four or five large white beans of good quality. An improved Large White Lima. Pkt., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; 5 lbs., $, prepaid. 122 Leviathan Early. The earliest large podded Pole variety in cultivation and an enormous cropper. The shelled beans are of excellent quality. Pkt, 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; 5 lbs., $, prepaid. 125 Small or Sieva. Poles literally loaded with well filled pods. Beans small and white, like the Henderson Bush variety and of fine flavor. This is a fine bean for home canning. Pkt., 10 cts., i lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; 5 lbs., $, pre
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