. Black Wax or Pencil Pod, Improved Bush Lima Beans Culture—Lima Beans are very susceptible to cold and seeds should not be planted until the ground has become thoroughly warm. Being gross feeders, they should be sown on well-enriched land, with the rows 2| feet apart, placing the beans six inches apart in the row, eye down. In light soil, cover about one inch deep, less on heavier soils. A good fertilizer applied at the rate of 20 pounds to every hundred feet of row, when the plants begin to bloom, will materially increase the yields. Hill plants slightly earlier in the season to hold the pod
. Black Wax or Pencil Pod, Improved Bush Lima Beans Culture—Lima Beans are very susceptible to cold and seeds should not be planted until the ground has become thoroughly warm. Being gross feeders, they should be sown on well-enriched land, with the rows 2| feet apart, placing the beans six inches apart in the row, eye down. In light soil, cover about one inch deep, less on heavier soils. A good fertilizer applied at the rate of 20 pounds to every hundred feet of row, when the plants begin to bloom, will materially increase the yields. Hill plants slightly earlier in the season to hold the pods off the ground. One pound will plant 50 feet of row. Ill Dreer's Wonder Bush Lima A most desirable Bush Lima Bean because it is extremely early and very productive. The plants are of strong upright growth, heavily laden with large pods many of which contain 4 beans each. Many gardeners pronounce the broad, flat beans superior in flavor to those of the round, thick- seeded varieties. We highly recommend it and suggest that you give it a thorough trial this year. Pkt. 10c; i lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $, prepaid. 109 Henderson's Bush Lima. This is the popular Baby Lima Bean—a bush form of the Small or Sieva Pole Lima. It is grown extensively by those who prefer small sized beans. Very productive bushes, 20 inches tall, bearing a heavy crop of pods 3 inches long, each containing 3 or 4 small white beans. Pkt. 10c; i lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 65c; 5 lbs. $, prepaid. 103 Burpee Improved Bush Lima. Com- bines productiveness with choice quality. The thick Beans are packed close together, 4 or 5 to a pod. They have a good flavor. Pkt. 10c; I lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $, prepaid. 110 McCrea's Bush Lima This new variety has considerable merit. The feature that will appeal to most gardeners is the fact that it has a remarkably sweet flavor. Pro- duces strong, upright plants and an abundance of very thick, light green pods which contain from 3 to 5 lar
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