. Dreer's garden book 1919. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Haricots a rames, Fr. POLE LIMA BEANS Frijol vastago, Sp. CULTURE.—Pole Limas do best in a sandy loam, and if season is suitable, may be planted about May 1st. Set the poles about 4 feet apart each way and plant 4 to 6 beans, eye downward around each pole, and when plants are up, thin out to 3 plants to a pole. Pinch off the ends when plants over-run the top of the poles. It is well to use a shovelful of rich, li
. Dreer's garden book 1919. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Haricots a rames, Fr. POLE LIMA BEANS Frijol vastago, Sp. CULTURE.—Pole Limas do best in a sandy loam, and if season is suitable, may be planted about May 1st. Set the poles about 4 feet apart each way and plant 4 to 6 beans, eye downward around each pole, and when plants are up, thin out to 3 plants to a pole. Pinch off the ends when plants over-run 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. Material for inoculating Lima Beans will be found offered on page 224. B£AXS BY PARCEI. POST The prices given in this catalogue for Beans of all kinds are for same to be sent by express or freight, at the purchaser's expense. If wanted by Parcel Post add as follows: To points East of Mississippi River, 7 cts. per pound. To points West of Mississippi River, 12 cts. per pound. Packets of all varieties of Beans, 10 cts. each. Carpinteria Lima. (See description on page 14.) Dreer's Improved Lima. (See cut.) An early variety of ex- cellent quality and great productiveness. The quality is exceed- ingly fine, the Beans cooking rich and mealy. In some sections this variety is called Challenger, or Potato Lima. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as stated at top of page); 10 lbs., $ Early Leviathan Lima. The pods are long and contain from 4 to 5 long beans, which are flat in shape, of good size and ex- cellent quality. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as stated at top of page); 10 lbs., $ Early Jersey Lima. Matures a few days earlier than the King of the Garden. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. (if by Parcel Post add
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