Dreer's garden book 1918 (1918) Dreer's garden book 1918 dreersgardenbook1918henr Year: 1918 14 Stangen Bolincn, Ger. POLE LIMA BEANS Haricots a rames, Fr. 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
Dreer's garden book 1918 (1918) Dreer's garden book 1918 dreersgardenbook1918henr Year: 1918 14 Stangen Bolincn, Ger. POLE LIMA BEANS Haricots a rames, Fr. 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 256. BEANS BY PARCEL POST The prices given in this catalogue for Beans of all kinds are for ?nme to be sent by express or freight, at the purchaser's expense. If wanted sent 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 Specialties page 5,) 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 height, at purchaser's expense, lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 70 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as noted at top of page); 10 lbs., $ Early Leviathan Lima. The pods are long and contain from 4 to 5 large beans, which are flat in shape, of good size and ex- cellent quality. By exprsss or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb, 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 70 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as noted 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 ex- pense, lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 70 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as noted at top of page); 10 lbs., $ King of the Garden Lima. A
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