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POLE & BUSH LIMA


Culture same as Pole Beans on page 7. For vine support check out our Trellis Netting and for higher yields use our Nature’s Aid Rhizobia Inoculant on page 3 or Bean & Pea Fence on page 51. A packet contains 2 oz. unless otherwise stated.


POLE LIMA BEAN CULTURE


❦ W KING OF THE GARDEN 88 Day


Lima


Rich, honey-like taste. Very vig- orous and reliable grower, bear- ing uniform, dark green pods 5-8" long filled with 4-6 large lima beans of excellent quality. Beans shell very easily and cook exceptionally well. Produces continually to the end of the season, and will bear a large amount in a very limited area. Excellent shelled or frozen.


Christmas CHRISTMAS - 80 Day Pole Lima


Also known as ‘Large Speckled Bean’. A home garden variety larger podded and earlier than Florida Butter Speckled. Seeds are large, about the size of a quarter, and light cream striped with bright red. Tremendous yields of high quality, buttery flavored beans. Especially deli- cious fresh, maintaining flavor and quality canned or frozen. #01232 (A) Pkt. $2.45; (N) ½ lb. $5.45; (P) 1 lb. $9.50; (P) 4 lbs. $27.95


W FORDHOOK 242 - 75 Day Bush Lima


Also known as the ‘Potato Lima’. Probably the most famous lima bean in the world – tender, juicy, and butter-sweet. Dwarf habit and great yields make it ideal for the small home gardener. Pods grow profusely in clusters and are set high off the ground at foli- age level thus avoiding rot. Bears throughout the season until frost. Outstanding freezing bean. #01225 (A) Pkt. $2.75; (N) ½ lb. $7.95; (P) 1 lb. $12.95; (P) 4 lbs. $37.95


W 4 DIXIE SPECKLED BUTTER PEA - 76 Day Outstanding superb flavor – very sweet and tender. Vigorous 21" tall plants bear high yields of shell beans with unduplicated quali- ties. Let the beans dry (90 days) on the vine for an excellent bak- ing bean. Ideal for Vermont baked beans, soups and bean salad. Sets well under hot weather, and will grow well in drought areas. #01209 (A) Pkt. $2.65; (N) ½ lb. $8.95; (P) 1 lb. $14.95; (P) 4 lbs. $44.95


Bush Lima Dixie Speckled Butter Pea


#01235 (A) Pkt. $2.65; (N) ½ lb. $5.95; (P) 1 lb. $10.50; (P) 4 lbs. $31.95


❦ WILLOW LEAF - 90 Day Pole Lima


Fine old heirloom. Heat and drought resistant plants with unique willow-like leaves. Heavy yielding compact plants bear small, white, flat-seeded beans with a rich flavor. Pods are dark green, 3½" long, with 3 or 4 creamy white seeds per pod. Especially adapted to the South and warm Coastal areas, but equally adaptable to the North. #01247 (A) Pkt. $2.65; (N) ½ lb. $8.95; (P) 1 lb. $14.95; (P) 4 lbs. $44.95


FLORIDA BUTTER SPECKLED 86 Day


Pole Lima


Well known in the South as ‘Speckled Butterbean’. Bears well in hot, humid weather. The seed is buff, splashed maroon. Does well in all climates, bear- ing beautiful, exceptionally sweet shell beans. Similar to Southern Running Butterbean, except the beans are speckled. Popular fresh, frozen or canned. #01234 (A) Pkt. $2.65; (N) ½ lb. $8.95; (P) 1 lb. $14.95; (P) 4 lbs. $44.95


BEANS


Florida Butter Speckled BUSH LIMA BEAN CULTURE King of the Garden


Tasty, easy to grow, a family tradition. Whether you choose a large-seeded lima or a small-seeded type, your plant will produce an abundance of sweet, buttery limas… a mouth-watering dinner time vegetable. One pound plants about 20’ of wide row or 100’ of single row. Space rows 3’ apart and pick often. Caution: Must have warm soil! Packets contain 2 oz. unless otherwise stated.


❦ W THOROGREEN EARLY - 66 Day Bush Limas


A true bush-type, growing 18" high, very rugged, hardy and upright in growth. The 3" pods are set high off the ground for easy pick- ing. Bears from first picking, right through the garden season until frost. Unusually dependable! #01215 Priced below.


DIXIE WHITE BUTTER PEA - 70 Day


Pure white beans have a meaty, delicious, butterbean flavor. Plants are strong, vigorous and loaded with medium pods of round, white, good-flavored butterpeas. This variety grows well in hot weather in all climates, not just the South where it is of particular importance. Tolerates drought conditions. #01210 Priced below.


W BURPEE’S IMPROVED - 70 Day


The earliest large podded bush lima bean. Strong and vigorous plants produce enormous yields of flat pods, filled with beans of lusty, sugar-sweet taste. Large clusters of 5-6 flat 5" pods make for easy picking. Easy to shell. #01205 Prices, above 3 per variety; (A) Pkt. $2.65;


(N) ½ lb. $5.95; (P) 1 lb. $10.50; (P) 4 lbs. $31.95


❦ W 4 HENDERSON’S - 65 Day Bush Lima


Also known as the ‘Original Dwarf’ or ‘Bush Butterbean’. The most popular “baby” lima. An early, reliable prolific, easy picker! Excellent canned or frozen, and ideal for all market gardeners. Produces a continuous crop from the time it begins to bear until heavy frost. Pods are 3'’ long, containing 3 or 4 tender-sweet beans. Fine for dry winter use as well. Suited to all climates North or South. #01226 (A) Pkt. $2.55;(N) ½ lb. $8.75; (P) 1 lb. $14.50; (P) 4 lbs. $43.95


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