BEANS
Lima - Bush & Pole D W 4 c Romano Gold
50 Day. PVP. Romano. Tis high quality and high yielding bean is one of our best sellers. Te plants are dark green and have good disease resistance. It has rich flavor and when mixed with a green Romano, it’s a feast of color. Pictured on opposite page.
#01180 (A) Pkt. $2.95; (N) ½ lb. $9.75; (P) 1 lb. $16.50; (P) 4 lbs. $49.50 D W Vermont’s Green & Gold
50-60 Day. Romano. Tis packet is a Romano bean mix that is sure to please any palate. Te combination of the rich golden color of Capitano and the dark green of Gina will be perfect for any dining occasion. Both are bush-type beans and heavy yielders. Pictured on opposite page.
#01195 (A) Pkt. $2.95; (N) ½ lb. $9.75; (P) 1 lb. $16.50; (P) 4 lbs. $49.50 ✦ Christmas
80 Day. Lima. Also known as ‘Large Speckled Bean’. A home garden variety larger podded and earlier than Florida Butter Speckled. Seeds are about the size of a quarter, and light cream striped with bright red. Tremendous yields of high quality, buttery flavored beans. Especially delicious fresh, maintaining flavor and quality canned or frozen.
#01232 (A) Pkt. $2.85; (N) ½ lb. $9.45; (P) 1 lb. $15.95; (P) 4 lbs. $47.95 D W 4 Burpee’s Improved
70 Day. Lima. Te earliest large podded bush lima bean. Strong and vigorous plants produce enormous yields of flat pods, filled with beans that have a lusty, sugar-sweet taste. Clusters of 5-6 flat, 5" pods make for easy picking and pods are easy to shell.
#01205 (A) Pkt. $2.85; (N) ½ lb. $9.45; (P) 1 lb. $15.95; (P) 4 lbs. $47.95 D W 4 Dixie Speckled Butter Pea
76 Day. Small-seeded Lima. Outstanding superb flavor – very sweet and tender. Vigorous 21" tall plants bear high yields of shell beans with unduplicated qual- ities. Let the beans dry (90 days) on the vine for an excellent baking bean. Ideal for Vermont baked beans, soups and bean salad. Sets well in hot weather, and will grow well in drought areas.
#01209 (A) Pkt. $2.75; (N) ½ lb. $9.25; (P) 1 lb. $15.75; (P) 4 lbs. $46.50 D Dixie White Butter Pea
70 Day. Small-seeded Lima. Pure white beans have a meaty, delicious, butter- bean flavor. Plants are strong, vigorous and loaded with medium pods of round, white, good-flavored butterpeas. Tis variety grows well in hot weather in all cli- mates, not just the South where it is of particular importance. Tolerates drought conditions with ease. Not pictured.
#01210 (A) Pkt. $2.75; (N) ½ lb. $9.25; (P) 1 lb. $15.75; (P) 4 lbs. $46.50 D W Fordhook 242
75 Day. 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 home gardener with limited space. Pods grow profusely in clusters and are set high off the ground at foliage level thus avoiding rot. Bears throughout the season until frost. Outstanding freezing bean.
#01225 (A) Pkt. $2.95; (N) ½ lb. $9.75; (P) 1 lb. $16.50; (P) 4 lbs. $49.50 D W 4 ❦ Henderson’s
65 Day. Lima. Te 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 as a dried bean for winter use. Suited to all climates North or South.
#01226 (A) Pkt. $2.85; (N) ½ lb. $9.45; (P) 1 lb. $15.95; (P) 4 lbs. $47.95 ✦ W ❦ King Of The Garden
88 Day. Lima. Rich, honey-like taste. Very vigorous and reliable grower, bearing 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. Ex- cellent shelled or frozen.
#01235 (A) Pkt. $2.85; (N) ½ lb. $9.45; (P) 1 lb. $15.95; (P) 4 lbs. $47.95 Fordhook 242 Thorogreen Early D W Thorogreen Early
66 Day. Lima. A true bush-type, growing just 18" high, very rugged, hardy and upright in growth. Te 3" pods are set high off the ground for easy picking. Bears from first picking, right through the garden season until frost. Exceptionally dependable!
#01215 (A) Pkt. $2.75; (N) ½ lb. $9.25; (P) 1 lb. $15.75; (P) 4 lbs. $46.50 ✦ ❦ Willow Leaf
90 Day. Lima. Fine old heirloom. Heat and drought resistant plants with unique willow-like leaves. Heavy yielding 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 perform well in the North. Not pictured.
#01247 (A) Pkt. $2.75; (N) ½ lb. $9.25; (P) 1 lb. $15.75; (P) 4 lbs. $46.50 Order Online
VermontBean.com • Phone Orders 800-349-1071 • Fax Orders 888-500-7333 9 Henderson’s Dixie Speckled Butter Pea Burpee’s Improved Christmas King Of The Garden BUSH LIMA BEAN CULTURE
Tasty, easy-to-grow and 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 vege- table. 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 ounces.
POLE LIMA BEAN CULTURE
Culture same as Pole Beans on page 6. For vine support check out our Trellis Netting on page 3 or Bean & Pea Fence on page 37. For higher yields use our Nature’s Aid Rhizobia Inoculant on page 2. Packets contain 2 ounces.
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