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J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md.
SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS
POLE LIMA BEANS
1 quart to 150 hills; 8 to 10 quarts per acre.
Pole beans do not bear as early as the bush varieties but they are more productive,
their bearing season is longer and they are more easily gathered. They succeed best in
a warm sandy loam which has been enriched with well rotted manure. If poles are used
they should be set three to four feet apart each way. After the ground has become warm
and dry, plant 4 to 6 beans to a pole and when well started thin out to 2 or 3 plants to
a pole. By placing the seed eyes down they will germinate more quickly and for this
reason are less liable to rot. Cultivate frequently but shallow.
J^nvlu T PVinthnn '^^^ Early Leviathan stands supreme because of its combined
unity *./cc/tuf.#iwft qualities, earliness, size and productiveness. The large, well
filled pods are borne in clusters of five to ten and are spaced over the entire vine. They
are well filled with large fleshy beans of excellent quality, delicate pale green in color.
CoTDintGYlCl ■^ very desirable pole lima for the home and market garden, producing
" an abundance of large four-seeded medium green pods. The color is
distinctive in having a decided greenish tint, an indication of very finest quality. The
beans are thin skinned, delicious flavor and retain the distinctly green tinge even when
dried.
IdsO.1 ^"® °^ ^^^ largest and most valuable of the medium late varieties, producing a
tremendous crop of seven-inch pods, which are filled with five to six large beans
of excellent quality. Seed large, ovid, flat white with slight greenish tinge. Splendid
for market gardeners.
Kino of the Gordcn "^^'^ '^ ^^^ ^^^* ^"^ most popular main crop variety.
_^_ Vines are strong and vigorous; setting pods early and
continuing to bear until frost. Is used extensively by market gardeners because of its
very prolific nature and the immense size of the pods, which are very straight and hand-
some; of medium dark green color, broad, flat and filled with four or five large white
beans of finest quality.
Challenger or Dreer's Pole vigorous, productive, and quite early, producing
^ pods which are much thicker than any other
sort and filled with four thick beans so closely set that the ends are flattened. A favor
ite among market gardeners.
dinnt PntJftcil The largest podded lima in cultiva-
\xtutit. I uuut;u ^jgj,. extremely vigorous in growth,
mid-season. Pods are borne in clusters of 6 to 8 and
measure 7 inches long and IM inches broad. The beans
are extra large and of excellent quality.
BUSH LIMA BEANS
Large seeded sorts, 1 qt. to 100 hills; 1 bu. to the acre.
Small seeded sorts, 1 qt. to 150 hills; 3 pks. to the acre.
These varieties require no support, are about two weeks
earlier than the pole beans, and can be planted closer in
the rows. They are therefore used by large growers and
by gardeners who do not find it convenient to use poles.
After danger of frost is past and the ground has become
warm, plant in 3 foot rows dropping 3 seeds to a hill and
the hills 15 inches apart.
TPrtflii ftrfnt Hiiah T imn The largest and earliest bush lima; two weeks
t^arly Lriant iSUSn Lima ^^^y^^^ ^-^^^ Fordhook, very prolific and of excel-
lent quality. Pods contain 4 to 5 large, close setting beans, and are borne in clusters
of 5 to 8. Plant very vigorous and upright, often attaining a height of 30 inches.
Vrkfrlhrtfth Uriah T imn A most excellent variety and exceedingly popular
rurunOUK nusn LiUnU ^^^^ market gardeners. The plants are freely
branching and very erect in their growth. Four or five large, very thick beans are
contained in each pod and the plants continue to produce large quantities from July
until frost. The green beans even when full size are tender, juicy and sweet when
cooked.
Burpee's Improved Bush Lima ^ '"I pj^^^^'^ mid-season variety of
--rt* f^v.^^ u .....f^. w^i« M^t^oi^ .^i,i...u. ^gj.y hardy, vigorous and true bush
growth, bearing clusters of 5 to 8 pods measuring 5 to G inches long. The pods are
borne abundantly, enormous in size and well filled with handsome beans which are
both larger and thicker than those of the regular Burpee's Bush Lima.
Wood's Prolific or Henderson's Improved Bush Lima
A very early and vigorous type, producing an abundance of 3 to 4-inch pods; contain
4 small, flat, white beans of good quality.
Early
Leviathan
Early Giant Bqsh
BUSH LIMAS PRICES Pt.
Burpee's Improved Bush Lima $0.25
Early Giant Bush Lima .30
Fordhook Bush Lima 30
Wood's Prolific or Henderson's Improved Bush Lima.. .20
POLE LIMAS
Carpinteria 20
Challenger or Dreer's Pole 20
Early Leviathan 20
Giant Podded Pole 20
Ideal .20
King of the Garden 20
Qt.
Pk.
Bu.
$0.50
$2.75
$10.00
.55
3.50
12.00
.55
3.50
12.00
.40
2.25
8.00
.35
2.25
8.00
.40
2.75
10.00
.35
2.25
8.00
.35
2.25
8.00
.35
2.25
8.00
.35
2.25