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. . HENDERSON’S. . 
BOUNTIP UL 
GREEN BEAN. 
BUSH.. 
(Offered last year as No. 1.) 
vegetable. The one great objection to all bush beans has been that all had 
more or less ‘‘string’’ and tough skin, causing the bean to become unfit for 
_ use unless picked exactly at the right time. ‘‘HENDERSON’S BOUNTIFUL” 
is absolutely stringless. We fully believe that in this variety we have the Ideal 
Green Bush Bean. It is the result of a careful selection of Long Yellow Six 
Weeks, and produces pods actually larger, more uniform in shape, and deliciously 
tender, remaining so for a remarkably long period. It is a prodigious cropper and 
extremely early; besides this it is remarkably hardy. A customer brought us on 
November 3d, 1898, a very fine mess picked on that day, and although the vines had 
been slightly touched by frost, the beans were in perfect condition and of exquisite 
quality. We are perfectly confident that this variety will give the fullest satisfaction 
to every grower, whether for market or private use. 
“Gentlemen :—I write to report on the new BEAN BOUNTIFUL procured from you. The Bears 
were planted May 7th, 1898, and at the same time I planted an equal number of seed of the well-known 
Stringless Green Pod. 
T: introduction of this variety marks a distinct improvement in this valuable 
SHOWN ON COLORED PLATE OPPOSITE. 
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THE FIRST IN SPRING ; : 
THE LAST IN FALL July 2d, picked of HENDERSON'S BOUNTIFUL BEAN, 133; Stringless Green Pod, 113. 
ABSOLUTELY STRINGLESS « 
PERFECTLY TENDER 
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210; MY by 100. 
ENORMOUS CROPPER 
DELICIOUS FLAVOR 
“ Your Beans were larger, fully as stringless and 25 per cent. heavier. 
and you have a great acquisition. 
They were a surprise to me,. 
They were marvelously productive.”’ 
E. HOLuistTeR, Wellston, Mo. 
“Gentlemen :—Your NEW BUSH BEAN BOUNTIFUL is, in my opinion, far ahead of all others, both in earliness and yield. I picked 52 large pods off one 
plant, and the small ones on same were too numerous to count, the small packet giving us a great many pickings. 
stringless.”’ 
It is the only Bean I ever saw that was: 
G. A. SmirH, Gayville, S. D. 
Price, 15c. pkt., 30c. 14 pt., 50c. pt., 80c. qt. 
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GOLDEN HEART RUTA BAGA. 
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This variety is a true Ruta Baga, possessing all the qualities so 
well known in this popular vegetable, with added features which 
make it invaluable for garden culture. Itis thoroughly fixed in 
type and entirely distinct from the ordinary varieties, which are 
used mainly for stock feeding. The objection to the latter is the 
rank growth of the tops, which have proved a great drawback for 
garden culture. Another objection has been that the quality de- 
teriorated as the roots attained size, the flesh becoming woody in 
texture, showing a stringy character after cooking. These faults 
are entirely overcome in Henderson’s Golden Heart. It has short 
leaves which grow low on the ground. There is absolutely no 
neck, a small tap root, and the bulb grows as clean and smooth 
as. a turnip. A reference to our colored plate will show its 
general shape. The color is pale yellow, with a faint green 
tinge on that portion which grows out of ground. The flesh is 
remarkably fine in grain, and of delicious flavor. But the most 
distinct improvement of all lies in its wonderful earliness. We 
have had roots, fit for the table, fully grown, within 56 days from 
date of sowing, and its hardiness is such that it retains its tender- 
ness equally as long as any of the older varieties. We are quite 
sure that a new type of Ruta Baga has been discovered which will 
be of great value to all lovers of this vegetable. 
Price, 15c. per pkt. 
NEw RADISH 
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This Radish is so unique and comes to us so highly recom- 
mended that we have no hesitation in giving it a place on our 
colored plate. It is exceedingly early, maturing in about 21 
days from date of sowing. As indicated by illustration on op- 
posite page, the root is globe-shaped and very small, and the tops 
are so dwarf and compact that it can be sown very closely, making 
it invaluable for cultivation under glass, and grown thus the 
warm moisture renders its peculiar color more prominent. 
The flesh is exceedingly crisp and solid, and, owing to its rapid 
growth, is very mild in flavor, but its chief characteristic is the 
unique outer color of the root, which is thoroughly distinct 
from anything heretofore grown, and is a true ornament on the 
table. The ground color is pure white, striped and splashed 
horizontally with bright scarlet. The colored plate gives a fair 
idea of the striking effect of this combination. It is most attract- 
ive in appearance, and we have no doubt that it will find a 
ready sale for use, not only as a salad, but for garnishing, and to 
the market gardener it will certainly prove useful on account of 
its attractive appearance when bunched. 
Nearly all the bulbs come true to color, as shown in illustration 
on opposite page, but under certain conditions a small percentage 
is apt to come in solid color. 
Price, 15c. per pkt. 
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LMOST every grower and buyer of Tomatoes boasts, with 
more or less justice, that he has the ‘“ earliest Tomato.” 
The claim so often reiterated clearly evidences the abso- 
lute need of such a vegetable. Years ago we introduced 
Early Ruby, which has ever since held a prominent place in the 
gardening world. In common with other varieties, it had a few 
faults, but we have now secured a sort that will prove to be not 
only as early, but, so far as we are able to judge, the equal of 
any sort for form, color, solidity, or any other essential quality. 
We have tried it now two successive seasons, and in each case it 
has been as early as Early Ruby and a host of other claimants for 
earliness. Its value, however, lies not only in the actual time of 
ripening its first fruit, but that such enormous quantities of fruit 
be gathered while all other so-called ‘‘ Earliest” are ripening 
only a few. 
To bring this down to figures, we may say that on August 6th 
we gathered from one row of Early Ruby 34 fruits, from Acme 14 
fruits, while from FREEDOM the number gathered was 46, and 
they were all sown and transplanted at the same time. 
These figures indicate clearly its great and prolific earliness, and 
this, combined with its handsome appearance, renders it pre- 
eminently the best early sort. The plant is medium in size, pre- 
senting no peculiarity of foliage or habit. The fruit is borne 
mainly in clusters, perfectly round, having no sign of concave 
at base, of a bright dazzling shade of scarlet. We cannot say 
absolutely what sort of a shipper it will make, as it has 
never been put to actual experience, but we judge from the 
texture and toughness of the skin that it will equal any of the 
varieties in this respect. The flesh is remarkably solid, having 
but few seeds. The flavor is perfect, absolutely free from any 
acidity. y 
We en attention to our illustration on colored plate opposite, for 
further acquaintance with this variety, and have no hesitancy what- 
ever in recommending it to any class of growers, not only for 
extreme early use, but as a good all-round variety, for until quite 
late in the fall in the two years we have grown it, we have been 
able to gather good fruit from this variety, while others had long 
since ceased fruiting. 
Price, 20c. per pkt., 6 pkts. for $1.00, 60c. oz., $2.00 per 14 lb. 
