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PETER .HENDERSON & CO -VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



HENDERSON'S 



BEANS, Dwarf or Bush. 



I GREEN | 

 i POD SORTS. [ 



Henderson's new 



BUSH LIMA BEAN. 



(See cut above, and colored plate and full 

 description on page 10.) 



Two Crops in One Season. 



A remarkable feature of HENDERSON'S 

 BUSH LIMA BEAN, developed last sea- 

 son, -was the fact that (owing to its extreme 

 earliness) in many of the Southern States, it 

 is possible to grow two crops of this bean in one season. By sowing 

 the seed in April, the plants grew and matured a crop by the end 

 of July, which being planted on August 1st, was in full tearing in 

 October. This would be impossible with any other variety of Lima 

 Bean. (See cut.) 25c. pkt. (50 beans) ; 75c. )£pt. ; $1.00 pt. ; $1.50 qt. 

 Each packet contains 50 beans or double the'quantity of last season. 



BEANS, Dwarf or Bush. { GE s E o E KTf OI> } 



EMPEROR WILLIAM. Produces in great profusion large flat 

 green pods, very early and of splendid quality. The largest pod- 

 ded of all the bush varieties. 25c. pt. ; 40c. qt. ; $2 pk. ; S5.50 bu. 



RHODE ISLAND DWARF CASEKNIFE. A continual bearer 

 during the summer. Exceedingly early, and when young the 

 beans are tender, and of very fine flavor. 15 cts. pt: ; 25 cts. 

 qt. ; SI. 25 peck ; $4.00 bush. 



REFUGEE OR THOUSAND TO ONE. A very productive me- 

 dium or late variety. The young pods are tender and of fine 

 flavor. This variety is extensively grown for pickling. Seeds dull 

 yellow speckled with purple. 20c.pt.; 30c. qt. ; $1.25 pk. ; $4bu. 



GALLEGA OR LARGE REFUGEE. Both the pods and seeds 

 are larger than the Refugee variety, and it is also a better 

 vielder. Seeds, when ripe, purple speckled with white. 15 cts. 

 pt. ; 25 cts. qt. ; SI. 25 peck ; $4.00 bush. 



Golden Refugee. Pods perfectly round, and of very light color. 

 Seeds distinct in appearance from the old Refugee. (See cut.) 

 20 cts. pt. ; 30 cts. qt. ; S1.25 peck; S4.00 bush. 



Large White Kidney. Excellent as a shell bean. 20 cts. pt. ; 30 cts. 

 qt. ; SI. 50 peck; S4.50 bush. 



Early China. An old standard variety that is very earl}-. 15 cts. 

 pt. ; 25 cts. qt. ; $1.25 peck ; $4.00 bush. 



Dwarf Horticultural. A bush variety of the well known Horticul- 

 tural Pole Bean. 25 cts. pt. ; 40 cts. qt. ; SI. 75 peck ; $6.00 bush. 



Canadian Wonder. Very large pods, a good bearer. 20c. pt. ; 

 35c. qt. ; $1.50 peck ; S5.00 bush. 



German, Bohne. — French, Haricot. — Spanish, Frijorenano. 



1 quart to 100 feet of drill ; 2 bushels to the acre, in drills. 



A succession of sowings can be made from the first week in May until September. 

 These dates are for the latitude of New York ; further south the sowing must be done earlier, 

 further north later. Plant in drills about two inches deep, and from eighteen inches to 

 two feet apart, according to the richness of the soil : the poorer the soil, tl*e closer they can 

 be planted. The seeds should be dropped about two inches apart. 



Add 15 cts. per qt. extra if to be sent by mail. 



HENDERSON'S EARLIEST RED VALENTINE. This variety is at 

 least 10 days earlier than the Early Red Valentine, and is usually 

 ready to pick in 35 days from time of planting. On account of its 

 great earliness it is largely grown by market gardeners, but except 

 in the characteristic of extreme earliness. it differs in no other way 

 from the Early Red Valentine next described. By a competitive test 

 made in 1887 by one of the highest authorities on the subject in this country, 

 Henderson's Earliest Red Valentine was proven to be 10 days earlier than- 

 any other stock. Sold only in sealed packages. (See cut.) 25 cts. pt. ; 

 40 cts. qt. ; $2.00 peck ; $5 50 bush. 

 EARLY RED VALENTINE. Desirable for either market or family 

 use, being early, productive, tender, and of excellent flavor. The 

 pods are round, somewhat curled, and the seeds, when ripe, salmon 

 speckled with purplish rose. 20c. pt. ; 30c. qt. ; $1.25 peck ; $4.00 bush. 

 EARLY MOHAWK. Very early and will stand more cold than nrost 

 of the bush varieties. Both this and the preceding sort are largely 

 grown in the Southern States for Northern markets. The pods are 

 from five to six inches long ; the seeds when 

 ripe drab with purple spots. 20 cts. pt. ; 

 30 cts. qt. ; SI. 25 peck; $4.00 bush. 

 LONG YELLOW SIX WEEKS. Early, 

 very productive and of excellent quality. 

 Pods often eighteen inches long. Seeds, 

 when ripe, yellow or dun color. 20 cts. pt. ; 

 30 cts. qt. ; $1.25 peck ; S4.00 bush. 

 Early Feejee. Very early and prolific. 15 cts. 

 pt. ; 25 cts. qt. ; $1.25 peck ; S4.00 bush. 



White Valentine. A very 

 prolific bearer, and it 

 has additional value in 

 the bean itself being 

 white, enabling it to b« 

 used as a shell bean. 

 20 cts. pt. ; 30 cts. qt. ; 

 SI. 25 peck ; S4.00 bush. 

 WHITE MARROW- 

 FAT. The variety so 

 extensively grown for 

 sale in the dry state. It 

 is also valued as a 

 string bean. Seeds are 

 ivory white. 15c. pt. ; 

 25 cts. qt. ; SI. 25 peck; 

 $4.00 bush. 



GOLDEN REFUGEE. 



LOW'S CHAM- 

 PION. A dis- 

 tinct and promis- 

 ing green bush 

 variety, that one 

 of our largest 

 bean growers in 

 New York State (Mr. 

 Keeney) has a very high 

 opinion of. Ityieldsin 

 the greatest abundance 

 very white pods, some- 

 what resembling a 

 Lima in shape, of good 

 thickness, and never 

 strings. It is very tend- 

 er, of fine flavor, and 

 equally well adapted 

 for a snap or shell Bean. 

 In our trials we found 

 it a late Bean, coming 

 in about the same time 

 as the "Refugee." (See 

 cut.) 15c. pt. ; 25c. qt. ; 

 $1.25 peek; $4.00 bush. 



French Eta m pes or 

 English Canterbury. 

 Distinct in appearance 

 and growth. Exceed- 

 ingly early and of deli- 

 cate flavor. 20 cts. pt. ; 

 35 cts. qt. ; $1.75 peck ; 

 $4.50 bush. 



low's champion bean. 



HENDERSON S EARLIEST RED VALENTINE. 



The twelve packages of Bush Lima Beans I got from you turned out immensely, 

 eawin its line. — Wm, H. Jackson, Woodbridge, N. J., August 21st, 1889. 



I have been dealing in Lima Beans for five years, but this far excels anything I ever 



