pole Limn Beans 



POLE LIMA BEANS are grown in hills three feel 

 apart, in rows four feel apart, but being very tender, the 

 seeds should not be planted until the ground has warmed 



up, about two weeks later than other beans, or in the latter part of May around "Neiu York. Approximate 



maturity dates are given in the variety descriptions. 



HENDERSON'S New Pole Lima Bean 



83 EMPIRE STATE (See Color plate on page 18) 



This new pole lima bean is unique — "the only one of its kind." In place of the customary 4 to 5 beans 

 to the pod, as found in other varieties, Empire State has mostly 6. Furthermore, this new "variety shows 

 greater productivity in pods per plant, so that a season's yield is truly enormous. 



To the home gardener who has only a limited space for planting, and who has heretofore hesitaFed to 

 plant pole lima beans because of the space they require, we say by all means plant Empire State — 

 the crop will more than justify the space you allot to it. 



The pods of Empire State are of giant size, the average length being about 7 inches. They are borne 

 in great clusters from the top to the bottom of the plant. 



The beans are uniformly large and fleshy with a perfection of flavor, luscious and rich. They are 



ideal for freezing. 



The vines show great vigor, and under normal conditions grow 

 up to 12 feet or more in height. The bearing season extends over 

 a long period. 



Price, pkt., 35c; V 2 lb., $1.00. 



85 LEVIATHAN 



The Earliest Pole Lima Bean Grown 



Many growers prefer the pole varieties of Limas. These arc later 

 than the bush sorts, and in some localities there is difficulty in 

 maturing the crop. In Northern States, or where by reason of 

 continued cool nights the growth is less rapid, Leviathan will be 

 found admirably adapted. 



The plant is strong and takes to the poles more readily than 

 any other sort. It is fully a week earlier than any other pole 

 variety, therefore can be grown successfully where other sorts 

 would be caught by frosts of early autumn. It is a prodigious 

 cropper, producing its pods in large clusters, well filled with 

 large, fleshy Beans, pale green in color, of a rich, buttery flavor. 

 Season 80 days. 



Price, pkt.. 15c; ]/ 2 lb., 45c; lb., 80c; 5 lbs., $3.75. 



pole Beans 



LEVIATHAN 



There are few food items that 

 are more wholesome or contain more 

 or a better balance of food values 

 than luscious melting Lima Beans 

 picked fresh in your own garden. 



When we combine their ease of 

 culture; their long season of pro- 

 duction; their delicious flavor and 

 their component food values which 

 include proteins, carbohydrates, 

 iron and all the vitamins; we have 

 a garden crop par excellence. 



CULTURE OF POLE BEANS 

 — These are planted about the 

 middle of May, in hills front 

 three to four feet apart. From five to six seeds are planted in each 

 hill, about two inches deep. Rough cedar, or similar poles seven or 

 eight feel long should be used for Pole Beans to climb on. 2 lbs. to 

 150 hills. 30 lbs. to the acre in hills. Approximate maturiiy dates are 

 given in the variety descriptions. 



93 GIANT WAX (See Color Plate, 19) 



Truly a Giant, Bears Pods 8 to 10 in. Long 



Since its introduction in 1932, Giant Wax has won many admirers. 

 It is a show bean par excellence, as it develops beautiful, unblem- 

 ished, flat pods 8 to 10 inches long and clear amber yellow in color. 



The plant is vigorous, tall and very resistant to disease. The 

 giant pods are produced in abundance over a long period. Not- 

 withstanding its large size, the bean is of fine texture, free from 

 string in the young stages, very brittle and tender. As an exhi- 

 bition bean it excels all others. Ready in 65 days from seed sowing. 



Price, pkt., 25c; 5 packets for $1.00. 



96 OLD HOMESTEAD or Kentucky Wonder 



This most popular, green-podded snap Pole Bean is a marvel of 

 continued productiveness and is ten days earlier than any other 

 green-podded Pole Bean. First pickings may be. made in the 

 latitude of New" York early in July, and the vine will continue to 

 produce in abundance until frost. 



The pods hang in great clusters from the top to the bottom of 

 the vine and can be gathered by the handful; they are very large, 

 6 to 8 inches in length, stringless, plump, meltingly tender and of 

 superb flavor. Ready in 65 days. 



Price, pkt., 15c; \i lb., 40c; lb.. 70c; 5 lbs., $3.25. 



OLD HOMESTEAD or 

 KENTUCKY WONDER 



98 SCARLET RUNNER 



A 10-foot ornamental vine for shade, with dazzling scarlet flowers. 

 Pick pods when half grown for use as "snap." Ready in 90 days. 



Price, pkt.. 15c> Yi lb., 40c; lb., 70c. 



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Aphis, Bean Beetles and other insects ihat attack Bush and Pole Beans can readily be 

 controlled by spraying with Henderson's Stabilized Rotenone described on page 137. 



