bush Limn BEflns 



CULTURE— These dwarf or bush 

 forms of pole Limas come into bear- 

 ing much earlier and do not require 

 ■poles or other support to climb on; and lliey continue in bearing for weeks. Being more 

 tender than Dwarf Snap Beans, the seed cannot be planted as early. Plant about the 

 middle to latter part of May around New York. The rows should be two and one-half 

 feet apart, the seed sown edgewise in the drills six inches apart and covered one inch. 

 They commence bearing in from twelve to fifteen weeks, according to the earliness of the 

 variety. Do not brush against bean foliage when wet. 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill. 



69 EARLY GIANT 



True Bush, Enormous Pods and Beans 



(See Color Plate, Page 22.) 



This variety is the best possible Bush Lima Bean, possessing every 

 quality so long known and esteemed in the older pole varieties, and can 

 be grown as easily as any Snap Bean. It is the earliest of the large 

 bush sorts. 



The strong, rugged plants of true bush form, \ l /i feet in height, are of 

 healthy, sturdy, upright growth, requiring neither poles nor stakes and 

 bear from July until frost almost unbelievable quantities of 5- to 6-inch 

 pods, each containing usually four large, thick beans, averaging as large 

 as those of the large pole Limas, and whether used green or cured, they 

 are of superb quality — tender, rich and buttery, the true Lima flavor. 

 In the green state their tender freshness is maintained beyond the or- 

 dinary, accounted for by the pods being unusually fleshy and thick and 

 the foliage luxuriant and sheltering. 



Price, pkt., 15c; ]/ 2 lb., 30c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.00; 15 lbs., $5.25. 



72 FORDHOOK 



A Favorite with the Home and Market Grower 



One of the best known and most widely grown Limas in cultivation. It 

 is an extremely heavy cropper, just a few days later than our Early 

 Giant. The bush, which grows stiffly erect 

 about 16 to 20 inches high, holds the 

 broad, plump pods well above the ground 

 so that they do not become beaten or 

 discolored by wind or rain. The pods 

 usually contain from 3 to 5 large plump 

 beans of excellent quality. This variety 

 is equally as valuable for the home gar- 

 dener as for the market grower. 



Price, pkt., 15c; M lb., 30c; lb., 50c; 

 5 lbs., $2.00; 15 lbs., $5.25. 





78 IMPROVED HENDERSON 



Yields Continuously from Early Summer to Frost — Suitable 

 for all Sections, North and South 



The original Bush Lima Bean, the "Henderson," was defective in size, and though 

 because of its extreme earliness, thousands of our customers were enabled to grow 

 Lima Beans where none had grown before, the defect remained until the introduc- 

 tion of the "Improved Henderson," which is at least 50 per cent, larger than the 

 original. Though a day or two later, it is still ten days earlier than other bush 

 forms, and weeks earlier than any of the pole varieties, yet retaining all the re- 

 markable qualities of its predecessor. 



It grows as freely and is just as dependable in the North as in the South; in 

 fact, it is suitable for all sections. The quality is excellent, possessing the rich, 

 buttery flavor common to all Limas. 



Price, pkt., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.00; 15 lbs., $5.25. 



75 HENDERSON 



The Original "Baby ' Lima Bean 



It produces a continuous crop from the time it comes into bearing (it is fit for 

 the table in the latitude of New York the middle of July) until frost, and, being 

 enormously productive, a very small patch will keep a family supplied with this 

 splendid vegetable through the season. The plant forms a compact bush about 18 

 inches high. The Beans are the size of the Sieva or small Lima, and of delicious 

 quality. 



Price, pkt., 10c; Y 2 lb., 30c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.00; 15 lbs., $5.25. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 Cortlandt St., New York 7, N. Y. 



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