BUSH BEANS 



GREEN 

 PODDED 



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CULTURE — Sow every two weeks from early May until 

 further north, later. Plant two inches deep in drills two and 

 apart. They commence bearing in six to eight weeks. 2 lbs. 



1 BOUNTIFUL (Henderson's) 

 A Flat, Green-Podded, 

 Stringless Variety — Prolific 

 and Continuous Bearer 



Introduced by us thirty years ago, this 

 superior, stringless bush bean is in 

 greater demand to-day than any other 

 variety in cultivation. The plant is very 

 vigorous, almost immune from disease, 

 hardy, early and prolific. It bears rich 

 green pods, of immense size, thick, 

 broad, extra long, very uniform in shape, 

 solid, meaty and of high quality, melt- 

 ingly tender and having a delicious flavor 

 exclusively their own. The pods are 

 stringless and entirely free from any 

 tough, membraneous lining when young, 

 and this tender "snap brittle" quality is 

 retained even into maturity. 

 {See illustration.) 



Price, pkt., 15c; Yi lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 

 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75; 15 lbs., $4.50. 



9 BURPEE'S STRINGLESS 



The plants are medium large, of some- 

 what spreading growth, with dark green 

 foliage. The pods are medium in length, 

 somewhat curved and very thick and 

 meaty. Hardy and productive. 



Price, pkt., 10c; Yi lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 

 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75; 15 lbs., $4.50. 



10 DWARF HORTICULTURAL 



or Cranberry 



A green-podded bush variety of the 

 climbing Horticultural. The pods aver- 

 age five inches long and are stout and 

 flat. Used either as snap beans or for 

 shelling green. 



Price, pkt., 10c; Yt lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 

 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75; 15 lbs., $4.50. 



16 RED VALENTINE, Earliest 

 (Henderson's) 



The healthy, vigorous plants are un- 

 usually hardy, successfully withstanding 

 early frosts; it may therefore be planted 

 very early. It will always yield a large 

 crop of handsome, long, round, fleshy 

 pods, rich green in color and of unsur- 

 passed tenderness when gathered young, 

 when it is practically stringless. 



Price, pkt., 10c; Yi lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 

 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75; 15 lbs., $4.50, 



18 GIANT STRINGLESS 



Fully an inch longer than Burpee's 

 Stringless. The pods are also larger and 

 heavier in proportion; very meaty, 

 round, brittle and stringless. The plants 

 bear prolific crops. 



Price, pkt., 10c; Yi lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 

 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75; 15 lbs., $4.50. 



26 REFUGEE STRINGLESS 



A late variety, bearing a very productive 

 crop of thick, round, light-green pods, 

 absolutely stringless. Young pods par-, 

 ticularly fine for canning and pickling 

 whole. 



Price, pkt., 10c; Yi lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 

 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75; 15 lbs., $4.50. 



27 STRINGLESS BLACK VAL- 



ENTINE 



This is a decided improvement over the 

 old Black Valentine. It is entirely 

 stringless, matures very early, and pro- 

 duces large quantities of attractive, 

 fleshy, round, dark green pods of fine 

 quality. 



Price, pkt., 10c; Yi lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 

 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75; 15 lbs., $4.50. 



August for succession crops in the latitude of New York. Further south, sow earlier; 

 one-half feet apart. Plant seeds two inches apart, thin out plants to stand four inches 

 to 100 feet of drill. 



22 "HENDERSON" STRINGLESS 



See Color Plate Page 57 



Stringless, Meaty, Rust-Resisting 



The "Henderson" Stringless Bush Bean 



is absolutely stringless from the first to the 

 last picking and is quite free from rust. The 

 vine is upright, strong and healthy; about one 

 and a half to two feet in height, and bears a 

 heavy crop of meaty, tender pods six to seven 

 inches in length, in about seven weeks from 

 planting the seed. The quality and flavor of 

 the pods are unexcelled, and even when canned 

 they retain their color and flavor just as if 

 freshly picked from the vine. We recommend 

 it to our customers, knowing that it will give 

 great satisfaction. 



Price, pkt., 15c; Y lb., 30c; lb., 55c; 

 2 lbs., 95c; 8 lbs., $3.50; 15 lbs., $6.00. 



28 TENDERGREEN 

 (Henderson's) 



Bears a Profusion of Exquisitely 

 Tender Green Pods 



For those who demand quality above all else, 

 we recommend Tendergreen. Absolutely 

 stringless and fiberless, with a delicious flavor 

 and a melting tenderness that distinguishes it 

 as the ultimate in quality. Tendergreen is not 

 an erratic producer, but a dependable and pro- 

 lific bearer. It is one of the earliest beans in 

 cultivation. The vigorous plants average from 

 14 to 15 inches high, the stems are stout and 

 rigid, the foliage is heavy, glossy and at- 

 tractive. The pods are deep, rich green in color, 

 extremely brittle, perfectly round, and average 

 from \Yl to (>Yz inches long. (See illustration.) 

 Price, pkt.. 15c; Y lb- 40c; lb., 70c; 

 2 lbs., $1.30; 8 lbs., $4.25; 15 lbs., $7.50. 



Forcing Beans 

 21 THE PRINCE 



* 



This is a new forcing variety. It is 

 early and a very heavy cropper. 

 The plants are vigorous and thrive 

 as well when grown outside as any 

 other Bush Bean. The pods are 

 flat, straight and often reach a 

 length of from 10 to 12 inches. 

 When used in young stage the 

 quality and flavor are excellent 

 and entirely stringless. 



Price, pkt., 25c; Yi lb., 55c; 

 1 lb., $1.00; 2 lbs., $1.75. 



The Henderson Garden Fertilizer (See page 138) contains all the food elements required to produce good crops of Beans. 



