BUSH LIMA BEANS 
CULTURE. — These dwarf or bush forms of pole Limas come into bearing much earlier 
and do not require poles or other support to climb on; and they continue im 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 apari, 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 wel. 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill. 
69 EARLY GIANT (Henderson’s) 
True Bush, Enormous Pods and Beans 
(See Color Plate, Page 14.) 
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. j 
The strong, rugged plants of true bush form, 1 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 ordinary, 
accounted for by the pods being unusually fleshy and thick and the foliage lux- 
uriant and sheltering. 
Price, pkt., 15c; 1% lb., 30c; Ib., 55c; 2 Ibs., $1.00; 8 Ibs., $3.50; 15 Ibs., $6.00. 
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 
improved form of the popular Kumerle or Bush Potato Lima. 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 gardener as for the market grower. 
Price, pkt., .15c; 4 lb., 30c; Ib., 55c; 2 Ibs., $1.00: 8 Ibs., $3.50; 15 Ibs., $6.00 - 
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75 ‘““SHENDERSON’’ 
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 sea- 
son. 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; % Ib., 25c; Ib., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 
8 lbs., $2.50; 15 lbs., $4.50. 
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; 1% lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c; 8 Ibs., $2.75; 15 lbs., $4.50. 
Henderson’s Garden Guide 
and Record sent on request. 
No charge with orders 
amounting to $3.00 or over. 
Tells how to get the most out 
of your Vegetable Garden. 
