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PETEt* HE?ilDE$SOri St CO., |^EW YO*^.— VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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^B EANS 



pole or Rbn>i^ii)g. 



German, Stangen-Bohnen. — French, Haricot 



a Rames. — Spanish, Judias. 

 1 qt. to 150 hills ; 10 to 12 qts. to the acre in drills. 



These are more tender and require rather more care in culture than the Bush 

 Beans, and should be sown two weeks later. They succeed best in sandy loam, 

 which should be liberally enriched with short manure in the hills, which are 

 formed, according to the variety, from three to four feet apart ; from five to six 

 seeds are planted in each hill, about two inches deep. As the matured bean is 

 used mostly, the season is too short for succession crops in the North, though it 

 is advantageous to plant succession crops in the Southern States, where the sea- 

 son of growth is often from March to November, Kough cedar or similar poles 

 about seven or eight feet long should be used for Lima Beans to climb on, or, 

 what is better still. White's Garden Trellis, described in another portion of this 

 catalogue. They should be set in the ground at least 18 inches, so as to prevent 

 being blown over. 



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

 EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. Begins to bear early 



in July and continues until frost. The pods are six to eight 



inches long, are most freely produced, and are of a beautiful 



golden yellow ; the flavor is most delicious. Can be used either 



shelled or as a string bean. 15c. }4 Pt- > 3 0°- pt., 45c. qt. , S3. 00 pk. 

 Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. Popular either in the 



green state or shelled. 10c. % pt., 20c. pt., 35c. qt., $2.00 pk. 

 SCARLET RUNNER. A great favorite, both ornamental and 



useful. Height, ten feet, presenting dazzling scarlet flowers 



from July to October. Used both as a string bean and shelled. 



Seeds, when ripe, lilac, mottled black. 15c. % pt., 25c. pt., 40c. 



qt., $2.25 pk. 

 White Dutch Runner. Similar to the preceding, excepting 



seeds and flower, which are white. 15c. % pt., 25c. pt., 40c. 



qt.,$2.25pk. 



German "Wax Pole. One of the best varieties either for 

 snaps or shelled in the green state. 10c. J£ pt., 20c. pt., 

 35c. qt., $2.25 pk. 



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OLD HOMESTEAD POLE BEAN. 



Old H OE Q es tead." 



This we regard as far ahead of any other 

 green Pole Bean. In our trial grounds last 

 summer it was fit for the table on August 1st, 

 which was at least ten days earlier than any 

 other green sort. It is enormously produc- 

 tive, the pods hanging in great clusters from 

 top to bottom of the pole. It is entirely string- 

 less, and the pods are a silvery green color, 

 resembling the popular Refugee Bush Bean. 

 The pods, though large, cook tender and 

 melting, and we can recommend it as the 

 best green Pole Bean. (See cut.) 15c. ^ pt., 

 30c. pt., 50c. qt., S3.50 pk. 



Pole L;iii}a B eai t s 



SMALL LIMA OR SIEVA. A variety of 

 the large White Lima. The pods, however, 

 are much smaller, usually about three 

 inches long. It is a little earlier and more 

 hardy. The seeds also are smaller, but of 

 the same color as the Large White Lima. 

 15c. % pt., 25c. pt., 40c. qt., $2.75 pk. 



LARGE WHITE LIMA. With nearly 

 every one the seeds, either green or ripe, 

 of this variety, are considered the most 

 tender and delicious of all the bean family, 

 and it is therefore universally grown both 

 for market and family use. The ripe seeds 

 are flattish kidney shape, and have a dull 

 white color. 15c. y> pt., 25c. pt., 35c. qt., 

 $2.25 pk. 



Millions of People at the World's Fair admired 



JIBSET ESTBA EABLY LlilA BEAN. 



DREER'S IMPROVED LIMA. The dis- 

 tinctive features of this are early maturity, 

 large yield and extra quality. The bean 

 itself is thick and round, rather than oval- 

 shaped, as most other Limas are. 15c. \£ 

 pt., 25c. pt., 35c. qt., $2.25 pk. 



GOLDEN CHAMPION POLE BEAN. 



"G°ldeit Gll al] nP iol t'" 



This is certain to be the leading Early Wax: 



Pole Bean, as it is fully two weeks earlier 



than the Golden Cluster Wax Pole, being fit 



to pick on July 24th of last year. The pods 



are enormous, resembling the Yosemite Wax 



in size and form ; color light yellow. They 



are absolutely stringless and cook tender. 



The Golden Champion was the only Wax Pole 



i« Bean that did not rust or spot badly in our 



1 trial grounds last summer. Every garden. 



I should contain the Golden Champion and 



"Old Homestead." (See cut.) 15c. ){> pt., 



30c. pt., 50c. qt., $3.50 pk. 



Pole L;in}a B eai J s 



JERSEY EXTRA EARLY LIMA. In 



our experience with it from year to year, 

 we have found it invariably ten days to 

 two weeks earlier than any other Pole 

 Lima. The pods of it have been large 

 enough to pick July 24th, and have been 

 sold in the New York markets a week later. 

 The beans are a trifle smaller than those of 

 the Large White Lima, but are all the bet- 

 ter on that account, as small beans are 

 always considered preferable, being more 

 tender and delicious. Every one desiring 

 a Pole Lima Bean should plant the Jersey 

 Extra Early, as it combines, better than 

 any other, quantity, quality and earliness. 

 {See cut.) 15c. y 2 pt., 25c. pt., 40c. qt., 

 $2.75 pk. 



the Lawns produced by sowing The " Henderson " Lawn Grass Seed. See pages 4 and 54.. 



