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PETEH HErlDERSOft & CO., flEW YO^K-— VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



CLIMBING BE,J\.N\*> OR F>OL&- 



German, Stangen-Bohnen. — French, Haricot a Rames. — Spanish, Judias. * ■> * •> 1 qt. to 150 hills; 10 to 12 qts. to the ao-e 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 

 Bhould 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 season of growth is often from March to November. Bough cedar or similar poles about seven or eight feet long 

 should be used for Lima Beans to climb on, or, what is better still, the Garden Trellis, described on page 157 of this catalogue. They should be set in the ground 

 at least 18 inches, so as to prevent being blown over. 



' >"^ ri-ADD 15c. PER QUART EXTRA IF TO BE SENT BY MAIL.— i ->^C"< * 



"Old Homestead. 



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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, i he pods hanging in great clusters 

 from top to bottom of the pole. It is 

 entirely stringless, and the pods are 

 a silvery green color, resembling the 

 popular Eefugee 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., $3.50 peck. 



"Golden Champion." 



This is certain to be the leading 

 Early Wax Pole Bean, as it is fully 

 two weeks earlier than the Golden 

 Cluster Was 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 string- 

 less and cook tender. The Golden 

 Champion was the only Wax Pole Bean 

 that did not rust or spot badly in our 

 trial grounds last summer. Every 

 garden should contain the Golden 

 Champion and "Old Homestead." 

 15c. y 2 pt., 30c. pt., 50c. qt., $3.50 peck. 



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

 peck. 



Horticultural or Speckled Cran- 

 berry. Popular either in the green 

 state or shelled. 10c. % pt., 20c. pt., 

 40c. qt., $2.25 peck. 



SCARLET RUNNER. A great favor- 

 ite, 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., $2.50 peck. 



"White Dutch Runner. Similar to the 

 preceding, excepting seeds and 



flower, which are white. 15c. 

 25c. pt., 40c. qt., $2.50 peck. 



:pt., 



German Wax Pole. One of the best 

 varieties either for snaps or shelled 

 in the green state. 10c. % pt., 20c. 

 pt., 35c. qt., $2.25 peck. 



POItEIiipBEAflS. 



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 better 

 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 earli- 

 ness. 15c. % pt., 25c. pt., 45c. qt., 

 $3.00 peck. 



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. y 2 pt., 25c. pt., 

 40c. qt., $2.75 peck. 



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. }£ pt., 25c. pt., 40c. qt., $2.50 

 peck. 



DREER'S IMPROVED LIMA. The 



distinctive 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. 

 25c. pt., 35c. qt., $2.00 peck. 



pt. 



FORDS MAMMOTH. This is un- 

 doubtedly the best of all the climb- 

 ing Limas, the individual beans 

 being of enormous size and contain- 

 ing from five to eight beans to a 

 pod. Although the Bush Lima Bean 

 has in many localities displaced 

 the Pole Lima for private use, yet 

 wherever Pole Beans are grown 

 Ford's Mammoth can be recom- 

 mended above all others. 15c. % 

 pt., 25c. pt., 40c. qt., $2.75 peck. 



•OLD HOMESTEAD POLE BEAN. 



