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•VEGETABLE SEED SPECIALTIES-^ 



H enderson s PAlMFTTO ASPARAGUS. 



EARLY, LARGE, UNIFORM, PROLIFIC and DISEASE-RESISTING. 



THE Palmetto is superior to any other 

 Asparagus ; it is much earlier, also a better 

 yielder and more even and regular in 

 growth. Average bunches, containing 15 shoots, 

 measure 13J inches in circumference and weigh 

 about 2 pounds. The Palmetto is equally 

 adapted to all sections North and South ; it is less 

 susceptible to the Asparagus disease than any 

 other variety, and has continued to yield profit- 

 able crops in sections where plantations of other 

 varieties have been entirely devastated. Its 

 quality is unequalled. {See cut.) A saving of one 

 to two years is effected by planting roots. For 

 prices of seed see page 49. 



HENDERSON'S PALMETTO ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



Can be supplied from Nov, 1st to May 1st, but 



the best time for planting in the North is in the Spring. 



PRICES (buyer paying transit) . Per 100 J Per 1,000 



Two-vear-old roots, . . $1.50 $10.00 



Three-year-old roots, . . . 2.00 16.00 



— Add to above prices for free delivery in U. S. — 

 SOc. per 100 to 2-year-old roots; 75c. per 100 to 3-year-old. 

 Henderson's Palmetto Asparagus, in an exhaustive test 

 covering eight _ years, conducted by the New Jersey Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, was proven superior to all 

 other varieties tried, eight in all, viz.: Palmetto, Barr's 

 Mammoth, Donald's Elmira, Columbian Mammoth White, 

 Conover's Colossal, Giant Brunswick, Moore's Cross-bred 

 and Giant Argenteu.il. Full details are printed in their 

 Bulletin No. 173, issued February loth, 1904, extracts 

 from which are as follows: 



" The question of varieties for setting new plantations is a 

 very important one. Palmetto is by far the most productive 

 sort; its productiveness, coupled with its power of resisting dis- 

 eases, makes it one of the most, if not the most, desirable variety 

 of Asparagus. Donald's Elmira is second in order of yield, but 

 it is exceeded by Palmetto by 2J,% in early yield and 32% in 

 total average yield (covering six years of cutting) and by nearly 

 36% in total yield of 1903. It is thus evident that the cash 

 return in Asparagus growing depends much upon the variety. In 

 the six annual crops taken from the field. Palmetto gives an 

 average cash return of $111.00 per acre more than the Elmira. 

 The yield and value the last year reported on, 1903, was even 

 more pronounced in favor of Palmetto, the yield being 7,123 

 lbs. per acre; the returns for which were $839.87 per acre, an 

 excess over Elmira that year of $221.88, and over Barr's Mam- 

 moth, §sjs.ie." 



HENDERSON S PALMETTO ASPARAGUS. 



The Improved "Henderson" Bush Lima Bean. 



May be grown in every garden. It bears early and continuously— no staking. 

 Has the true, rich, buttery Lima flavor. 



Bush Lima Beans are now considered a necessity in 

 almost every garden. This popularity is due to their dwarf, 

 bushy growth, requiring no poles or brush. There are several 

 types of Bush Limas, all of which have their particular merits, 

 but all points considered, the type we introduced — the "Hender- 

 son" Bush Lima — has stood the test of time, and is now more 

 largely grown than all others combined. All impartial critics 

 admit that it excels in all essential features. The only adverse 

 criticism made on the original variety was the small size of the 

 individual bean. In the Improved " Henderson," this is entirely 

 overcome; the green bean measures about 1 inch long, by | of 

 an inch in breadth, and, further, they are plump, very tender, and 

 of exquisitely rich, true, buttery Lima flavor, whether used 

 green or dried for winter. 



For earliness and continuous productiveness the Improved 

 "Henderson" is a veritable " pick-and-come-again " Lima 

 Bean until killed by frost. They are at least 10 to 12 days 



earlier than other types of Bush Limas, and 2 to 3 weeks 



earlier than Pole Limas; this enables them to be grown 

 in many sections of the country where the seasons are 

 too short for other Limas. {Sec cut.) Price, 15c. 

 pkt., 25c. pt., 40c. qt., $2.25 pk., $8.00 bush. 



"/ hare used your Bush Lit?ias for two years, 

 and I must say that they are the best Limas I ever 

 had, both for bearing and taste: the vines hung full 

 from July until frost."— Mrs. E. S. ROOT, West 

 field, Mass. 



"Seeds of Burpee's Bush Lima Brans. Drecr's Bush 

 Lima and Henderson's New Bush Lima were planted 

 this season, and in so far as one year's trial goes, 

 Henderson's New Bush Luna is decidedly, in the 

 Imd. It is earlier and more prolific than either of 

 :• • other tiro." — Bulletin Xo. 51. Agricultural Exp. 

 Station, A uburn, Ala. 



For our complete list of BUSH LIMAS and other 

 BEANS sec pages 49 and 50. 



