PETER HENDERSON 6<.C0., NEW YORK' 



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IMPROVED "HENDERSON" BUSH LIMA BEHN. 



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A True Lima Bean of Bushy 

 Growth, Only 12 to J 8 Inches 

 High, Requiring no Sup- 

 port from Stahes or 

 Poles. 



Prodigiously Prolific, 

 From Early Summer until 

 . _ Frost — Euen During 

 m Severe Droughts. 



Deliciously Tender, Rich and 



Buttery ; the True Lima 



Flavor — Euen Better. 



Thrives in any Garden from 

 Canada to Texas. 



Perfecting the Most Valuable 



Vegetable Introduction 



of the Century. 



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This is a Great Improvement. 



Ttie Slielled Beans are at least one-lialf larger tlian the 

 Original Bush Lima. 



^T'HE original "H>>nderson" Bush Lima Bean, introduced by us several years ago, is now 

 L L grown in almost every garden on tiie continent. Its great merit was quickly recognized by 

 the gardening iniblic, and we annually receive many eulogistic letters regarding it, not only 

 from all sections of the U. S., but our customers in Canada, Mexico and many other countries 

 of the world unite in piaising its delicious flavor, earliness, continuity, jiroductiveness and 

 thriftiness under all conditions and climes. There have been other bush limas offered to the 

 public since we introduced the "Henderson," but none of them has successfully disputed the 

 foremost place of the "Henderson," the excelling merits of which have frequently been favor- 

 ably commented upon by those who have grown them all, including the horticultural press and 

 agricultural experiment stations. The only criticism about the "Henderson" Bush Lima was the 

 small size of the seed, though most people did not consider it a fault, yet this has now been over- 

 come by a systematic selection extending over several years and we now have the satisfaction of 

 offering to our customers an Improved "Henderson" Bush Lima Bean possessing all the merits 

 of the original, which produces beans about half as large again. We strongly recommend it to 

 our customers as a reliable and delicious garden vegetable of more than ordinary merit. 



Price, 15c. pkt., 30o. i^ pt., 50c. pt., 75c. qt. 



THE "HENDERSON" CUCUMBER. 



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A PERFECT CUCUMBER 

 FOR SLICING 



Strong, Healthy Grower. 

 Prodigious 

 Yielder. . . 



Uniformly Symmetrical Fruits 



of 

 Unequalled Size and Quality. 

 Color, Intensely Dark Green. 



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'^T'HIS variety is a very decided improvement in the most valuable White Spine type of 

 ^L Cucumber. A common fault of most Cucumbers is their liability to produce small, badly 



shaped fruits or "culls." and to be deficient in color. These two points have been 

 tlioroughly overcome in the "Henderson," and all the good qualities have been so carefully 

 preserved that we confidently offer it as the ideal slicing cucumber. 



The vine is most vigorous, successfully resisting inclement weather, fungous diseases and 

 insects. It inherits all the productive character of the old White Spine, and is a prolific bearer of 

 most symmetrical fruits, from the earliest to the latest season. These fruits are more uniform 

 in size and shape than any variety we know of, being of medium size, slightly tapering at each 

 end, the ridges and warts not too prominent. The most attractive white-spined sort. 

 The grand and distinguisliing feature of the " Henderson " Cucumber is the color, an intensely 

 dark green slightly marked towards the tip with streaks of yellowish green. The "Henderson" 

 Cucumber is unequalled for either the home garden or for market. 



"T plnntpdyour'fTendersonTucumherthesameday as 

 I did White Spine, and gave tlipm the same treatment, 

 and fjirked Henderson's 5 days ahead of the other. I 

 found them wonderfully prolitir, of rieh green color, crisp 

 and good-flavored. I f':in recommend it as a, good 

 Cucumber.'' J. D. THQMFSUX, Yonkers.N. Y. 



" Tour' Henderson' Cucumber was grand . J have grown 

 Cucumbers for ^0 years an/1 never saw its equal. The 

 deep color, large size and even shape attract attention. 

 It is also very prolific." SAMUEL L. COLBERT, 



Louisville, Ky. 



Price, 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., 75c. % lb., $2.50 lb. 



NEW "CRIMSON GLOBE" BEET. 



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A GRAND GARDEN BEET. 



Beautiful Form. . . . 



Rich Red Flesh. . . . 

 , . . Exceedingly Tender. 

 . . . Deliciously Sweet. 



Just the Beet You Want 

 for the Table. 



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*T'| Vf\ E offered this variety last season for the first time, and have been much gratified with 

 ^1^1 the very general success it achieved with all who grew it. It has been grown for 

 several successive seasons in our trial grounds, and though we were greatly im- 

 pressed with its value ourselves, we were not prepared for the enormous sales which followed 

 its introduction. We have consequently thought it well to give it a more extended notice and 

 show it on our colored plate. 



The root is of medium size, generally about three inches in diameter, very handsome in 

 shape, being a little deeper than round, with a remarkably smooth surface. It has a very 

 small tap root. The very dark leaves are small and borne on slender stems which occupy but 

 a small portion of the root, but it is the exquisite tenderness of the flesh and the complete 

 absence of any stringy or woody character that so thoroughly distinguishes this beet. The 

 interior color is very deep crimson throughout, but is ringed or zoned in a most beautiful 

 manner, making it very attractive in appearance. 



"Your 'Crimson Globe' Beets were the best we ever 

 had for the table. The quality was superb, very sweet 

 aud tender. We don't expect to find a better soon." 

 Mrs. C. L. T.iYLOR, 

 HagerstowD, Md. 



"I consider your new 'Crimson Globe' Beet an acquisi- 

 tion, and shall plant a larger quantity ne.xtseason. Be- 

 sides being tit for use earlv, and its othergood qualities, 

 I find it an excellent keeper." THOS. GOLDRISG, 



Bennington, Vt. 



Price, 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 50c. i| lb., $1.50 lb. 



To Everu Customer tor Vegetable Seeds we will give free, if asked for, our pamphlet, " Best Methods of Growing Vegetables.' 



