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PETER HENDERSON & CO.-VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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l^^ll WARD ■WELL'S D^WARF KIDNEY WAX. 



k^^i 11 ^^^ Novelties, page 16.) 20 cts. pt. ; 35 cts. qt. ; 

 ^-Wlll SI. 80 peck : S7.00 bushel. 



CYLINDER BLACK WAX. (See Novelties, page 



5. 1 40 cts pt. : 60 cts. qt. ; S4.06 peck. 

 YOSEMITE MAMMOTH WAX. {See colored 

 Plate and description, page 8.) 25 cts. pkt. ; 5 pkts. 

 for SI. 00 ; 12 pkts. for $2.00. 

 BLACK WAX When ripe the pods are yellow, 

 averaging 7 inches in length, very tender and of 



W!|i||iij the best qv.alitv. Seeds when ripe glossy black. 

 Ill 20 cts. pt. ; 35 cts. qt. ; $1.50 peck ; $5.00 bush. 



GOLDEN "WAX. A strong groAving distinct variety, 

 at least a week earlier than the Black Wax. The 

 pods are long, brittle, and entirely stringless. As 

 a snap bean it perhaps excels all others in tender- 

 ness and richness of ^avor. Seeds when ripe 

 Wliilllljl purple and white. 20 cts. pt. ; 35 cts. qt. ; $1.60 

 11 peck ; S6.00 bushel, 

 r f<M' BLACK EYED WAX. {See Novelties, p. IQ.) 20cts. 

 VJj ) pt ; 35 cts. qt. ; $1.80 peck; $7.00 bushel. 



IVORY POD WAX. A week later than the Black 

 Was, bearing long pods of a waxy white color, en- 

 tirely stringless. Very tender, and an excellent shell 

 bean. Beans i-ipe are of medium size, white and 

 oval. 20 cts. pt. ; 35 cts. qt. ; $1.60 peck ; $6 bush. 

 DATE WAX. An early Wax variety (as early as 

 Golden Wax) with white blossoms and flat pods. 

 A very robust grower and good cropper. 20 cts. 

 ^,pt. ; 35 cts. qt. ; $1.50 peck ; $5.00 bushel. 

 White Seeded Wax. A variety with wax-like pods 

 similar to the Black AVax, except in the color of the 

 seed. 20c.pt.; 35c. qt. ; SI. 75 peck; $6.50 bushel. 

 Crystal White Wax. Pods of fair size, rich and tender flavor ; in 

 color waxy white, and almost as transparent as glass. An excel- 

 lent variety for canning purposes. 20c.pt.; 30e. qt. ; $1.75 peck; 

 $6.50 bushel. 

 DWARF MONT DOR. One of the earliest of the Was varieties. 

 The vines grow vigorously, and are profusely laden with yellow 

 pods. 20 cts. pt. ; 35 cts. qt. ; $1.50 peck ; $5.50 bushel. 



FLAGEOLET WAX BEAU. 



FLAGEOLET WAX. This is really one of the- 

 most valuable varieties for either*^ private or 

 market garden purposes. It is as early as 

 either the Black or Golden Wax sorts, and has 

 a peculiar value in the fact that it is nearly 

 always exempt from rust. The pods are of 

 very large size, often a foot in length, ex- 

 ceedingly succulent and tender. It is an enor- 

 mously productive varietv. (See cut.) 20 cts> 

 pt. ; 35 cts. qt. ; $1.80 peck ; $7.00 bushel. 



BEANS, Pole or Running^. 



German, Stangen-Bohnen. — French, Hari- 

 cot 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. TheT 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 

 fire to six seeds are planted in each hill, about t%vo 

 inches deep. As the matured bean is used mostly, 

 the season is too short for succession crops in the 

 Xorth, though it is advantageous to plant succes- 

 sion crops in (he Southern States, where the season 

 of growth is often from March to November. Rough 

 cedar or similar poles about seven or eight feet 

 long should be used for Lima Beans to climb on. or, 

 what is better stIU, White's Gtarden Trellis, described, 

 in another portion of this catalogue. They should 

 be set in the ground at least 18 inches, so as to pre- 

 vent being blown over. 



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

 EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. 

 {See Specialties, p. 15.) 15 cts. pkt. ; 8 

 pkts. for $1.00 ; 40 cts. pt. ; 60 cts. qt. ; 

 $4.50 peck: $16.00 bushel. 

 JERSEY EXTRA EARLY LIMA 

 {See Specialties, p. 15.) 45 cts. pt. ; 80 

 cts. qt. ; $5.00 peck; $18.00 bushel. 

 LARGE WHITE LIMA. With nearly' 

 every one the seeds, either green or, 

 ripe, of this varietj% are considered the 

 most tender and delicious of all the bean' 

 family, and it is therefore universallj- 

 grown both for market and family use. 

 The ripe seeds are a flattish kiduej- 

 shape, and have <a dull white color. 25 

 cts. pt. ; 40 cts. qt. ; $2.75 peck ; $9 bush. 

 SMALL LIMA OR SIEVA. A variety 

 of the Large White Lima. The pods, i 

 however, are much smaller, usually 

 about three inches long. It is a little ' 

 earlier and more hardj'. The seeds also 

 are smaller, but of the same color as 

 the Large White Lima. 25 cts. pt. ; 40 

 cts. qt. ; $2.75 peck ; $9.00 bushel. 

 DREER'S IMPROVED LIMA The 

 distinctive features of this are early 

 maturitj', large yield, and extra quality. 

 The bean itself is thick and round rather 



than oval shaped, as most of the other Limas are. 25 

 cts. pt. : 40 cts. qt. ; $2.75 peck ; $9.00 bushel. 

 Dutch Case-Kuife. A very productive variety, and one- 

 of the earliest; sometimes used as "snaps," but gen- 

 erally shelled. Next to the Limas the best market sort. 

 20 cts. pt. ; 35 cts. qt. ; $2.00 peck ; $7.00 bushel. 

 Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. A popular variety 

 for private use ; equally serviceable in the green state or 

 when shelled. 20 cts. pt. ; 35 cts. qt. ; $2 peck ; $7 bush. 

 SCARLET RUNNER. A great favorite in European gar- 

 dens, both as an ornamental plant and useful vegetable. 

 It grows to the height of nine or ten feet, presenting daz- 

 zling scarlet flowers from July to October. Used both as- 

 a string bean and shelled. Seeds when ripe, lilac mot- 

 tled with black. 20 cts. pt. ; 35 cts. qt. ; $2 peck ; $7 bush. 

 White Dutch Runner. Similar to the preceding, except- 

 ing in color of seeds and flower, which are white. 20 cts. 

 pt. : 35 cts. qt. ; $2.00 peck ; $7.00 bush. 

 GIANT WAX. Pods six to nine inches long : clear, waxy 

 yellow, thick and fleshy ; very productive ; when cooked, 

 tender and delicious ; seeds red when ripe. {See cut.) 40' 

 cts. pt. ; 60 cts. qt. ; $4.50 peck; $16.00 bush. 

 German Wax Pole. One of the best vai-ieties either for 

 snaps or shelled in the green state. 25 cts. pt. ; 40 cts. 

 qt. ; $2. '25 peck; $8.00 bushel. 



OLANT WAX BZA>-. 



The seed bought from you last year was the best I ever had. I must remark about the Milado Tomato that it far exceeded anything I ever saw. 1 took some vege- 

 tables raised from your seeds to the county fairs last fall. Each vegetable took the first prize. — Frank H. Kau, Gardener to C. E. Hammond, Peekskill, N. Y., Feb. 24, 'bS. 



