6 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—VEGETABLE SEED NOVELTIES. 
Longfellow Bush Bean. 
Long green pods, Always solid, Wonderfully tender, 
Exceedingly prolific. Delicious flavor. Remarkably early. 
This is an ideal String Bean in every respect. The pods are 614 inches AW \ 
long, pale, soft green in color, perfectly straight, free from neck, withses=~— ---~—-- ———— = —__—__—_—=+ 
short terminal point, slightly creased at back, otherwise quite round. 
They are free from that rough, woolly covering and inner lining of tough hongfello 
skin which we associate with old beans, and what little string exists is not 
developed until the pod is quite old. The flavor is 
most delicious, and it has the peculiarity of preserving 
its delicate color almost intact when prepared for the 
table, a striking contrast to the insipid-looking dishes 
which are often set before us. These features alone 
set forth its value sufficiently, but it combines with 
these remarkable earliness, being ready for use four 
days in advance of any variety of merit. Its bearing 
qualities are unexcelled, and it matures its crop very 
regularly, even under adverse conditions. (See cut.) 
Price, 15c. per pkt., 50c. per pt., 80c. per qt. 
Keeney’ s__ > 
Rustless Golden 
- ~ Bean. 
iM 4) Absolutely stringless, 
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| Very prolific, 
Positively free from rust. 
A strong- growing bush variety of remarkable vigor and freedom from rust. 
It sends out short tendrils on which pods are formed in addition to those 
near the central stalk of the plant, which accounts for its wonderful 
productiveness, amounting, under favorable conditions, to 100-fold. 
The pods are meaty and well filled, thick-flat when young and semi- 
round later; of rich yellow color and fine quality, and entirely string- 
less throughout, even when old enough to shell. They are also free 
from that parchment-like lining which makes many varieties tough, 
unless when very young. If the pods are picked as fast as formed, 
the plant continues to furnish a bountiful supply for an unusually 
long season. Price, 15¢e. per pkt., 50c. per pt., 80c. per qt. 
PA Sw et NY 
An Improved Extra 
Early Valentine Bean, 
\@am, With round wax pods. 
on Si ea ala 
A striking acquisition has been obtained in the 
list of Wax Beans through the introduction of this 
variety. Up till now there has been no yariety of 
such prominence among Wax Beans that could 
compare with that of the Valentine among green 
Beans. We now have an excellent Wax-podded 
variety possessing in a remarkable degree the 
excellent features of this sort. 
It is very early fora Wax Bean. A planting made 
on June 12th gave usa fair picking by July 28th—46 
days. Its value as a shipper remains to be proved, 
but it is certainly very tender, and it is almost 
without string; in fact, the pod is free from any tough- 
ness whatever, but is remarkably solid throughout. It 
is handsome in appearance, and while it is fair to say that 
we have not yet seen it exposed to conditions conducive 
to the development of rust, it has been so free from that 
evil that we think it will prove to be almost rustless. 
(See cut.) Price, 15ce. per pkt., 50c. per pt., 80c. per qt. 
VALENTINE WAX BEAN. 
to any post office in the United States, ALL VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS offered in this Catalogue by the packet, ounce, 
WE D ELIVER FR FE 44 pound, pound, 34 pint, pint and quart. When Peas, Beans and Sweet Corn are wanted by express or freight, at purchaser's 
expense, 7c. per pint, or 15c. per quart, can be deducted. 
