4 ’ + At least two weeks earlier 
<« Henderson’s Bush Lima. {yeas te reeietine 
®@ sorts, and the earliest of the Bush Limas. Requiring no support of any 
5 kind. It produces a crop from the time it comes into bearing until 
. frost, and being enormously productive, a very small patch will keep 
a2 family supplied with this splendid vegetable throughout the entire 
season. One pint will plant & rows, each 50 feet long. To give some 
idea of its productiveness, would say, in competition for the $150 cash 
less than 24 inches high, and containing the enormous quantity of 
323 well-developed pods, secured the prize. The size of the dry bean 
will hinder Henderson’s Bush Lima from being popular with market 
gardeners; but for private gardeners it will prove most satisfactory, 
its habit of growth, delicious flavor and wonderful productiveness re- 
commending it highly. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 40 cents; quart, 75 cents. 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. “Burpee’s Bush Lima comes abso- 
lutely true from seed. The bushes 
prize offered in my 1888 catalogue, a plant of Henderson’s Bush Lima, | 
of the leaves, indicate the strong constitution of this variety, by which 
itis enabled to bear large crops, and is also a sure cropper. It isan 
immense yielder, each bush bearing from fifty to two hundred of the 
handsome large pods, well-filled with very large beans, which are iden- 
tical in size and luscious flavor to the well-known large pole Limas. E 
have obtained a large quantity of seed direct from Mr. Burpee, 
which I take pleasure in offering at the most reasonable prices 
at which this Bean has ever been offered, so that no one want- 
ing to try Bush Lima Beans can now have an excuse for not 
doingso. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 40 cents; quart, 75 cents. 
$50 0O Oct. 15th, ’94, for the largest 3 pods 
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of Burpee’s Bush Lima Beans sent 
me, raised from seed purchased of me this season. 

grow eighteen to twenty inches high, of stout growth and always erect, This Bean, 
yet branching so vigorously that each plant develops into a magnificent 
circular bush from two feet to three feet in diameter. The leaves are of 
y large size and great substance. The bush character is thoroughly 
established, not one plant in a thousand showing any disposition to 
“run.’’ The thickness of the main stalk and branches of the plant, as 
also the unusual size, healthy green color, and thick, leathery substance 
9a WHY NOT TRY All Three of these Beans? One packet of 
each of the above three Bush Lima Beans, 
5 cents ; one pt. of each, $1.00; one qt. of each, $1.75, by mail, postpaid. 
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WISH to call the attention of my customers to the 
three most desirable peas known at present to the 
American seed trade. Namely: Maule’s Earliest 
of All, Nott’s Excelsior, Shropshire Hero. These 
& peas will be found illustrated on 3rd cover page of this cat- 
# alogue. Description of the first two, page 120. While de- 
scription of Shropshire Hero will be found on page 51. 
z Their superior merits are worthy of your careful attention. 
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NEW JAPANESE CLIMBING CUCUMBER. 
No one vegetable last season excited so much attention on my trial 
grounds at Briar Crest as this remarkable Cucumber. Everyone’s atten- 
tion was at once attracted upon seeing a Cucumber climbing grace- 
fully and successfully wire screens and at the sametime to 
see the vines fairly loaded from top to bottom with beautiful fruit. 
Illustration opposite is an ¢xact representation drawn from nature, both as to 
the fruit and vines as grown last year at Briar Crest. It shows better than 
words can express the remarkable characteristic of this wonderful cucumber. It 
has not only excited attention in this country; but has also created a great sensa- 
tion in Europe. The seed came originally from Japan, about three years ago, 
and it has proven itself thoroughly adapted to open air cultivation. It is a re- 
a markably healthy grower, foliage a rich dark green. Comes into bearing quick- 
A ly, and sets its fruit constantly throughout the season. Young plants are re- 
markably stocky, and as soon as they become established begin to climb fences, 
brush and wire netting. The saving of space in a small garden through this remark- 
able characteristic is an especial recommendation, as with this cucumber, three times 
the product can be raised on a given area over that of any other variety. The fruit is 
of large size, from 12 to 16 inches in length; exceedingly tender, delicate flavor. Shape 
accurately shown in illustration. Flesh pure white, never bitter, skin dark green. 
They make excellent pickles, and when full size are excellent for slicing. Truly a sensa- 
tional novelty, and one that will attract marked attention. Packet, 10 cts.; 3 pKts., 25 cts. 
MAMMOTH LUSCIOUS SUGAR PEA. 
In connection with my friends, Messrs. T. W. Wood & Sons, of Richmond, Va., it 
ives me pleasure to offer to the American public one of the greatest novelties 
n the Pea line of recent introduction. Nothing has ever anywheres near ap- 
roached Mammoth Luscious in size or delicacy of flavor, it being far superior to the 
elting Sugar or any other variety of Peas, shelled or sugar. Dr. F. M. Hexamer, 
ditor of theAmerican Agriculturist writes: ‘‘We have grown nearly every variety of 
ugar Peas listed in seedsmen’s catalogues, but have never seen anything to compare 
ith the Mammoth Luscious.’ This is the general verdict. This new Sugar Pea bears 
ods much larger than any other variety and are from 6 to 7 inches long, and an inch 
nd a half broad. They are entirely free from membraneous lining and strings, and 
ombine flavor, brittleness and succulence far ahead of all other 
inds. They continue long in bearing, and even when old they boil down as tender 
nd nice as when young. The vines grow 6 feet long and require sticks. The pods are 
so long and broad that they should be sliced, boiled about ten minutes, or fifteen if old, 
and have a little butter or white sauce put over them, when they will be ready 
to supply the table of the most fastidious epicure, and as they contain so 
much sugar, starch and gluten, are very nutritious for family use. They should not 
be shelled, but the peas and pod eaten together, As can readily be seen from the above 
description, a very few pods, gathered quickly from a small piece of ground, is sufficient 
for any ordinary family. These pods can be sliced and boiled in fifteen minutes, so 
that the whole operation from gathering to the table can be done in less 
than an nour. The ordinary shelled varieties, as is well known, require a much 
longer time to gather and shell, and avery much larger piece of ground to supply a 
family. If you have never grown Sugar Peas, do not miss this opportunity. 
If you have sown them before, you should certainly include Mammoth Luscious in 
your order, as no lover of Sugar Peas can miss this chance of obtaining the most deli- 
cious Sugar Pea ever offered. Crop very limited, hence would advise early orders. 
Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents; pint, 60 cents, postpaid. 
9 
Thorburn’s or Dreer’s Bush Lima. 3235,12223 
by Thorburn & Co., of New York, is a dwarf form of Dreer’s Pole Lima. 
Its habit is remarkably fixed, as it shaws little inclination to run to 
vine. Grows 12 to 18 inches high and possesses the delicious flayor 
characteristic of the Dreer’s Lima; withalis very productive, pods being 
short and very thick. Packet, 15 cents; pint, 50 cents; quart, 90 cents. 
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