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PETER HENDERSON * CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



BEANS, DWARF or BUSH. 



German, Boline. — French, Haricot. — Spanish, Frijorenano. 



A succession of sowings can he made from the first week in May until September. 

 Plant in drills about two inches deep, and from eighteen inches to two feet apart, 

 according to the richness of the soil ; the poorer the soil the closer they can be planted ; 

 the plants should be about three inches apart. 



Per qt Peck. Bush. 



Early Valentine. Early, productive, tender, succulent, and of 

 excellent flavor ; continues longer in the green state than 

 most of the varieties 30p. $1 50 $6 00 



Early China. Rather earlier than the preceding, but not quite so 



productive; of good quality 30c. 150 600 



Early Mohawk. This variety is the most suitable for northern - 

 latitudes, as it is less susceptible of injury from cold than 

 most of the others ; very productive, and of good quality.. 30c. 1 50 6 00 



Early Yellow SiK-Weeks. Early and prolific ; an excellent 



variety for general crop -. 3Pc. 150 6 00 



Early Rachel. One of the earliest; very productive 30c. 150 6 00 



Early Feejee. A new variety from the Feejee Islands, said to be 



the earliest of all beans, and very prolific 40c. 2 00 7 00 



Refugee, or Thousand to One. Very productive, though not 

 early ; young pods extremely tender, and of fine flavor ; 

 extensively grown for pickling 30c. 150 6 00 



Newington Wonder. A wonderfully productive sort, pods very 



crisp and tpnder ; a valuable variety for forcing 30c. 150 6 00 



Large White Kidney. Excellent as a shell bean, green or ripe ; 



seeds of large size ; pure white, tender and delicate 2oc. 1 50 5 00 



White Marrowfat. Extensively grown for sale in the dry state ; 

 of average quality as a string bean, but excellent shelled, 

 either green or dried 30c. 150 6 00 



Turtle Soup. The young pods are tender, and of superior quality; 

 it derives its name from some fancied resemblance that soup 

 made from the ripe beaus has to that made from the green 

 turtle 30c. 150 6 00 



Black Wax. The pods, when ripe, are of a waxy yellow, trans- 

 parent, very tender and delicious; an excellent variety 40c. 3 00 10 00 



BEANS-POLE or RUNNING. 



German, Slangen Boline. — French, Haricots a Barnes. — Spanish, Judias. 



These are more tender, and require rather more care and culture than the Bush 

 Beans ; they 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 five to six seeds are planted in each hill, about two inches deep. 



Per qt Peck. Bush. 



Large Lima. This is esteemed the best of all the pole beans, and 

 is almost universally grown, both for market and for private 

 use 50c. $3 50 $12 00 



Dutch Case Knife. A very productive variety, and one of the 

 earliest; sometimes used as "snaps," but generally shelled; 

 it is of excellent flavor 40c, 2 50 9 00 



Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry. A popular variety for 

 private use ; equally serviceable in the green state, or when 

 shelled 40c. 2 50 9 00 



Scarlet Runner. A great f.ivorite in European gardens, both as 

 an ornamental plant, and a useful vegetable. It grows to the 

 height of ten feet, producing dazzling scarlet flowers from 

 July to October 50c. 3 50 12 00 



Giant Wax. A new variety; pods from six to nine inches long, 

 clear waxy yellow, thick and fleshy, very productive ; when 

 cooked, tender and delicious. Per packet, i5cts 75c. 5 00 18 00 



Indian Chief, or Algerian Wax. One of the best varieties, either 

 for snaps or shelled in the green state ; its tender, succulent 

 and r'chly colored pods are much esteemed ; they are pro- 

 duced in great abundance, and continue fit for use longer 

 than most varieties - 60c. 3 50 12 00 



Concord. This is one of the earliest of the running sorts; as a 



shelled bean, green or ripe, it is one of the best 50c. 3 00 10 00 



