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Henderson's New Stringless Wax 



Golden Age 



{Illustrated on the opposite page) 



A TRIUMPH OF THE HORTICULTURAL ART THE REST STRINGLESS WAX REAN EVER INTRODUCED 



REMARKARLE FOR ITS RUST AND DISEASE-RESISTING POWER 



belong to us as much as those other great American contributions 

 to the food of man — the Tomato, the Potato, and, crowning glory 

 of all. Sweet Corn. Stringy beans are detrimental both to the- 

 temper and the digestion, and dieticians the world over will welcome 

 the advent of "Golden Age" Bean, the best stringless wax bean ever 

 introduced. - 



Besides being absolutely stringless, "Golden Age" Bean is remark- 

 able for its rust and disease-resisting qualities. The plants are 

 vigorous in growth and bear heavy crops of transparent, tender, 

 golden waxy pods, delightful to the eye, and ready to pick in 45 days 

 from the planting of the seed. 



The quantity of seed we can dispose of this year is very limited, 

 as we must keep a reserve stock to guard against possible crop failures 

 next year; so orders should be sent in at the earliest possible date. 



Price, 25c. packet; 3 packets, 60c.; 6 packets, $1.00. 



We have named this supreme product of the horticultural art 

 "Golden Age," because we believe its advent means that the 

 hybridizing and breeding of this most important vegetable— the Bush 

 Bean — has now advanced so fr.r on the road to perfection that it 

 may take rank, even if in a lesser degree, with modern achievements 

 in other branches of human endeavor. 



. We are proud to say that, following in the footsteps of the founder 

 of our business, the late PETER HENDERSON — we have devoted 

 much time to the improvement of what are to man the most important 

 of all plants; viz., Edible Vegetables. The list of improvements we 

 have made is, as all our friends know, a long one. But we are par- 

 ticularly proud of this our latest achievement, because we have 

 evolved a type of wax bean absolutely without strings, as well a 

 possessed of every other good quality. 



Bush Beans are essentially an American institution, and they 



Henderson's 1922 Stringless Bush Bean 



Tendergreen 



(Illustrated on the opposite page) 

 BEARS A PROFUSION OF EXQUISITELY TENDER GREEN PODS— ARSOLUTELY STRINGLESS 



We make no claim to "wizardry" in our efforts to improve varieties 

 of vegetables; we proceed according to natural laws known to 

 scientists for a century. 



But the "way is long," and the breeding of this new offering, 

 HENDERSON'S TENDERGREEN BUSH BEAN, represents the 

 work of years. 



The great scientist, Charles Darwin, by a process of selection and 

 crossing, evolved from a number of ordinary blue rock pigeons all 

 the fancy types we know, such as fan-tails, tumblers, pouters, etc., 

 and then, by ceasing all care and leaving them entirely to themselves, 

 allowed them to revert to the original blue rock type. This last is 

 exactl.y what would occur to a race of improved plants were seed 

 stocks left without care or selection. The plants would lose all the 

 good qualities which had become more or less fixed. 



Hybridization and selection of plants has in capable hands produced 



many improvements upon nature, and for many years our own efforts 

 have been directed in part to the elimination of "String" in bush 

 beans. We offered to our friends the "Henderson Stringless Bush 

 Bean" in 1920, which won instant favor, and we now have very 

 great pleasure in offering another of entirely different origin; which 

 we name Tendergreen, because that word expresses its most 

 marked characteristic, in addition to being absolutely stringless. 



Tendergreen is a product of our own trial grounds, grown, 

 hybridized and selected under our own eyes. Our aim is to place 

 these new productions on the tables of our customers as quicldy 

 as possible so that they may continue as we phrasec' it last year 

 "to know the joy of eating beans without strings." We have 

 acoumidated stock enough to offer it this year in packets, but orders 

 must be sent in early, as they will be filled in the order they arrive. 

 Price, 250. packet; 3 packets, 60c.; 6 packets, $1.00. 



The ''Henderson" 1920 

 New Stringless Bush Bean 



A REALLY STRINGLESS, ROUND, GREEN-PODDED BEAN, 



TENDER AND MEATY, RUST-RESISTING. THE RESULT OF 



FIVE YEARS OF SELECTION 



This new bush bean, introduced by us two years ago, has been received 

 with great appreciation by our customers who grew it. Letters of priase 

 are reaching us from all parts of the country, but lack of space prevents 

 us from printing more than the two which appear at the foot of this 

 description. 



The "Henderson" New Stringless Bush Bean is absolutely stringless 

 from the first to the last picking, and is quite free from rust. The vine 

 is upright, strong and healthy; about one and a half to two feet in height, 

 and bears a heavy crop of meaty, tender pods six to seven inches in 

 length, in about seven weeks from sowing the seed. The quality and 

 flavor of the pods is unexcelled, and even when canned they retain their 

 color and flavor ju: t "^ if freshly picked from the vine. We recommend 

 it to our customers, knowing that it will give great satisfaction. Having 

 considerably increased our seed stock of this desirable variety we are 

 able to offer it in larger quantities this year. (See enoraving.) 



Price, 200. packet, 8oc. pint; $1.50 quart. 



MRS. CLARENCE GRAHAM, Albany, N. Y. 

 "I must let you know that the seeds which I received from you were all first class. 

 Your Henderson New Stringless Bush Bean, was especially fine. The best that I 

 have ever grown or eaten.'^ 



WM. H. WBRNWR, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



"The Henderson New Stringless Bush Beans are undoubtedly superior to any 

 bean I have ever grown." 



MRS. I. E. BROOKS, Baldwin, N. Y. 



To Know the Joy of Eating Beans Without Strings, Plant the Three Preceding Varieties 



