PETER HENDERSON & CO."S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



BEANS, DWARF or BUSH. -Continued. 



Per qt. Peck, Bush. 



Long Yellow Six-Weeks. Early and prolific; an excellent 



variety for general crop 30c. Si 75 $6 00 



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



he the earliest of all beans, an "I 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. 1 75 6 00 



Black Wax or Butter. The pods, when ripe, are of a waxy 



yellow, transparent, very tender, and delicious; an ex- 

 cellent variety ^40c. 2 00 8 00 



White Seeded Wax. a new variety with wax-like pods, very 



similar to the black seeded wax, except in color, the seeds 



of which are pure white. It is very productive, and an 



excellent variety 50c. 3 00 10 00 



Newington Wonder. A wonderfully productive sort, pods very 



crisp and tender; a valuable variety for forcing 30c. 1 75 6 00 



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



seeds of large size; pure white, tender, and delicate 25c. 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 dry 30c. 1 50 5 00 



Red Kidney or Chilian. Largely used for field culture 30c. 1 75 6 00 



BEANS-POLE or RUNNING. 



German, Stangen-Bohne. — French, Haricots & Barnes. — Spanish, Juclias. 



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



Beans ; they succeed best iu 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. 



Add fifteen cents per quart if to be sent by mail. 



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. S3 50 $12 00 



Small Lima or Sieva. Is earlier and more hardy than the pre- 

 ceding, but inferior in flavor 50c. 3 50 12 00 



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



earliest ; sometimes used as " snaps," hot generally shell- 

 ed ; it is of excellent flavor 40c. 2 50 8 00 



Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry. A popular variety for 



private use; equallv serviceable in the green state or 



when shelled 40c. 2 50 8 00 



Scarlet Runner. A great favorite 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 00 10 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, 15c 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 richly colored pods are much esteemed ; 



they are produced in great abundance, and continue fit 



for use longer than most varieties 50c. 3 50 12 00 



BEET. 



German, Bunlcel-Bube — French, Betterave. — Spanish, Betteraga. 

 The soil which is best suited for the culture of the Beet is that which is rather 

 light than otherwise, always provided that it is thoroughly enriched by manure. For 

 an early supply sow in spring, as soon as the ground becomes fit to work, in drills about 

 one foot apart and two inches deep. For main crop, sow the first week in May, and 

 for winter use, sow in June. When the plants have attained three or four leaves, thin 

 out, so that they may stand eight or nine inches apart. Keep free from weeds by hand- 

 weeding and hoeing. In October, the roots may be taken up and stored, care being- 

 taken that they are not bruised or injured in the" process. 



Per oz. J4 lb. Lb. 

 Beet, Egyptian Turnip. The earliest Beet in cultivation, col- 

 or deep crimson. Of excellent quality 25c. 75c. $2 50 



Early Flat Bassano. Chiefly valuable for its earliness 10c. 30c. 100 



