Peter Henderson & Co., New York.— Vegetable Seed Novelties. 



HENDERSON'S 



R USH LIMA BEA N^. 



THE FAVORITE IN THE NORTH. 



THE FAVORITE IN THE SOUTH. 



The first pickings can be made long before 

 other Bush Limas are ready. 



One of the most valuable characteristics of Henderson's 



Bush Lima is its EXTREME EARLINESS, as it comes in 



from two to three weeks ahead of any of the other climbing or Bush 



Limas, thus supplying us with a delicious vegetable at a time when the 



garden is somewhat bare, filling in, as it does, the gap between Peas 



and the Pole Limas. The small size of Henderson's Bush Lima, 



which at first was urged as an objection to it, has proved one of the 



strongest points in its favor, as the public, rightly enough, prefer small 



beans, always associating great size in Lima beans with coarser quality. 



Henderson's Bush Lima is enormously productive, bearing 



continuously throughout the summer until killed by the frost. Its 



greatest merit, of course, lies in the fact that it is a true 



hush variety, requiring no support from stakes or poles, but, at the 



same time, the experience of all who have grown it has been that it excels as well in quality, quantity and earliness, 



Price, 10c. pkt., 20c. }i pt., 30c. pt., 55e. qt., $3.00 peck. 



G^HEfl PODDED 



DWAftF BUSH BEAflS. 



HENDERSON'S EARLIEST RED VALENTINE. This variety is at least 10 days earlier 

 than the Early Bed Valentine, and is usually ready to pick in 45 days from time of planting. On 

 account of its great earliness it is largely grown by market gardeners, but, except in the char- 

 acteristic of extreme earliness, it differs in no other way from the Early Bed Valentine. By a 

 competitive test made by one of the highest authorities on the subject in this country, Henderson's Earliest 

 Red Valentine was proven to be 10 days earlier than any other stock. Sold only in sealed packages. 

 Price, 10c. pkt., 25c. pt., 45c. qt., $1.35 peck, $4.50 bushel. 



LONGFELLOW BUSH BEAA T . 



This is an ideal String Bean in every respect. The pods are 6}£ inches long, pale, soft 



:■'•:-. green in color, perfectly straight, free from neck, with short terminal point, slightly 



*.. creased at back, otherwise quite round. They are free from that rough, woolly covering and inner lining of 



, \ tough skin which we associate with old beans, and what little string exists is not developed until the pod is quite 



V , % old. The flavor is most delicious, and it has the peculiarity of preserving its delicate color almost intact when 



s % prepared for the table. It combines with these merits 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. Price, 15c. pkt., 60c. pint, 80c. quart. 



WAX PODDED DWA$F 



. . . . BUSH BEAflS. 



VALENTINE WAX BUSH BEAN. 



An Improved Extra Early Valentine with 

 Round Wax Pods. 



A striking acquisition has been obtained in the list of War 

 Beans through the introduction of this variety. Up till 

 now there has been no variety 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 for a Wax Bean. A planting 

 made on June 12th gave us a fair picking July 28th 

 — forty-six days. Its value as a shipper remains to 

 be proved, but it is certainly very tender, and it 

 is almost without string; in fact, tbe pod is free 

 from any toughness whatever. While it is fair to 

 say that we have not yet seen it exposed to condi- 

 tions 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, 15c. 

 pkt., 50c. pint, 80c. quart. 



IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX. 



In the Improved Golden Wax which we now offer we have 

 a bean that possesses all the good points of the old Golden 

 Wax, but is larger in pod and much more prolific. This 

 improved stock is one of the handsomest beans we have 

 ever seen, being of rich golden yellow color and of 

 perfect shape. It is of grand quality, showing no string or 

 coarseness even when past its best, but is of tender, melting 

 flavor at all stages of its growth. For market gardeners or 

 private families no better bush bean can be planted. 

 Price, 10c. pkt., 30c. pt., 50c. qt., $1.60 peck., $5.50 bushel. 



WE DELIVER FBEE, to any post office in the United States, AIL VEGETABLE and FLOWEB SEEDS offered in this Catalogue by the packet, ounce, 

 quarter-pound, pound, half-pint, pint and quart. When Peas, Beans and Sweet Corn by the pint or quart are sent by freight or express, at purchaser's 

 expense, A DEDUCTION of 7c. per pint, or 15c. per quart, may be made. 



