pole Limn Beans 



POLE LIMA BEANS are grown in hills three feet 

 apart, in rows four feet apart, but being very tender, the 

 seeds should not be planted until the ground has warmed 

 up, about two weeks later than other beans, or in the latter part of May around New York. 



85 LEVIATHAN (Henderson's) The Earliest Pole Lima Bean Grown 



Many growers prefer the pole varieties of Limas. These are later than the bush sorts, and in some 

 localities there is difficulty in maturing the crop. In Northern States, or where by reason of continued 

 cool nights the growth is less rapid, Leviathan will be found admirably adapted. 



The plant is strong and takes to the poles more readily than any other sort. It is fully a week 

 earlier than any other pole variety, therefore can be grown successfully where other sorts would be 

 caught by frosts of early autumn. It is a prodigious cropper, producing its pods in large clusters, 

 well filled with large, fleshy Beans, pale green in color, of a rich, buttery flavor. 



Price, pkt., ISc; Yz lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 35c; 8 lbs., $2.75; 15 lbs-, $4.50. 



90 IDEAL (Henderson's) Of Gigantic Size. Tenderness and Flavor Superb 



The vine does not differ materially from that of the ordinary pole varieties. Its chief distinction lies 

 in the size of the pods, which hang in wonderful profusion on the vines. The average yield is greater 

 than in any other variety. 



Though a little later than our early Leviathan, it is just as early as the ordinary pole varieties 

 and continues to produce enormous crops until frost. 

 - Price, pkt., 15c; 3^ lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75; 15 lbs., $4.50. 



Early 



i|VlATHAN 



POLE BEARS 



CULTURE OF POLE BEA NS — These are planted about the middle 

 of May, in hills from three to four feet apart. From five to six seeds are 

 planted in each hill, about two inches deep. Rough cedar, or similar 



poles seven or eight feet long should be used for Pole Beans to climb on. 2 lbs. to 150 hills. 30 lbs. to the acre 



in hills. 



93 GIANT WAX (See Color Plate, Page 6) 



Truly a Giant. Bears Pods 8 to 10 in. Long 



Since its introduction in 1932, Giant Wax has won many admirers. It is a show bean par excellence, 

 as it develops beautiful, unblemished, flat pods 8 to 10 inches long and clear amber yellow in color. 



The plant is vigorous, tall and very resistant to disease. The giant pods are produced in abundance 

 over a long period. Notwithstanding its large size, the bean is of fine texture, free from string in 

 the young stages, very brittle and tender. As an exhibition bean it excels all others. 



Price, pkt., 25c; y 2 lb., 40c; lb., 75c. 



96 OLD HOMESTEAD or Kentucky Wonder 



This most popular, green-podded snap Pole Bean is a marvel of continued productiveness and is 

 ten days earlier than any other green-podded Pole Bean. First pickings may be made in the 

 latitude of New York early in July, and the vine will continue to produce in abundance until frost. 



The pods hang in great clusters from the top to the bottom of the vine and can be gathered by 

 the handful; they are very large, 6 to 8 inches in length, stringless, plump, meltingly tender and of 

 superb flavor. 



Price, pkt., 10c; %, lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75. 



98 SCARLET RUNNER 



A 10-foot ornamental vine for shade, with dazzling scarlet flowers. Pick pods when half grown for 

 use as "snap." 



Price, pkt., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs.. $2.75. 



OLD HOMESTEAD or KENTUCKY WONDER 



Aphis, Bean Beetles and other insects that attack Beans and other garden crops can readily 

 be controlled by spraying with Henderson's Stabilized Rotenone described on page 136. 



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