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POLE LIMA BEANS 



POLE LIMA BEA NS are grown in hills three feet apart in rows four feel apart, but being very lender, the 

 seeds should not be planted until the ground has warmed up, about two weeks later than other beans, or in Ike 

 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. (See illustration.) 

 Price, pkt., 15c; Vi lb-. 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75; 15 lbs-, $4.50; transportation paid. 



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 up to frost. 



Price, pkt., 10c; M lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75; 15 lbs., $4.50; transportation paid. 



91 SPECKLED POLE 

 LIMA— NEW 



This speckled variety is prac- 

 tically immune from diseases 

 such as blight, and the with- 

 ering of blossoms. 



It matures about the same 

 time as Early Leviathan and 

 the crop of beans in the early 

 stages are green in color, 

 but later develop red splash- 

 ings, hence the name. 



Price, pkt., 15c; y 2 lb., 30c; 

 lb., 50c; transportation paid. 



POLE BEANS 



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 to 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 21.) 



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; M lb., 40c; lb., 75c; transportation paid. 



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. (See illustration.) 

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



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; J^ lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c; 8 lbs., $2.75; transportation paid. 



The Henderson Garden Fertilizer (See page 138) contains all the food elements required 

 for the production of sturdy plants and good crops of Beans. 



