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The 

 Two 

 Best 



Pole Lima 



Beans 

 Grown 



Henderson's Leviathan 



THE EARLIEST POLE LIMA GROWN 



Abundantly Prolific 



Delicious Buttery Flavor 



Notwithstanding the popularity of the Bush Lima Beans, there are still 

 many growers who prefer the pole varieties. These are, as a class, later 

 than the bush sorts, and consequently in some localities there is a difficulty 

 in maturing the crop. In Northern States, or where, by reason of con- 

 tinued 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. Moreover, it is a prodigious 

 cropper, producing its pods in large clusters from base to top 

 of pole, frequently from 5 to 10 together. These are well 

 filled with large, fleshy Beans of excellent quality, deli- 

 cate, pale green in color, and possessing in a superlative 

 degree that rich, buttery flavor so highly esteemed by 

 all. (See engraving.) Price, 15c. pkt., 45c. pt., 80c. 

 qt., $3.00 for 4 qts. 



"For a thorough test I planted Henderson's Leviathan alongside four other well-known varieties 

 from other seedsmen. Leviathan matured seven days earlier than any of them. Its great value lies 

 in its extreme earliness, excellent flavor and prodigious yield. ' ' 



W. E. VAIL, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. 



Henderson's 



Pole Lima 

 Beans 



THE BEST MAIN CROP POLE LIMA GROWN 



Enormously Prolific — Of Gigantic Size — Tenderness and Flavor Superb 



This is another sterling variety of our 

 own introduction, which attains an 

 enormous size, with a degree of pro- 

 ductiveness which is extremely rare. 

 The pods are amazingly large, and 

 are borne in great clusters. 



There is great satisfaction in pro- 

 ducing such large pods, yet under 

 ordinary conditions, any one can do 

 so, by planting Henderson's Ideal. 



The vine does not differ materi- 

 ally from that of the ordinary 

 pole varieties. Its chief dis- 

 tinction lies in the size of the 

 pods, which hang in wonderful 

 profusion on the vines. 



Not only are the pods singularly large, but the aver- 

 age yield is greater than in any other variety, which, 

 taken in conjunction with the great size of the indi- 

 vidual Beans, gives a net crop of really remarkable 

 proportions. 



Though a little later than our Early Leviathan, it 

 is just as early as the ordinary pole varieties, and 

 continues to produce enormous crops of the best- 

 flavored Beans right up to frost. Price, 15c. 

 pkt., 45c. pt., 80c. qt., $3.00 for 4 qts. 



OLD HOMESTEAD 



or Improved 

 Kentucky 



WONDER 



Green-Podded Snap Pole Bean. A Marvel of Productiveness from July 

 Until Frost. Large, Tbick, Stringless Pods, Meaty, Tender and Delicious. 



This best and most popular green-podded snap Pole Bean is a marvel of continued produc- 

 tiveness 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 if gathered as they become ready 

 for "snaps," 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, entirely stringless, plump, round 

 and almost solid meat, meltingly tender and of superb flavor when cooked. It is also used 

 as a Shelled Bean, excellent in that form. 



We have supplied Old Homestead Beans to customers in almost every State in the Union, 

 and those who report on them, invariablv do so in most flattering terms. (See engraving.) 

 Price, 15c. pkt., 40c. pt., 70c. qt., $2.70 for 4 qts. 



"Last year my Old Homestead Beans beat everything around here. The pods measured from to to 1 1 ' j 

 inches long and there were big bunches of them." ^/ r? q £ SCHELL Buffer Pj 



Lima Beans should not be planted until the ground is warm and danger from frost is over. 



they have almost as much nutritive value as beef. 



Grow plenty of beans; 



