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HENDERSON’S 
‘New Early Giant Bush Lima Bean 
(See Colored Iliustrafion am Opposite Page) 
This newest and best Bush Lima represents the highest achievement in bean breeding and 
we offer our patrons, in Henderson’s Early Giant a Bush Lima that has attained the acme 
of perfection, surpassing any other strain or type on the market 
Bush Lima Bean, possessing every quality so long known and esteemed in the older pole 
varieties. and can be grown as easily as any Snap bean. a 
sorts, and may therefore be had on the table weeks ahead ot the old pole varieties.“ 
strong, rugged plants of true bush form. 14 feet in height, are of healthy, sturdy, upright 
growth—requiring neither poles nor stakes—and bear, from July until frost, almost un- 
believable quantities of 4 to 6 inch pods, each containing usually four large, thick beans | 
averaging as large as those of the large pole Limas. and whether used green or cured, they are 
of superb quality—tender. rich and buttery, 
the true Lima flaver In the green state 
their tender freshness is maintained beyond 
“the ordinary. accounted for by the pods be- 
ing unusually fleshy and thick and.the foli- 
age luxuriant and sheltering. Other merits 
of this phenomenal Bush Lima are earliness, 
abundance and continuity of yield. First 
pickings fit for the table may be taken in the 
latitude of New York in July, and from that 
time until killed by frost a continuous sup- 
ply of this most Juscious of beans may be 
gathered. Price, 15c. pkt., 2 pkts. for 25c., 
6oc. pt., $1.00 qt., $3.50 for 4 qts. 
DREER’S 
Bush Lima Bean 
(See Colored Illustration on Opposile Page) 
This variety of Bush Lima Bean is de- 
sirable on account of earliness, productive- 
_-ness‘and its fixed habit of growing in the 
dwarf or bush form. It is a bush form of 
_ Dreer’s Pole Lima Bean. The plants are of 
strong, upright growth, and are completely 
covered with large pods, many of which 
contain four beans. The beans are oval in 
shape, and thick, sweet and succulent. Price, 
15c. pkt.; 6oc. pt., $1.00 qt., $3.50 for 4 qts. 
| FORDHOOK 
Bush Lima Bean 
(See Colored Iilustration on Opposite Page) 
-_ A stiffly erect Bush form of the “Potato” 
~ Lima Bean, bearing well above the ground, 
‘and branching freely, but with all 
the branches held strongly upright. Its 
ideal bush growth is strikingly in-contrast 
to the low-spreading growth. of. the-Ktim- 
-erle’’ ForpHook BusH Lima’ BEAN has 
foliage like that of the large pole Linias; the 
leaves are large, smooth, and a dark rich 
“green. The stalks that produce the blossoms 
“are thrown out from the lateral and main 
stalks and the pods are borne in “clusters” of 
from four to eight, are of a medium green 
color, of a good size and contain three to 
five large beans of very good quality. The 
green beans, even when of full Size, are 
tender, juicy and -sweet_in flavor when 
cooked, The seeds are oval in shape, and 
very thick, white witha greenish tinge. Price, 
_i5¢. pkt., 6oc. pt,, $1.00 qt., $3.50 for 4 qts. 
Henderson’s Garden Guide and Record, 
Price 25ce. Is sent free with all orders 
amounting to $2.00 or over. See description 
on 2nd page of cover: 
A €omplete and Economical Garden 
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It is the best possible 
It is the earliest of the large bush 
The 
| PLANTS TRUE BUSH; 
No Poles, No Stakes. 
ENORMOUS PODS AND BEANS; 
Equaling Those of Pole Limas. _ 
QUALITY AND FLAVOR: 
Tender, Rich and Buttery— 
The True Lima Taste. 
PRODIGIOUS YIELDER; 
Early and Continuous. 
DELICIOUS GREEN LIMAS; 
From July Until Frost. 
A FEW OF MANY REPORTS ABOUT 
Henderson's Early Giant Bush Lima Bean 
ALL TELL THE SAME STORY 
“All those wh> haie tried Henderson s Early 
Giani Bush Lim2z Bean ceccommend wu wih- the 
fullest confidenze, kncewing thas ts has even entire 
salisfaction eier since 2) was cen! cui bv the hous2 of 
HENDERSON The plants ar- combletely Joaded 
with large pods. and thic peerless vartelv should be 
in the gardens of all lovers of Bush Limas either for 
home or market purpo:-s.” 
WILLIAM E. VAIL. 
Yorktown Heichis. N V. 
“On April 20th T planted one auart of Hender- 
son’s New Early Giant.Bush Lima Bean. There 
were three days of frost-on them, but J now have, 
July 1st. six fine rews with pods on them four to five 
inches long 
FRANK EE. DEIHL, Flushing, N. Y 
“Your Bush Lima Beans—Henderson’s Early 
Giant—were. excellent. fully equal to Pole Limas, 
ind so much earlier. wo rows 30 feel long gave us 
all we could use from July until frost and we 
gathered liberally. They were so delicious.” 
Mrs. CHARLES MORTON, 
Chambersburg, Pa. 
“*T wish to add a word of praise for your seeds, 
which I grow in my town garden of 20x30. I have 
Henderson's Early Giant Lima Beans to use before 
our city markets-receive them-and could retail them 
60c. per quart.” 3 
Mrs. W. E. LAWRENCE, 
Columbus, O. 
may be secured at a consider- 
able Saying by:purchasing our 
Vegetable Seed Collections 
I musi say the Henderson's Early Giant are the 
best Bush Limas 1 ever grew for size. bearing and 
flavor The tlanis hung full all summer and fall.” 
G L. JOHNSON, Sprinzfield, Mass. 
‘*Your Earity Giant Lima Beans turned out 
splendidly last vear. We are very pleased wh 
hoe 
pl J.P’ CRANSTON, Smithfield, Pa. 
“T think I have tried all Bush Limas thus far 
introduced and gize the balm for superiority to your 
Ecrly Giant: -It proved an early, prolific and con- 
tinuous bearer of the largest limas, fully equaling in 
size those of my pole Limas.”’ 
JOHN L. PETERS, Topeka, Kans. 
““Our order last season certainly brouzht us 
wonderful luck. Ox:r gerden is a town back lot, but 
we raised our summer and winter supply of 
elables on it, includii.g your Bush Lima Beans, 
tomatoes, corn, peas, onions, lettuce, etc. 
“*T am perfectly safe in sayiig that our garden will 
figure in velue one hundred and twenty-fivc dollars. 
I had two doliars ard fifly cents worth of seeds,” 
WILLARD DOWNS, Fredericksburg, Va. 
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““T wish 7o state that the seeds purchased of you 
last year proved faultless in every particular. 
I raised the j.nest Lima Beans I ever saw. 
P. S. TAYLOR, Lafayeite, Ind. 
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