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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Vegetable Seeds 



Henderson's Vegetable Seed 

 Novelties and Specialties 



We Illustrate and Describe on This and Following Pages, Up to Page 19, Vegetables 

 of Great Merit Recently Introduced by Us. For 1927 Introductions, See Pages 10, 35 

 and 36. 



Henderson's Stringless Bush Bean 



Tendergreen 



(Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. in 1922) 



Bears a Profusion of Exquisitely Tender Green 

 Pods — Absolutely Stringless, Very Prolific. 



28. We make no claim to "wizardry" in our efforts 

 to improve varieties of vegetables; we proceed ac- 

 cording to natural laws known to scientists for a 

 century. 



But the "way is long," and the breeding of this new 

 offering, HENDERSON'S TENDERGREEN BUSH 

 DEAN, represents the work of years. 



The great scientist, Charles Darwin, by a process 

 of selection and crossing, evolved from a number of 

 ordinary blue rock pigeons all the fancy types we 

 know, such as fan-tails, tumblers, pouters, etc., and 

 then, by ceasing all care and leaving them entirely 

 to themselves, allowed them to revert to the original 

 blue rock type. This last is exactly what would 

 occur to a race of improved plants were seed stocks 

 left without care or selection. The plants would 

 lose all the good qualities which had become more 

 or less fixed. 



Hybridization and selection of plants have in cap- 

 able hands produced many improvements upon 

 nature, and for many years our own efforts have 

 been directed in part to the elimination of "string" 

 in bush beans. We offered to our friends the 

 "Henderson Stringless Bush Bean" in 1920, and it 

 won instant favor. In 1022 we first offered Tender- 

 green and it also was received with great apprecia- 

 tion. Tendergreen is entirely different in origin 

 from its predecessor, but is just as free from 

 "string" and is an inviting tender green in color, 

 hence the name. 



Tendergreen is a product of our own trial 

 grounds, grown, hybridized and selected under our 

 own eyes. Our aim is to place these new produc- 

 tions On the tables of our customers as quickly as 

 possible so that they may continue as we pin 

 it last year "to know the joy of eating beans without 

 strings." We have accumulated stock enough to 

 offer it this year in packets, pints and quarts, but 

 orders must be sent in early, as they will be filled in 

 the order they arrive. 



Price, 20c. pkt., 3 pkts. 50c, 90c. pt., $1.75 (it. 



"Your Tendergreen Bush Brans are decidedly the tastiest and 

 tenderest I have ever eaten." H. S. BRISTOL, Elmhurst, HI. 



"The Henderson New Stringless Bush Beans Tendergreen are 

 undoubtedly superior to am/ beans I have ever grown." 



MRS. I.M. BROOKS, Baldwin, X. Y. 



"The Henderson Tendergreen Stringless Beans are perfectly 

 wonderful. Also your Golden Bantam Corn." 



MRS. C. W. T.\ YLOR, Iota, Kansas. 



"I was delighted with the results obtained from all the seeds I 

 purchased from you last year, but especially the New Stringless 

 Beans. From two rows I had more beans than I could use." 

 MRS. T. F. POLLOCK. Glenview. III. 



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