From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 25 



Bush Lima Beans 



1 pint to 100 ft. of drill; 1 bushel per acre in rows. 



CULTURE These dwarf or bush forms of the tall or pole limas equal the latter in quality an 1 tenderness, either green or dry shelled they 



come into bearing much earlier and do not require poles or other support to climb on: moreover they continue in bearing for weeks. Being more 

 tender than Dwarf Snap Beans the seed cannot be sown quite as early. Sow about the middle to latter part of May around New York The 

 rows should be about two and one-half feet apart, the seed sown edgewise in the drills six to twelve inches apart in the rows and be covered 

 one inch and the plants thinned to grow about six inches apart. They commence bearing in from twelve to fifteen weeks according to the earliness 

 of the variety Do not brush against bean foliage when wet. 



"Improved Henderson" 



BUSH 

 LIMA BEAN 



YIELDS CONTINUOUSLY FROM EARLY SUMMER TO FROST- 

 SUITABLE FOR ALL SECTIONS NORTH AND SOUTH 



78. The original Bush Lima Bean, the "Henderson," was defective in size, and 



though because of its extreme earliness. thousands of our customers were enabled to 



grow Lima Beans where none had grown before, the defect remained until the 



introduction of the Improved "Henderson," which is at least 50 per cent, larger 



than the original. Though a day or two later, it is still ten days earlier than other 



bush forms, and weeks earlier than any of the pole varieties, yet retaining all 



the remarkable qualities of its predecessor, which was. without doubt, the 



most remarkable vegetable novelty of the last century. 



The Improved "Henderson" is a perfect all-around variety. 

 It grows as freely and is just as dependable in the Xorth as in the 

 South, in fact, it is suitable for all sections. The quality is 

 excellent, possessing the rich buttery flavor com- 

 mon to all Limas. (See engraving.) Price, 15c. 

 pkt., 50c. pt., 90c. qt., $3.25 for half-peck. 



Fordhook 



Bush Lima Bean 



(See colored illustration on opposite page.) 



Dreer's Bush Lima Bean 



(See colored illustration on opposite page.)' 



72. 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 strik- 

 ingly in contrast to the low spreading growth of the Kumerle varieties. 

 Fordhook Bush Lima Bean has foliage like that of the large pole Limas. The pods 

 borne in "clusters" of from four to eight, are of a medium green color, of a goo 1 size, 

 containing three to five large beans of very good quality. The green beans, even when 

 of full size, are tender, juiev and sweet in flavor when cooked. Price, 15c. pkt., 

 S5c. pt., S1.00 qt., S3.75 for half-peck. 



Burpee's Bush Lima Bean 



66. This variety of Bush Lima Bean is desirable on account of earli- 

 ness, productiveness, 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, 10c. pkt., 45c. pt., S5c. qt., S3.00 half-peck. 



THE ORIGINAL 



Henderson Bush Lima Bean 



THE "BABY" LIMA BEAN 



T.~. This wonderful innovation created a greater furore than any of 

 the famous vegetables we have introduced, with the exception of the Pon- 

 derosa Tomato. Those who never had a vegetable garden before were in- 

 duced to plant the Henderson Bush Lima Bean because it enabled them 

 to have the most delicious of all vegetables without the trouble or expense 

 of the unsightly poles. 



Henderson's Bush Lima grows without the aid of stakes or poles in 

 compact bush form about 18 inches high, and produces enormous crops of 

 delicious Lima Beans, which can be gathered as easily as the common 

 garden bush beans. Henderson's Bush Lima is at least two weeks 

 earlier than any of the climbing Limas. 



It produces a continuous crop from the time it comes into bear- 

 ing (it is fit /or the table in the latitude of New York middle of July) 

 until frost, and being enormously productive, a very small patch will 

 keep a family supplied with this splendid vegetable through the season 

 The Beans are the size of the Sieva or small Lima, and of delicious quality. 

 Price, 15c. pkt., 45c. pt., 85c. qt., S3.00 half-peck. 



A LARGE PODDED BUSH LIMA 



63. This is a bush form of the large White Pole Lima. The bushes 

 are of sturdy growth and stand erect, although they branch out vigor- 

 ously, forming a bush about two feet in height. The pods are large 

 in size, well filled with beans of fine flavor The large sized pods of this 

 variety commend it to manv, but it is not nearly so "early" as the "Hen- 

 derson." Price, H.c. pkt., 45c. pt., 85c. qt., S3.00 halt-peck. 



For delicious cooking recipes for Lima /leans see Henderson's • 

 Guide, price i'.'tc. oi sent free with every sen! order amounting : 

 or aver. 



81 SPECIAL OFFER. I pkt. each of the 6 Bush Limas, delivered free in the U. S., for 70 con s 



