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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Vegetable Seeds 



BUSH BEANS 



GREEN 

 PODDED 



Henderson's Black Valentine 



GREEN ROUND-PODDED BUSH BEAN 



A Possesses all the merits of our old favorite Red Valentine, and the pod is 

 fully one-third longer. In addition it has other valuable points. The pods 

 are extra long, round, straight and tender, and of a beautiful soft green .color. 

 It is also equally early, but has another advantage in that it is more suitable 

 for late planting. In a test of the Extra Early Refugee, Henderson's Earliest 

 Red Valentine and Black Valentine conducted in the fall, we found that the 

 Black Valentine was fully as useful as Extra Early Refugee, being equally as 

 hardy in every respect as the Refugee, while the beans were produced in 

 enormous quantities. For any purpose, or at any time of the year, this bean 

 will be found exceedingly valuable to all classes of growers. '(See Illustration.) 

 Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 40c; qt. 75c; 4 qts. $2.50; 1 peck $4.75; trans- 

 portation paid. 



"I claim the Black Valentine Bean to be the Champion of all the dwarf green podded 

 snap beans, for I have tested all the good varieties, and the Black Valentine is the best 

 one for early planting. Will stand wet, cold weather, is the earliest, of finest quality, 

 easiest to pick, and the 'most productive' Bean on the market today, but will admit that 

 they must be gathered at the right time." 



S. E. THURTON. 



New Canaan. Conn. 



Henderson's Earliest Red Valentine 



GREEN-PODDED DWARF SNAP BEAN 

 Full, Round, Meaty Pod. Remains Long Fit for Use. 



1g This grand variety is a great improvement over the original Red Valen- 

 tine, as it is very much earlier, and remains fit for use for a long time. 

 The healthy, vigorous plants are unusually hardy, successfully withstanding 

 early frosts; it may therefore be planted very early. It will always yield a 

 large crop of handsome, long, round, fleshy pods, rich green in color and of 

 unsurpassed tenderness when gathered young, when it is practically stringless. 

 Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 40c; qt. 70c; 4 qts. $2.25; peck $4.25; transporta- 

 tion paid. 



King of the Earlies 



GREEN ROUND-PODDED BUSH BEAN 



17 A very desirable handsome appearing variety with long regular round 

 pods of light delicate green. One of the earliest bush beans to come to 

 maturity. Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 40c; qt. 70c; 4 qts. $2.25; peck $4.25; 

 transportation paid. 



Longfellow 



A ROUND, GREEN-PODDED 

 BUSH BEAN 



EXTRA EARLY, FINE QUALITY, AND OF DELICIOUS FLAVOR 



1Q An ideal Snap Bean, producing a fine crop of round, straight, solid, 

 fleshy pods averaging 6J4 inches long, wonderfully tender and brittle, 

 without a trace of tough interlining, and having no string when broken, 

 excepting when the pods are quite old. The flavor is most delicious, while 

 the delicate green color of the pods is retained after cooking, adding to its 

 attractiveness when served. The plants are of robust, compact habit, un- 

 excelled in bearing qualities, maturing the crop very regularly. It is extra 

 early, the pods being fit to pick four days before other varieties of approximate 

 size. (See Illustration.) Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 40c; qt. 75c; 4 qts. $2.50; 

 peck $4.75; transportation paid. 



"Your Longfellow Bush 

 Beans were wonderful. They 

 should be called 'Ever-bearing,' 

 as I picked Beans all summer, 

 and it was so hot and dry all 

 other kinds were killed." 



Mrs. Dr. LOUIS BUSH, 

 Kirkwood, M" 



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Henderson's Full Measure 



1 C Full Measure is the result of a cross between our old 

 favorites Yosemite Mammoth Wax and Refugee 1000 

 to 1. It possesses the best qualities of both parents. The 

 pods are 5 inches long, round podded, firm and stringless. 

 Being very meaty, they remain fit for use many days after 

 maturity. Price! pkt. 10c; pt. 45c; qt. 85c; 4 qts. $3.00; 

 peck $5.50; transportation paid. 



' 'Your Full Mensiue Beans surpasses any I ever planted. I have 

 been housekeeping about 40 years and have tried a great many 

 kinds." 



J. P. RITOSH, Charlotte, N. C. 



The labor of cultivating a garden will be turned into a pleasant recreation if Henderson's modern implements are used. 



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