From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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



CULT V RE — These dwarf or bush forms of the tall or 

 pole limas equal the latter in quality and tenderness, either 

 preen 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 Xew 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 tivelve to fifteen weeks according to the earliness of the variety. Do not brush against bean foliage when wet. 



BUSH LIMA BEANS 



Henderson's New Early Giant 



Plants True Bush, Enormous Pods and Beans 



(See illustration on opposite page.) 



CO This newest and best Bush Lima represents the highest aehieve- 

 ment 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. It is the best 

 possible 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. It is the earliest of the large bush 

 sorts, and may therefore be had on the table weeks ahead of the old 

 pole varieties. The strong, rugged plants of true bush form, 1)4 

 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 5 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 flavor. In the green state 

 their tender freshness is maintained beyond the ordinary, accounted 

 for by the pods being unusually fleshy and thick and the foliage luxur- 

 iant 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 Xew York in July, and 

 from that time until killed by frost a continuous supply of this most 

 delicious of beans may be gathered. 



Price, pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. for 25c.; pt. 55c.; qt. $1.00; 4 qts. 

 $3.75; peck $7.00; transportation paid. 



"Improved Henderson" 



Yields Continuously from Early Summer to Frost 

 — Suitable for all Sections North and South 



(See illustration on opposite page.) 



"JQ 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 Im- 

 proved "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 iust as dependable in the North as in the 

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

 possessing the rich buttery flavor common to all Limas. Price, 

 pkt. 10c.; pt. 45c; qt. 85c.; 4 qts. $3.00; peck $5.50; transpor- 

 tation paid. 



Fordhook 



(See 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. 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 

 good size, containing 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. Price, pkt. 15c.; pt. 55c.; qt. $1.00; 4 qts. 

 $3.75; peck $7.00; transportation paid. 



Burpee's 



A LARGE PODDED BUSH LIMA 



CO This is a bush form of the large White Pole Lima. The plants 

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

 vigorously, 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 many, but it is not nearly so "early" 

 as the "Henderson." Price, pkt. 10c.; pt. 45c.; qt. 85c.; 4 qts. 

 $3.00; peck $5.50; transportation paid. 



Dreer's 



(See illustration.) 



gg This variety of Bush Lima Bean is desirable on account of 

 earliness, 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 beans are oval in shape and thick, sweet and succulent. Price, 

 pkt. 10c.; pt. 45c.; <Jt. 85c.; 4 qts. $3.00; peck $5.50; trans- 

 portation paid. 



THE ORIGINAL 



Henderson Bush Lima 



THE "BABY" LIMA BEAN 



(See illustration on opposite page.) 

 7C This wonderful innovation created a greater furore than any of 

 the famous vegetables we have introduced, with the exception 

 of the Ponderosa Tomato. Those who never had a vegetable garden 

 before were induced to plant the Henderson Bush Lima Bean because 

 it enabled them to have the most delicious pf 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 for the table in the latitude of Xew 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 sea- 

 son. The Beans are the size of the Sieva or small Lima, and of deli- 

 cious quality. Price, pkt. 10c.; pt. 45c.; qt. 85c.; 4 qts. $3.00; 

 peck $5.50; transportation paid. 



For delicious cooking recipes for Lima Beans see Henderson's Garden 

 Guide, price 25c, or sent free on request with every seed order amounting 

 to $3.00 or over. 



81 SPECIAL OFFER. I pkt. each of the 6 Bush Limas, delivered transportation paid in the U. S., for 60 cents 



