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EVERYTHING FOR . THE GARDEN— Vegetable Seeds 



A Triumvirate of Vegetable Perfection 



Shown in Colors on Opposite Page 



Henderson's New Bush Bean 



Tendergreen 



Bears a Profusion of Exquisitely Tender Green Pods- 

 Absolutely Stringless, Very Prolific 



Henderson's Wax Bush Bean 



Golden Age 



A Triumph of Horticultural Art the Best 

 Stringless Wax Bean Extant 



OO Hybridization and selection of 

 plants have in capable 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 

 1922 we first offered Tendergreen and 

 it also was received with great appre- 

 ciation. Tendergreen is entirely dif- 

 ferent 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, hybrid- 

 ized 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 phrased it last year 

 "to know the joy of eating beans 

 without strings." We have accu- 

 mulated 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. 

 We advise early orders, as stock is 

 limited. Price, pkt. 20c, 3 pkts. 

 50c., pt. 80c, qt. $1.50; trans- 

 portation paid. 



Henderson's 



New Beet Oval Gem 



Offered for the First Time in 1925 



231 ^ p to tne ac * v e n t of this new variety, beets 

 have not attained the popularity and place 

 on the dinner table that their food value should 

 merit for them. Authorities commend them most 

 highly for their vitamin content as well as for their 

 rich mineral and tonic properties. 



OVAL GEM is distinct in appearance from other 

 varieties. It is oval in shape, slightly receding 

 toward the base; it is extremely smooth and uni- 

 form, medium in size — just the right size for the 

 home garden as well as for making an attractive 

 bunch for marketing. - The foliage is small, bronzy 

 green in color. The beets are dark red, slightly 

 ringed; when cooked (which by the way requires less 

 time than the ordinary sorts), the rings disappear, 

 turning the entire beet to the color of a glowing ruby. 

 When sliced or squared, the pieces have a certain 

 translucent appearance which bespeak a melting 

 tenderness and an entire absence of fibre. OVAL 

 GEM possesses a delightful sweet flavor, which does 

 not cloy, but on the contrary is enticing to the 

 palate. Price, pkt. 20c, oz. 50c, Vi lb. $1.50; 

 transportation paid. 



AA We have named this supreme 

 product of the horticultural art 

 "Golden Age," because we believe 

 its advent means that the hybridizing- 

 and breeding of this important vege- 

 table — the Bush Bean — lias now ad- 

 vanced so far on the road to perfection 

 that it may take rank, even if in a 

 lesser degree, with modern achieve- 

 ments in other branches of human 

 endeavor. 



Bush Beans are essentially an Amer- 

 ican institution, and they belong to us 

 as much as those other great American 

 contributions to the food of man — the 

 Tomato, the Potato, and, crowning 

 glory of all. Sweet Corn. Stringy 

 beans are detrimental both to the 

 temper and the digestion, and die- 

 ticians the world over will welcome the 

 advent of "Golden Age" Bean, the 

 best stringless wax bean ever intro- 

 duced. 



Besides being absolutely stringless, 

 "Golden Age" Bean is remarkable 

 for its rust-resisting and disease-resist- 

 ing qualities. The plants are vigorous 

 in growth and bear heavy crops of 

 transparent, tender, golden waxy pods, 

 delightful to the eye, and ready to pick 

 in 45 days from the planting of the seed. 



Price, pkt. 20c, 3 pkts. 50c, pt. 

 90c, qt. $1.75, transportation paid. 



Cardoon 



280 l.nrje Spanish. Large, fleshy-leaved plants, 

 used as a winter vegetable. The blanched stalks 

 and ribs of the inner leaves when cooked are 

 tender and of an agreeable flavor. Price, pkt. 

 lSc. oz. 40c. '/« lb. 51 .25. lb. $4.00; trans- 

 portation paid. 



Chicory 



365 Lartfe-Rooted. "The Barbe de Capucin" of the 

 French. It is very easy to grow and is also used 

 in summer as greens. Price, pkt. 10c. oz. 25c. 

 1 4 lb. 75c. lb. $2.50; transportation paid. 



36T Witloof Chicory. Called also "French Endive." 

 Price, pkt. 10c. oz. 30c. Vi lb. 90c, lb. $3.00; 

 transportation paid. 



Corn Salad or Fetticus 



375 Lariie-Leaved Fetticus or "Lamb's Lettuce." 

 Hardy plants, for late fall, winter and spring use; 

 they form rosettes of tender, edible leaves, are 

 used as a substitute for Lettuce. Price, pkt. 10c 

 oz. 15c, Vi lb. 45c. lb. SI .30: transportation 

 paid. 



Cepce OR PEPPER 

 rcss> GRASS 



380 Extra Curled. Crisp, pungent leaves finely cut 

 and very ornamental in appearance. Cress is 

 used as a condiment and for garnishing. Extra 

 Curled is a dwarf, compact variety, and grows 

 rapidly. Price, pkt. 10c. oz. 20c. Vi lb. 60c, 

 lb. $1.50; transportation paid. 



382 Upland. 'The leaves and their flavor somewhat 

 resemble Water Cress, though this sort succeeds 

 in dry soils, and is slow in running to seed. Price* 

 pkt. 10c. oz. 50c, Vi lb. $1.50; transporta- 

 tion paid. 



384 WATER CRESS. Highly esteemed for salads 

 and garnishing. It must be grown along moist 

 banks or in tubs in water covered soil. Price, 

 pkt. 1 5c, oz. 60c; transportation paid. 



The Triumvirate of home ground development— A perfect lawn; a perfect vegetable garden, and a perfect flower garden. 



obtained with Henderson's seeds. 



All easily 



