HENDERSON'S TESTED SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



HENDERSON'S EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE BEAN. 



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The Hodson 



LONG-POD WAX 

 . . BUSH BEAN . . 



Enormous Plants. Very long Pods. An Enor- 

 mous Cropper. Never Affected by 

 Rust and Blight. 



Hodson Wax is in many ways quite dis- 

 tinct from all other bush beans. The plant 

 is almost twice as large as any, it branches 

 considerably, and bears a great mass of rather 

 small leaves. Its great size enables it to carry 

 a much larger crop than any other; it is not un- 

 usual for it to produce twice as much as any 

 other variety. 



The plants should stand at least six inches 

 apart in the row, and on very favorable soils 

 they yield better at a still greater distance. It 

 bears an enormous crop of pods. They are 

 long, flat, and much lighter in color than any 

 other Wax Bean. 



The crop should be picked as soon as the 

 pods have attained their size, as when old 

 they are apt to develop too much string. 

 The heavy foliage keep the pods well shel- 

 tered from the sun, so that their attractive 

 color is well preserved. 



It is not early, the crop usually being ready 

 about 12 days after the early sorts. 



Its most remarkable feature lies in the fact 

 that it is perfectly free from rust under all 

 conditions. In seasons when all varieties 

 have been attacked more or less severely, 

 Hodson Wax has again and again proved itself 

 quite immune not only from rust, but from 

 all other diseases. (See engraving.) 



Price, 40c. qt., $2.60 pk., $10.00 bush. 



We offer also a Hodson Green Pod Bush 

 Bean. {Seepage 23.) 



BvEFUGEE, or 1000 to 1. 



The best dwarf late, green-podded Snap Bean. 



A very popular market gardener's variety on account 

 of its exceeding productiveness. It is extensively grown 

 for a fall crop both in the north and south. The plants 

 are strong, healthy and robust, about 15 inches high, 

 branching and bushy in growth. The pods are of at- 

 tractive appearance, round, long and slim, light green in 

 color, fleshy, solid and brittle, with but slight string; 

 tender and well flavored. This bean is the most popular 

 of all in the markets of large cities and is extensively used 

 for pickling. Our strain is very fine, and will be found 

 free from flat pods. Price, 30c. q.t., $2.20 pk., $8.00 bush. 



" / lake pleasure in writing you aboul the Refugee Beans you shipped 

 me. It is the best seed I ever planted — I tested the seeds from each bag — 

 over 90% good and I got a perfect stand. Quite a quantity of inferior 

 seed was planted around here and planters had to plant over." 



D. T. WEST, Charleston. S. C. 



Extra e arly REFUGEE BEAN. 



This is a true Refugee, having the peculiar, spreading 

 habit of its class, producing a mass of small leaves 

 which protects the pods from the sun, preserving their 

 attractive color under trying conditions. 



It is two weeks earlier than the old Refugee, and is 

 largely grown as an early spring crop, and again in late 

 fall, at which season it does remarkably well. 



The pods are rather slim, quite round, almost straight and 

 pale green in color. It bears a heavy crop, stands up well 

 in shipping, and sells readily in all markets. (See engraving.) 



Price, 30c. qt., $2.20 pk., $8.00 bush. 



H enderson's LONGFELLOW BEAN. 



^UiFti^V-iV P Remarkably early. Exceedingly prolific. 



Round green-podded Bush bean of fine quality. 



Longfellow is one of the most attractive green-podded 

 Beans for any market. It is very early and bears an 

 enormous crop of round, fleshy pods of great firmness, 

 " They are quite long, pale green in color, and literally hang- 

 in bunches on the small, compact plants. It is not well to allow the beans to get 

 old before picking, as they are more liable to develop string with age than some- 

 sorts, but when picked at the right season they are not only of excellent quality,, 

 but will bear long shipping better than many other sorts. Its compact growth and 

 habit of bunching the crop near the center of the plant make it very easy to, 

 pick. Price, 35c. qt., $2.40 pk., $9.00 bush. 



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For Our Complete List of Garden Beans — Bush, Climbing and Lima, See Pages 23 and 24. For Field Beans, See Page 37. 



