From PETERHENDERSON &CO.,NEW YORK 29 
Pole Beans 
1 gt. to 150 hills; 10 to 16 ats. to the acre in hills. 
CULTURE.—These are planted about the middle of May, in hills 
from three to four feet apart. From flve to six seeds are planted in each 
hill, about two inches deep. Rough cedar or similar poles seven to eight 
feet long should be used for Pole Beans to-climb on. They should be set in the 
ground at least eighteen inches, so as to prevent beng blown over. 
POLE LIMA BEANS are grown in hills three feet apart in rows four feet apart, but being 
very tender, the seeds should not be planted until the ground has warmed up, about two weeks 
later than other beans, or in the latter part of May around New York. 
Henderson's |eviathan 
THE EARLIEST POLE LIMA GROWN 4 
Abundantly Prolific Delicious Buttery Flavor 
85. Notwithstanding the popularity of the Bush Lima Beans, there 
are still many growers who prefer the pole varieties. These are, as 
a class, later than the bush sorts, and consequently in some localities 
there is a difficulty in maturing the crop. In Northern States, or. 
where, by reason of continued cool nights, the growth is less rapid, 
Leviathan will be found admirably adapted. 
The plant is strong and takes to the poles more readily than any 
other sort. It is fully a week earlier than any other pole variety, 
therefore can be grown successfully where other sorts would be caught by frosts of early autumn. 
Moreover, it is a prodigious cropper, producing its pod in large clusters from base, to top of pole, 
frequently from 5 to 10 together. These are well filled with large, fleshy Beans of excellent quality, 
delicate, pale green in color, and possessing in a superlative degree that rich, buttery flavor so highly 
esteemed by all. (See engraving.) Price, 15c. pkt., 45c. pt., 80c. qt., $2.85 for half peck. 
Henderson’s “%ax:" [deal 
THE BEST MAIN CROP POLE LIMA GROWN 
Enormously Prolific—Of Gigantic Size—Tenderness and Flavor Superb 
90. This is another. sterting 
variety of our own introduction, 
which attains an enormous size, 
with a degree of productiveness 
which is extremely rare. The 
pods are amazingly large, and 
are borne in great clusters. 
There is great satisfaction in 
producing such large pods, yet 
under ordinary conditions, any 
one can do so, by planting 
Henderson’s Ideal. 
The vine does not differ 
materially from that of the 
ordinary pole varieties. Its 
chief distinction lies in the 
size of the pods, which hang 
in wonderful profusion on 
the vines. 
Not only are the pods singularly large, but the 
average yield is greater than in any other variety, 
which, taken in conjunction with the great size 
of the individual Beans, gives a net crop of really 
remarkable proportions. 
Though a little later than our early Leviathan, 
it is just as early as the ordinary pole varieties, 
and continues to produce enormous crops of 
the best-flavored Beans right up to frost. Price, 
15c. pkt., 45c. pt., 80c. qt., $2.85 for half peck. 
“Tast year my Old Homestead Beans beat every- 
thing around here. The pods measured from 10 to 
11 inches long and there were big bunches of 
them.” Mrs. C. E. SCHELL, Butler, Pa. 
Old Homestead °xare* Wonder 
Green-Podded Snap Pole Bean. A Marvel of Productiveness from July 
Until Frost. Large, Thick, Stringless Pods, Meaty, Tender and Delicious 
96. This best and most popular green-podded snap Pole Bean is a maryel of continued produc- 
tiveness and is ten days earlier than any other green-podded Pole Bean. First pickings may 
be made in the latitude of New York early in July, and if gathered as they become ready for. 
“snaps,” the vine will continue to produce in abundance until frost. 
The pods hang in great clusters from the top to the bottom of the vine and can be gathered 
by the handful; they are very large, 6 to 8 inches in length, entirely stringless, plump, round, 
and almost solid meat, meltingly tender and of superb flavor when cooked. It is also used as a 
shelled Bean; excellent in that form. 
We haye supplied Old Homestead Beans to customers in almost every State in the Union, and 
those who report on them, invariably do so in most flattering terms. (See engraving.) Price, 
15c. pkt., 40c. pt., 70c. qt., $2.50 for half peck. 
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Henderson’s Garden Tools and Implements are all best quality goods,a nd each article is worth the price marked. 
