PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE 



THE 

 HODSON 



Long Pod Wax 



AND THE 



HODSON 



Long Green Poc 



The Most Remarkable 



BUSH BEAN! 



of the Century ! 



DO NOT FAIL 

 TO GROW SOME. 



ENORMOUS PLANTS 

 2£ ft. high by 2 ft. acros. 



ENORMOUS PODS 

 7 to 8 inches long. 



ENORMOUS YIELDEF 

 "Double that of any 

 other Bush Bean. 



.IMPROVED^ 



GOLDEN WAX BUSH BEAN. 



The Standard Flat, Wax-Podded Variety. 



The Golden Wax has long been in popular favor, but this im- 

 proved variety by far surpasses the old favorite in several 

 desirable points. The plants are of vigorous, bushy growth, 

 not susceptible to rust, moderately early and very prolific. The 

 pods are exceedingly handsome, large, uniformly broad, thick, 

 and almost all solid flesh, of good quality, tender and brittle, 

 absolutely without string or coarse fibre at all stages until 

 maturity, while the color is of a rich golden-yellow. Although 

 not the earliest dwarf wax bean, its reliability in producing a 

 heavy crop of large handsome pods, whether sown in spring, 

 summer or early fall, renders it highly valuable for market 

 planting. Price, 25c. qt., $1.50 pk., $5.25 bush. 



HENDERSON'S IMPROVED 



BLACK WAX BUSH BEAN. 



An Extra Early Cylinder-Podded Variety. 



This is a highly improved stock of the popular Black Wax. 

 The plants are of robust though compact, bushy habit, with 

 ample foliage, which completely shelters the pods from the ef- 

 fects of the sun, so that they are always of a uniform, waxy, 

 yellow color. The pods are of good size, quite round, slightly 

 curved, very solid, meaty and free from string; of excellent, ten- 

 der quality. It is very prolific and one of the earliest wax- 

 podded dwarf beans grown. It has a special value as a market 

 variety, in the fact that it " stands up " admirably and may 

 always be relied on to present a good .appearance in the crate. 

 Price, 25c. qt., $1.60 pk., $5.50 bush. 



the hodson 



Long Pod Wa: 



bush bean. 



This distinct new type of bean is remarkable for its great si: 

 of plant and pod and wonderful productiveness. It will ou 

 yield any other bush bean two to one on a given area. Tl 

 strong, sturdy plants often attain dimensions 2\ feet in heigl 

 by 2 feet through, and bear great quantities of long, near! 

 straight, meaty pods, measuring 7 to 8 inches in length and 

 a waxy cream-yellow color. The ample foliage sheltering tl 

 pods from the hot sun renders them exceptionally tender, britt 

 and if picked before too old they are stringless, free from fib 

 and of fine table quality. 



This variety is absolutely immune from bean diseases. N 

 a trace of rust, blight or mildew has ever appeared on a pla 

 or pod in our trial grounds or fields during the three years \ 

 have been growing it — and the past season was especially favo 

 able for developing rust and blight on beans. The Hodson Loi 

 Pod Wax is not early; it comes in about 2 weeks after tl 

 earliest dwarf varieties, but for main crop it is destined to b 

 come important for both the private table and for mark 

 growers on account of its phenomenal vigor and productivenes 

 The plants should be grown further apart than other dwarf bu 

 beans. Thin out to at least 6 inches apart in the rows on a 

 count of the great size of the plants. (See cut.) Price, 3C 

 qt., $1.75 pk., $6.00 bush. 



THE HODSON 



LONG GKEEN POD BUSH BEAr> 



This new variety is practically identical with the Hodsc 

 Long Pod Wax described above — with the exception of tl 

 color of the pods which are green instead of yellow. It h 

 the same vigor, length of pod, productiveness and other qua 

 ties which have already made the Hodson Wax famous. Pric 

 30c. qt., $1.75 pk., $6.00 bush. 



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