Keywords: Everything for the garden (16203174648).jpg 13 <br> From PETBH lEMDESSOM EL CO op MEW YORE <br> « MW llllllllllll IIIIIM <br> Henderson's WAX PODDED BUSH BEANS <br> UNRIVALED WAX DWARF <br> OK BUSH BEAN <br> THE EARLIEST WAX-PODDED VARIETY GROWN <br> SILVERY WAX PODS WITHOUT RUST <br> SYMMETRICAL SHAPE ATTRACTIVE COLOR <br> This is a comparatively new variety but has come very rapidly into <br> general favor It is in our opinion a decided acquisition <br> The plant is strong dwarf not too strongly branching with large almost <br> smooth lustrous green leaves It bears an enormous crop of pods of <br> a most beautiful semi-transparent pale yellow color This color is main- <br> tained clear to the tips without any suggestion of green The pods are <br> about six inches long and almost straight but with the valuable charac- <br> teristic of curving slightly at the ends towards maturity thus avoiding <br> contact with the ground and preventing liability to rust and rot also <br> preserving intact the natural beauty of the pod <br> It is above all else the earliest Wax Bean within our knowledge <br> We have found it two days earlier than any other in our trials which alone <br> renders it extremely valuable The color develops very early in the <br> growth of the pods which remain tender for a long period The flavor <br> is excellent and both plant and pod are singularly free i m rust and <br> blight See cut Price 15c pkt 35c pt 60c qt <br> HENDERSON'S IMPROVED <br> BLACK WAX BUSH BEAN <br> TENDER CREAMY- YELLOW PODS <br> FINE QUALITY <br> One of the oldest varieties grown which by constant selection has <br> been so greatly improved that it compares favorably in every respect <br> with many of the newer sorts The dwarf bushy plants bear a heavy <br> crop of pods medium in length quite round slightly curved very thick- <br> fleshed and tender <br> It is quite early and one of the most reliable sorts for general use <br> Price 10c pkt 20c pt 30c qt 1 10 for 4 qts 2 00 pk <br> OUR LEAFLET <br> GARDEN CULTURE <br> OF BEANS- <br> GIVING FULL <br> INSTRUCTIONS FOR <br> GROWING SENT <br> FREE IF ASKED FOR <br> THE HODSON LONG POD WAX <br> BUSH BEAN <br> PLANT TWICE THE SIZE OF ANY OTHER <br> YIELDS AN ENORMOUS CROP <br> This Bean is quite distinct from any other None equals it in size of plant vigor <br> of growth or productiveness When picked young as all Beans should be it is <br> extremely tender and of fine quality <br> It should be given at least twice as much room to grow as any other sort owing <br> to its spreading and branching character The pods are long inclined to be flat and <br> of an exquisite pale creamy-white color Its chief characteristic is its enormous <br> cropping quality It is no exaggeration to say that it yields twice as many pods as <br> any other sort <br> There is never any doubt about the crop for in addition to its productiveness <br> it is entirely free from any kind of disease and is unaffected by adverse climatic <br> conditions See cut Price 10c pkt 20c pt 35c qt 1 25 for 4 qts 2 00 pk <br> I picked Beans from July 1st to Sept 1st off your Hodson Wax They are unequalled ” so large <br> and lender I like them belter than any wax Bean 1 ever tried J E ADAMS Topeka Kan <br> Your Hodson Long Pod Wax Beans did well with me A single planting bore continuously from <br> July until frost Mrs JAMES F BURK North Easlon Mass <br> We were delighted with your Hodson Long Pod Wax Beans which gave splendid returns and were <br> thought the best Beans we ever ate <br> Miss ELIZA JORDAN St Michael Barbadoes <br> PURCHASER PAYS TRANSPORTATION ON BEANS PEAS AND CORN BY THE PINT AND OVER If wanted by Parcel Post see zone rates on page I A pint weighs 1 lb 43874805 149634 78295 Page 13 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874805 c1915 10 5962/bhl title 78295 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co NameFound None NameConfirmed None EOLID 2913255 Biodiversity Heritage Library Everything for the garden 1915 Garden Stories Books Bulbs Plants Catalogs Equipment and supplies Flowers Gardening Lawn mowers Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 43874805 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874805 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-28 Check categories 2015 August 25 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16203174648 2015-08-25 03 01 27 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Everything for the garden 1915 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |