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The "Henderson" Method 



All over the civilized world men are trying and testing 

 and experimenting with seeds and plants day by day and 

 year by year, spending thousands of dollars trying to im- 

 prove what we already have, endeavoring to create new 

 varieties, all without noise or notoriety. As an instance 

 of this, the bush muskmelon which has this year astonished 

 the world, represents nearly fifteen years of exact careful 

 work, all freely given for the sake of the Henderson method. 



The initial cost of the seeds themselves is the smallest 

 part of the expense of your garden, although the quality of 

 the seeds is by far the most important consideration. 



Our exhaustive tests and trials before a stock is put on 

 sale do much towards making sure that the gardener has 

 at least started right, but perhaps the most unique part 

 of the Henderson method is our after sale attention. 

 This Henderson service, which is little emphasized, but 

 very important, gives our customers the full benefit of 

 the best knowledge of the horticultural 

 world. As an instance of this, 



Our 1912 "Garden Guide and Record" 



is a little handbook of comprehensive, clear, concise 

 cultural directions and general garden information, 

 that is one of the best and most valuable garden 

 handbooks ever published. As a part of the 

 Henderson service, it will be sent free of charge to 

 any actual purchasing customer or if requested, will 

 be sent free to all applicants for our catalogue under 

 our special offer. 



Peter Henderson & Co, 



35-37 Cortlandt Street 

 New York 



In Your Garden 



Secretary of Agriculture Wilson recently made a state- 

 ment to the effect that practically all the advanced prices 

 which make up the increased cost of living go to the many 

 handlers between the producer and the consumer. 



In the present acute agitation of the high cost of living, 

 there has not been a sufficient realization of the fact that 

 every man holds a partial solution of this great question in 

 his own hands. During the summer, half of your living ex- 

 pense is for things that should come out of your own garden. 

 Improved methods and higher quality of seeds have made it 

 possible to cultivate the small tract so that a plot 25x50 ft. 

 with a reasonable amount of cultivation and planted with seeds 

 of a tested quality such as Henderson's should supply all che 

 vegetables required by a family of six or seven. To get the 

 best results, it is necessary to have the best seeds. The 

 sixty-four years of successful seed growing and selling that is 

 behind every packet of Henderson's seeds should and does 

 make them the best that it is possible to buy. 

 Henderson's are tested seeds. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



Our 1912 Catalogue— Everything for the Garden 



A book of 204 pages, over 800 illustrations, color 

 plates, etc., the biggest and best we have ever pub- 

 lished, will be mailed on receipt of 10 cents. In 

 addition we will also mail our Henderson collection of 

 6 Henderson's Specialties, in a coupon envelope, which 

 will be accepted as 25 cents on any order of one dollar 

 or over. 



Peter Henderson & Co. 



35-37 Cortlandt Street 

 New York 



Our Motto: Prices as Low as 

 Consistent With Highest Quality 



Plants that are sure to grow mean much to 

 the planter; for he may save a year's time which 

 is of more value than first cost of the plants. 



Roses. Irish stock, grown to our order by Dickson 

 & Sons. Thousands of 2 and 3 year plants in 200 

 varieties. 



Evergreens. Thousands of 

 specimens in sizes from 

 one to ten feet, in seventy 

 hardy varieties. 



Evergreen Shrubs. Ma- 

 honia, Mt. Laurel, best and 

 hardiest Eng. Hybrid Rho- 

 dodendrons, Catawbiense 

 and Maximum in car lots. 



Deciduous Trees. In sizes 

 up to 20 feet. Maple, Poplar, 

 Linden, Willow, Birch, Dog- 

 wood, Magnolia and other 

 flowering trees. 



Flowering Shrubs and 



Vines. We make a specialty 

 of large sizes for immediate 

 effect in addition to usual 

 sizes. 



Hardy Perennials. Our 

 stock of old-fashioned 

 flowers has become famous. 

 We were among the first to 

 recognize the value of this 

 material and have planted 

 many gardens. 



Fruit. Special offer in large 

 Apple, Cherry, Pear, Grapes; 

 a grand lot of dwarf fruit 

 trees, all transplanted. 



New catalogue, No. 30, out in February, will give sizes as well as 

 prices and no charge is made for boxing and packing. Special prices 

 will be quoted on large orders and car lots. 



ROSEDALE NURSERIES 



S. G. HARRIS 

 TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



"That Evergreen Windbreak and Screen 

 is the Ha*ndsbmest Thing about the Place" 



A man built a fine house last summer, and spent a lot of money fixing up 

 his place. In front was a shelterbelt of evergreens that hadn't had a bit 

 of care for ten years. One day the owner was apologizing to a visitor for 

 its appearance when he was surprised to draw the visitor's fire in the remark 

 above. 



Evergreens Add to the Value of Property 



Windbreaks make houses warmer, screen off objectionable views, insure 

 privacy, make good fences and give paint twice the life on buildings. They 

 protect gardens, orchards and fields from destructive winds and from cold. 

 Best of all, they increase the selling value of a property. 



Learn How to Build Windbreaks 



Get our 56 page Planter's Guide for 191 2. We are Evergreen Specialists, 

 and we grow more evergreens than any other firm in the world, as well as 

 shade trees, shrubs, flowers and hardy fruit trees. Our book and list of 

 50 Great Bargains are free to intending planters. Don't wait till spring 

 —SEND NOW for them. 



D. Hill Nursery Company, Evergreen Specialists 

 Douglas Avenue Dundee, Illinois 



