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PETER HENDERSON & CO-VEGETABLE SEED NOVELTIES. 



PETER HENO ®* 1 ** 



«\ NEW TOMATO, " EARLY RUBY." P» 



(Novelty, 1890.) 



A single plant of this new Tomato was first observed in a field of the " Perfection" variety, in the tomato-growing district of Mon- 

 mouth County, N. J., by its being loaded with ripe fruit while all the rest of the crop was yet green. Last year, 1889, we examined the 

 crop of nearly an acre on July 10th ; it was then full of ripe fruit, while a field containing the " Perfection " and " Dwarf Champion " on 

 the other side of the fence, which were sown and planted at the same time and otherwise treated exactly the. 

 same, were still green. We believe we are safe in saying that it is by far the earliest of all the large-sized Tomatoes 

 which combine good form, color and solidity, and that it is certain to prove the leading market variety. The pecu- 

 liar open habit of the plant, as shown by the cut, is a distinctive feature of this variety, and is the reason M 7 hy it 

 lis earlier than any other variety, the sun having a better chance to reach and ripen the fruit than in more upright 

 'and compact varieties. The engraving is taken from a plant photographed in the field, July 20th. Anyone 

 familiar with Tomatoes will see that it shows an unusual quantity of fully developed fruit for that early date. To 

 show how quickly the " Early Ruby " ripens, we would state that our grower delivered his entire crop of seed 

 at our store on August 15th of last year, in good marketable condition. To all practical growers this fact alone 

 is proof positive of its extreme earliness, as vyith ordinary varieties of Tomatoes we never expect new crop seed to be delivered before 

 October 1st. (See cut.) Price, 20 cts. per j^ycket; 6 packets for SI. 00. 



We exclusively 

 control this Novelty , 

 this season. Every 

 package of the genuine is 

 sealed with our Trade 

 Mark Label. Any seed 

 offered not so sealed, 

 is spurious. 



THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES 



Asparagus 

 Bean 



will be found this season in our "General List" on the pages indicated, viz.: 

 Now offered at page 



....Palmetto 17 



Cylinder Black Wax 19 



Black Eyed Wax 19 



Lima Jersey Extra Early 20 



.. ..Early Summer 22 



Early Jersey Wakefield 22 



Cauliflower Henderson's Early Snowball 24 



Noiv offered at page 



Celery White Plume 26 



Musk Melon New Early Hackensack 33 



Pea First of All 37 



" Blue Beauty and others 37 



Tomato Dwarf Champion 45 



Water Melon Green and Gold 34 



Your White Plume Celery and Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage cannot be equaled by any other varieties in the estimation of my customers and myself. The Dwarf 

 Champion Tomato is all you claim it to be, and I think it is the cream of all the other varieties. By getting my seeds from you and no other seedsman, I can guarantea 

 my vegetable plants to give satisfaction and to be true to name.— Albert Stewart, Stewart Lodge, O., January 19th, 1889. 



