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PETER HENDERSON & CO- VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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CAIXIFLOWER. 



German, Blumen-Kohl. — French, Choufleur. — Spanish, Coliflor. 1 oz. for 1,000 plants. 



Any soil that will grow Cabbage will grow Cauliflower ; extra manuring and preparation of the soil will be well repaid. The seeds may be sown in September and 

 wintered over in the same manner as described for early Cabbage. "Where this is not practicable it may be had just as well by sowing the seeds in the hot-bed in January 

 or February, and transplanting the plants at two or three inches apart in boxes or in the soil of another hot-bed until such time as they are safe to be planted in. 

 the open ground, which in this latitude is usually from the loth of March to the 10th of April. If properly hardened off they are seldom injured by planting out too 

 early. For second early and late crop sow at same date as given in the directions for Cabbage crop. For further information, if for private use, see our work "Gardening 

 for Pleasure ; " if for market, see the new edition of " Gardening for Profit." 



If by mail in quantities of }.< lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 



Henderson's Early Snowball Cauliflower. 



THE EARLIEST. THE SUREST HEADER THE MOST PROFITABLE . 



Tile Sest Variety for eitlier IVEarliet or Fainily Gra.rc3.ezxs>. 



nlllETHEB intended for private use or to be grown for market, Henderson's Early Snowball Cauliflower is superior 

 " to all others. First, because it is the earliest of all Cauliflowers, as has been conclusively shown season after 

 season, since we first made its merits known; second, because under the conditions of an ordinarily favorable season, nearly every 

 plant will form a perfect snow white head, averaging nine inches in diameter; third, for the reason that its close-growing, compact 

 habit enables one-third more to be planted on the same space of ground than can be done with any other variety. For forcing under 

 glass during winter and spring, this Early Snowball variety is peculiarly well adapted, from its dwarf growth and short outer 

 leaves, and for this purpose no other Cauliflower is now so largely grown. It also does equally well for late planting. {See cut.}. 



$14.00 yi lb. 



Cauliflower Plants, 



25 cts. pkt. ; $4.00 oz 

 EXTRA EARLY DWARF ERFURT. A favorite early market 



variety. 20 cts. pkt. ; §2.50 oz. ; $9.00 J£ lb. 

 EXTRA EARLY PARIS. This well known variety is equally 

 as meritorious as the Erfurt, except that it requires more 

 space to grow in. 15c. packet; $1.00 oz. ; S3.50 }^ lb. ; $12.00 lb. 



HALF EARLY PARIS or NONPAREIL. Useful for a suc- 

 cession crop. The difficulty with Cauliflowers for market is 

 that the whole crop comes in and must be sold in the space of 

 two weeks, unless we have a succession of varieties. 10 cts. 

 pkt. ; 75 cts. oz.; $2.25 % lb. ; $8.00 lb. 



EARLY LONDON. An excellent and very early variety. 10 cts. 



pkt. ; 60 cts. oz. ; $2.00 }£ lb.; $7.50 lb. 

 LENORMAND'S SHORT STEMMED. A large late variety, 



producing well formed heads of excellent quality. 15 cts. 



pkt. ; 75 cts. oz. ; $2.50 J^ lb. ; $8.00 lb. 

 LARGE LATE ALGIERS. An excellent favorite late variety. 



In Cauliflower growing districts enormous quantities of this va- 

 riety are annu- 

 ally grown. (See 

 1 '■') cut.) 15c. pkt. ; 



$1 oz. ; $3 y± lb. ; 

 $10.00 lb. 

 WALCHEREN. 

 An old and fav- 

 orite kind. 15 cts. 

 pkt.; 75 cts. oz. ; 

 $2.50 3^ lb. ; $8.00 

 lb. 

 ^VEITCH'S AU- 

 TUMN GIANT. 

 A late sort that 

 seems to do par- 

 ticularly well in 

 the Southern 

 States. 10c. pkt. ; 

 60c. oz. ; $2.00 J£ 



ALQIEES CAUI.IFLOWEB. lb. ; $7.50 lb. 



Of Henderson's Early Snowball, from cold frames, $3.00 per 100 :. 

 spring sown and transplanted, $1.50 per 100. Large lots at 

 special low rates. Ready March 1st. 



CHERVIL. 



German, Gartenkerbel. — French, Cerfeuil. 

 If by mail in quantities of }.£ lb. and upward, postage must be added at 



the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 

 Chervil, Curled. An aromatic sweet herb. The young leaves are 

 used in soups and salads. Sow thinly in May, in drills half an 

 inch deep, one foot apart. {See cut.) 5 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ;. 

 75 cts. 14 lb. ; $2.50 lb. 



Tuberous Rooted. Sow in March or April ; after treatment 



same as Carrot. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. ; $1.00 14 lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



CORN SALAD, or FETTICUS. 



German, Lammersalat. — French, Mache. — Spanish, Canonigos. 



A vegetable used as a salad, and sold to a large extent in our Kew York markets, 

 It is sown on the first opening of spring, in rows one foot apait. and is fit for use> 

 in six or eight weeks from time of sowing. If wanted to come in early in spring., 

 it is sown in September, 

 covered up with straw -^m 



or hay as soon as cold .wws&VS- -™ 



weather sets in, and is 

 wintered over exactly as 

 Spinach. It is largely 

 grown in cold frames in 

 the vicinity of NewYork, 

 and if covered with 

 straw mats or shutters 

 can be used at any time 

 during the winter. 



If by mail in quan- 

 tities of }£ lb. and 

 upward,postage must 

 be added at the rate 

 of 8 cts. per lb. 



5 cts. pkt. ; 10 

 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. % 

 lb. ; 80 cts. lb. -=r«S{-r - ~^_.-;v-^- ■ 



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