PETER HENDERSON & CO.-VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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-*-* CARROT.*^- 



German, Mohre. — French, Carotte. — Spanish, Zanahoria. 

 The Carrot, like other root crops, delights in a sandy loam, richly tilled. For early crop sow in 

 spring, as soon as the ground is in good working order ; for later crops they may be sown any time 

 until the middle of June. Sow in rows about fifteen inches apart, thinning out to three or four inches 

 between the plants. In field culture, when grown for horses or cattle, the rows should be two feet 

 apart, so that the crop can be worked by the Horse Cultivator. As carrot seed is slow to germinate, all 

 precautions must be taken. 



If by mail in quantities of y„ lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of 8c. lb. 



HENDERSON'S INTERMEDIATE. A most excellent variety for either field or 

 garden culture, large, symmetrical roots of a deep orange-red ; in size between 

 the Half Long and Long Orange varieties. They are smooth and straight, and 

 free from roughness. The tops are small, considering the size of the roots. 

 {See cut.) 10 cts. per pkt. ; 20 cts. per oz. ; 40 cts. per j| lb. ; SI. 25 per lb. 



CHANTENAY HALF LONG SCARLET. (Cut 2.) A stump-rooted variety, 

 somewhat resembling the well known Nantes Carrot, but having a larger 

 shoulderandbeingmuchmore productive. 10c. pkt. ;20c. oz. ; 40c. ^lb. ; SI. 251b. 



OXHEART OR GUERANDE. (Cut 5.) 

 the Danvers and Short Horn Carrot. 

 Excellent for table use. (See cut.) 

 10c pkt. ; 25c. oz. ; 75c. ^ lb. ; S2.00 lb. 



EARLY FRENCH FORCING. (Cutl.) 

 The earliest variety and one largely 

 grown for forcing purposes. It makes 

 a small, almost globe-shaped root of 

 an orange-red color. 10c. pkt. ; 20c. 

 oz. ; 40c. Y A lb. ; $1.25 lb. 



EARLY SCARLET HORN. (Cut 6.) 

 Favorite for early crop, but not large. 

 Sold in New York markets bunched 

 up in the green state. It matures 8 to 

 10 days earlier than the Long Orange, 

 and is sometimes used for forcing. 5c. 

 pkt. ; 10c. oz. ; 35c. % lb. ; 90c. lb. 



HALF LONG RED. (Stump Rooted.) 

 (Cut 4.) In size and time of maturity it 

 is between the Early Scarlet Horn and 

 the Long Orange. 5c. pkt. ; 10c. oz. ; 

 35c. M lb. ; 90c. lb. 



EARLY HALF LONG SCARLET. 

 ( Pointed Rooted. ) Differing from the 

 preceding variety only in having a 

 pointed instead of a stump or blunted 

 root. 5c. pkt. ; 10c. oz. ; 35c. J^ lb. ; 

 90c. lb. 



EARLY HALF LONG SCARLET CA- 

 RE NT AN. The skin is smooth, 

 flesh red, and without any core or 

 heart. It is excellent for forcing, and 

 for fine quality and perfect shape can 

 hardly be surpassed. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 

 cts. oz. ; 35 cts. V lb. ; S1.00 lb. 



LONG ORANGE IMPROVED. Equally 

 adapted for garden or farm culture. 

 It is of large size, fair specimens 

 averaging 12 inches in length, with 

 a diameter of 3 inches at the top. 

 Color, orange-red. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. 

 oz. ; 30 cts. V. lb. ; 80c. lb. 



th it is intermediate between 



Mr Everett B. Clark, Milford, Ct., the well 

 known seed, grower and expert in such matters, 

 writes us under date Sept. 30th, 1889, as follows : 

 "Your Bush Lima certainly is a good thing, be- 

 ing very hardy and productive, ripening early 

 and holding green a long time. It fills a place 

 where it was needed." Price of the Bush Lima 

 this season : 25c. pkt.; 75c. K pt.; SI pt.; $1.50 qt. 



bunch or carrots. See descriptions. 



DANVERS. (Cut 3.) The color of this valuable sort 

 is a rich shade of orange. In shape it is midway 

 between the Early Scarlet Horn and the Long 

 Orange. Under the best cultivation it is said to 

 have yielded from 25 to 30 tons per acre. 5 cts. 

 pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. y A lb. ; 90 cts. lb. 



ALTRINGHAM. A large and fine flavored red 

 Carrot, grown for stock-feeding purposes. 5 cts. 

 pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. y± lb. ; SI. 00 lb. 



LARGE WHITE BELGIAN. The lower part of 

 the root is white ; that growing above ground 

 and exposed to the air, green. It is exclusively 

 grown for stock. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. 

 i£ lb. ; 75 cts. lb. 



YELLOW BELGIAN. When young the roots are 

 mild and delicate ; and when full grown, valuable 



for stock. 5 cts. 

 75 cts. lb. 



pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. }i lb. 



GUERANDE CARROT. 



CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS. 



German, Kresse. — French, Cresson. — Spanish, 

 Mastruco. 

 A well known pungent salad. Bequires to be sown thickly and 

 covered very slightly, at frequent intervals, to keep up a suc- 

 cession, as it soon runs to seed. 



If by mail in quantities of y 2 lb. and upward, postage 

 must be added at the rate of 8 cents per lb. 

 UPLAND CRESS. (Barbarea Vulgaris.) Grown as 

 Spinach, and used exactly as water cress. It so 

 much resembles water cress in taste that the 

 difference is scarcely discernible, and its use 

 should become more general, as it is of as easy 

 culture as Spinach, indeed easier, for it is 

 a perennial plant, and can be grown easily for 

 two years without resowing, and it yields enor- 

 mous crops. The seed should be sown in April (latitude of New York), in rows 12 to 

 15 inches apart. 10 cts. pkt. ; SI. 50 oz. 

 Extra Curled. Very fine ; may be cut two or three times. 5c. pkt. ; 10c. oz. ; 20c. J^ lb. ; 60c. lb. 

 Australian. Fine, piquant flavor. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 35 cts. y± lb. ; SI. 00 lb. 

 American, or Land. Eaten as water cress in winter. 5c. pkt. ; 15c. oz. ; 35c. J4 lb. ; $1.00 lb. 



CRESS, Water. 



German, Brunnenkresse. — French, Cresson de Fontaine. — Spanish, Berro. 



This is a well known hardy perennial aquatic plant, growing abundantly along the margins of running streams, 

 ditches and ponds, and sold in immense quantities in our markets in spring. Where it does not grow naturaUy, it is 

 easily introduced by planting along the margins of ponds and streams, where it increases, both by spreading of the 

 roots and by seeding. It has a particularly pleasant, pungent taste, agreeable to most people. For full details of 

 culture for the market, see 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. 

 10 cts. pkt. ; 50 cts. oz.; $1.50 % lb. 



HENDERSON S INTERMEDIATE CARROT. 



