PETER HENDERSON & CO-VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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CORN, SUGAR (Continued.) 



Late "Varieties. 



EGYPTIAN. Ears of large size ; the flavor peculiarly rich and sweet. It is grown in large quanti- 

 ties for both canning and for selling in the green state. Like all other large varieties, it matures 

 late. 15 cts. pt. ; 25 cts. qt. ; $1.25 peck; §4.00 bushel. 



MAMMOTH. A late variety, producing ears of very large size and fine flavor. It is unusually 

 productive. 15 cts. pt. ; 25 cts. qt. ; SI. 25 peck ; $1.00 bushel. 



STO WELL'S EVERGREEN. Now recognized everywhere as a standard late variety, and having 

 the peculiarity of remaining longer in a green state than any other sort. 15 cts. pt. ; 25 cts. qt. ; 

 SI. 25 peck; $4.00 bushel. 



TRIUMPH. Said to be the earliest of the large varieties. Flavor rich and sweet ; largely grown 

 as a market sort. 15 cts. pt. ; 25 cts. qt. ; SI. 25 peck ; $4.00 bushel. 



CORN, Field. 



See list of varieties in Department of Farm 

 Seeds. 



SWEET FODDER CORN. 



For soiling. Sow three bushels to the acre broad- 

 cast, half that quantity in drills. $2.00 bushel. 



POP CORN. 



White Pearl. Smooth grained ears, 4 to 5 ins. long, by % to lig ins. diameter ; good for either 



family or market use. Price, $8.00 per 100 lbs. ; 10 cts. per single lb. ; or by mail 20c. lb. 

 EARLY AMBER RICE. A new and distinct shade of color; it matures very early and is in every 



respect a first-class pop corn. (See cut.) S18.00 per 100 lbs.; single lb., 20c. ; or by mail, 30c. 

 WHITE RICE. (Eat Tooth.) A very fine white variety, ears 4 to 5 inches in length, and 1 to \% 



in diameter. Kernel pointed. Especially salable among the retail grocers. Price, per 100 lbs., 



$8.00; per lb., 10 cts. ; by mail, 20 cts. 



EGG PLANT. 



German, Eierpfianze. — French, Aubergine. — Spanish, Berengena. 

 1 oz. /or 1,000 plants. 

 The Egg Plant will thrive well in any good garden soil, but will repay good treatment. 

 The seeds should be sown in hot-beds or warm green-house in March or April, and 

 when about an inch high pot in two-inch pots. Plant out about June 1st, two and a 

 half feet apart. If no hot-bed is at hand, they can be grown in any light room where 

 the temperature will average 75 degrees. 



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

 the rate of 8 cents per lb. 

 EARLY LONG PURPLE. Differs in shape from the following. 

 Color sometimes deep purple, and again pale, with white or yellow- 

 ish stripes. Early, productive, t^ 



and of easy culture. 10 cts. 

 pkt. ; 40 cts. oz. ; $1.25 y lb. 



NEW YORK IMPROVED. This 

 is the leading market variety 

 everywhere. Plant is robust, 

 the leaves and stems being 

 thickly set with spines, which 

 are not found to any extent 

 on the other varieties. 15c. 

 pkt. ; 60c. oz. ; $2.00 y lb. 



BLACK PEKIN. The fruit of 

 this handsome variety is jet 

 black, round in form and very 

 solid ; it is quite early, and a 

 very superior variety. 10 cts. 

 pkt. ; 50 cts. oz.; S1.50 y lb. 



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DANDELION, LARGE LEAVED. 



be sown in May or June, in drills half an inch deep and 12 inches apart 

 plants will be ready for use the following spring. 



AMBER RICE 

 POP CORN. 



DANDELION. 



German, Pardeblume, 

 French, Pisse-en-lit. 

 Spanish, Amargon. 



The Dandelion resembles 

 Endive, and is sometimes 

 cultivated for spring 

 greens, or for blanching 

 for salad. The roots when 

 dried and roasted are often 

 employed as a substitute- 

 f or coffee. The seed should 

 The 



WJ/foP* Vie^i^wS^^^ If by mail in quantities of y lb. and upward, postage must be added 

 ¥^T^9 J ¥w^' '0*^7 if a * Me rate of 8 cents per lb. 



GAREIC. 



See Onion Sets, 

 page 35. 



jf 8 cents per 

 Dandelion, Common. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. 



LARGE LEAVED. Its name partly describes this 



variety, although we would add that its leaves are fully double 

 the size of the common Dandelion. (See cut.) 15c. pkt. ; 

 50c. oz. ENDIVE 



German, Endivien.-TPrench, Chicoree. -Spanish, Endivia. 

 Endive is one of the best salads for fall and winter use. Sow for 

 an early supply about the middle of April. As it is used mostly in 

 the fall months, the main sowings are made in June and July, from, 

 which plantations are formed at one foot apart each way in August 

 and September. It requires no special soil or manure, and after 

 planting is kept clear of weeds until the plant has attained its full 

 size, when the process of blanching begins. This is effected by 

 gathering up the leaves and tying them by their tips in a conical 

 form. This excludes the light and air from the inner leaves, which 

 in the course of from three to six weeks, according to the tempera- 

 ture at the time, become blanched. Another and simpler method 

 consists in covering up the plants as they grow with slats or boards, 

 which serve the same purpose, by excluding the light, as the tying 

 up. It can also be grown by sowing the seed and thinning out 

 one foot apart each way, as recommended for Lettuce. 



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



GREEN CURLED. Not only most useful as a salad, but is highly ornamental from its delicately cut and 

 colored leaves. It is much used for garnishing. 10 cts. pit. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. y lb. f$1.75 lb. 



FRENCH MOSS CURLED. From the density of its foliage this variety is heavier than the Green Curled, 

 but is equally agreeable as a salad, and its appearance either green or blanched is particularly hand- 

 some. 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 60 cts. y lb. ; $2.00 lb. 



White Curled. Leaves pale green ; should be used when young. [See cut.) 10c. pkt.; 25c. oz.; 50c. J| lb.; $1.75 lb. 



BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. (Escarolle.) Chiefly used in soups and stews ; requires to be tied up for 

 blanching. 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 60 cts. y lb.; S2.00 lb. 



KOHL RABI. 



German, Kohlrabi.— French, C7to?t-ra&e.— Spanish, Cal de Nabo. 



EARLY white Vienna KOHL rabi. A vegetable intermediate between the Cabbage and the Turnip. It is best cultivated by sowing the seeds in rows in May, June and 

 Julv according to the latitude In this district we sow through June, for succession, in rows eighteen inches apart, thinning out to eight inches between the plants. 

 It is rather difficult to transplant, and it is generally preferable to sow the whole crop from seed and thin out where it stands, although when the weather is favorable- 

 the thinnings may be planted at the distances above named. t ■ ' „ 



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

 EARLY SHORT LEAVED VIENNA. An excellent variety for 



WHITE CURLKD ENDIVE. 



forcing, of fine quality. 10c. pkt ; 30c. oz. ; $1.00 y lb. ; $3.00 lb. 

 EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. Almost identical with the preced- 

 ing, except in color, which is a bluish purple. 5 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. 

 oz. ; 60 cts. y lb. ; $2.00 lb. 



EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Is greenish white outside, flesh 

 white and tender while young. The best condition for use is- 

 when the root is 3 to 4 inches in diameter. If younger it par- 

 takes too much of the taste of the Cabbage, and when older is 

 stringy. (See cut.) 5c. pkt. ; 25c. oz. ; 60c. y lb. ; $2.00 lb. 



