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PETER HENDERSON & CO.-VEGETABLE SEEDS 



TOMATOES. — Continued. 



TABLE QUEEN. (See description, page 4.) 



EARLY RUBY. (See Novelties, page 16.) 20c. pkt. ; 6 pkts. for$l. 



NEW DWARF CHAMPION. One of the most distinct and 

 valuable Tomatoes of recent introduction. Dwarf, stiff habit, 

 scarcely needing any support. The foliage is peculiarly corru- 

 gated and a very dark green. It is very early and wonderfully 

 prolific. Color, rich bright scarlet. Is perfectly round and 

 smooth, of medium size, contains few seeds, and is really 

 more "meaty" than many Tomatoes twice the size. (See cut.) 

 15 cts. pkt. ; 40 cts. oz. ; $1.25 }£ lb. ; $4.00 lb. 



PARAGON. Similar to the Acme in all respects, except that in 

 the Paragon the color is of a bright, glossy crimson. 10 cts. 

 pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 80 cts. % lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



ESSEX HYBRID. Quite early, of large size, perfectly smooth ; 

 bright pink color, resembling Acme, but larger. 5 cts. pkt. : 

 25 cts. oz. ; 80 cts. ^ lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



GENERAL GRANT. Fruit large, of good quality, and ripens 

 rapidly and thoroughlv. 5c, pkt. ; 25c, oz. ; 80c. y A lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



HATHA WAYS EXCELSIOR. Early, of medium size, smooth, 

 solid, of good quality. 5c. pkt. ; 25c. oz. ; 80c, % lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



CANADA VICTOR. One of the earliest, of medium size, very 

 symmetrical in shape. 5c. pkt. ; 25e. oz. ; 80c, % lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



QUEEN. Specially recommended for canning. Fruit somewhat 

 resembles the Trophv in appearance. 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 

 80 cts. yi lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



GOLDEN ROD. Identical in form and size with the Trophy, but 

 in color a beautiful canary yellow, sometimes streaked lightly 

 with red. Well suited for preserving and the table. 10 cts. 

 pkt. ; 40 cts. oz. ; $1.25 i£ lb. ; $4.00 lb. 



Conqueror. One of the earliest varieties; fruit of good size, very 

 uniform in shape. 10c. pkt. ; 25c. oz. ; 80c. J£ lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



Pear-Shaped Red. Used for preserving and pickling. 10 cts. 

 pkt,; 30 cts. oz.; $1.00 % lb. 



Yellow Plum. A beautiful variety, used principally for pickling 

 and preserving. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. ; $1.00 J£ lb. 



Red Cherry. A small early variety, size and shape of a cherry ; 

 for pickling. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz.; $1.00 J^ lb. 



Yellow Cherry. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. ; $1.00 ^ lb. 



Red Currant. A very small and pretty sort, grown for preserves. 

 10 cts. pkt.; 30 cts. oz. ; $1.00 % lb. 



Greengage. Resembling a yellow plum in shape and color ; excel- 

 lent for preserving. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz.; $1.00 % lb. 



Strawberry, or Winter Cherry. The fruit has a pleasant straw- 

 berry-like flavor. 10 cts. pkt.; 30 cts. oz. ; $1.00 } A lb. 



NEW DWARF CHAMPION TOMATO. 



MAYFLOWER. Very early; shape globular, and perfectly 

 smooth ; glossy red color ; ripens perfectly and evenly close 

 up to the stem. 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 80c. % lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



PERFECTION. Of good size, color blood red. One of the first 

 to ripen. Almost round, perfectly smooth and very solid, of 

 the best quality, enormously productive, bearing all through 

 the season until frost. 10c. pkt.; 25c. oz.; 80c, J£ lb.; $3.00 lb. 



ACME. One of the earliest and handsomest varieties. Fruit of 

 medium size, perfectly smooth and regular in shape, very solid 

 and a great bearer. Color quite distinct, being crimson, with 

 a pinkish tinge. 15c. pkt.; 25c. oz.; 80c. J£ lb.; $3.00 lb. 



GOLDEN SUNRISE. Any description would fail to do this 

 variety justice. Color pure/bright yellow, and flavor equal to 

 the best red sorts. 10c. pkt.; 25c. oz.; 80c. % lb.; $3.00 lb. 



OPTIMUS. This is a very smooth variety, uniform in size and 

 shape ; ripens evenlv, and is of a bright red color. 10 cts. pkt. ; 

 30 cts. oz. ; $1.00 }£ lb. ; $3.50 lb. 



TTTRNTF.: 



German, Steckriibe. — French, Navet. — Spanish, Nabo Coman. 

 1 oz.for 150 feet of drill; 1 to 2 lbs. in drills for an acre. 



Turnips do best in highly enriched, light, sandy or gravelly soils ; commence 

 sowing the earliest varieties in April in drills from twelve to fifteen inches apart, and 

 thin out early to six or nine inches in the rows. For a succession sow at intervals 

 of a fortnight until the last week in July, from which time until the end of August 

 sowings may be made for the fall and main crops. Turnips may be preserved until 

 spring by cutting off the tops about one inch from the bulb, and storing in a cellar 

 or cool shed during winter, covering the roots with dry sand ; they should be 

 harvested before severe frosts set in, for though comparatively hardy, few of the 

 Tarieties will survive the winters of the Northern States in the open ground. 



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

 at the rate of 8 cents per lb. 



EARLY WHITE STRAP LEAF TUBNTP. 



EARLY RED TOP ETRAP LEAF TURNIP. 



RED TOP STRAP LEAF. Rapid grower and of mild flavor ; the 

 most popular variety for early use, either for the table or stock. 

 (See cut.) 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz.; 20 cts. % lb. ; 50 cts. lb. 



EXTRA EARLY MILAN. A strap leaf variety, a week earlier 

 than the ordinary early sorts. 'It retains its good quali- 

 ties and remains a long time fit for use. The bulbs are white, 

 with a purple top, round, flattened and solid, with a very slender 

 tap root ; flesh pure white, sweet and crisp. 5 cts. *pkt. ; 10 

 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. y lb. ; 60 cts. lb. 



Early White Strap Leaf. Differs from the Red only in color. (See 

 cut.) 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 20 cts. % lb.; 50 cts. lb. 



Early Snowball. Small, solid, sweet and crisp, and also of re- 

 markably quick growth. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 20 cts. % lb. ; 

 50c lb. 



WHITE EGG. Its shape is nearly oval or egg ; flesh very firm 

 and fine grained, thin and perfectly smooth skin, and both flesh 

 and skin are of snowy whiteness. Its flavor is of the very 

 best, mild and sweet, 5c. pkt, ; 10c. oz.; 20c. J4 lb. ; 60c. lb. 



POMERANIAN WHITE GLOBE. Valuable alike for the table 

 and for stock. Not so early as the flat sorts. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 

 cts. oz. ; 20 cts. 54 lb. ; 50 cts. lb. 



Large White Norfolk. A very large growing, globe-shaped varie- 

 ty ; flesh coarse grained and sweet ; one of the best early 

 varieties for stock, but not so desirable for table use. 5 cts. 

 pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. : 20 cts. M. lb. ; 50 cts. lb. 



LONG WHITE or COW HORN. Matures very quickly ; roots 

 shaped like a Carrot, about half of which is formed above 

 ground ; flesh white, fine grained and sweet, and of excellent 

 quality for table use. 5c. pkt. ; 10c. oz. ; 20c. % lb. ; 50c. lb. 



PURPLE 'TOP WHITE GLOBE. An early variety, globe-shaped : 

 heavy cropper ; in other respects similar to the Red Top Strap 

 Leaf. A handsome looking bulb, and is rapidly taking the 

 lead of all other varieties of early Turnip for market garden 

 purposes. 5c. pkt. ; 10c. oz. ; 20c. J4 * D - > 50c. lb. 



I cannot speak too highly of the Puritan Potato. From the M bush, of seed I bought of you I harvested 22 bush, of elegant potatoes. Dug one hill ten weeks from day 

 of planting. They keep remarkably well. I have the 22 bush, in cellar ; have not thrown out a decayed one.— Wm. T. Vanderburgh, Port Huron, Mich.. Jan. 22d, 1889. 





