6 PETER HENDERSON & CO.—INTRODUCTORY. 
Qur Special Prizes for Best Vegetables. 
The result of the competition for the money prizes offered by us last year for the best specimens 
of vegetables is detailed below. Most of the premiums were largely contested for, and the interest 
taken in the matter is sufficient to justify us in renewing our offer, or nearly so, the coming season. 
In the competition for 1883 the best-formed and heaviest head of Jersey Wakefield Cabbage was 
raised by James B. Souders, Vinton, Iowa, whose specimen weighed 17 Ibs. W. W. Myers of Johns- 
town, Pa., and M. M. Wetterbury of Ionia, Mich., also sent very fine specimens, weighing respectively 
15 lbs. and 11 Ibs. The premium for Henderson's Early Summer Cabbage was awarded to George 
Hattie, Fallston, Pa., who sent us a very fine specimen weighing 24 lbs. J. B. Souders of Vinton, 
Iowa, and Robert Birch of Fairport, N. Y., also sent us fine heads, weighing respectively 18 Ibs. and 
161g lbs. The best and most perfect-formed specimen of Henderson’s Early Snowball Cauliflower was 
sent in by Henry Ruehl of Ossian, Iowa: it weighed 634 lbs. The nearest approach to this was some 
fine specimens sent in by W. A. Doolittle of Clinton, Conn., (514 Ibs.) and 8. A. George of New Ulm, 
Minn., (514 lbs.) The prize for Squash was awarded to George W. Campbell of Milburn, N. J., whose 
specimen of Mammoth Chili weighed 109 lbs. The premium for Potatoes was carried off by E. D. Cole 
of Clinton, N. Y. They were all very well-grown specimens: the combined weight of the six varieties 
turning the scale at 9334 lbs. 
In coming to our decision as to what constitutes the best specimen, we are guided by closeness to 
true type, size, earliness, smoothness, weight and solidity, in about the order named. In offering 
PRIZES FOR 1884. 
we beg to reiterate conditions of competition, which are that all Fruits and Vegetables for competition 
must be grown from seed purchased directly from us, the specimens to be correctly labeled, with 
raiser’s name and address, and delivered, all transportation charges prepaid, at out stores, 35 and 37 
Cortlandt Street, New York, on or before November 10th, 1884. It will of course be understood that 
specimens are to be sent in throughout the season, as the various vegetables mature, and we only 
specify November 10th, as putting a limit beyond which we cannot receive entries. Those intending 
to compete, whether they order seed by mail or in person at our stores, will please to so state at the 
time of ordering, so as to place beyond question the fact that they bought the seed for this competition. 
For the best head of Henderson’s Selected Jersey Wakefield Cabbage. 1st prize..........-.. $10 00 
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sit ue e ae Selected Late Flat Dutch Cabbage.................-00s0000- 10 00 
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ce es as Ag Early Snowball Cauliflower. 1st prize..................... 10 00 
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: 8 bunches (of 4 roots each) of Henderson’s White Plume Celery. ist prize........ 10 00 
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a is New ork) Improved Hep Plantier oi te erate emilee rete) sfarctiyars eietolt (ere tetersietaratatarciereraratere 5 00 
of as and heaviest Scaly Bark Watermelon. Ist prize..................2.2.00eeceees 10 00 
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* ae Onions, six specimens, each of four sorts, viz.: Yellow Danvers, Southport Yellow 
Globe, White Globe, and Red Globe. 1st prize............c.csecececcresncees 10 00 
Hs QOnions;)same/as preceding: 2aiprrzelpeerts ciety fete reratetetalehete cle hedetale elelalet=tlefeted=lefe yea 5 00 
as ef Potatoes: Mayflower, Telephone, Jumbo, Champion of America, Wall’s Orange, 
and Clarke's No.1. Twenty tubers each of the six sorts. ist prize........ ... 10 00 
a $s Potatoes, samejas preceding: (2G prizen pier ercie settee leletel=t=fetete lore taleteteteleiclolaytelele = 5 00 
ms se Twenty-five tubers of our new Potato, ‘‘ Vamguard”.....6-....ceecseee eee eeeeeees 10 00 
<¢ ug and heaviest Mammoth Chili Squash, or Large Tours Pumpkin.................- 10 00 
80 ot Squash: Hubbard, Boston Marrow, Marblehead, and American Turban, one speci- 
MenNIOf Gach MEY >. aiie cterere loatecere eRe eee rotons Resta eyeints volar feveletoren’ defect 10 00 
3 . Tomatoes: ‘‘The Cardinal,” Favorite, Acme, Mayflower, and Perfection. Six speci- 
mens each OfLs the dive SOLES eile sili ele toe teeter ttee debe te te relierefaleati) o\lel fel ctelatere 10 00 
As soon as all entries are in and decided upon, our check for the prizes due successful exhibitors 
will be promptly forwarded. 
