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PETER HENDERSON & CO.—VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
TOMATO.—(Continued.) 
If by mail in quantities of 14 1b. and upward, postage must 
be added at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 
See ‘‘ Special Prizes for Best Vegetables,” in Introductory. 
THE CARDINAL. (See pagel9.) Pkt.,25cts.; 5 pkts. 
$1.00. 
LIVINGSTONE’S FAVORITE. (See page 19.) Pkt., 
10 cts.; 0z., 40 cts.; 14 lb., $1.25; Ib., $4.5u. 
pe EL Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 40 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.25; 
Ib., $4.50. 
PERFECTION. (See Cut.) The fruit is larger in size 
than the Acme; and a little smaller than the Paragon; 
color, blood red; itis as early as the Canada Victor (one 
of the first to ripen), almost round in shape, perfectly 
smooth, and very solid, of the best quality, enormously 
productive, bearing all through the season until frost. 
As it is very solid, and has a tough skin. it will be 
found very valuable for shipping purpose, and it has 
the further merit of ripening all over and through at 
the same time. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; 14 lb., $1.00; 
Ib. $3.50. 
ACME. This new Tomato is one of the earliest and hand- 
somest varieties yet introduced. The fruit is of medi- 
um size, perfectly smooth and regular in shape, very 
solid, and a great bearer. Color quite distinet, being 
crimson with a pinkish tinge. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 25 
cts.; 4 1b., 75 cts.; Ib., $25). 
PARAGON. Also a new sort, for which the description 
of the Acme will answer in all respects, with this 
important difference, that in the Paragon the color is 
of a bright, glossy crimson, entirely free from the 
pinkish tinge characteristic of the Acme, and for this 
reason it will, in some sections, be considered more 
desirable as a market sort. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 
14 Ib., 75 cts.; Ib., $2.50. 
ROPH WY. This, when well grown, is without 
doubt one of the best Tomatoes in cultivation. Itis 
unsurpassed in size, in favor, in productivenes, and 
in every other desirable quality. Our Seed is care- 
fully grown for us, and is saved only from perfect 
specimens, the finest fruits being selected each year 
forseed. Pkt., 10 cts. ; 0z., 40 cts. ; 14 Ib., $1.25; Ib., $4.50. 
TROPHY, EXTRA SELECTED. Saved only from 
specimens of perfect form, weighing from 16 to 2 
ounces. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 50 ets. 
BLOUNT’S CHAMPION CLUSTER. A distinct 
and valuable variety, growing in clusters of from ten 
to twenty large-sized, smooth. well-shaped fruits in 
one bunch. It is as early as the Trophy, and for the 
size of fruit. remarkably smooth and free from in- 
ualities. Color rich dark crimson, flesh very solid. 
Pit, 10 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; 14 1b., $1.00; Ib., $3.50. 
THE 
The Conqueror. One of the earliest varieties; fruit of 
gi size, very uniform in shape. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 
5 cts.; 14 lb., 75 cts ; Ib., $2.50. 
NEW YORK MARKET. 
smooth, solid and productive. 
cts.; 4 Ilb., 75 ets.; Ib., $2.50, 
ARLINGTON. Fruit uniformly large, perfect in form; 
very prolific, and of fine flavor. Pkt., 10 cts., 0z., 26 
cts.; 44 lb., 75 cts.; Ib., $2.50. 
GENERAL GRANT. A very superior variety; fruit 
large, of good quality, and ripens rapidly and thor- 
oughly. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 14 lb., 75 cts.; Ib., 
HATHAWAW°S EXCELSIOR, Early, of medium 
size, smooth, very solid, and of excellent quality. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 14 lb., 75 cts.; Ib., $2.50. 
CANADA VICTOR. One of the earliest, of medium 
size, very symmetrical in shape. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 
25 ets.; 14 lb., 75 cts.; Ib., $2.50. 
QUEEN. A variety that has been specially recommended 
to us for canning, and which is grown around Balti- 
more for this purpose; fruit somewhat resembles 
the Trophy in appearance. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 25 cts.; 
V4 Ib., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 
VICK°S CRITERION. Fruit medium size, plum shape, 
and in color somewhat resembling the Acme. 
One of the earliest; large, 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 
This 
variety is very highly spoken of in England. Pkt., 
10 ets.3 0z., 25:cts.; 144 lb, 75 cts. ; Ib., $2.50. 
GOLDEN TROPHY. Identical in form and size with 
the well-known Trophy, but in color a beautiful 
canary yellow, sometimes streaked lightly with red. 
Well suited for preserving as well as for table. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 3 ets.; 14 lb., $1.00; 1b., $3.00. 
ESSEX HYBRID. Quite an early variety, attaining 
a large size, perfectly smooth, and of a bright pink 
eolor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib., 
$3.50. 
ISLAND BEAUTY. The fruit of this is very large, of 
medium earliness, resembling the Trophy in appear- 
ance; and is produced in clusters of about ten fine- 
formed fruits in one bunch. Color a deep crimson, is 
avery prolific bearer and the gira of the very best. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.00; Ib., 3.00, 
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Feejee Island (Lester’s Perfected.) Fruit ve 
large, light red or pinkish color, very solid and well- 
flavored; a good late sort. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts. ; 
14 Ib., 75 cts.; Ib., $2.50. 
Large Yellow. Similar in all respects to the | . 
smooth red, except in color, which is of a bri he 
tue Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 80 cts.; 14 lb., $1.00: fb. 
Pear Shaped. Used for Beene and pickling. Pkt., 
" 10 cts.; 02., 30 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.00. 
Yellow Plum, A beautiful variety, used principally for 
pieEeey Pkt., 10 ets.; 0z., 30 cts.; 4 a $1.00. 
Red Cherry. A small early variety, size and shape of a 
coer, for pickling. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; 14 Ib., 
Greengage. Resembling a yellow plum in shape and 
polar excellent for preserving. Pkt., 10 cts. oz., 50 
cts. 
Strawberry, or Winter Cherry. The fruit bas a 
pleasant, Strawberry-like flavor, and is esteemed by 
many. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 50 cts, 
TURNIP. 
German, Steckrube.—French. Navet.—Spanish, Nabo 
Coman. 
Turnips do best in highly enriched, light, sandy or gravelly 
soil; 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 inter- 
vals 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 sprin, 
by cutting off the tops about one inch from the bulb, an 
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 
varieties will survive the winters of the Northern States in 
the open ground. 
If by mail in quantities of 4 lb. and upward, postage 
must be added at the rate of 16 cts. per Ib. 
SNOW-WHITE OLIVE SHAPED. See page 19.) 
Pkt.. 10 ects.; 0z., 25 cts.; 4 Ib , T5e.; Ib., $2.50. 
EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MUNICH. 
From our experience with it for three seasons, we 
think it must occupy the same place among Turnips 
that the Egyptian variety does among the Beet family 
—that of being earliest of all. We have seen whole 
fields of the Purple Top Munich Turnip that have 
been fit to pullat least two weeks before any other 
sort could be touched, Pkt.,5 cts.; 0z., 10 ets.; 4 1b., 
25 cts.; Ib., 75 cts. 
TOP STRAP LEAF. Rapid grower and mild 
flavor; the most popular variety for ean use, either 
for the table or stock, Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 44 1b., 
25 cts.; lb , 75 cts. 
Early White Strap Leaf. Differs from the preceding 
only in color. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0oz., 10 cts.; 4 lb., 25 ets; 
Ib., 75 ets. 
Early Flat Duteh. An excellent garden variery, re- 
sembling White Strap Leaf, the best variety for spring 
sowing. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 25 ets; tb., 75 
cts, 
WHITE EGG, Belongs to the class of quick-growing 
Fall Turnips, and for this purpose should be sown, in 
this latitude, between August 10th and 25th. Its shape 
is nearly oval or egg, as its name would indicate; 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, making 
it particularly desirable for table use, while its at- 
tractive Rae is certain to make it one of the 
most salable Turnips that can be grown for market. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; 02., 10 ets.; 14 Ib., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE, <Anearly variety, 
globe shaped; in oter 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. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 
10 ets.: 44 1b., 25 ets ; Ib., 75 ets. 
Large White Norfolk. A very large-growing, globe- 
shaped variety; flesh coarse grained and sweet; one 
of the best early varieties for stock, but not so desir- 
able for table use. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 4 Ib., 
cts.; Ib , 60 cts. 
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. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz..10 cts.; 144 lb., 25 cts.; Ib., 75 
RED 
cts. 
YELLOW STONE. Bulbs of medium size, very firm, 
excellent flavor, and good keeper; one of the best 
and most popular yellow-fleshed varieties for table 
use; it is equally good for feeding stock. Pkt., 5 cts. ; 
oz., 10 cts.; }4 Ib., 25 cts.; lb,, 75 cts. 
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