PETER HENDERSON & CO.— VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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Extra Early. 



A.TIEBICAX WONDER. (Bee Special Description, 

 paqt 40. i Qt.. 50 cts : peck, $3.50. 



HENDERSON'S FIRST OF ALL. ^'ee Xovelties. 

 page 39.) Qt.. 40 cts.: peck, $8.00. 



CARTER'S FIRST (BOP. One of the earliest va- 

 rieties, 2^ feet Qt.. 30 cts.; peek Si. 00. 



IMPROVED DANIEL O'ROCHKE. A favorite 

 extra early variety. Qt..30ets; peck, $2.00. 



Philadelphia Extra Early. A very desirable early 

 variety; largely grown South.Qt.. 3o cts.; peck, Si.Oo. 



Caractacus. An early productive Pea, of good flavor; 

 one of the best early round kinds. Qt , 30 cts,; peck, 

 $2 00. 



LAXTON'S ALPHA. The earliest of all the wrinkled 

 Peas; of fine quality and very prolific; pods large 

 and wellfilled; 3 fee"t. Qt., 40'cts.; peck. $3.00. 



LAXTON'S MIMJIIH. 'See description, page 39.. 

 Packet, 25 cts ; Qt., $1 00. 



M ILLIA7I I. One of the newer varieties, of verv fine 

 quality. It is about one-third larger than the Phila- 

 delphia Extra Early, and about five days later. Qt., 

 50 cts ; peck. $3.50. 



McLEAN'S LITTLE GBK, A dwarf, green wrinkled 

 marrow, very prolific, of superior flavor, and a first 

 earlv: 1 foot. Qt., 30 cts ; peck, $2 50. 



EXTRA EARLY PHEmiTI GEM. A very fine 

 dwarf Pea of the Little Gem type, on which it is a 

 great improvement. Qt.. 35 cts.; peck, $2.50. 



KENTISH IN VICTA. About five days later than the 

 improved Daniel O'Rourke. ripens "altogether; pods 

 of a fine green color; very prolific, and of excellent 

 flavor. A very good market variety ; 2J^ foot. Qt., 

 30 cts.; peck. $2.00. 



.TIcLEAN'S BLUE PETER. This may be called a 

 larger, better, and earlier form of Tom Thumb, 

 having blue seed. It is remarkably dwarf, very early, 

 a capital bearer, and of excellent quality. Qt.. 30 

 cts ; peck, $2.00. 



Tom Thumb. Remarkably dwarf and early, of excel- 

 lent quality, and yields abundantly; 1 foot. Qt.,30 

 cts. : peck, $2.50. 



Second Early Varieties. 



FILLRASKET. This new variety is one of the best 



second early Peas in cultivation ; dwarf-growing. 



blue, of excellent flavor. Qt., 30 cts. ; peck, $2.50. 

 McLEAN'S ADVANCER. An early green wrinkled 



variety of delicious flavor; i leet. Qt., 30 cts. ; peck, 



$2.00. 

 Laxton's Prolific Long Pod. A very productive 



variety, with long pods, containing from lo to li peas 



each; 4 feet. Qt., 35 cts.; peck, $2.50. 

 Bishop's Long Dwarf Pod. An excellent second 



early \ariety; first-class bearer; pods wellfilled; \\\ 



feet. Qt., 30 cts.; peck, si 00 

 PRIZE TAKER GREEN MARROW. A very 



abundant bearer; pods long, handsome, well filled, of 



a deep green color. A good market variety. Qt., 50 



cts.; peck, $3.59. 

 EUGENIE. White, wrinkled, an excellent cropper; 3 feet. 



Qt ., 30 cts. ; peck, $2.00. 



For General Crop. 



CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. One of the best and 



most popular Peas ill cultivation : 5 feet. Qt., -.0 cts.; 



peck, $2.00. 

 Blue Imperial. A good bearer and of fine flavor, 3 feet: 



Qt., 30 cts : peck, $2.00. 

 HAIR'S DWARF MAMMOTH. One of the richest 



flavored and best late varieties ; 2J^> feet. Qt. , 35 cts. ; 



peck, $2.50. 

 CULVERVVELL'S TELEGRAPH. (See Special 



Description, page 40. ) Pt.. 40 cts ; qt , 75 cts. 

 VEITCH'S PERFECTION. A large and delicious 



marrow Pea, and an abundant cropper ; 4 feet. Qt., 



35 cts. ; peck, §2.50. 

 YORKSHIRE HERO. A splendid wrinkled marrow, 



of branching habit, and an abundant bearer; 2% feet; 



Qt.. 30 cts.; peck. $2.00 

 JOHN BILL. (.See S'oveities, »aoe 39. > Packet, 25 cts.- 



Qt.. $1.00. 

 LAXTON'S MARVEL. See Special Description in 



Novelties.) Packet. 25 cts ; qt.. 75 cts 

 LAXTON'S OMEGA. This dwarf late Pea is remark- 

 ably prolific; the pods are very fine and closely filled, 



and the flavor and color of the Peas, when cooked, 



unequaled; 2W feet. Qt., 40 cts.: peck. $3.' o. 

 British Queen. One of the best and most productive of 



the tall, wrinkled marrows; of delicious flavor; 6 



feet. Qt., 4 I cts.: peck, $3.00. 

 WHITE MARROWFAT. A favorite marrow sort; 



6 feet. Qt., 20 cts ; Deck $1.00. 

 BLACK-EYED MARROWFAT, This, as well as 



the preceding, is extensively grown as a field Pea; 



hardy and productive: 4 feet. Qt., 20 cts.; peck, $l.oo. 



Edible Podded Peas. 



EARLY DWARF WRINKLED SUGAR. A 



French variety, early and of good quality; 2^ feet. 

 Qt. 00 cts.: peck, $4.'0. 

 TALL SI GAR. Edible Pods; 5 feet. Qt., 60 cts.; peck, 



$4.50. 



PEPPER. 



German, Pfeffer.— FYench, Piment — Spanish, Pimiento. 

 Grown largely for pickles. Sow in hot-bed early in April, 

 and transplant to the open ground when the weather is 

 favorable. They should be planted iu warm, mellow soil, 

 in rows eighteen inches apart. They may also be sown in 

 the open grouud when danger of frost is past, and the soil 

 is warm and weather settled. 

 If by mail in quantities of J4 lb. and uptrards, postage must 



be ad'led at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 

 SWEET SPANISH. One of the largest and earliest 



varieties; the flesh is sweet and mild. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz.,40cts.; J-4 lb., $1.25; lb., $4.:0. 

 LARGE BELL, OR BILL NOSE. \ See cu/.< An 



early variety of mild flavor ; rind thick and fleshy. 



Pkt., 10 cts, ; oz., 40 cts.; }, 4 lb., $1.25 : 11).. $4 50. 

 SWEET MOUNTAIN, OR MAMMOTH. Similar 



to the preceding in shape and color, but larger and 



milder in flavor. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 40 cts. , J.1 lb , 



$1.23; lb ,$4.50. 

 SQUASH, OR TOMATO SHAPED. The most 



generally grown for pickling ; very productive. (See 



cut.\ Pkt., lOcts ; oz . 40 cts ; ^ lb.. $1 25; lb., $4-50. 

 LONG RED CAYENNE. Fruit brilliant coral red, 



conical, from three to four inches in length; very 



f>roductive. (See cut.) Pkt, 10 cts.; oz , 40 cts. ; ^4 

 b., I.tts lb., $4.50. 



Long Yellow Cayenne, similar in shape to the Long 

 Red, but of a rich, glossy yellow ; both varieties are 

 very ornamental. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts; M lb-, 

 $1.25; lb. .$4.00. 



NEW CRANBERRY. An interesting variety; fruit 

 resembles in appearance the Cranberry. One of the 

 best pickle sorts. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz.. 60 cts. 



GIANT EMPEROR. This sort bears scarlet fruit sis 

 inches long and a quarter of an inch thick. Pkt., 10 

 cts ; oz., 50 cts. 



Chili. .True.) (See cut.) Very piquant and prolific. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz,60cts.; J4 lb., $1.75; lb., $6.0J 



Cherry Red. An exceedingly ornamental variety ; fruit 

 round, of a rich, glossy, scarlet color. Pkt , 10 cts.; 

 oz., 50 cts ; J-i lb., $1.50; lb., $5.i0. 



MONSTROUS, or GROSSIM. A new sort from 

 France ; fruit very large and of irregular shape ; good 

 for Mangoes. Pkt . , 20 cts. ; oz., 75 cts. 



OXHEART. Medium size, heart-shaped, very produc- 

 tive and piquant ; excellent for pickling. Pkt., 10 

 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; ^4 lb., $1.75; lb., $6.00. 



POTATO. 



German, Kartoffel. — French, Pommede Tare. 

 The Potato, like all robust-growing vegetables, can be 

 grown with varying success on soils of all kinds, and in all 

 conditions of fertility, but the soil best suited to it is a 

 sandy loam. In all heavy soils it is more subject to disease, 

 and the flavor also is much inferior. In breaking up good 

 pasture land, the decaying sod answers sufficiently well 

 for the fir.-t year id lieu of manure. Manure is applied 

 either in rows or hills, or broadcast over the hills and 

 plowed in— the later in most cases being preferable. li the 

 soil is good, but little manure is required. In highly en- 

 riched soil the plants are more liable to disease than when 

 grown in soil that is naturally good. The best fertilizers 

 are those of a dry or absorbent nature, as plaster, lime, 

 superphosphate of lime and bone dust. F"or wet soils these 

 are particularly beneficial, as they not only promote 

 growth, but prevent disease. Plant'as early in spring as 

 the ground can be had in fair working order, in hills or 

 ridges, about three feet apart : covering in light, warm 

 soils, about four inches deep, but in cold, wet situations, 

 two and a half or three inches will be sufficient. 



EF* PRICES OF ALL POTATOES SUBJECT TO 



VARIATION. 



ST. PATRICK. (See Special description, page S9.) 



Per lb., by mail. 50 cts. By freight or express, peck, 



75 cts.; bush.. $2.50; bbl., $5.00: 

 ALPHA, iTrue. 1 Earliest variety grown, flesh white, 



quality of the best. This sort is largly grown for 



forcing purposes. Peck, $1,25: bush., $3.25: bbl., 



$6.50. 

 BEAUTY OF HEBRON. One of the best early sorts, 



with white skin and flesh. Peck. 60 cts.; bush., S-.25; 



bbl.. $4.50. 

 BUBBANK'S SEEDLING. A white skinned variety, 



and a large yielder. Peck, 75 cts ; bush., S-'.iJ; bbl., 



$1.50. 

 EARLY ROSE. The leading variety for earliness, quali- 

 ty and productiveness. Peck, 60 cts.; bush., $2.00: 



bbl., $4.00. 



