PETER HENDERSON & CO. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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CUCUMBER, Frame, or Forcing. 



Sow in small pots from middle of January, in a hot-bed or hot- 

 house. When grown to three leaves plant out in a previously- 

 prepared hill of loose, rich soil, in the centre of the sash. 

 Keep a temperature of 65 degrees at night, to 75 or 80 degrees 

 with sun-heat. The following selection includes some of the 

 leading English varieties: 



Berkshire Champion. Duke of Edinburgh. 



Blue Gown. Cuthill's Black Spine. 



Carter's Champion. Invincible. 



Improved Sion House. Master's Prolific. 

 Dale's Conqueror. Long Gun, 



Lord Kenyon's Favorite. Prince Albert. 

 Telegraph. Munroe's Rabley. 



Marquis of Lome. Walker's Rambler. 



Price, per packet, 25 cents. 



DANDELION. 



German, Pardeblume. — French, Pisse-en-lit. — Spanish, Amargon. 

 ■ The Dandelion resembles Endive, and is sometimes culti- 

 vated for spring greens, or for blanching for salad. The roots 

 when dried and roasted are often employed as a substitute for 

 coffee. The seed should be sown in May or June, in drills half 

 an inch deep, and twelve inches apart. The plants will be 

 ready for use the following spring. 

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



at the rate of 16c. per lb. 

 Dandelion, Common. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 



SEW LARGE LEAVED. (See Special Description, 



page31.) Pkt., 20c. ; oz., $1.00. 



EGG PLANT. 



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

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

 will repay good treatment. The seed should be sown in hot- 

 beds the first week in April, care being taken to protect the 

 young plants from cold at night. Plant out about June 1st, 

 about two and a half feet apart. If no hot-bed is at hand, suffi- 

 cient plants may be raised for a small garden by sowing a few 

 seeds in common flower-pots, or boxes in the house. 

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



at the rate o/16c. per lb. 

 NEW YORK IMPROVED. The leading market variety; 

 excellent and very productive. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 60c. ; 5^ lb., 

 $2.00. 

 Early Long Purple. Differing in shape from the fore- 

 going; early, hardy and productive. Pkt., 10c; bz., 30c; 

 %, lb., $1.00. 

 BLACK PEKI1V. The fruit of this handsome variety is 

 jet black, round in form and very solid; it is quite early 

 and a very superior variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 75c; 'i lb., 

 $2.50. 

 Scarlet Fruited. An exceedingly ornamental variety. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 75c 



ENDIVE. 



German, Endivien. — French, 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 oi weeds until 

 the plant has attained its fall size, when the process of blanch- 

 ing begins. This is effected by gathering up the leaves and 

 tying them by their tips in a conical form, with bass matting. 

 This excludes the light and air from the inner leaves, which, in 

 the course of from three to six weeks, according to the temper- 

 ature at the time, become blanched. Another and simpler 

 method consists in covering up the plants, as they grow, with 

 slats or boards, which serves the same purpose, by excluding 

 the light, as the tying up. 

 If by mail in quantities of }± lb. and upwards, postage must be added 



at the rate of 16c. per lb. 

 GREEN CURLED. Very hardy; leaves dark green, ten- 

 der and crisp. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c: '%, lb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 

 White Curled. Leaves pale green; should be used when 



young. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 25c; % lb., 80c; lb., $3.00. 

 FRENCH MOSS CURLED. A beautiful curled variety, 

 of fine quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 

 BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. (Escarolle.) Chiefly 

 used in soups and stews; requires to be tied up for blanch- 

 ing. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; > 4 ' lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 



GARLIC. 



German, Knoblauch. — French, Ail. — Spanish, Ajo. 

 Used for flavoring soups, stews and other dishes. Garlic 

 thrives best in a ligbt. well-enriched soil: the sets should be 



planted in early spring, in rows one foot apart, and from one to 

 five inches between the plants in the rows. The crop matures 

 in August, when it is harvested like the Onion. 

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



at the rate of 16c. per lb. 

 Garlic Sets. Per lb., 40c 



KALE, or BORECOLE. 



German, Blatter Kohl. — French, Ghou Vert. — Spanish, Breton. 

 Kale, or Borecole may be grown in almost any soil, but the 

 richer it is the more abundant the produce. Sow from the 

 middle of April to beginning of May in prepared beds, covering 

 the seeds thinly and evenly; transplant in June, and treat in 

 the same manner as for cabbage. Of all the cabbage tribe this 

 is the most tender and delicate, and would be much more ex- 

 tensively grown than it is, if its excellent qualities were gener- 

 ally known. The varieties are all extremely hardy, and are 

 best when touched by frost. 

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ct the rate oflGc. per lb. 

 DWARF CURLED KALE, GERMAN GREENS, 

 or " SPROUTS." This variety is extensively grown as 

 Winter Greens, sown in the month of September, in rows 

 one foot apart, and treated in every way as Spinach; it is 

 ready for use in early spring. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 

 25c; lb., 75c 

 GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. A rather dwarf variety, 

 growing about eighteen inches in height, but spreading 

 under good cultivation to three feet in diameter; leaves of a 

 bright green, beautifully curled. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; X lb., 

 30c; lb., $1.00. 

 BROWN GERMAN CURLED. A very hardy and use- 

 ful variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; }-i lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 

 Cottager's Kale. A valuable variety, of excellent flavor, 

 and an immense cropper; grows about a foot in height: 

 leaves rich green, curled and feathered to the ground. Pkt., 

 5c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 

 Variegated Triple Curled. Leaves Deautifully curled 

 and variegated; an excellent vegetable, and exceedingly or- 

 namental. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; %, lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 



KOHL RABI. 



German, Kohlrabi. — French, Chou-rave. — Spanish, Cal de nabo. 

 A vegetable intermediate between the Cabbage and the Tur- 

 nip. It is best cultivated by sowing the seed in rows in May, 

 June and July, 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. 

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



at the rate of Wc. per lb. 

 EARLY WHITE VIENNA. (See Cut.) Flesh white and 



tender; the best market sort ; excellent for table use. Pkt., 



10c; oz., 35c; i£lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 

 Early Purple Vienna. Different from the above in 



color, which is of a bluish purple. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; 



H lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00. 



LEEK. 



German, Lauch. — French, Poireau.- Spanish, Puerro. 

 The Leek is very hardy and easily cultivated; it succeeds 

 best in a light but well-enriched soil. Sow as early in spring as 

 practicable, in drills one inch deep and one foot apart. When 

 six or eight inches high they may be transplanted in rows ten 

 inches apart each way, as deep as possible, that the neck being 

 covered, may be blanched. If fine Leeks are desired, the ground 

 can hardly be made too rich. 

 If by mail in quantities of }£ lb. and upwards, postage must be added 



at the rate of 16c. per lb. 

 LARGE AMERICAN FLAG. (See Cut.) A favorite mar- 

 ket variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; H lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 

 MUSSELBURGH. Grows to a large size. Pkt. 10c; oz.. 



30c; 'K lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 

 Large Rouen. A large and excellent variety. Pkt., 10c; 

 OZ., 30c; Mlt>-, $1.00; lb., $3.00. 



LETTUCE. 



German, Lattich .—French, Laitue. — Spanish, Lechuga. 

 The cultivation of Lettuce is universal by all who have gar- 

 dens, and from its tractable nature and freedom from nearly all 

 insects and diseases, it is manageable in the hands of every one. 

 For main early crop, seed may be sown in the open ground mid- 

 dle of September, and transplanted to cold frames as soon as 

 large enough to handle, being wintered over in the same man- 

 ner as early Cabbage. In dry. well-sheltered spots, by covering 



