PETER HENDERSON & CO.— VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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PEAS, (Continued.) 



ally sown in double rows, six or eight inches apart, and the tall 

 varieties staked up by brush. For an early crop, sow in Febru- 

 ary or March, as soon as the ground can be worked: and make 

 repeat3d sowings every two weeks for succession. After the first 

 cf June, sowing should be discontinued until the middle of Au- 

 gust, when a good crop may sometimes be secured by sowing an 

 early sort. 



Add 25c. per quart extra if to be sent by mail. Pints furnished at 

 quart rates. 



Extra Early. 



CARTER'S FIRST CROP. One of the earliest varieties; 

 IV* feet. Qt., 30c; peck, $2.25; bush., $8.00. 



IMPROVED DANIEIi O'ROURKB. A favorite extra 

 early variety. Qt., 30c; peck, $2.25; bush., $8.00. 



Philadelphia. Extra Early. A very desirable early 

 variety; largely grown Sauth. Qt., 30c; peck, $2.25; 

 bush., $8.00. 



Caractacus. An early productive Pea, of good flavor; one of 

 the best early round kinds. Qt., 30c; peck, $2.25; bush., 

 $8.00 



LAXTOS'S ALPHA. The earliest of all the wrinkled Peas; 

 of fine quality and very prolific; p ids large and well filled; 

 3 feet. Qt., 50c; peck, $.1.00; bush., $10 00. 



WILLIAM I. One of the newer varieties, of very fine 

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

 Extra Early, and abjut five days later. Qt.,40c; peck, $100; 

 bush. $10.00. 



AMERICAN WONDER, {See Special Descripti-m, page 31.) 

 Pint. 40c, qt., 75c. 



McLEAN'S LITTLE GEM. A dwarf, green wrinkled 

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

 I foot Qt. 40c; peek, $2.50; bush., $9.03. 



EXTRA EARLY PREMIUM GEM. A very fine dwarf 

 Pea of the Little Gem tvpe. on which it is a great improve- 

 ment Qt., 60c; peck, $4.50; bush., $16.00. 



KENTISH INVICTA. About five days later than the Im- 

 proved Daniel O'Rourke, ripens altogether; pods of a fine 

 green color, very prolific, and of excellent flavor. A very 

 good market variety; 2 Y x feet. Qt., 35c ; peck, $2.25; bush., 

 $8.00. 



MCLEAN'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., 40c; peck, $3.00; bush., 

 $10.00. • 



Tom Thumb. Remarkably dwarf and early, of excellent 

 quality, and yields abundantly; 1 foot. Qt., 40c; peck, 

 $2.50; bush , $9.00. 



Second Early Varieties. 



PILLBASKET. This new variety is one of the best second 

 early Peas in cultivation: dwarf-growing, blue, of excellent 

 flavor Qt., 50c; peck, $3.00; bush., $10.00. 



McLEAN'S ADVANCER. An early green wrinkled vari- 

 ety of delicious flavor; 2 feet. Qt.,40c; peck, $3.00; bush., 

 $10.00. 



Laxton's Prolific Long Pod. A very productive variety, 

 with long pods, containing from 10 to 12 peas each; 4 feet. 

 Qt., 40c; peck. $2.50; bush., $9.00. 



McLean's Wonderful, A dwarf, early wrinkled marrow, 

 of fine flavor, 3 feet. Qt., 75c; peck, $5.00. 



Bishop's Dwarf Long Pod. An excellent second early 

 variety, first class bearer; pods well filled; l}i feet. Qt,, 

 30c; peck, $2.00; bush., $7.00. 



PRIZE-TAKER GREEN MARROW. A very abun- 

 dant bearer; pods long, handsome, well filled, of a deep 

 green color. A good market variety. Qt., 60c; peck, $4.50. 



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

 Qt., 40c, peck, $2.25. bush., $8.00. 



For General Crop. 



CHAMPION OP ENGLAND. One of the best and most 

 popular Peas in cultivation: 5 feet. Qt., 30c; peck, $2.25; 

 bush., $8.00. 



LAXTON'S MARVEL. (See Special Description, page 31.) 

 Pint, 60c; qt., $1.00. 



McLean's Premier. A first-class Pea, of medium height; 

 an abundant cropper, and of excellent quality. Qt., 75c; 

 peck, $5.00. 



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

 Qt., 30c; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.00. 



HAIR'S DWARF MAMMOTH. One of the richest- 

 flavored and best late varieties; 1% feet. Qt., 40c; peck, 

 $2.50; bush., $9.00. 



VEITCH'S PERFECTION. A large and delicious mar- 

 row Pea, and an abundant cropper; 4 feet. Qt., 40c; peck, 

 $3.00; bush., $10.00. 



YORKSHIRE HERO. A splenuia wrinkled marrow, of 

 branching habit, and an abundant bearer; 2)i feet. Qt., 

 40c: peck, $2.50; bush., $9.00. 



LAXTON'S OMEGA. This dwarf late Pea is remarkably 

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

 flavor and color of the Peas, when cooked, unequaled; 1)4. 

 feet. Qt., 60c; peck, $1.50. 



British Q,ueen. One of the best and most productive of the 

 tall, wrinkled marrows; of delicious flavor; 6 feet. Qt., 

 75c; peck, $5.00. 



WHITE MARROWFAT. A favorite marrow sort; 6 feet. 

 Qt., 25c; peck, $1.25; bush., $4.00. 



BLACK-EYED MARROWFAT. This, as well as the 

 preceding, is extensively grown as a field Pea; hardy and 

 productive; 4 feet. Qt., 20c; peck, $1.00; bush., $3.50. 



Edible Podded Peas. 



EARLY DAY ARF WRINKLED SUGAR. A French 

 variety, early and of good quality; 2)4, feet. Qt., 60c; 

 peck, $4.50. 



TALL SUGAR. Edible Pods ; 5 feet. Qt., 60c; peck, $4.50. 



PEPPER. 



German, Pfeffer. — French, 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 in warm, mellow soil, in rows eighteen 



inches apart. They may also be sown in the open ground 



when danger of frost is past, and the se-ilis warm and settled. 



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

 at the rate of 16c. per lb. 



SWEET SPANISH. One of the largest and earliest varie- 

 ties; the flesh is sweet and mild. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; %, 

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



LARGE BELL, OR BULL NOSE. (See cut.) An early 

 varietv, of mild flavor; rind thick and fleshy. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 30c; H lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



SWEET MOUNTAIN, OR MAMMOTH. Similar to 

 the preceding in shape and color, but larger and milder in 

 flavor. Pkt , 10c: oz., 30c; l 4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



SQUASH, OR TOMATO SHAPED. The most generally 

 grown for pickling; very productive. (See Cut.) Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 30c; !-4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



LONG RED CAYENNE. Fruit brilliant coral red, coni- 

 cal, from three to four inches in length; very productive. 

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



Long Yellow Cayenne. Similar in shape to the Long 

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

 ornamental. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 30c; )i lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



NEW CRANBERRY. An interesting variety; fruit re- 

 sembles in appearance the Cranberry. One of the best 

 pickle sorts. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c. 



Chili (True.) (Sc, cut.) Very piquant and prolific* Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 50c; J£Ib., $1.50; lb., $5.00. 



Cherry Red. An exceedingly ornamental variety; fruit 

 round, of a rich, glossy scarlet color. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 

 J£tt>., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



MONSTROUS, OR GROSSUM. A new sort from France; 

 fruit very large, audof irregular shape; good for Mangoes. 

 Pkt., 10c: oz., 40c ; ^ lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00. 



OXHEART. Medium size, heart-shaped, very productive 

 and piquant; excellent for pickling. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 

 X lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



POTATO. 



German, Kartoffel. — French, Pomme de Ter.re. 

 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 first year in lieu of manure. 

 Manure is applied either in rows or hills, or broadcast over the 

 hills and plowed in — the latter in most cases being preferable. 

 If 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, super- 

 phosphate of lime and bone dust. For wet soils, these are par- 

 ticularly beneficial, as they not only promote growth, but pre- 

 vent 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. 



