PETER HENDERSON & CO. -VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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SORREL. 



Broad-Leaved. Much used for salads. 

 \i\b., 50c; lb., $1.25. 



Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c. 



SPINACH. 



German, Spinat.— French, Epinard.— Spanish, Espinaca. 



This is a very important crop in our market gardens, and is 

 one of the most easily managed of all vegetables, requiring but 

 little culture, and may be had fit for use the entire season. The 

 main crop is sown in September; it is sometimes covered up in 

 exposed places with straw or salt hay during winter, which pre- 

 vents it from being cut with the frost; but in sheltered fields 

 here there is no necessity for covering. For summer use, it 

 may be sown at intervals of two or three weeks, from April to 

 August. Spinach is best developed and most tender and succu- 

 lent when grown in rich soil. 

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



added at the rati of 16c. p"r lb. 

 SAVOY LEAVED. (See Sped rl Description, page 31.) Pkt., 



5c; oz., 10c; > 4 lb., 20c; lb., 7Ec. 

 ROUND LEAP, The main market sort; equally good for 



spring or fall sowing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb-. 15c.; 



lb., 40c. 

 Prickly. Stands well in winter, but gives less bulk per acre 



than the Bound Leaf. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb, 15c; 



lb., 40c. 

 LARGE ROUND LEAP VIROPLAY. A new variety, 



with very large thick leaves. Pkt., 5c ; oz., 15c; %, lb., 



20c; lb., 50c 

 New Zealand. Produces leaves iu great abundance 



throughout the summer; should be raised in heat, and 



transplanted three feet apart each wav into light, rich soil. 



Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; > 4 ' lb., 50c; lb., $1.25. 

 NEW THICK LEAVED. Similar to the Round Leaf, 



but thicker leaved; very tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c ; ^ lb., 



15c; lb., 50c. 



SQUASH. 



•German, Kurbiss. — French, Course.— Spanish, Calabasa Ton- 

 tznera. 



Squashes are of luxuriant and vigorous growth, and although 

 they will grow readily on almost any soil, they will well repay 

 generous treatment. Like ail vegetables of this class, it is use- 

 less to sow until the weather has become settled and warm. 

 Light soils are best suited for their growth, and it is most eco- 

 nomical of manure to prepare hills for the sesds in ordinary 

 manner by incorporating two or three shovelfuls of well-rotted 

 manure with the soil for each hill. For the bush varieties 

 from three to four feet each way, and for the running sorts, 

 from six to eight feet. Eight or ten seeds should be sown in 

 each hill, thinning out after they have attained their rough 

 leaves, leaving three or four of the strongest plants. 

 Jfby mail in quantities of ; 4 lb. and upwird*. postagi must be added 



at the rate of 16c. per lb. 

 WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. (See Cut.) An early mar- 

 ket variety, excellent for shipping. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 

 X lb., 25c; lb., 80c 

 YELLOW BUSH SCALLOPED. A sub-variety of the 

 above, principally differing in color. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 

 % lb., 25c; lb., 80c. 

 BUSH SUMMER CROOK-NECK. Early, productive, 

 and of good quality; fruit orange-yellow, covered with 

 warty excrescences. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 80c 

 Batman. A fine grained and distinct variety; dry, sweet and 

 delicious flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; ' 4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 

 BOSTON MARROW. A much esteemed variety, coming 

 in about ten days later than the bush sorts; a good keeper, 

 and of unsurpassed flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Klb.,40c; 

 lb., $1.25. 

 COCOANUT. (See Special Description, page 33.) Pkt., 10c; 



oz., 30c. 

 HUBBARD. A general favorite, and more largely grown as 

 a late sort than any other; of large size; flesh fine-grained, 

 dry, and of excellent flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *£ lb., 50c; 

 lb., $1.25. 

 MARBLEHEAD. An excellent variety, resembling the 

 Hubbard. The flesh is of rather lighter color than that 

 variety, while its combination of sweetness, dryness, 

 and delicious flavor is remarkable. It yields equal to the 

 Hubbard, and its keeping qualities are said to be better. 

 Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb , 40c: lb , SI. 25. 

 MAMMOTH CHILI. Grows to large size, often weighing 

 over two hundred pounds; excellent for all uses. Pkt., 

 _10c; oz., 40c; ' 4 lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00. 

 Winter Crook Neck. A variety largely grown in some of 

 the Eastern States; flesh closegrained, sweet, and fine- 

 flavored: plant iu hills nine feet apart. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 

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



Turban, or Turk's Cap. Flesh orange-yellow; thick, 

 fine-grained and well-flavored ; an excellent variety for use 

 in the fall and early winter. Pkt., 5c ; oz., 15c; >4 lb., 50c ; 

 lb., $1.50. 



YOKOHAMA. Flesh of a deep orange color, very finely 

 flavored; sweet and dry, very fine-grained, and without any 

 fibre. It is excellent stewed, and when baked it much re- 

 sembles a Sweet Potato in flesh and flavor, and is superior 

 to any Pumpkin for pies. Pkt., 5c; oz.; 25c; > 4 lb., 75c; 

 lb., $2.50. 



Vegetable Marrow. (See cut.) A favorite English sort; 

 skin greenish yellow; flesh white, soft, and of rich flavor; 

 quite distinct from all the preceding. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 

 Yi lb., 80c; lb., $3.00. 



TARRAGON. 



Tarragon is cultivated for its leaves and young shoots, both of 

 which are used as an ingredient in soups, salads, etc. Tarragon 

 Vinegar, so much esteemed a3 a fish sauce, is made by infusion 

 of the leaves in common vinegar. Pkt., 25c 



TOMATO. 



German, Liebesapfel. — French, Tomate. — Spanish, Tomate. 

 This vegetable is one of the most important of all gar- 

 den products. The seed should bs sown in a hotbed about 

 the first week in March, in drills five inches apart, and half an 

 inch deep. When the plants are about two inches high they 

 should be set out four or five inches apart in another hotbed, 

 or removed into small pots, allowing a single plant to a pot; they 

 are sometimes transplanted a second time into larger pots, by 

 which process the plants are rendered more sturdy and branch- 

 ing. About the middle of May the plants may be set in the open 

 ground; they are planted for early crops on light, sandy soil, at 

 a distance of three feet apart, in hills in which a good shovelful 

 of rotten manure has been mixed. On heavy soils, which are 

 not suited for an early crop, they should be planted four feet 

 apart. Water freely at the time of transplanting, and shelter 

 from the sun for a few days until the plants are established. 

 Sufficient plants for a small garden may be started by sowing 

 a few seeds in a shallow box or flower pot, and placing it in a 

 sunny window of the room or kitchen. 



If by mail in quantities of ' 4 l'i. and upwards, postage must be add'A 

 at the rate of 16c. per lb. 



THE TROPHY. This, when well-grown, is without doubt 

 one of the best Tomatoes in cultivation. It is unsurpassed 

 in size, in flavor, in productiveness, and in every other 

 desirable quality. Our Headquarters Seed is carefully 

 grown for us, and is saved only from perfect specimens, 

 the finest fruits being selected each year for seed. Pkt. 

 10c; oz.,30c; %, lb., $1.00: lb., $3.50. 



TROPHY, EXTRA SELECTED. S xved only from speci- 

 mens of perfect form, weighing from 16 to 24 ounces. Pkt. 25c ; 

 oz., 75c. 



ACME. This new Tomato is one of the earliest and hand- 

 somest varieties yet introduced. The fruit is of a medium 

 size, perfectly smooth and regular in shape, very solid, and 

 a great bearer. Color quite distinct, being a dark red, with 

 purplish tinge. Pkt, 10c; oz, 40c: v 4 lb , $1.25; lb., $4.00. 



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 purple tinge charac- 

 teristic of the Acme; and for this reason it will, in some 

 sections, be considered more desirable as a market sort. 

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



BLOUNT'S CHAMPION CLUSTER. A distinct and 

 valuable new 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 inequalities. Color 

 rich dark crimson, flesh very solid. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c- 

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



Tlie Conqueror. One of the earliest varieties; fruit of good 

 size, very uniform in shape. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; >^ lb. 

 $1.00; lb., $3.00. 



NEW YORK MARKET. One of the earliest; large, 

 smooth, solid and productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; v 4 lb., 

 $1.00; lb., $3.00. 



LITTL E GEM. Very early and prolific; fruit small, round 

 and of uniform shape. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; ^ lb., $1.25; 

 lb., $4.00. 



Early Smooth Red. Very smooth and round; an excellent 

 market variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; >. 4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 



Keves Proline. A productive early variety, of good quality. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; ' 4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 



ARLINGTON. Fruit uniformly large, perfectin form; Tery 

 prolific and of fine flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; >i" lb. $1 00- 

 lb., $3.00. 



GENERAL GRA\T. A very superior variety; fruit large, 

 of good quality, and ripens rapidly and thoroughly Pkt ' 

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



