Peter Henderson & Ccs 



NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 



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The following Vegetables, to which we give special space, and mention are of recent, introduction, but, not all 

 new this season ; but all have been fully tested, and their great value and superiority clearly shown, not only in our 

 own trials, but by thousands who have purchased from us. 

 If by Mail in quantities of $ lb. and upwards, postage must be added at the rate of 16c. per lb. 



BEAN. Crystal White Wax. 



A beautiful and distinct variety of Bush Bean, of recent 

 introduction. It produces pods of fair size, of exceed- 

 ingly rich and tender flavor ; in color waxy white, and 

 almost as transparent as glass. It is a stringless variety, 

 very productive, and the pods, though quick to develop, 

 are slow to harden, and thus retain their tenderness on 

 the bush for a long time. 



25 cts. per quart, $1.75 per peck. 

 (If by mail, add 30 cts. per quart for pottage.) 



BEAN. Gallega (Or Large Refugee.) 



For many years the well-known Refugee Bush Bean 

 has been a standard sort, whether grown for market or 

 for private use. This variety Gallega (or as we should 

 prefer to call it, Large Refugee) is an improved form of 

 the parent variety, being not only much more prolific, 

 but both pods and beans are much larger in size than in 

 the old sort. 



20 cts. per qt.; $1.25 per pk. 

 (If by mail, add 30 cts, per quart for postage.) 



CORN. Squantum Sugar. 



A variety of Corn in great favor with the well-known 

 Squantum Club, of Silver Spring, R. I., and used almost 

 exclusively by them in their famous clambakes It is 

 about as early as the Moore's Concord, the ears being the 

 same size. Ics quality is of the best. Very sweet, 

 and wonderfully productive, producing 4 to 5 ears on a 

 stalk. 



25 cts. per qt.; $1.75 per peck. 



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CABBAGE. Early Jersey Wakefield. 



This variety (shown above) was originated over 35 

 years ago by one of our New Jersey market gardeners, 

 who held almost a monopoly of it until our work " Gar- 

 dening for Profit " was published in 1866. From that 

 time it has been diffused over every part of the Union, 

 and in nearly every section is classed as being the best 

 Early Cabbage in cultivation. The stock we offer is 



grown by one of the original cultivators of it, and it is 

 undoubtedly one of the best strains existing. (See 

 Special Prizes for best Vegetables page 25.) 



50 cts. per oz.; $1.60 per ^lb. ; $6.00 per lb. 



Heudersou's Early Summer Cabbage. 



Although it is only seven years since we first dissem- 

 inated this variety, its value lias been so quickly dis- 

 covered, that it is now to be found in almost "every 

 seedsman's catalogue in the country. It is about ten 

 days later than the "Wakefield, but, being of fully double 

 the size, it may be classed as the best Large Early Cab- 

 bage; in weight it is equal to most of the late varieties, 

 and its short outer leaves enable it to be planted nearly 

 as close as the Wakefield— about 12,000 to the acre — 

 while "Flat Dutch," " Winningstadt," etc., producing no 

 larger heads, can only properly be grown at the rate of 

 8,000 to the acre. Another excellent quality of the 

 Early Summer is that it keeps longer without bursting 

 open after heading than any variety we know of. 



We would caution, however, our customers who intend 

 to grow it in cold frames (to winter over) to sow it at 

 least ten days later than the Wakefield, or other early 

 varieties, as it has some tendency to run to seed if sown 

 at the dates suitable for these. In this latitude we sow 

 Early Summer on the 25th of September. 



To those who do not intend to keep it in cold frames, 

 we would suggest to sow it in hot bed or greenhouse, 

 about February 1st, in the usual manner, and when of 

 suitable size, prick off, or replant, at about two inches 

 apart in hot-bed, or in shallow boxes if in greenhouse. 

 Treated in this manner, quite as good plants can be made 

 of this, or any other Cabbage, as if wintered over in cold 

 frames, and in this way they will not run to seed. 



See "Special Prizes for Best Vegetables" page 26- 

 50 cts. per oz. ; $1.60 per }lb. ; $6.00 per lb. 



Henderson's Early Snowball Cauli- 

 flower. 



With the exception, perhaps, of our Early Summer 

 Cabbage, no new thing in either seeds or plants that we 

 have ever offered has in ven such general satisfaction as this 

 Early Snowball Cauliflower. // is the earliest of all Cauli- 

 flowers. Sown at same time and under same conditions 

 with ten other kinds, on the first of March, last year, we 

 had heads of the Early Snowball, measuring nine inches in 

 diameter, ready by 10th June — about one week earlier 

 than any other sort. Besides, of this variety, every plant 

 formed a fine head; in addition to its earliness and 

 greater certainty to head than any other sort, its dwarf 

 habit and short outer leaves allow it to be planted 

 as close as 18 or 20 inches apart each way, so that from 

 12,000 to 14,000 can be set out on an acre. 



For forcing under glass during winter and spring, tins 

 Snowball variety is peculiarly well adapted.from its dwarf 

 growth and short outer leaves, and for this purpose no 

 other Cauliflower is now so largely grown . 



It may be added that this variety does equally well 

 for late planting. 



See "Special Prizes for Best Vegetables" page 25. 



30 cts. per pkt. ; $1.50 per £ oz. ; $5.00 per oz. 



