PETER HENDERSON & CO.. NEW YORK— VEGETABLE SEEDS 



I HENDERSON'S ^M VEGETABLE SEEDS I 



Home gardeners throughout America can contribute to victory by raising, as far as may be pos- 

 sible, supplies of vegetables foods for the use of their families. As this food will be raised right on 

 the spot, it will lessen the strain on the means of transportation, already taxed to the utmost limit. 

 One result of the call to arms last year was that millions of Americans were transformed into gar- 

 deners, with the happy result that fully $350,000,000 additional were added to our national wealth. 



The possibilities of your vegetable garden have not been by any means exhausted when you 

 have raised one crop of vegetables, and on the pages following will be found a list of seeds specially 

 selected for summer sowing. THE FACT IS, YOU CAN DOUBLE THE OUTPUT OF YOUR 

 GARDEN AND RAISE A HOST OF GOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE FROM NOW ONWARDS 

 UNTIL FROST ENDS GARDEN OPERATIONS. It has been noted by a keen observer who 

 travels much in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut, that some 

 of the thriftiest vegetable gardens are planted after June 1st. Many varieties of vegetables 

 yield larger crops from summer soA^n seed, than from spring sown seed, because the weather 

 prevailing at the time the young plants attain any size is exactly suited to their requirements, and 

 they are able to grow and complete their development without check. Keep on sowing rows of Beets 

 until August, as they are always welcome on the table, and store well for winter. 



Plant Bush Beans now and at other times up to the 1st of September, and you will reap addi- 

 tional harvests of sweet, tender pods. You can plant beans as late as July 25th and make the first 

 pickings on Sept. 20th. Sow Sweet Corn every two weeks until July 15th. The early part of 

 June is the time to sow Cabbage seeds for plants to set out for winter crop. 



Now is the best time in all the year to sow seeds of root crops, such as Carrot, Beet, Turnip and 

 Ruta Baga. Sow Ruta Baga in June and Carrot and Turnip in July. The young plants attain 

 their true leaves when the weather is favorable to them, and grow right on without a check, conse- 

 quently they are tender and palatable. 



For your healths sake; do not omit to put in more rows of Lettuce, indispensable and necessary 

 in every home. Sow up to Aug. 15th. Black Seeded Simpson and the curled varieties are the best 

 to plant as they are great heat resisters. Don't waste any ground, but in odd corners sow radishes. 

 White Summer Turnip Radish and Early White Tipped Scarlet Turnip Radish succeed well at this 

 time. Besides the varieties specially mentioned there are many other seeds which may be sown 

 during the summer with every assurance of reaping bountiful crops and they are listed in the 

 following pages of this catalogue. The varieties marked "early" should be chosen for late plant-* 

 ings, because they mature more quickly than the varieties designated as "late." 



LIST OF VEGETABLES OF WHICH ADDITIONAL SOWINGS MAY BE MADE 



JUNE 1st AND ONWARDS. 



VARIETIES. Dates up to which they may be sown. 



Beans Dwarf or Bush . . Every two weeks until A ug. 



Beets June to August loth. 



Brussels Sprouts June (in seed bed). 



Cabbage Early June. 



Cauliflower Early June. 



Carrot July to August I5th. 



Corn, sweet Every two weeks until July Ibth. 



Cress, Garden. .Every two weeks until September. 



♦' Water August. 



Cucumoer July 15th. 



Endive July to August 1st. 



Kale Ju?ie. 



VARIETIES. Dates up to which they may be sown. 



Kohl-Rabi July loth. 



Lettuce August loth. 



Mustard Every two weeks until September. 



Peas July to A ugust loth. 



Pumpkin June. 



Radish Every two weeks until September. 



" Winter A ugust. 



Ruta Baga June. 



Spinach August to September 15th. 



Swiss Chard. . . Every four weeks until September. 

 Turnip July 1st to A ugust 25th. 



Our Booklet, "GARDEN CULTURE OF ROOT CROPS," sent free if requested when ordering. 



