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It is not enough to know that seeds 

 grow, for weed seeds will grow ! The vital point is, 

 What will tliey produce ? This is a matter that is too seldom 

 tairen into consideration by the average buyer, many of whom are more 

 interested in hunting for the lowest in price, while progressive farmers and gar- 

 deners appreciate that "blood will tell" in seeds as well as in animals, and realizing that 

 their profits for a whole year depend upon the [seeds they plant, they avoid "cheap" seeds as 

 being poor economy, knowing that superior seeds produce superior and more profitable crops. 



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While we do not wish to appear egotistical, yet in justice to ourselves and our seeds, and for the 

 benefit of people who have never dealt with us, we claim to be the producers and distributers of the 

 BEST SEEDS IN THE WORLD- it is our business and our profession. We know that planters of seeds 

 buy them entirely on confidence ; we realize that to lose a man's confidence is to lose his patronage. If 

 you have never used our seeds, TRY THEM THIS YEAS, and we will try and retain your confidence, 

 as we have succeeded in doing with annually-increasing thousands for over half a century. 



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If you had the time and we had the space, we could entertain you with thousands of letters of similar purport to the following : 



Henderson's Superior Seeds, " Direct to the Planter," Appreciated : Henderson's Superior Seeds Yi eld Superior Crops : 



"/ think your 'Xew Departure' is a good one and will receive its reward. 

 It is 21 years since I purchased my first ■ Henderson's SeeiJs,' and I have yet 

 to Ond one seed or plant that has toiled to fulfill the utmost expectations 

 when purchased from von i/irect, but I have several times purchased 

 seeds elsewhere labeled ' Henderson's so and so,' and found them inferior, 

 leaving me to lament too late, that I had been foolish enough to allow myself 

 to 'fall among thieves' for the sake of saving a little time. Heartily wishing 

 you success." — J. G. Brittafx'. West Arlington, Baltimore. Mil. 



•' You state you will henceforth deal direct with planters: I think this will 

 meet with general approval. Your seeds are the truest to name of any, and I 

 have bought from a good many seedsmen." — R. L. Nash, Palmetto, Fla. 



" We can get seeds nearer home, but quality in garden seeds is of more 

 importance. Unquestionably your seeds are the surest ami safest. We have 

 never planted a seed from Henderson that refused to grow." 



— Quarry Gardens, Leesville Cross Roads, Ohio. 



tlenderson's Superior Seeds Produce the Prize-Winners : 



"Am pleased with your seeds; I have taken first premiums on best collections 

 of vegetables raised by gardeners here for the last rive years. 1 also took 

 many separate premiums on specimens, such as your Succession Cabbage, 

 etc." — G. Pflrging, Terre Haute. Ind. 



"I have much pleasure in telling you that I have won eight prizes at the 

 Horticultural Show here, for vegetables and flowers grown from your seeds." 



— J. M. Hetson, Harbor Commissioner's Office, Montreal, Can. 



"I set more prizes on vegetables raised from your seeds than from those 

 of any other seedsmen."— Miss M. J. Sweet, West Broome, Pror. Quebec. 



Henderson's Superior Seeds Retain our Customers for Decades ; 



"Seeds and plants give entire satisfaction. I believe myself to be one^yf 

 the oldest customers of your firm — / was a student in Xew York during the years 

 1849-30 — ret urning home I purchased a t your store and ha re dealt with you ever 

 since." — Dr. Geo. T. Bingay, Westport, N. S. 



"I have dealt now with your firm for over 30 years, and I safely assert 

 that after trying various other seedsmen during that period, I have always 

 returned to Peter Henderson & Co.. as the most reliable firm in its dealings." , 



— John F. Wielaxdy. Santa Fe, New Mexico. 



" It is about 40 years since we first ordered seeds from Peter Henderson & 

 Co., and we have ordered more or less all this time from the establishment with 

 general satisfaction. Xever had reason to complain." 



— A. M. Engle, Moonlight, Kans. 



" / used your seeds along with others in the spring, and can truthfully 

 say that Henderson's Seeds yielded more than twice therrop of any other." 



— Wm. Kelly, Paterson, N. J. 

 "7 have used many different growers' seeds, but yours excel all others in 

 yielding capacity." — Edwin Inman, South Araboy, X. J. 



"/ was prevented from sending my usual order to you last spring, but the 

 results from seeds obtained elsewhere were so distinctly inferior to what I have 

 been accustomed to secure with your seeds, that I return to you." 



— L. W. Chaney, Northfield, Minn. 

 "People here are enraptured with the quality of vegetables produced from 

 your seeds; they are the acme of perfection — all true to types — and would servi- 

 as models for your catalogue pictures. This is no praise, but facts." 



— C. H. Roy, Jellico. Tenu 



Henderson's Superior Seeds Bring Forth Press Gomments ; 



" We take pleasure in notinn the beautiful catalogue, ' Evervthing for the 

 Garden,' from the old and trustworthy house of Peter Henderson & Co. Tin- 

 sterling worth of the firm's goods is too well known to require amplifica- 

 tion." — Extract from Rural New Yorker. 



"Henderson's Catalogue is on our table. This publication represents one 

 of the oldest seed houses in America, and one that does an immense business. 

 The name of Peter Henderson <£ Co. is a household word wherever riowers and 

 vegetables are grown and gardens planted." — Kansas City Star. 



" The house of Peter Henderson <C- Co. has long since established a name 

 for the reliable quality ami purity of the large quantities of seeds handled by 

 it." — Extract from Florists' Exchange. 



Henderson's Seeds are Recommended btj Old Customers to New : 



"Everything we have gotten from you, seeds, plants and bulbs, have been 

 all and more than you represented them to be. I most cheerfully recommend 

 your firm whenever opportunity presents." — W. J. Martin", Clarinda, Iowa. 



"At the close of a prosperous season in gardening operations, I cannot 

 refrain from expressing my appreciation of the superior quality of your - 

 ami the product of the same. I planted none but l'er,. r Henderson .(- Co.'s 

 seeds, and if a single seed failed to germinate, I do not know it. and the fruits 

 proved quite true. I deem it a duty I owe your house, in consideration of the 

 quality of your goods and the gentlemanly manner in which you have always 

 treated me, to make this fact known to my friends, and to secure for you as 

 manx new customers as possible, as I am morally sure that your old cus- 

 tomers need no solicitation." — Henry - L. Grant, Grafton, W. Ya. 



HENDERSON'S PLANTS BRING JOY TO THOUSANDS OF HOMES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. 



" The plants came Saturday morning, and I am very much pleased with 

 them. I think they are the nicest I hare ever received for the money. I thank 

 you for the extras you so kindly sent — I did not expect any with so small an 

 order — and also for the advice you gave about the Camellia." 



— Mrs. G. R. Pierpont, Salem, Va. 



"1 wish to acknowledge the safe arrival and excellent condition of the 

 plants sent by you, and also to thank you for the gift of several ros*. plants 

 and others as premiums. I beg also to state that all my orders to yon in the 

 past have been most satisfactorily filled, and my garden is a very constant 

 reminder of your courteous attention to my orders." 



— Mrs. G. Seabcry, St. Paul. Minn. 



" Four package of plants came in perfect order. They looked as healthy, 

 fresh and green as if picked yesterday. They were at once put into the ground 

 according to directions, and all seem as tho' they liked the climate." 



—Mrs. J. H. Warren, San Francisco, Oil. 



"I must write you a few lines to thank yon for the very nice lot of extras 

 which you put in with my last order of plants. Your generosity in this I 

 ought certainly to secure you lite-long friends and patrons, or which I will 

 always be one. The extra plants you give, together with the splendid quality 

 of your goods, makes it more advantageous to order from you than from 

 cheaper houses, whose plants and si-cls are not good. Again thanki: _ 

 I remain, Walter D. Ki.app. Natchez. Miss " 



