4b PETER HENDERSON & CO.'s CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



BEANS-POLE OR RUNNING— Continued. 



Per qt. Peck. Bush. 



"White Dutch. Runner. Similar to the preceding excepting in color of 



seeds and flower, which are white T 50c. $3 00 $10 00 



Giant "Wax. Pods long, clear waxy yellow: thick and fleshy; very 



productive ; when cooked, tender and delicious 60c. 4 50 16 00 



German "Wax Pole. One of the best varieties, either for snaps or 



shelled in the green state 50c. 3 00 10 00 



BEET, 



German, Bunkel Rube. — French, Betterave. — Spanish, BetUraga. 



The soil which is best suited, for the culture of the Beet is that which is rather light than 

 otherwise, always provided that it is thoroughly enriched by manure. For an early supply sow 

 in spring, as soon as the ground becomes fit to work, in drills about one foot apart, and two 

 inches deep. For main crop, sow the first week in May, and for winter use sow in June. When 

 the plants have attained three or four leaves, thin out, so that they may stand eight or nine 

 inches apart. Keep free from weeds by hand-weeding and hoeing. In October, the roots may 

 be taken up and stored, care being taken that they are not bruised or injured in the process. 



Perpkt. Oz. ^ lb. Lb. 



Egyptian Turnip. The earliest Beet in cultivation, color deep 



crimson. Of excellent quality 10c. 20c. 50c. $1 50 



Early Flat Bassano. Chiefly valuable for its eaiiiness 5c. 10c. 25c. 75 



Dewing°s Improved Blood Turnip. Roots deep blood-red, of 



fine form and flavor. Very earlv. An excellent market 



variety " 5c. 10c. 30c. 100 



Early Blood Turnip. The standard early sort; an excellent 



variety \ 5c. 10c. 25c. 90 



Long- Smooth Blood-Red. An excellent late variety; a great 



improvement on the common Long Blood 5c. 10c. 25c. 90 



Early Yellow Turnip. Somewhat similar to the Blood Turnip, 



but differing in color, flesh yellow, tender and sweet 5c. 10c. 35c. 1 25 



Pineapple. A hishlv esteemed variety, of rich deep crimson 



color 5c. 20c. 60c. 2 00 



Brazilian Variegated. Beautiful for garnishing and flower 



garden decoration, the stems and veins being richly colored 



with crimson, yellow, and white 5c. 20c. 60c. 2 00 



Swiss Chard, Silver or Sea-Kale Beet, This variety is cul- 

 tivated solely for its leaves. The mid-rib is stewed and 



served as Asparagus, the other portions of the leaf being 



used as Spinach. If often cut, new and more tender leaves 



will be reproduced 5c. 10c. 35c. 1 25 



Varieties grown for Feeding Stock. Sow in April and May. Six to Eight Bounds per Acre. 



Per oz. % lb. Lb. 



"White Sugar Beet. {See cut.) Attains a large size and is extensively 

 grown for feeding; largelv cultivated in France for the manufacture 

 of sugar 10c. 20c. $ 50 



Lane's Imperial Sugar Beet. {See cut.) A greatly improved variety 

 of the French Sugar Beet, obtained by careful selection in this coun- 

 try, and recommended as being hardier, more productive, and con- 

 taining a greater percentage of sugar than the ordinary variety 10c. 30c. 1 00 



Norbiton Giant Long Red Mangel Wurzel. {See cut) rhis is the 



finest stock of Long Red Mangel in cultivation 10c. 30c. 1 00 



Long Red Mangel Wurzel. This variety is more generally grown for 

 agricultural purposes than any other, producing roots of large size 

 and excellent quality 1 10c. 20c. 50 



Yellow Globe Mangel "Wurzel. Boots of large size and globular form; 

 very productive, keeps better than the Long Red, and is better 

 adapted for growing in shallow soil 10c. 20c. 50 



BORECOLE, OR KALE, 



German, BIMter KoM. — French, Ghou Vert. — Spanish, Breton. 



Borecole or Kale may be grown in almost any soil, but the richer it is the more abundant 

 the produce. Sow from the middle of April to 'beginning of May in prepared beds, covering 

 the seeds thinly and evenly; transplant in June, and treat in the same manner as for cabbage. 

 Of all the cabbage tribe this is the most tender and delicate, and would be much more extensively 

 grown than it is, if its excellent qualities were generally known. The varieties are all extremely 

 hardy, and are best when touched by frost. 



