Peck. 



Bush. 



2 25 



8 00 



3 50 



12 00 



2 25 





2 25 





6 00 





3 00 





3 00 

 2 00 



700 



66 PETER HENDERSON & CO. 'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



PEAS— Extra E arly— Continued. 



Per qt 

 Tom Thumb. Remarkably dwarf and early, of excellent quality, and 



yields abundantly ; 1 foot 40 



0F* Laxton's Alpha. Extra early, blue wrinkled marrow Pea, of fine quality 



and very prolific ; pods large and well filled; 3 feet 50 



Second Early Varieties- 

 -- McLean's Advancer. An early, green wrinkled variety, of delicious fla- 

 vor ; 2 feet *. 40 



Laxton's Prolific Long-Pod. A very productive variety, with long pods, 



containing from 11 to 12 peas each ; 4 feet 40 



Laxton's Superlative. The largest and finest podded variety in cultiva- 

 tion; pods have been grown 7 inches in length; very prolific and excel- 

 lent; 7 feet Per packet, 25 cents 1 00 



McLean's "Wonderful. A dwarf, early wrinkled marrow, of delicious fla- 

 vor, 3 feet 50 



Dwarf Waterloo. An excellent second early dwarf Pea, producing well- 

 filled pods; 1 to 1£ feet 50 



Eugenie. White wrinkled; an excellent cropper; 3 feet 30 



Yorkshire Hero. A splendid wrinkled marrow, of branching habit, and 



an abundant bearer; 2£ feet 40 2 25 



For General Crop. 



Champion of England. One of the best and most popular Peas in culti- 

 vation; 5 feet 30 1 75 6 00 



MeLean"s Premier, A first-class Pea, of medium height ; an abundant 



cropper, and of excellent quality 40 2 25 



Blue Imperial. A good bearer, and of fine flavor; 3 feet 30 1 50 5 00 



Hair's Dwarf Mammoth.. One of the richest-flavored and best late va- 

 rieties; 2i feet 40 2 25 



Veitch's Perfection. A large and delicious marrow Pea, and an abun- 

 dant cropper ; 4 feet 40 2 25 8 00 



Laxton's Omega. This dwarf late Pea is remarkably prolific ; the pods 

 are very fine and closely filled, and the flavor and color of the peas, 

 when cooked unequaled; 2£ feet Per packet, 25 cents 1 00 6 00 



British Q,ueen. One of the best and most productive of the tall wrinkled 



marrows, of delicious flavor; 6 feet 40 2 50 



White Marrowfat. A favorite marrow sort; 6 feet 25 1 25 4 00 



Black-Eyed Marrowfat. This, as well as the preceding, is extensively 



grown as a field Pea : hardy and productive ; 4 feet 20 1 00 3 00 



Edible Podded Peas- 



Dwarf Sugar. Edible pods, of good quality shelled; 3 feet 50 3 50 12 00 



Early Dwarf Wrinkled Sugar. A new French variety, early and of 



good quality; 2| feet 40 2 50 9 00 



PEPPER. 



German, Pfeffer. — French, Piment. — Spanish, Pimiento. 



Grown largely for Pickles. Sow in hot-bed early in April, and transplant to the open 



ground when the weather is favorable. They should be planted in warm, mellow soil, in rows 



eighteen inches apart. They may also be sown in the open ground when danger of frost is past, 



and the soil is warm and settled. 



Per pkt. Oz. % lb. Lb. 



Sweet Spanish. {See cut.) One of the largest and earliest var- 

 ieties; the flesh is sweet, mild and pleasant 10c. 



Large Bell, or Bull Nose. (See cut.) An early variety, of 



mild flavor; rind thick and fleshy 10c. 



Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth. Similar to the preceding in 



shape and color, but larger and milder in flavor 10c. 



Squash, or Tomato-Shaped. The most generally grown for 



pickling; very productive; the leading market variety 10c. 



Long Hed Cayenne. Fruit brilliant coral red, conical, from 



three to four inches in length, very productive 10c. 



Long Yellow Cayenne. Similar in shape to the Long Red, but 



of a rich glossy yellow; both varieties are very ornamental.. 10c. 



Chili. — (True) — (See cut.) Very piquaut and prolific 10c. 



Cherry Red. An exceedingly ornamental variety; fruit erect, 



round, of a rich glossy scarlet color; very piquant 10c. 



Monstrous, or Grossurn, Anew sort from "France; fruit very- 

 large, and of irregular shape; good for mangoes 10c. 



40c. 



$1 25 



$4 00 



40c. 



1 25 



4 00 



40c. 



1 25 



4 00 



40c. 



1 25 



4 00 



40c. 



1 25 



4 00 



40c. 

 50c. 



1 25 

 1 50 



4 00 



5 00 



40c. 



1 25 



400 



50c. 



1 50 



500 



