PETER HENDERSON & CO.— VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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CUCUMBER.— Continued. 



IMPROVED EXTRA LONG WHITE SPINE. 



An improved variety of the preceding and much super- 

 ior to it ; largely used for forcing by market gardeners. 

 Pkt., 5c; oz.. 15c; Mlb., 35c; lb., $1.00. 



Boston Pickling. Largely used about Boston by mar- 

 ket gardeners. A very productive kind of superior qual- 

 ity. Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 15c ; 14 lb., 3. _ c ; lb., $1.00. 



Early Frame. An old and popular variety, of medium 

 size, straight and handsome ; excellent for pickles when 

 young. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 1°-, 35c; lb., $1.00. 



Early Cluster. A much esteemed early sort, growing 

 in clusters and extremely productive. Pkt., 5c; oz., 

 15c; Mlb.. 85c.; lb.. $1.00 



GREEN PROLIFIC. One of the best pickling sorts. 

 Its characteristics are its very uniform growth, hardly 

 ever yielding cucumbers too large for pickling, and in 

 its immense productiveness. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; J4 lb., 

 40c; lb., $1.25. 



Early Russian. The earliest variety; fruit produced in 

 pairs; small, hardy and productive. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c.; 

 I41b., 40c; lb.. Sl-25. 



LONG GREEN. A fine long fruit of excellent quality, 

 dark green, firm and crisp. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 

 35c; lb., $1.00. 



SHORT GREEN, OR GHERKIN. Similar to 

 Early Frame; good for pickling. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c ; J4 

 lb ,35c; lb., $1.00. 



West India Gherkin, or Burr. Used only for 

 pickles. Pkt., 10c; oz. 25c; J4 lb. 75c; lb., $2.50. 



CUCUMBER, Frame or Forcing. 



Sow in small pots from middle of January, in a hot-bed or 

 hothouse. When grown to three leaves plant out in a pre- 

 viously prepared hill of loose, rich soil, in the centre of the 

 sash. Keep a temperature of 65 degrees at night, to 75 or 80 

 degrees with sun-heat. The following selection includes 

 some of the leading English varieties: 

 Berkshire Champion. Duke of Edinburgh. 

 Blue Gown. Cuthill's Black Spine. 



Carter's Champion. Invincible. 



Improved Sion House. Master's Proline. 

 Dale's Conqueror. Long Gun. 



Lord Kenyon's Favorite. Prince Albert. 

 Telegraph. fflunroe's Rabley. 



Marquis of Lome. Walker's Rambler. 



Price, per packet, 25 cents. 



DANDELION. 



German, Pardeblume. — French, Pisse-en-lit.— Spanish, 



Amargon. 

 The Dandelion resembles Endive, and is sometimes culti- 

 vated for spring greens, or for blanching for salad. The 

 roots when dried and roasted are often employed as a sub- 

 stitute for coffee. The seed should be sown in May or June, 

 in drills half an inch deep, and twelve inches apart. The 

 plants will be ready for use the following spring. 

 If by mail in quantities of 14 M>- an d upwards, postage must 



be added at the rate of 16c. per lb. 

 Dandelion Common. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 

 NEW LARGE-LEAVED. Its name partly de- 

 scribes this new variety, although we would add that its 

 leaves are fully double the size of the common Dande- 

 lion. It is such a great advance over the old variety, so 

 largely used for salads, etc, that it will soon entirely su- 

 persede it. Pkt., 15c; oz., 50c. 



EGG PLANT. 



German, Eierpflanzc.— French, Aubergine.— Spanish, 

 Berengena. 

 The Egg Plant will thrive well in any good garden soil, but 

 will repay good treatment. The seeds should be sown in 

 hot-beds the first week in April, care being taken to protect 

 the young plants from cold at night. Plant out about June 

 1st, about two and a half feet apart. If no hot-bed is at 

 hand, sufficient plants may be raised for a small garden by 

 sowing a few seeds in common flower-pots, or boxes in the 

 house. 

 If by mail in quantities of M lb. or upwards, postage must 



be added at the rate of 16c. per lb. 

 NEW YORK IMPROVED. (See cut.) The leading 



market variety ; excellent and very productive. Pkt., 



10c; oz., 60c ; 14 lb.. $2.00 ; lb., $7.50. 

 Early Long Purple. (See cut.) Differing in shape 



from the foregoing; early, hardy and productive. Pkt., 



10c; oz., 30c; % lb., $1X0; lb., $3.50. 

 BLACK PEKIN. The fruit of this handsome variety 



is jet black, round in form and very solid; it is quite 



early and a very superior variety. Pkt., 10c; oz.,60c; 



\ lb., $2.00; lb.. $7.50. 

 Scarlet Fruited. An exceedingly ornamental variety. 



Pkt., 10c; oz., 75c. 



ENDIVE. 



German, Endivien. French, Chicoree. — Spanish, Endivia. 

 Endive is one of the best salads for fall and winter use. 

 Sow for an early supply about the middle of April. As it is 

 used mostly in the fall months, the main sowings are made 

 in June and July, from which plantations are formed at one 

 foot apart each way, in August and September. It requires 

 no special soil or manure, and after planting is kept clear of 

 weeds until the plant has attained its full size, when the pro- 

 cess of blanching begins. This is effected by gathering up 

 the leaves and tying them by their tips in a conical form, 

 with bass matting. This excludes the light and air from the 

 inner leaves, which, in the course of from three to six weeks, 

 according to the temperature at the time, become blanched. 

 Another and simpler method consists in covering up the 

 plants, as they grow, with slats or boards, which serve the 

 same purpose, by excluding the light, as the tying up. 

 If by mail in quantities of 14 lb. and upwards, postage must 



be added at the rate of 16c. per lb. 

 GREEN CURLED.' Very hardy; leaves dark green, 

 tender and crisp. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; J4 lb., 60c. ; lb., 

 $2.00. 

 White Curled. Leaves pale green; should be used 

 when young. Pkt.. 10c ; oz.. 35c. ; J4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 

 FRENCH MOSS CURLED. A beautiful curled va- 

 riety, of fine quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; X lb., $1.00; 

 ■ lb., $3.00. 

 BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. (Escarolle.) Chiefly 

 used in soups and stews; requires to be tied up for 

 blanching. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 30c. ; 14 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 



GARLIC. 



German, Knoblauch.— French, Ail.— Spanish, Ajo. 

 Used for flavoring soups, stews and other dishes. Garlic 

 thrives best in a light, well-enriched soil ; the sets should be 

 planted in early spring, in rows one foot apart, and from 

 one to five inches between the plants in the rows. The crop 

 matures in August, when it is harvested like the Onion. 

 If by mail in quantites of 14 lb. or upwards, postage must be 



added at the rate of 16c. per lb. 

 Garlic Sets. Per lb., 40c. 



KALE, or BORECOLE. 



German, BUitter Kohl. -French, Chou Peri.-Spanish, Breton. 

 Kale, or Borecole may be grown in almost any soil, but the 

 richer it is the more abundant the product. Sow from the 

 middle of April to the 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 qual- 

 ities were generally known. The varieties are all extremely 

 hardy, and are best when touched by frost. 

 If by mail in quantities of% lb and upwards, postage must 



be added at the rate of 16c. per lb. 

 DWARF CURLED KALE, GERMAN GREENS 

 or "SPROUTS." This variety is extensively grown 

 as Winter Greens, sown in the month of September, in 

 rows one foot apart, and treated in every way as Spin- 

 ach ; it is ready for use in early spring. This variety wo 

 will not be able to supply this season, before August. 

 Pkt., 5c; oz.. 10c; 14 lb., 25c; lb., 75c 

 GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. A rather dwarf variety, 

 growing about eighteen inches in height, but spreadiig 

 under good cultivation to three feet in diameter; leaves 

 of a bright green, beautifully curled. Pkt,, 5c; oz., 

 15c ; Mlb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 

 BBOWN GERMAN CURLED. A very hardy and 

 useful variety. Pkt., 5c ; oz., 15c ; J4 lb., 40c ; lb., $1.25. 

 Cottager's Kale. A valuable variety, of excellent fla- 

 vor, and an immense cropper; grows about a foot in 

 height; leaves rich green, curled and feathered to the 

 ground. Pkt . 5c ; oz., 20c. ; 14 lb., 50c ; lb , $1.50. 

 Variegated Triple Curled. Leaves beautifully 

 curled and variegated; an excellent vegetable, and ex- 

 ceedingly ornamental. Pkt., 10c ; oz., 30c. ; 14 lb., $1.00. ; 

 lb., $3.00. 



KOHL RABI. 



German , Kohlrabi. — French, Chou-rave. Spanish, 

 Cal de Nabo. 

 A vegetable intermediate between the Cabbage and the 

 Turnip. It is best cultivated by sowing the seed in rows in 

 May, June and July, according to the latitude. In this dis- 

 trict, we sow through June, for succession, in rows eighteen 

 Inches apart, thinning out to eight inches between the plants. 

 It is rather difficult to transplant, and it is generally prefer- 

 able to sow the whole crop from seed, and thin out where it 

 stands, although, when the weather is favorable, the thin- 

 nings may be planted at the distances above named. 

 If by mail in quantities of '4 lb. and upwards, postage must 

 be added at the rate of 16c. per lb. 



