PETER HENDERSON & CO. -VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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ASPARAGUS. —Continued. 



If by mail, in quantities of y lb. and upward, postage must be added 

 at the rale of Hi cts. per lb. 



THE PALMETTO. (See Novelties, page 8 ) Pkt., 15 cts. ; 

 oz., 50 cts. ; '., lb., SI. 50 ; lb., $5,110. 



COLOSSAL. Now the standard variety, of large size, excel- 

 lent quality, and very productive. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 

 cts. ; %. lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



THE PALMETTO. (See Novelties, page 8.) Fine roots, 

 $2.50 per 100 ; $20.00 per 1,000. (60 at 100 rate ; 500 at 



1,000 rate.) 

 COLOSSAL. Fine 2-year-old roots, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 



1,000. 



BEANS, English or Broad. 



German, Gartenbohne. — French, Five de Marais. — Spanish. Haba. 



This class is very hardy, and should be planted as soon as the 



soil is in good state iu the spring. Plant four inches apart and 



two inches deep, in drills four feet apart. To ensure well filled 



pods, pinch off the tops as soon as the lower pods begin to set. 



Add 30 cts. per quart extra if to be sent by mail. 



Early Mazag'an. Very early and hardy, and bears freely. 



Pt., 20 cts. : qt.. 40 cts. 

 BROAD WINDSOR. Best for general use. Pt., 20 cts. ; 



qt , 40 cts. 

 Sword Long Pod. An excellent variety. Pt., 20 cts. ; qt., 



40 cts. 



BEANS, Dwarf or Bush. 



German, Bohne. — French, Haricot. — Spanish, Frijorenano. 



A succession of sowings can be made from the first week in 

 May until September. These dates are for the latitude of New 

 York; further south the sowing must be done earlier, further 

 north, later. Plant in drills about two inches deep, and from 

 eighteen inches to two feet apart, according to the richness of 

 the soil ; the poorer the soil, the closer they can be planted. 

 The seeds should be dropped about two inches apart. 

 Add 30 cts. per qt. extra if to be sent by mail. Pints furnished at 

 quart rates. 



8ST Market Gardeners or Truckers, wishing to order by the 

 Bushel, will be supplied at reduced rates, to be obtained on 

 application. - "®* 



We have arranged the Dwarf Beans in this year's catalogue in 

 two classes, the Green and the Wax varieties, and in each class 

 have placed the varieties in about their order of earliness. 



Green Sorts. 



HENDERSON'S EARLIEST RED VALENTINE. 



(See description, page 18.) Qt. , 40 cts. ; peck, $2.50. 



LONG YELLOW SIX WEEKS. A very early prolific 

 and excellent variety. Qt., 30 cts. ; peck, $2.00. 



EARLY MOHAWK. Of good quality, very productive, 

 and very early. Qt., 30 cts. ; peck, $2.00. 



EARLY RED VALENTINE. Early productive, tender, 

 and succulent, and of fine flavor; remains longer in the 

 green state than most of the varieties. Qt., 30 cts. ; peck, 

 $2.00. 



Early Peejee. "Very early and prolific. Qt., 30 cts.; peck, 

 $2.00. 



White Valentine. A very prolific bearer, and it has ad- 

 ditional value in the bean itself, being white, enabling it 

 to be used as a shell bean. Qt., 30 cts. : peck, $2.00. 



Early China. An old standard variety that is very early. 

 Qt., 30 cts.; peck, $2.00. 



Prench Etampes or English Canterbury. (See de- 

 scription, page 7.) Qt., 40 cts. ; peck, $2.50. 



WONDER OP PRANCE. An early and the best of the 

 newer dwarf French varieties ; the pods are long and 

 straight. The beans are bright green, retaining their 

 fresh appearance when cooked. Pkt., 10 cts. ; qt., 40 cts. ; 

 peck, $2.75. 



Green Flageolet. Seeds of this are greenish white in color. 

 Desirable either as a string or shell bean. Qt., 30 cts. ; 

 peck, $2. 00. 



bush variety of the well known 

 Qt., 30 cts. ; peck, $2.00. 

 Very large pods, a good bearer. 



Dwarf Horticultural. A 

 Hortieii'tural Pole Bean. 



CANADIAN WONDER. 

 Qt., 30 cts. ; peck, $2.00. 



RHODE ISLAND DWARF 

 Novelties, page 7.) Qt., 50 cts. 



CASE KNIFE. 



peck, $3.50. 



(See 



REFUGEE, OR THOUSAND TO ONE. A very pro- 

 ductive, medium or late variety; young pods extremely 

 tender and of fine flavor. Largely grown as a main crop. 

 Qt., 30 cts.; peck, $2.00. 



GOLDEU REFUGEE. Pods perfectly round and of very 

 light color. The seed is distinct in appearance from that 

 of the old Refugee. Qt., 30 cts. ; peck, $2.00. 



Large White Kidney. E>.cellent as a shell bean, green or 

 ripe. Qt.. 30 cts.; peck, $2.00. 



White Marrowfat. Extensively grown for sale in the dry 

 state; of average quality as a string bean, but excellent 

 shelled, either green or dry. Qt., 30 cts.; peck, $2.00. 



GALLEGA, OR LARGE REFUGEE. For mauy years 

 the well known I efugee Bush Bean has been a standard 

 sort, whether grown tor market or for private use. This 

 variety, Gallega, is an .improved form of the parent 

 variety, being not only much more prolific, but, both pods 

 and beans are much larger in size than in the old sort. 

 Qt., 30 cts.; peck, $2.00. 



Wax Sorts. 



GOLDEN WAX. An entirely distinct variety, a week or ten 

 days earlier than the Dwarf Black Wax; the pods are 

 large, long and brittle, and entirely stringless. As a Snap 

 Bean it excels all others in tenderness and richness of 

 flavor, and has the further merit of being one of the best 

 Shell Beans grown for winter use. Qt., 35 cts ; peck, $2.25. 



IVORY POD WAX. A week eailier than the Black Wax, 

 bearing long pods of a waxy white color, entirely string- 

 less. Very tender, and an excellent shell bean Beans 

 ripe are of medium size, white and oval. Qt., 35 cts. ; 

 peck, $2.25. 



BLACK WAX OR BUTTER. The pods when ripe are of 

 a waxy yellow; transparent; very tender and delicious. 

 A standard variety. Qt., 35 cts.; peck, $2.25. 



FLAGEOLET WAX. Pods of large size, tender and suc- 

 culent. Equally good as a shell bean. Qt., 35 cts; peck, 

 $2.25. 



White Seeded Wax. A variety with wax-like pods similar 

 to the Black Wax, except in the color of the seed. Qt., 

 35 cts.; peck, $2.25. 



CRYSTAL WHITE WAX. A distinct variety, producing 

 pods of fair size, of rich and tender flavor; in color 

 waxy white, and almost as transparent as glass. It is a 

 stringless var.ety, very pi-oductive, and the pods, though 

 quick to develop, are slow to harden, and thus retain 

 their tenderness on the bush for a long time. An excellent 

 variety for canning purposes. 



DWARF MONT D'OR. One of the earliest of the Wax- 

 varieties. The vines grow vigorously and are profusely 

 laden with yellow covered pods. Pkt., 10 cts.; qt., 50cts.; 

 peck, $3.50. 



BEANS, Pole or Running. 



German, Stangen-Bohnen. — French, Haricot a Barnes. — Spanish, 

 Judias. 



These are more tender and require rather more care in culture 

 than the Bush Beans, and should be sown two weeks later than 

 these. They succeed best in sandy loam, which should be 

 liberally enriched with short manure in the hills, which are 

 formed, according to the variety, from three to four feet apart; 

 from five to six seeds are planted in each hill, about two inches 

 deep. As the matured bean is used mostly, the season is too 

 short for succession crops in the north, though it is advantageous 

 to plant succession crops in the Southern States, where the 

 season of growth is often from March to November. Rough 

 cedar or similar poles about seven or eight feet long should be 

 used for Lima Beans to climb on. They should be set in the 

 ground at least 18 inches, so as to prevent being blown over. 



Add 30 cts. per quart extra, if to be sent by mail. Pints furnished 

 at quart rates. 



JSST Market Gardeners or Truckers wishing to order by the 



bushel, will be supplied at reduced rates, to be obtained on 



application. 



JERSEY EXTRA EARLY LIMA. (See special descrip- 

 tion, page 7.) Qt., 75 cts.; peck, $5.00. 



LARGE WHITE LIMA. This is esteemed the best of all 

 the Pole Beans, and is almost universally grown both for 

 market and private use. Qt., 40 cts.; peck, $3.00. 



Small Lima or Sieva. It is earlier and more hardy than 

 the preceding; seed small, white and flat shaped. Qt., 50. 

 cts.; peck, $3.50. 



DREER'S IMPROVED LIMA. The distinctive fea- 

 tures of this variety are early maturity, large yield, 

 and extra quality of Bean. It is also claimed that it 

 produces more shelled beans to the pole than the large 

 Lima. Qt., 40 cts.; peck, $3.00. 



Rochester, N. Y.. August 6th. 

 We send you to-day a sample head of Henderson's Early Summer Cabbage, the finest we have ever seen. Our crop_ this season, all grown 

 from your seed, was very superior and obtained the highest price of any in this market. ESTATE OF H. E. HOOKER. 



(The sample head referred to weighed 15 lbs.) 



