PETER HENDERSON & CO.-VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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EGG PLANT. 



German, Eierpflante.— French, Aubergine.— Spanish, Berengena. 



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

 will repay good treatment. The seeds should he sown in hot- 

 beds or warm green-house in March or April, and when about 

 an inch high pot in two-inch pots. Plant out about June 1st, 

 two and a half feet apart. If no hot-bed is at hand, they can be 

 grown in any light room where the temperature will average 76 

 degrees. 

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



added at the rate of 16 cts per lb. 

 NEW YORK IMPROVED. The leading market variety; 

 excellent and verv productive. Pkt., lOcts.; oz., 50 cts.; 

 %. lb., $1.7"!; lb., $6.00. 

 Early Long' Purple. Differing in shape from the fore- 

 going; early, hardy and productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 30 cts.; ', lb.. $1.00; lb.. $3.5". 

 BLACK FEKIN. The fruit ■ f this handsome variety is jet 

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

 a verv superior variety. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 50 cts.; %. lb., 

 $1.75"; lb., $6.00. 



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 planling, is kept clear of weeds 

 until the plant has attained its full size, when the process 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 tempera- 

 ture 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. It can also be grown by sowing the 

 seed and thinning out to one foot apart each way, as recom- 

 mended for lettuce. 



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

 added at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 



GREEN C URLED. Very hardy ; leaves dark green, tender 



and crisp- (See cut.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; % lb., 



75 cts.: lb., $'2.f0. 

 FRENCH MOSS CURLED. A beautiful curled variety 



of fine quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; % lb., 75 cts.; 



lb., $2.50. 

 "White Curled. Leaves pale green ; should be used when 



young. Pkt., 10 cts.: oz., 2". cts.; \ lb., 75 cts. ; lb., $2.50. 

 BROAD LEAVED BAT AVI AN. (Escarolle.) Chiefly 



u>ed in soups and stews; requires to be tied up for 



blanching. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; yi lb., 80 cts.; 



lb., $3.00. 



KALE, or BORECOLE. 



German, Blalter-Kohl.— French, Chou Vert— German, Breton. 



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

 richer it is, the more abundant the product. Sow from the mid- 

 dle of April to the beginning of May in prepared beds, covering 

 the seed thinly and evenly ; transplant in June and treat in the 

 same manner as for Cabbage. Of all the Cabbage tribe this is 

 the most lender and delicate, and would be much more exten- 

 sively grown than it is, if its excellent qualities were generally 

 known. The varieties are all extremely hardy, and are best 

 when touched by frost. 



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 added at Ike rate of 16 cts. 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 Spinach. It is 

 ready for use in early spring. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 

 % lb., 30 cts. ; lb., $1.00. 



NEW DWARF VERY EARLY. A new sort ; of special 

 excellence, being a very dwarf fine curled variety of a 

 yellowish green color, growing very close to the ground. 

 Pkt., 10 i ts.; oz., 25 cts.; % lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 



GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. A dwarf variety, spre-uling 

 under good cultivation to three feet in diameter; leaves 

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

 20 cts.; % lb., .'.0 cts.; lb., $ .50. 



BROWN GERMAN CURLED. A very hardy and useful! 



variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., a> cts.; % lb , 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 

 Cottager's Kale. A valuable variety of excellent flavor and 



an immense cropper; grows about a foot in height; leaves 



rich green, curled and feathered to the ground. Pkt., 10> 



cts.; oz., 25 cts.; % lb., 60 cts ; lb., $2.00. 



KOHL RABI. 



German, Kohlrabi.— French, Chou-rabe. — Spanish, Cal de Nabo. 

 A vegetable intermediate between the Cabbage and the Turnip. 

 It is best cultivated by sowing the seeds in rows in May, June-- 

 and July, according to the latitude. In this district 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 preferable to sow the. 

 whole crop from seed and thin out where it stands, although, 

 when the weather is favorable, the thinnings may be planted 

 at the distances above named. 

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added at the rate of 1 6 cts. p: r lb. 

 EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Flesh white and tender ; th& 



best market sort; excellent for table use. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 40 cts.; % lb., $1.00 ; lb., $3.00. 

 Early Purple Vienna. Differs from the above in color;. 



being of a bluish purple. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; % lb... 



$1.00; lb., $3.00. 



LEEK. 



German, Lauch.— French, Poireau.— Spanish. Puerro. 

 The Leek is very hardy and easily cultivated ; it succeeds best 

 in a light but well enriched soil. Sow as early in spring as 

 practicable, in drills one inch deep and one foot apart. Where 

 six or eight inches high, they may be transplanted in rows ten 

 inches apart each way, as deep as possible, that the neck, being: 

 covered, may be blanched. If fine Leeks are desired, the ground 

 can hardly be made too rich. 

 // by mail in quantities of % lb. and upward, postage must be 



added at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 

 LARGE AMERICAN FLAG. A favorite market variety^ 



Pkt.. 10 cts.; oz.,30 cts.; % lb., $1.00 ; lb., $3.00. 

 MUSSELBURGH. Grows to a large size. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz. r 



30 cts.; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 

 Large Rouen. A large and excellent variety. Pkt., 10 cts.p 



oz., 30 cts.; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.0u. 



LETTUCE. 



German, Lattich. — French, Laitue. — Spanish, Lechuga. 

 The cultivation of Lettuce is universal by all who have gar- 

 dens, and from its tractable nature and freedom from nearly- 

 all insects and diseases, it is manageable in the hands of every- 

 one. For main early crop, seed may be sown in the open, 

 ground in the middle of September, and transplanted to cold 

 frames as soon as large enough to handle, being wintered over 

 in the same manner as early Cabbage. In dry, well sheltered 

 spots, by covering with leaves or litter late in the season. Let- 

 tuce plants may be saved over the winter without glass cover- 

 ing in southern part* of the country without difficulty. The- 

 plants for setting out in spring aie also sown in cold frames- 

 in February, and in hot-beds in March, and by careful c vering; 

 up at night make fine plants by April. But for ordinary private 

 use in the summer months, the simplest way is to sow it thinly 

 in rows one foot apart, and thin out the plants so that they will 

 stand one foot apart. This is easier than transplanting th& 

 plants, and if sown every two or three weeks fr.im middle of 

 April to middle of August, Lettuce may be had in perfection, 

 the whole season. 

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

 added at the rate of Id cts. per lb. 

 HENDERSON'S NEW YORK. (See co ored plate and: 

 special description, page 8.) Pkt., 20 cts.; oz., 75 cts. j 

 % lb., $2.50. 

 EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. (True.) This variety,, 

 properly speaking, does not head, but forms a compact, 

 close mass of leaves ; the ea' liest and leading market sort.. 

 Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 20 cts. ; % lb., 60 cts. ; lb., $2.00. 

 BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. We consider the Black 

 Seeded Simpson to be one of the most desirable acquisi- 

 tions that has been made to our list of Lettuces wi bin ten- 

 years. It has now been thoroughly tested, and from every 

 side we hear the most satisfactory reports in regard to it. 

 Like the ordinary Curled Simpson, it does not properly 

 form a head, but a compact mass of leaves ; but differs in. 

 being very much lighter colored, the leaves being almost 

 white ; stands the summer heat splendidly, an 1 attains a. 

 size nearly double that of the Curled Simpson. It is. 

 equally suited for forcing ; but, on account of its large- 

 size, it might not prove to be as profital le under some 

 circumstances as the strictly forcing varieties, such as. 

 Boston Market or Tennis Ball. [See cut.) Pkt., 10 cts. ; 

 oz., 25 cts. ; ii lb., 75 cts. ; lb., $2.50. 



Savannah, Ga. 

 Last Sunday, April 27th, I visited my n<nrhbor, Mr. John Schley, and in all my life I never saw anything that could nearly equal hij. 

 Cabbages. He informed me he obtained he seed from you. His Henderson's Early Summer Cabbage (seven acres) were then all headed and 

 ready for shipment to New York, and his Henderson's Selected Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage were equally good, all making tine solid. 



heads. I am a trucker here, and my cabbage are poor. I obtained the seed from . I am disheartened when I look at Mr. Schley a 



crop and then at miue. C. H. SHED 1AEL.. 



