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PETER HENDERSON & CO.-VEGETABLE SEED NOVELTIES. 



WATER MELON-PRIDE OF GEORGIA. 



Our illustration is an 

 excellent representation 

 of this valuable new- 

 Water Melon. It is dark 

 green in color, nearly 

 oval in shape, ridged like 

 an orange, and grows as 

 represented — partly upon 

 its end. It has proved 

 to be an excellent ship- 

 ping variety, and when 

 well grown attains a large 

 size. This is what the 

 introducers say in regard 

 to it, and for it they make 

 the additional claim that 

 for crispness, sweetness 

 and flavor it stands 

 among Water Melons as 

 did Saul among the chil- 

 dren of Israel — head and 

 shoulders above them. 



25 cts. per pkt. ; 5 pkts. 

 for $1.00. 



WATER MELON, "PRIDE OF GEORGIA. 



KOLB'S GEM WATER MELON. 



A newer variety of Water Melon. It has been largely grown and shipped to all the large markets in the 

 country, and it is the testimony of commission merchants who have received them that it is one of the best shipping 

 melons known. The melons attain a weight of from 25 to 50 lbs. Its flavor is first-class, and its keeping qualities 

 are so good that it has been had here in New York, in a perfectly fresh and sweet condition, for two months after 

 shipment. 10 cts. per pkt. ; 30 cts. per oz. ; $1.00 per % lb. ; $3.50 per lb. 



HENDERSON'S EMERALD PARSLEY. 



Perfection in Parsley has seemingly been reached in this "Emerald " variety, now first offered. The plant is of 

 dwarf habit, with leaves finely cut and curled, and of a deep emerald green hue. Growers for the markets of all 

 large cities know how important it is for their sales to have a stock of Parsley that is 

 "curly." To such, as well as to amateur cultivators, we commend this new sort. 



10 cts. per pkt. ; 25 cts. per oz. ;■ 75 cts. per J^ lb. ; $2.50 per lb. 



PINEAPPLE SQUASH. 



A fall and winter variety of the peculiar, and certainly very distinct, shape portrayed 

 in our cut. Our representation sufficiently describes the shape of this variety, and we 



have only to add that the color of the skin is a 

 creamy white. In time of ripening it comes in with 

 the Perfect Gem, and is of excellent quality when 

 quite young, and keeps well all winter. A very 

 prolific variety, yielding from five to eight squashes 

 to each vine. The flesh is also of a creamy white 

 color, fine grain and splendid quality, having a rich 

 cocoanut flavor. 10 cts. per pkt.; 40 cts. per oz.; $1.50 per J^ lb. 



ESSEX HYBRID SQUASH. 



This is not only one of the richest flavored, finest grained, and sweetest 

 of all squashes, but it is also one of the very best keepers that we know 

 of. The flesh is very thick, rich colored and solid. It is a very early, 

 quick growing variety, squashes raised from seed sown on the 3d of July, 

 two months after planting, weighing 10 and 12 lbs.' 



5 cts. per pkt. ; 20 cts. per oz. ; 60 cts. per J^ lb. ; $2.00 per lb. 



Fredericksburg, Va., July 5th, 1884 

 The Vanguard Potatoes bought of you came in just two weeks before the Early Rose, and were very fine. 



H. B. LANE. 



PINEAPPLE SQUASH. 



ESSEX HYBRID SQUASH. 



