PETER HENDERSON & CO.-VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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CUCUMBER, 

 English Frame or Forcing Varieties. 



Sow in small pots in January, February or March, in a hot- 

 bed or hot-house. When grown to three leaves plant out in a 

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

 sash. Keep a temperature of 65 degrees at night, to 70 or 80 de- 

 grees with sun heat. When grown under glass artificial impreg- 

 nation of the flowers is necessary by the usual methods of a 

 camel's hair pencil, or a hive of bees should be kept, if grown 

 on a large scale in green-houses ; when grown in the open air 

 there is no need for this, as the insects and wind effect impreg- 

 nation. The following selection includes some of the leading 

 English varieties : 



Berkshire Champion. 

 Bine Gown. 

 Carter's Champion, 

 Improved Sion House. 

 Bale's Conqueror. 



Duke of Edinburgh. 

 Cuthill's Black Spine. 

 Invincible. 

 Blaster's Prolific. 

 Long Gun. 



Lord Kenyon's Favorite. Prince Albert. 

 Telegraph. Munroe's Rabley. 



Marquis of Lome. Walker's Rambler. 



Price per paoket, for any of the above, 25 cts. 



DANDELION. 



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

 The Dandelion resembles Endive, and is sometimes cultivated 



for spring greens, or for blanching for salad. The roots, when 



dried and roasted, are often employed as a substitute 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. 



Jf by mail in quantities of %lb and upward, postage must be added 

 at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 



Dandelion, Common. Fkt.,10cts.; oz., 40 cts. 



LAEGE-LEAVED. Its name partly describes this 



variety, although we would add that its leaves are fully 

 double the size of the common Dandelion. It is a great 

 advance over the old variety, so largely used for salads, 

 etc. Nit., 15 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 



EGG PLANT. 



•German, Eierpfcanze. — French, Aubergine. — Spanish, Btrengena. 

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

 "Will repay good treatment. The seeds should be sown in hot- 

 heds 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 bjf mail in quantities of %, lb. and upward, postage must be added 



at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 



See " Prizes for Specimen Vegetables," in Introductory. 



TEW YORK IKPEOVED. (See, cut.) The leading market 

 variety; excellent and very productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 60 cts.; H lb.. $2.00 ; lb., $7.00. 



Early Long Purple. Differing in shape from the fore- 

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

 SO cts. ; ij lb. , $1.00; 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., 10 cts.; oz., 60 cts.; %, lb., 

 $2.00 ; lb., $7.50. 



ENDIVE. 



German, Endivim. — 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 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 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 % H>- and upward, postage must be added 

 at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 



GBEEN CURLED. Very hardy ; leaves dark green, tender 



and crisp. {See cut.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; > 4 lb., 



80 cts.; lb., $3.00. 

 FRENCH MOSS CURLED. A beautifnl curled variety, 



of fine quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; ' 4 lb., 80 cts.; 



lb., $3.00. 

 White Curled. Leaves pale green; should be used when 



young. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; » 4 lb., 80 cts.; lb., $3.00. 

 BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN (Escarolle.) (See cut.) 



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



for blanching. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; > 4 lb., 80 cts. ; 



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 quantities of %, lb. and upward, postage must be added 

 at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 



Garlic Sets. Per lb., 50 cts. 



KALE, or BORECOLE. 



German, Bldtter-Kohl. — French, Chou Vert. — 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 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 tender 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. 



If by mail in quantities of > 4 lb. and upward, postage must be added 

 at the 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. (See description, page 8.) 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; > 4 lb., 80 cts.; lb. $3.00. 



GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. A dwarf variety, spreading 

 under good cultivation to three feet in diameter; leaves 

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

 20 cts.; % lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



BROWN GERMAN CURLED. A very hardy and useful 

 variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz.. 20 cts.; > 4 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.; > 4 ' lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 



KOHL RABI. 



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

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



at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 

 EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Flesh white and tender ; the 



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



oz., 40 cts.; U lh. $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.; > 4 lb., 



$1.00; lb., $3.00. 



LEEK. 



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

 The Leek is very Mrdy 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. When 

 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. 



If by mail in quantities of v 4 lb. and upward, postage must be added 

 at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 



Brownstown, Ind., June 6th. 1884, 

 I am much yleased with Henderson's Early Snowball Cauliflower. The first were ready for market May 29th. WM. SCHWiilJN. 



