PETER HENDERSON & CO.-VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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ONION.— Continued. 



WHITE PORTUGAL, or SILVER SKIN. A handsome 

 Onion, of mild flavor, but not a good keeper; extensively 

 grown for pickling. {See cut.) Pkt, 5 cts., oz., 20 cts.; 

 '„ lb., 75 cts.: lb., $2.50. 



SOTJTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. A handsome globular 

 Onion, of mild flavor, and a good keeper. One of the very 

 best. (See cut.) Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; ' 4 lb., 50 cts.; 

 lb., $1.75. 



LARGE RES GLOBE. Differs from the preceding only in 

 color. Pkt. , 5 cts .; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



SOTJTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE. Same shape as pre- 

 ceding; color yellow. An excellent keeper. Our stock 

 of this is perhaps the finest in the country. Pkt, 5 cts.; 

 oz., 15 cts. X lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.76. 

 The following are Italian varieties, and specially suited for 

 cultivation in the Southern States : 



GIANT ROCCA. A splendid large variety from Naples, 

 globular shape, bright brown skin and delicate flavor. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; > 4 lb., 1, jts., lb., $2.50. 



NEW NEAPOLITAN MARZAJO" A. One of the earliest 

 Onions in cultivation; it is a whit*; skinned Italian variety, 

 and an excellent keeper. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; %, lb., 

 75 c ts.; lb., $2.50. 



QUEEN. The earliest of all Onions; remarkable for the 

 rapidity of its growth, and very mild flavor. Pkt., 10 

 cts.; oz.. 25 cts.; J£ lb., 80 cts.; lb., $3.00. 



LARGE WHITE ITALIAN TRIPOLI. A new and ex- 

 cellent variety of quick growth and mild flavor. Pkt., 10 

 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $a.60. 



LARGE RED ITALIAN TRIPOLI. This has the same 

 characteristics as the White Tripoli ; distinct in color, 

 however. Pkt., lOcts.; oz., 25 cts.; }i lb., 75cts.; lb., $2.50. 



ONION SETS. 



The sets should be planted out as early in spring as the 

 ground is dry enough to work ; plant them in rows one foot 

 apart, with sets three or four inches apart. When raised from 

 sets, the Onions can be used in the green state in June, or they 

 will be ripened off by July. Sets are produced by sowing the 

 seed as early as the ground can be worked in the spring, very 

 thickly, in beds or drills; and about the middle of July, or 

 whenever the tops die down, the small bulbs, or sets, are gath- 

 ered and kept spread thinly in a cold, dry cellar, or loft, until 

 the following spring. The Potato and Top Onions are grown 

 only from bulbs. 



Add 20 cts. per quart extra if to be sent by mail. 

 White Onion Sets. Qt, 25 cts.; peck, $1.50. 

 Yellow Onion Sets. Qt.,25 cts.; peck, $1.50. 

 Potato Onions. Qt., 25 cts.; peck, $1.75. 

 Top, or Button Onions. Qt, 20 cts.; peck, $1.25. 

 Above prices subject to variation. 



PARSNIP. 



German, Pastinake.— French, Panais.— Spanish, Pastinaca. 

 Sow as early in spring as the weather will admit in drills fif- 

 teen inches apart, covering half an inch deep. When well up, 

 thin out to five or six inches apart in the rows. Unlike Carrots, 

 they are improved by frost, and it is usual to take up in fall a 

 certain quantity for winter use, leaving e rest in the ground 

 until spring, to be dug up as required. 



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

 added at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 



LONG SMOOTH OR HOLLOW CROWN. Best for 

 general use. Pkt, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 30 cts., lb., 



Tne Student. A fine flavored variety. Pkt., 5 cts.: oz 10 



cts.; 3| lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 

 Early Round. An early variety, but of small size. Pkt, 5 



cts.; oz.,10cts. ; # lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



PARSLEY. 



German, P«<em7ie.— French, Persil.— Spanish, Peregil. 

 Parsley succeeds best in a rich, mellow soil. As the seeds 

 germinate very slowly, three or four weeks elapsing sometimes 

 betore it makes its apperance, it should be sown early in spring 

 previously soaking the seed for a few hours in tepid water! 

 Sow thickly in rows a foot apart, and half an inch deep For 

 winter use protect in a frame or light cellar. 

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

 added at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 



HENDER 1 ?, ON ' S EMERALD. (See description, page 10.) 



^ k , '- W J}^°t^ a cts ' ; ¥■ lb - 75 cts - ; lb* $2.50: 

 DOUBLE CURLED. A fine dwarf variety, beautifully 



5?SSKSK©£^ pkt - 5 Js - ; oz - 16 £5 



CHAMPION MOSS CURLED. A very select stock, beau- 

 tifully crimped and curled. Pkt, 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; li 

 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



FERN LEAVED. A very beautiful variety, being more like 

 a crested fern or moss than Parsley ; very valuable for 

 table decoration. Pkt, Sets.; oz., 15 cts.; \& lb., 40 cts.: 

 _ lb., $1.25. 



Plain Parsley. The leaves of this sort are plain ; it is 

 hardier than the curled variety ; good for flavoring. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ? 4 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts. 



Hamburg- or Turnip-Rooted. A fleshy rooted kind ; the 

 roots used for flavoring soups. Pkt, 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. ; 

 >4 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



PEAS. 



German, Erbse. — French, Pais. — Spanish, Guizanle. 

 Peas come earliest to maturity in light, rich soil. For gen- 

 eral crop, a deep loam, or a soil strongly inclining to clay, is 

 best. For early crops, decomposed leaves or leaf mold should 

 be used, or if the soil is very poor, stronger manure may be 

 used. For general crops a good dressing should be applied, and 

 for the dwarf growing kinds the soil can hardly Lie too rich. 

 When grown as a market crop, Peas are never staked, and are 

 sown in single rows, two or three inches deep, and from two to 

 three feet apart, according to variety or the strength of the 

 soil. When grown in small quantities for private use. they are 

 generally sown in double rows, six or eight inches apart, and 

 the tall varieties staked up by brush. For an early crop, sow 

 in February, March or April, according to latitude, as sooii as 

 the ground can be worked, and make repeated sowings every 

 two weeks for succession. After the first of June, sowing 

 should be discontinued until the middle of August, when £> 

 good crop may sometimes be secured by sowing an extra early 

 sort. 



Add 30 cts. per quart extra if to be senlby mail. Pints fumisfttd at 



quart rates, except where noted. 



Prices by the Bushel given on application. 



Extra Early. 



HENDERSON'S FIRST OF ALL. (See description, page 

 18.) Qt., 30 cts.; peck, $2.(j0; bush., $7.00. 



AMERICAN WONDER. (See special description, page 18.) 

 Qt., 40 cts.; peck, $2.50; bush., $9.00. 



CARTER'S FIRST CROP. One of the earliest varieties, 

 iy z feet. Pt, 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, $1.75. 



IMPROVED DANIEL O'ROURKE. A favorite extra 

 early variety. Pt., 15 cts.; qt., 28 cts. ; peck, $1.75. 



Philadelphia Extra Early. A very desirable early variety, 

 largely grown South. Pt, 15 cts.; qt.,25 cts.; peck, $1.75. 



Caractacus. An early productive Pea, of good flavor ; one of 

 the best early round kinds. Pt, 15 cts.; qt, 25 cts. ; peck, 

 $1.75. 



LAXTON'S ALPHA. The earliest of all the wrinkled 

 Peas; of fine quality and very prolific ; pods large and 

 well filled ; three feet. Qt., 30 cts.; peck, $2.00. 



LAXTON'S MINIMUM. A white, wrinkled sort; a pro- 

 digious bearer, exceedingly early, and very dwarf, and of 

 splendid quality. From its low growth it will undoubt- 

 edly prove to be one of the best varieties for forcing, 

 either in the hot-bed or greenhouse. Qt, 40 cts.; peck, 

 $2.75. 



WILLIAM I. One of the newer varieties, of very fine 

 quality. It is about one-third larger than the Philadel- 

 phia Extra Early, and about five days later. Qt., 30 cts.; 

 peck, $2.u0. 



McLEAN'S LITTLE GEM. A dwarf, green wrinkled mar- 

 row, very prolific, of superior flavor, and a first early; one 

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



EXTRA EARLY PREMIUM GEM. A very fine dwarf 

 Pea i f the Little Gem type, on which it is a great improve- 

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



KENTISH INVICTA. About five days later than the im- 

 proved Daniel O'Bourke; ripens all together ; pods of a 

 fine green color; very prolific, and of excellent flavor. 

 One of the best for canning. A very good market variety ; 

 two an ' one-half feet. , Pt., 15 cts.; qt. 25ets.; peck, $1.75. 



McLEANV BLUE PETER. This may be called a larger, 

 better and earlier form of Toni Thumb having blue seed. 

 It is remarkably dwarf, very early, a capital bearer and f 

 excellent quality. Q,., 30 cts.; peck, $2.00. 



Tom Thumb. Remarkably dwarf and early, o£ excellent 

 quality, and yields abundantly ; one foot. Qt., 30 cts.; 

 peck, $2.00. 



Second Early Varieties. 



FILLBASKET. This variety is one of the best second 

 early Peas in cultivation; dwarf growing; blue, of excel- 

 lent flavor. Qt., 30 cts.; peck, #2.00. 



McLEAN'S ADVANCER. An early green wrinkled variety 

 of delicious flavor; 2 feet. Qt., 30 o".i.; peck," $2.00. " 



I take-pies 



ea«ure in savino- thot „,.* t .k i ,_.„ „ Mouth OF East River P. O., Va. 



saying that out of the large bill of seeds I bought of you, none failed, but all.prpyed to be first-class. 



/uly 3d, 1884. 

 R. THAXTON. 



