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HENDERSON'S veKle SEEDS 



Vegetable Gardening is a profitable and pleasurable occupation. There is no food in all the world 



that can compare with the fresh vegetables from your own garden 



Our Prices Have Been Reduced to the Lowest Point, Consistent 



with the Production of Quality Seeds 



The varieties of vegetable seeds offered on this and the following pages are the highest developments in their respective classes and have 

 by rigid tests, as required for the Henderson Standard of Excellence, proven their worth to occupy space in this catalog. Many of them 

 are varieties that were originated by us during the ninety-two years of our existence, and which today are household words throughout 

 the vast expanse of this great land. 



It has always been ouf aim to describe all of our offerings accurately and truthfully, which in many cases has necessitated a rather 

 long description. This year we have reduced them, so that the outstanding facts concerning a variety may be seen at a glance. 



ASPARAGUS 



CULTURE — A sparagus may be grown in almost any 

 soil or situation, but special success is attained in thor- 

 oughly enriched* deeply dug sandy loam. Beds cared for 

 improve with age, lasting for many years. Asparagus may 

 be grcnvn from seed, but as it should not be cut before it is three or four years old, time is saved by buying and plant' 

 ing roots. For complete cultural instructions, send for pamphlet "Asparagus Culture." 



207 GIANT WASHINGTON (Seed) 



Developed under the auspices of the United States Dept. of Agriculture, this has become 

 the most popular variety in cultivation, primarily because of its immunity to the dreaded 

 rust disease. The shoots are of giant size, very vigorous, straight and of superb quality. 

 Color dark green tinged with purple. 



Price: pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; M lb. 60c; lb. $1.50. 



One to two years' time is saved by planting roots, which we can supply from 

 November 1st to May 15lh. One hundred roots will plant a plot 6 ft. x 50 ft. 

 which is enough for an ordinary family. 



ROOTS 



GIANT WASHINGTON 



Two-year-old roots 



Three-year-old roots 



PALMETTO 



Per 100 

 ..§3.50 

 . . 5.00 



Per 500 



S15.00 



22.00 



Per 1,000 



§27.00 



42.00 



Delivered 

 Transportation Paid 



Large, early, a strong, quick grower, prolific and continuous yielder; the stalks, large and 

 uniform under ordinary culture, average nearly an inch in diameter, retaining their thick- 

 ness up to their plump tips. The usual bunches of 15 shoots measure 13 Yi inches in cir- 

 cumference and weigh about 2 pounds. For quality Henderson's Palmetto is peerless, 

 meltingly tender and of delicious flavor. The Palmetto is equally adapted to all sec- 

 tions North and South. 



Per 100 Per 500 Per 1,000 



Two-year-old roots §2.75 §11.00 §20.00 (Delivered 



Three-year-old roots 4.00 17.00 32.00 I Transportation Paid 



ARTICHOKE 

 201 Large Green Globe 



Early, Productive and Rustless 



The best strain of this favorite French delicacv. 

 Price, pkt. 25c; oz. §1.00; M lb. §2.75. 



Two Qreen Bush Bean Introductions for 1939 



8 COMMODORE (New) 



24 PLENTIFUL (New) 



A dwarf form of Kentucky Wonder. This alone should be suffi- 

 cient recommendation for this new addition to our offering of 

 delectable table beans. The climbing or pole strain of Kentucky 

 Wonder has enjoyed popular favor in the gardens of America dur- 

 ing the past half century. The plants of Commodore are vigorous. 

 The pods are 8 to 9 inches long, nearly straight, fleshy, distinctly- 

 fine flavored, brittle and stringless. {See Illustration.) 

 Price, pkt., 20c; K lb., 50c; lb., 95c. 



This new variety was outstanding from every standpoint in our 

 trials last season. The plant is large, medium dark green, excep- 

 tionally vigorous, highly productive, and from our observations last 

 season, appears to be more resistant to disease than most varieties. 

 The pods are quite similar to Bountiful, measuring 6% to 7 inches, 

 long, but not quite as wide and slightly darker green, straight 

 flat, entirely stringless, and of the highest quality. 

 Price, pkt., 20c; % lb., 40c; lb., 70c; 2 lbs., SI. 30. 



The culture of quality and prize-winning vegetables are given in Henderson's Garden Guide & Record, sent free on request with order amounting 



to §3.00 or over. 



