# PETER HENDERSON ftCO.,NEW YORK 



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Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



PRICES 

 Delivered free in i be U.S. 



(excepting otherwise noted.) 



Pkt. I Oz. I 1 Lb. | Lb. 



KOHL-RABI. A bulbous-formed vegetable; when cooked, before fully grown, 

 is tender and excellent, combining the flavors of Cabbage and Turnip. 



Early White Vienna. Large, quick-growing; greenish-white skin and tender 

 white flesh 



Early Purple Vienna. The outside color is purple; flesh white and delicate. . 



Short-Leaved Early White Vienna. Early and rapid growing, with few and 

 small leaves; the most delicately flavored; indispensable for frames and 

 forcing: can be planted closely 



LEEK. (/ oz. irill sou- 100 feet of drill.) 



Large American Flag. This very superior variety produces white, uniformly 



large stems 2 inches in diameter by 10 inches long, of delicate flavor 



Musselburgh, or Scotch Champion. Large-growing, broad, flat-leaved 



variety, stems 3 inches in diameter by 6 to 8 inches long 



Large Rouen. Thick, short-stemmed variety, excellent for either winter or 



autumn use, of slow growth, but slow in running to seed 



LETTUCE. (/ oz. for 3,000 plants.) (for plants, see page 166.) 

 HEAD VAELETLES. 



All the Year Round. Hardy and productive; full, round heads 



Big Boston, Henderson's. (.See special description, page 23.) A grand, 

 large, solid heading variety, for frame and open-ground culture, heading at 

 all seasons; crisp, tender and sweet, well-blanched leaves 



Boston Market, or White-Seeded Tennis Ball. A popular, early, small, 

 compact-heading variety, for early outdoor culture and largely forced in hot- 

 beds and greenhouses; can be planted closely 



Black-Seeded Butter. Forms good-sized, hard heads, extensively used as an 

 early outdoor variety as well as for frame culture 



Mammoth Black-Seeded Butter. Similar, but larger than the above, enor- 

 mous heads, tender, sweet and crisp, good for all seasons, but particularly 

 fine for late fall use «... 



Yellow-Seeded Butter. A distinct, large, dense yellow-headed sort, hand- 

 some, crisp, tender and of fine flavor 



Density. A little gem of such dense and compact growth that it is practically 

 all head, and can be grown only 6 inches apart; the heads are closely formed 

 of attractively crumpled leaves, blanched to an appetizing creamy-white, are 

 tender, brittle and of perfect quality 



Deacon. A large, firm-heading variety, for early summer or late fall use; light 

 green outside, creamy-yellow inside, of fine buttery quality 



Golden Queen, Henderson's. One of the best first early head Lettuces for 

 either open-ground or frame culture and a good forcer; medium-sized, solid, 

 golden-yellow heads, crisp and tender 



Hanson. A handsome, large-heading, summer variety of fine quality 



Immensity, Henderson's. (See special description, page 25.) The largest 

 head Lettuce, often 4 feet in circumference; not early, but reliable for late 

 summer and fall use; quality fine 



Matador. A medium early, very compact growing Lettuce, forming a close, 

 solid head, the inner leaves and heart of which are creamy-white, tender, crisp 

 and of unusually rich and delightful flavor; it stands long without bolting to 

 seed and is a splendid early garden variety 



Mignonette. (See special description, page 24) A small, sturdy, nearly "all- 

 head" Lettuce; the solid, compact hearts are creamy-yeliow, of very superior 

 quality, sweet, mild, tender and crisp; outside leaves tinged russet. It is very 

 early, hardy, long-standing, and an excellent " all-seasons " variety and fine 

 for late fall crops in cold frames 



New York, Henderson's. (See special description, page 23 .) The king of all 

 summer Lettuces; immense heads, often 15 to 18 inches across, as solid as 

 Cabbage; blanches beautifully; crisp, tender and delicious 



Precocl^r. The earliest head Lettuce grown, heading up quickly; it is small, 

 compact in growth, and of a delicate yellowish-green throughout; heads 

 very solid; quality tender and sweet 



Salamander Perfected, Henderson's. (See special description, page 24.) 

 Medium early and one of the best for summer use; remains long in head 

 without running to seed and a great heat and drought resister; heads of good 

 size, compact and tender; light green outside, white within 



Tennis Ball, Black-Seeded. A hardy, extremely early, small, hard-heading 

 variety. A favorite for growing in frames, hot-beds and greenhouses, as well 

 as for early open-ground culture 



Waldorf, Henderson's. A medium-sized variety, equally valuable for open 

 ground or forcing ; heads solid and tender with delicious creamy-white 

 hearts ; outer color clear, bright green 



White Summer Cabbage. A large-heading, summer variety, good for the 



South 



CURLED OR CUTTING VARIETIES. This type does not form compact 

 heads, but large masses of curly, crisp leaves, which are practically ever- 

 bearing as they keep growing after picking ; the best of these are : 



Early Curled Simpson. Forms a compact mass of yellowish-green, curly leaves; 

 earlier than head Lettuces; largely grown in cold frames and the open ground . 



Black-Seeded Simpson. Very large loose heads of curly golden-yellow leaves; 

 which are thin and tender. It stands summer heat splendidly, and is valued 

 for frame culture 



Grand Rapids. Beautifully crumpled and curled; tender and delicious; grows 



freely 



COS. " CELERY " or "ROMALNE " VARIETIES. 



These form large, elongated, compact heads that blanch mild and crisp; 

 esteemed for summer use. 



Express COS, Henderson's. (See special description, page 24.) Very early 

 for a Cos, of dwarf, compact growth; requires no tying to blanch; quality fine. 



Paris White Cos. A popular old variety, growing to a large size, with long, 

 conical, compact heads, blanching well when tied 



Trianon Cos. Firm, large, conical heads, blanching snowy-white; crisp, tender 

 and sweet; requires tying 



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