Seed 



Testing scenes at 

 Red Bank, N. J. 



Henderson's Trial Grounds, 

 Trials of Bush Beans. 



HENDERSON'S 

 TESTED SEEDS 



Grown to perfection under 

 the supervision of our experi- 

 enced plant breeders, Hen- 

 derson's High Quality Seeds 

 are assembled and processed 

 in _ our Warehouses, after 

 which they are carefully test- 

 ed at our Trial Grounds, Red 

 Bank, N. J. 



This eliminates the possi- 

 bility of chance, and insures 

 maximum results — better veg- 

 etable crops and more beauti- 

 ful flowers — for the gardeners 

 of America. 



Lettuce trials at Red Bank. Heading varieties and Romain 

 a few samples of late garden Peas in the background^ 



Cabbage trials at Red Bank. Henderson's Ca 



is famous for uniformity and trueness to type. 



Henderson's Invincible Asters display thei 

 charm and beauty at our Trial Grounds, 



Seed samples are tested throughout the year in our green- 

 houses at Red Bank, for germination and viability. 



HENDERSONS GARDEN GUIDE 

 AND RECORD 



Having gone through ten or more editions with a distribution of well 

 over two million copies, this new edition, which was entirely reset in a 

 modern easy-to-read type face, makes this book more valuable than ever. 



New feature articles on garden planning are accompanied by new 

 drawings of garden plans and perspectives, by an experienced landscape 

 architect. Up-to-the-minute articles tell about Soil Preparation, Lawn 

 Making. The Building of Annual or Perennial Gardens. Rock Gardens. 

 Rose Gardens, etc. Everything connected with the cultivation, har- 

 vesting and storage of vegetables is included. Latest canning methods, 

 dehydrating and quick freezing are among the new subjects treated. 



There are 76 pages of text and 16-record pages, 112 pages in all. 

 In convenient pocket size with a strong water repellent cover, so that 

 it may be taken right out to the garden for reference. 



Sent without charge on orders amounting to $4.00 

 or over if requested. Published price 50c. 



l <37iz's 112-page Book Tells 

 How, What, When 



and Where Hv 

 to Plant ■: 



A VEGETABLE GARDEN 



FOR HEALTH 







During the past six years many gardeners who for the first time 

 learned the advantages of vegetable gardening, because they were 

 motivated through patriotic reasons to make a Victory Garden, have 

 written us that they plan to make vegetable gardens during the rest 

 of their lives. 



The many advantages of owning a Vegetable Garden cannot be 

 over estimated. No food is more- healthful or delicious than that 

 obtained fresh from our own garden, and no exercise will keep us 

 in better physical condition than taking care of the work entailed in 

 maintaining the garden. 



Besides glowing sufficient vegetables in variety to supply the table 

 during the growing season, it is also advisable to grow a quantity to be 

 preserved for the winter months. The most modern method of food 

 preservation is that of 



QUICK FREEZING 



This is one of the newer methods of preserving food and one of the best from the 

 standpoint of the quality of the product. Formerly it was thought that freezing ruined 

 vegetables. Today we know that if the vegetables are precooked or blanched before 

 freezing, their full flavor, nutritive and vitamin value may be retained for many months. 

 The present limiting factor to this method of food preservation is the scarcity of freezing 

 equipment. For those who are so fortunate as to own a home cabinet, the preservation 

 Of the garden products offers no problem at all. However, many communities now have 

 commercial storage houses equipped with private storage lockers which will hold any- 

 where from 100 to 200 lbs. of food, and which offer a very simple solution to the food 

 preservation problem. 



The quality of the quick frozen products taken out of the locker depends almost 

 entirely upon the quality of the vegetables or fruits put in. Quick freezing cannot put 

 into the product quality, color and flavor if it was not originally there; consequently, 

 care should be taken to grow for freezing purposes only those varieties of vegetables and 

 fruits which have proven to be best adapted for this purpose. There are many varieties 

 which are favorites for fresh or canning use that are not suitable for freezing. Up to the 

 present time, no satisfactory methods have been devised for the freezing of Cabbage, 

 Celery, Cucumber. Lettuce, Radish or Tomatoes. The following are among the varieties 

 recommended: 



VEGETABLES 



Asparagus, Washington 



Beans Green Bush, Bountiful or Tendergreen 



Beans Wax, Pencil Pod or Round Pod Kidney Wax 



Beans Lima, Henderson Bush or Fordhook 



Beets, Detroit Dark Red 



Broccoli, Riviera 



Brussels Sprouts, Long Island 



Carrot, Red Core Chantenay or Nantes Half Long 



Cauliflower, Snowball 



Corn Sweet, Golden Bantam, Golden Cross Bantam, or Country Gentleman 



Kale, Curled Scotch 



Kohlrabi, Early White Vienna 



Mushroom, Cultivated Varieties 



Peas, Prosperity, Laxtonian, Laxton's Progress, Telephone 



Pepper, California Wonder 



Rhubarb, MacDonald 



Spinach, Bloomsdale Savoy or Summer Savoy 



Turnip, Purple T^p White Globe, (Select Young Roots) 



FRUITS 



Blackberry, Alfred Dewberry, Lucretia or Young's 



Blueberry, All cultivatedvarieties Raspberry, Latham 



Boysenberry, Hybrid Strawberry, Dorsett or Midland 



There are numerous ways in which the various foods may be prepared for freezing. 

 Literature on this subject can be obtained from your state Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. 



