20 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—GENERAL WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 
PETER HENDERSON & Co's Box COLLECTIONS” 
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VEGETABLE SEEDS ~—« 
FOR RETAILING. 
For the convenience of those who wish to purchase and put our seeds on sale 
in their stores and do not know exactly what to select, we have made up the following 
**Box Collections.” The varieties contained in them are such as our experience 
has shown to be the most popular and salable, though, of course, you are at per- 
fect liberty to make your own selections from our Retail Catalogue 
for the current year, or from the lithographed packets listed on 
page 19. 
Our New Counter Boxes we think are the finest ever sent out, andas the differ- 
ent varieties of seeds are fully displayed, your customer can see exactly what is wanted 
without disturbing the entire contents of the box, consequently the seeds sell 
themselves. 
These ‘* Vegetable Seed Counter Boxes” we do not sell, but we loan one 
to every dealer ordering our vegetable seeds in lithographed packets to the amount of not 
less than $6.00, net, annually, where collections requiring two. of these counter boxes 
= are ordered, such as collections ‘‘C” and ‘'D,” we will loan the required two cases. 
] We make no charge for packing or shipping, hut the freight or express charees must be 
COLLECTION “‘ B”’ VEGETABLE SEEDS, paid by customers. 
DIMENSIONS. a 
Twenty-four Compartment box, 26 inches lorg x 14 inches wide x 3 inches deep; weight, empty, 6% Ibs. 
Thirty-six “ee of 29 ac ce 9 “6 “e 3 “ “cc oc “ 9% Ibs. 
Each compartment will hold ro to 20 packets, according to the size of the seeds. 
The varieties comprising these collections are such as our experience has shown to be the most popular and salable, though of course, you areat perfect 
liberty to make your own selection from the list on page 19, and our Retail Cataloguc forthe current year. 
BOX COLLECTION OF VEGETABLE SEEDS “A.” 
Retail value, $12.00. Wholesale price, $6.00. 
Contains 240 packets, 10 each of 24 varieties, that retail at 5c. each, viz.: 
Beet, Lon - Smooth Blood. Cucumber, Early White Spine. Onion, Wethersfield Red. Radish, Scarlet Turnip. 
‘*\ Blood ‘I urnip. Egg Plant, New York Improved. “White Globe. Squash, Hubbard (Winter). 
Cabbage, Early Jersey Wakefield. Lettuce, Early Curled Simpson. Parsnip, Long Smooth. “s White Scalloped (Summer). 
uC Selected Late Flat Dutch. a Boston Market (Head). Pepper, Large Bell or Bull Nose. Tomato, Trophy. 
Carrot Danvers. Melon, Musk, Nutmeg. Pumpkin, Cheese. Turnip, Golden Ball. 
Celery, Half Dwarf, Water, Mountain Sweet. Radish, Long Scarlet. Red Top Strap Leaf. 
BOX COLLECTION OF VEGETABLE SEEDS “B.” 
Retail value, $18.00. Wholesaie price, $9.00. 
Contains 360 packets, 10 each of 36 varieties, that retail at 5c. each. 
The contents include all of the varieties mentioned in collection ‘‘ A,” with the following in addition: 
Cauliflower, Extra Early Paris. Leek, American Flag. Parsley, Emerald. Spinach, Savoy-leaved. 
Celery, Go'den Dwarf. Melon, Musk, Emerald Gem, Radish, French Breakfast. Tomato, Perfection. 
Endive, Green Curled. Onion. Yellow Danvers, Squash, Yellow Summer Crookneck. Turnip, American Purple Top Ruta Bags 
BOX COLLECTION OF VEGETABLE SEEDS ‘C.” 
Retail value, $24.00 Wholesale price, $12.00. 
Contains 480 packets, 10 each of 48 varieties, that retail at 5c. each. This collection requires two 24 compartment boxes. 
The contents include all of the varieties mentioned in “A” and ‘“‘B”’ collections, with the following in addition : 
Beet, Eclipse. Cucumber, Nichol’s Medium Green. Melon, Water, Kolb’s Gem. Radish, White Tipped Scarlet Turnip. 
Cabbage, Early Summer, Kale, Dwarf Green Curled. Onion, Extra Early Red. Salsify, Long White. 
Celeriac, Smooth Prague, Kohl Rabi, White Vienna. Pepper, Long Red Cayenne. Squash, Boston Marrow. 
BOX COLLECTION OF VEGETABLE SEEDS “D.” 
Retail value, $36.00. Wholesale price, $18.00. 
Contains 720 packets, 10 each of 72 varieties, that retail at 5c. each. This collection requires two 36 compartment boxes. 
The contents include all of the varieties mentioned in ‘‘A,” “B” and ‘‘C” collections, with the following in addition: 
Cabbage, American Drumhead Savoy, Lettuce, Salamander. Onion, White Portugal. Squash, Vegetable Marrow. 
Carrot, Long Orange. Melon, Musk, Delmonico. os Red Globe. Golden Custard. 
Scarlet Horn. ce Water, Green and Gold. Pepper, Golden Dawn. Tomato, Golden Sunrise. 
Celery, New Rose. se ae Florida Favorite, Sweet Mountain. Mikado. 
Cucumber, Short Green. Okra, White Velvet. Radish, Early White Turnip. Turnip, Earl White Strap Leaf. 
Lettuce, Paris White Con Onion, Yellow Dutch. Yellow Summer Turnip, Purp ¢ Top White Globe. 
