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It IS not enough to know that seeds 

 for weed seeds will grow ! The vital point is, 

 What will they produce? This is a matter that is too seldom 

 taken into consideration by the average buyer, many of whom are more 

 interested in hunting for the lowest in price, while progressive farmers and gar- ^'^^ '^^^ttW- 

 deners appreciate that "blood will tell" in seeds as well as in animals, and reahzmg that ^"^ -^^^ 

 their profits for a whole year depend upon the seeds they plant, they avoid "cheap" seeds as 

 being poor economy, knowing that superior seeds produce superior and more profitable crop<= 



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While we do not wish to appear egotistical, yet in justice to ourselves and our seeds, and for the 

 benefit of people who have never dealt with us, we claim to be the producers and distributers of the 

 BEST SEEDS IN THE WORLD— it is our business and our profession. We know that planters of seeds 

 buy them entirely on confidence ; we realize that to lose a man's confidence is to lose his patronage. If 

 you have never used^bur seeds, TRY THEM THIS YEAR, and we will try and retain your confidence, 

 as we have succeeded in doing with annually-increasing thousands for over half a century. 



If you had tte time and we had the space, we could entertain you with thousands of letters of similar purport to the following! 



tienderson's Superior Seeds, " Direct to the Planter," Appreciated ; tienderson's Superior Seeds Yield Superior Crops ; 



•'/ think your ' Xew Departure' is a good one and will receive its reward. 

 It is 21 years since I purchased my Srst • Henderson's Seeds.' and I have yet 

 to find one seed or plant that has failed to fulfill the utmost expectations 

 when purchased from you direct, but I have several times purchased 

 seeds elsewhere labeled 'Henderson's so and so,' and found them inferior, 

 leaving me to lament too late, that I had been foolish enough to allow myselt 

 to ' fall among thieves' for the sake of saving a little time. Heartily wishing 

 you success."— J. G. Bbittain, West Arlin^on, Baltimore. Md. 



" You state you will henceforth deal direct with planters: I think this will 

 meet with general approval. Your seeds are the truest to name of any, and I 

 have bought from a good many seedsmen."— R. L. Nash, Palmetto, Fla. 



•' We can get seeds nearer home, but quality in garden seeds is of more 

 importance. Unquestionably your seeds are the surest and safest. We have 

 never planted a seed from Henderson that refused to grow." 



— QuAREY Gardens, Leesville Cross Roads, Ohio. 



tienderson's Superior Seeds Produce tiie Frize-Winners: 



'■.4m pleased with your seeds: I liave taken first premiumson best collections 

 of vegetables raised by gardeners here for the last five years. 1 also took 

 many separate premiums on specimens, such as your Succession Cabbage, 

 etc.'' — C. Pflhgixg, Terre Haute, Ind. 



"/ have much pleasure in telling you that I have won eight prizes at the 

 Horticultural Show here, for vegetables and flowers grown from your seeds." 



— J. M. Hetsox, Harbor Commissioner's Office, Montreal. Can. 



"/ get more prizes on vegetables raised from your seeds than from those 

 of any other seedsmen."— Misa Id. J. Sweet, West Broome, Prov. Quebec. 



• Henderson's Superior Seeds Retain our Customers for Decades ; 



"Seeds and plants give entire satisfaction. I believe myself to be one of 

 the oldest customers of your firm — / was a student in \ew York during the years 

 1S49-.T0 — returning home I purchased at your store and have dealt with you ever 

 since." — Dr. Geo. T. Bingay, Westport, N. S. 



"7 have dealt now with .your firm for over 30 years, and J safely assert 

 that after trying various other seedsmen during that period, I have always 

 returned to Peter Henderson & Co., as the most reliable firm in its dealings." 



— John F. Wielandy, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 



" It is about 40 years since we first ordered .seeds from Peter Henderson & 

 Co., and we have ordered more or less all this time from the establishment with 

 general satisfaction. Never had reason to complain." 



— A. M. Engle, Moonliglit, Kans. 



"/ used .vour seeds along with others in the spring, and can truthfully 

 say that Henderson's Seeds yielded more than twice the crop of any other." 



— Wm. Kelly, Paterson, N. J. 

 " 7 have used many different growers' seeds, but yours excel all others in 

 yielding capacity." — Edwin Inman, South Araboy, N. J. 



"I was prevented from sending my usual order to you last spring, but the 

 results from seeds obtained elsewhere were so distinctly inferior to what I have 

 been accustomed to secure with your seeds, that I return to vou." 



— L. W. Chaney, Nortlifleld, Minn. 

 "People here are enraptured with the qualit.v of vegetables produced from 

 your seeds: they are the acme of perfection — all true to types — and would serve 

 as models for your catalogue pictures. This is no praise, but facts." 



— C. H. Roy, Jellico, Tenn. 



tlenderson's Superior Seeds Bring Fortli Press Comments : 



" We take pleasure in noting the beautiful catalogue, 'Everything for the 

 Garden,' from the old and trustworthy house of Peter Henderson ,C- Co. The 

 sterling worth of the firm's goods is too well known to require amplifica- 

 tion." — Extract fro.m Rural New Yorker. 



"Henderson's Catalogue is on our table. This publication represents one 

 of the oldest seed hou.ses in America, and one that does an immense business. 

 The name of Peter Henderson £ Co. is a household word wherever Sowers and 

 vegetables are grown and gardens planted." — Kansas City Star. 



" The house of Peter Henderson & Co. has long since established a name 

 for the reliable quality and purity of the large quantities of seeds bandied by 

 it." — Extract from Florists' Exchange. 



Henderson's Seeds are Recommended bij Oid Customers to New ; 



"Everything we have gotten from you, seeds, plants and bulbs, have been 

 all and more than .you represented them to be. I most cheerfuily recommend 

 your firm whenever opportunity presents." — W. J. Martin, Clarinda, Iowa. 



"At the close of a prosperous season in gardening operations, I cannot 

 refrain from expressing my appreciation of the superior quality of your seeds 

 and the product of the same. I planted none but Peter Hender.son it- Co.'s 

 seeds, and if a single seed failed to germinate, I do not know it. and the fruits 

 proved quite true. I deem it a duty 1 owe .vour house, in consideration of the 

 qualit.v of .your goods and the gentlemanly manner in which .vou have always 

 treated me, to make this fact known to m.v friends, and to secure for you as 

 man.v new customers as possible, as I am morally sure that your old cus- 

 tomers need no solicitation." — Henry L. Grant. Grafton, \V. Va. 



HENDERSON'S PLANTS BRING JOY TO THOUSANDS OF HOMES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. 



" The plants came .Saturday morning, and I am very much pleased with 

 them. I think they are the nicest I have ever received for the money. 1 thank 

 you for the extras you so kindly sent — I did not expert any with so small an 

 order — and also for the advice you gave about the Camellia." 



— Mrs. G. R. PiERPONT, Salem, Va. 



"7 wish to acknowledge the safe arrival and excellent /condition of the 

 plants sent by you, and also to thank you for the gift' of .several ro.se plants 

 and others as premiums. I beg also to state that all m.v orders to .you in the 

 past have been most .satisfactorily filled, and m.v garden is a very constant 

 reminder of your courteous attention to my onlers." 



— Mrs. G. Seabbry, St. Paul, Minn. 



" I'our package of plants came in perfect, order. They looked as healthy, 

 fresh and green as if picked yesterday. They were at once put into the ground 

 according to directions, and all seem as tho' they liked the climate." 



—Mrs. J. H. Warren, San Francisco. Cal. 



"/ mu.st write .vou a few lines to thank .vou for the ver.y nice lot of extras 

 which .you put in with m.v la.st order of plants. Your generosit.y in this respect 

 ought certainly to secure you life-long friends and patrons, of which I will 

 alwa.ys be one. The extra plants you give, together with the splendid qualit.v 

 of .your goods, makes it more advantageous to order from you than from 

 chciper houses, whose plants and seeds are not good. Again thanking yoa, 

 I remain, Walter D. Klapp, Natchez, iliss." 



