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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



OPilOlV. 



WE wish to call particular attention -to our 

 exceptionallj- pure and fine stocks of 

 ONIOX SEED. All the Onion Seed 

 we offer is of 1888 crop, and is unusually plump 

 and heavy, and we have (as is our invariable cus- 

 tom) given the seed the most thorough " sprouting 

 tests," as it is called, and find the germinating per- 

 centage to average exceedingly high this season. 

 In fact, in our trials every sample of Onion Seed 

 sown made a green line in ten days from the time 

 of planting. From the great care we have taken 

 with this article, our Onion Seed trade has in- 

 creased wonderfully in the last few years, and our 

 seed is certain to give the same universal satisfac- 

 tion as other specialties with which we have be- 

 come identified. In the new edition of our Mr. Peter 

 Henderson's book, "Gardening fok Profit," 

 this most important crop is fully treated of, and 

 all the latest known details of culture fully given. 



1 oz.for 100 feet of drill; 5 or 6 76s. i?i drills for an 

 acre. If hy in lil in quantities of}^ lb. and upward, 

 postage must be added at the rate ofSc. lb. 



"WHITE BUNCH. (See Novelties, page 11.) 15cts. 

 pkt. ; -40 ets. oz. ; SI. 25 I4 lb. ; Si. 50 lb. 



NEW ADRIATIC BARLETTA. {See Novelties, 

 page 11.) 15c. pkt. ; 50c. oz. ; $2 i| lb. ; S6 lb. 



Extra Early Flat Red. A light-colored Onion, 

 good keeper, and the earliest of all. 5 cts. pkt. ; 

 20 cts. oz. ; 60 cts. }£ lb. ; S2.00 lb. 



"WT3THERSFIELD LARGE RED. A favorite sort for general 

 crop. A large yielder and a good keeper. {See cut.) 5 cts. pkt. ; 

 20 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. ^4 lb. ; $1.85 lb. 



■V7HITE PORTUGAL OR SILVER SKIN. One of the leading 

 sorts of white flat Onion. A most excellent keeper and good 

 yielder. Largelv grown for pickling. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. ; 

 90 cts. 1^ lb. ; SS^OO lb. 



YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. A globe-shaped variety ; one of 

 the best yielders, and a splendid keeper. {See cut.) 5 cts. pkt. ; 

 20 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. J^ lb. ; $1.85 lb. 



ROUND YELLOW DANVERS. An early variety, a good keeper, 

 and an excellent market sort. It is of good size, and has a thin 



yellow skin. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. 

 oz. ; 50 cts. 3^ lb. ; $1.60 lb. 



YELLOW DUTCH. A flat,yel- 

 low Onion ; agoodyielder,but 

 not so desirable as other yel- 

 low sorts on account of its 

 color and shape. It 

 is one of the heavi- 

 est croppers. 5 cts. 

 pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. : 50 

 cts. }^lb. ;S1.601b. 



SOU THPORT 

 WHITE GLOBE. 



A handsome glob- 

 ular Onion, of mild 

 flavor, and a good 

 keeper. One of the 

 very best. {See cut.) 

 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. 

 oz. ; 90 cts. 1^ lb. ; 

 $3.00 lb. 



S OUT HPO RT 

 YELLOW GLOBE. 



Same shape as pre- 

 ceding; color yel- 

 low. An excellent 

 GLOBE ONION. kccpcr. Our stock 



of this is perhaps 



the finest in the country. (See cut.) 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. : 



75 cts. 34 lb. ; $2.50 lb. 



LARGE RED GLOBE. Differs from the preceding only in color. 

 (-See cut.) 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 70 cts. J^ lb. ; $2.25 lb. 



View of a Si:lii Fikld of ouk Yellow Globe Danvers Oxion. (Fruin a Photograph.) 



The following are Italian Varieties, and specially suited for cul- 

 tivation in the Southern States : 

 NEW MAMMOTH POMPEII. {See Novelties, page 11.) 10 cts. 



pkt. : 30 cts. oz. ; SI. 00 ^-^ lb. : $3.00 lb. 

 QUEEN. This is the earliest of all onions, small, flat, white and 



mild flavored. 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 75 cts. i<£ lb. ; $2.75 lb. 

 NEAPOLITAN MARZAJOLA. An early white, flat onion of 



lb.; S2.251b. 



globe-shaped va- 

 Flavor mild and 

 lb.; $1.75 lb. 

 POLL A new 

 growth and mild 



fine flavor. 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 75 cts 

 GIANT ROCCA. Very large growing 



riety of a reddish brown color. 



sweet. 10c. pkt. ; 20c. oz. ; 50c. i.i 

 LARGE WHITE ITALIAN TRI- 



and excellent variety of quick 



flavor. 10 cts. 



pkt. ;20cts.oz. ; 



60 cts. U lb.; 



S2.00 lb. 

 LARGE RED 



ITALIAN 



T R I POLL 



This has the (' 



samecharacter- 



istics as the 



White Tripoli; 



distinctin color, 



however. 10 cts. 



pkt. ;20ets.oz. ; 



60 cts. V lb.; 



S2.00 lb. 

 NEW GIANT 



WHITE GAR- 



GANUS. An 



Italian variety that combines, in a remarkable degree, carliness, 



large size and fine quality. Single onions of this variety, grown 



from seed the first season, have weighed as much as 3 lbs. As 



already stated, it matures early, is a white skinned and white 



fleshed variety, in shape somewhat flat, and of an exceedingly 



mild and delicate flavor. 15c. pkt. ; 30c. oz. ; 90c. J:^ lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



Bermuda Ouion Seed. 



We again have pleasure in offering new crop seed of the true 

 Bermuda Onion, the seed of which is often dilficult to obtain. 

 Pale Red. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. ; $1.00 i| lb. ; $3.00 lb. 

 White. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. ; $1.00 34 lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



Ouion Sets.— Red Onion Sets, 30c. qt.; S2.00pk. White, 35c. 

 qt. ; 82.50 pk. Yello-w, 25c. qt. ; $1.75 pk. Potato Onions, 25c. qt. ; 

 $1.75 pk. Top, or Button Onions, 30c. qt. : $2.00 pk. 



ShaUots.— 25c. qt. ; $1.50 pk. Garlic Sets. — iOc. lb. 



WETHEESFrEUJ LAEGE KED ONION. 



Th.ose desiring to purclias© Onion Seed in lots of 5 lbs. and 

 ■up-ward are invited to -write for special prices. 



