PETER HENDERSON & CO.— VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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CORN SAI.AD, OR FETTICUS. 



German, Lammersalat. — Fronch, Mache. — Spanish, Canonigoft. 



A vegetable used as a salad, and sold to a large extent in our New York markets. 

 It is sown on the first opening of spring, in rows one foot apart, and Is fit for use in 

 six or eight weeks from time of sowing. If wanted to come in early in spring, it is 

 Eown in September, covered up with straw or hay as soon as cold weather sets in, 

 and is wintered over exactly as Spinach. It is largely grown in cold frames in the 

 vicinity of New York, and if covered with straw mats or shutters can be used at 

 any time during the winter. 



Jf by mail in quantities of 3^ lb. and upward, postage must be added 



at the rate of 8 cents per lb. 



5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. 3^ lb. ; 80 cts. lb. 



COLLARDS, True Georgia. 



Frencli, Chou. — German, Bldlter-Kohl. 

 Sow for succession from June to August, and treat as Cabbage, 

 in rows one foot apart. 



If by mail in quantities of }^ lb. and upward, postage must be added 



at the rate of 8 cents per lb. 



5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 35 cts. i^ lb. ; Sl.lO lb. 



CRESS, OR PEPPER GRASS. 



German, Kresse. — French, Cc&s-.so?i. — Spanish, MoAtruco. 



A well known pungent salad Requires to be sown thickly and covered very 

 slightly, at frequent intervals, to keep up a succession, as it soon runs to seed. 



If by mail in quantities of 3^ lb. and upward, postage must be added 

 at the rate of 8 cents per lb. 



UPLAND CRESS. 

 (Barbarea Vulgaris.) 

 Grown as Spinach, 

 and used exactly 

 as water cress. It 

 so much resembles 

 watercress in taste 

 that the difference 

 is scarcely discern- 

 ible, and its use 

 should become 

 more general, as it 

 is of as easy culture 

 as Spinach, indeed 

 easier, for it is a 

 perennial plant, 

 and can be grown 

 easily for two years 

 without re=owing 

 and it yields enor- 

 mous crops. The sped should be sown In April (latitude of New 

 York) in i • -ws 12 to 15 inches apart. (See cut.) 10 cts. pkt. ; $1.50 oz. 

 Extra Curled. Very fine; may be cut two or three times. 6 cts. 



pkt. ; lu .-tb. oz. ; 20 cts. J^ lb. ; 60 cts. lb. 

 Australian. Fine, piquant flavor. 6 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 85 cts. 



1^ lb. ; $1.00 lb. 

 American, or Land. Eaten as water cress In winter. 6 cts. pkt. ; 

 15 cts. oz. ; 35 cts. }4 lb. ; $1.00 lb. 



CRESS, Water. 



German, Brunnenkresse. — French, Cresson de Fontaine. — Spanish, 



Berro. 



This is a well known hardy perennial aquatic plant, growing abundantly along 

 the margins of running streams, ditches and jjonds, and sold in immense quanti- 

 ties in our markets in spring. Where it doe^ not grow naturally, it is easily intro- 

 duced by planting along the margins of ponds and streams, whereitincreases, both 

 by spreading of the roots and by seeding. It has a particularly pleas.int, pungent 

 taste, agreeable to most people. For full details of culture for the market, see new 

 edition of ■ ' Gardening for Profit. " 



If by mail i:i quantities of % lb. and upward, postage must be added 



at the rate of 8 cents per lb. 



10 cts. pkt. ; 50 cts. oz. ; SI. 50 J^ lb. 



DANDEEION. 



German, Pardeblume. — French, Pisse-en-Ut. — Spanish, Amargon. 



The Dandelion resembles Endive, and is sometimes cultivated for spring greens, 

 or tor blanching for salad. The roots when dried and roasted are often employed 

 as a substitute for coffee. The seed should be sown in May or June, in drills half 

 an inch deep and twelve inches apart. The plants will be ready for use the follow- 

 ing spring. 



Tf by mail in quantities of Jo lb. and upward, postage must be added at 

 the rate of 8 cents per lb. 



Dandelion, Common. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. 



LARGE LEAVED. Its name partly describes this 



variety, although we would add that its leaves are fully double 

 the size of the common Dandelion. 15 cts. pkt. ; 50 cts. oz. 



UPLAND OSKSa. 





■WPITE CUELED ENDIVE. 



ENDIVE. 



German, Endivien. — French, Chicoree. — Spanish, Endivia. 



Endive is one of the best salads for fall and winter use. Sow for an early supply- 

 about the middle of April. As it is used mostly in the fall months, the main sow- 

 ings are made in June and July from which plantations are formed at one foot 

 apart each way in -August and September. It requires no special soil or manure, 

 and after planting is kept clear of weeds until the plant has attained its full size, 

 when the process of blaucbing begins. This is effected by gathering up the 

 leaves and tying them by their tips in a conical form. This excludes the 

 light and air from the inner leaves, which in the course of from three to sis. 

 weeks, according to the temperature ,j^ 



at the time, become blanched. An- ^^-7 V 



other and simpler method consists vJ/V- (r3v,pI\A 



in covering up the plants as they *vS^,-t,.3 L^ J^ I^IR V 

 grow with slats or boards, which ,~^'^:[^'TVl\)<V\^ii'j^'\i 

 serve the same purpose, by ""^ " ■ ^ '^ — . -.-i-.M^i , .^/^ 



excluding the light, as the 

 tying up. It can also be 

 grown by sowing the seed 

 and thinning out one foot 

 apart each way, as recom- 

 mended for Lettuce. 



If by mail in quantities 



of /4 ^^- ^''^^ upward, 



postage miist be 



added at the rate of 



8 cents per lb. 



GREEN CURL- 

 ED. Not only 

 most useful as a 

 salad, but is 

 highly ornamen- 

 tal from its deli- 

 cately cut and 

 colored leaves. 

 It is much used 

 for garnishing. 

 5 cts. pkt.; 20 

 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. 

 1^ lb. ; SI. 75 lb. 



FRENCH MOSS CURLED. From the density of its foliage this 

 variety is heavier than the Green Curled, but is equally agreeable 

 as a salad, and its appearance either green or blanched is particu- 

 larly handsome. 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 60 cts. J^ lb. ; S2.00 lb. 



"White Curled. Leaves pale green ; should be used when young. 

 (See rut.) 5 cts. pkt. ; 20 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. J^ lb. ; $1.75 lb. 



BROAD LEAVED BATAVI.AJT. {Escarolle.) Chiefly used in 

 soups and stews ; requires to be tied up for blanching. 10 cts. 

 pkt. : 25 cts. oz. ; 60 cts. I4 lb. ; S2.00 lb. 



EGG PEANT. 



German, Eierpflanze. — French, Aubergine. — Spanish, Berengena. 



1 oz. for 1,000 plants. 

 The Egg Plant will thrive well in any good garden soil, but will repay good treat- 

 ment. The seeds should be sown in hot-beds or warm green-house in March or- 

 April, and when about an inch high pot in two-inch pots, 

 ^'^>^^<' ■> Plant out about June 1st, two and a half feet apart. If no hot- 



^iN \.T'» / « bed is at hand, they can be grown in any liglit room where 



?^bi^ vT r'Tl! t^® temperature wiH average 75 degrees. 



mail in quantities of }4 lb. and up~ 

 ward, postage must be added at 

 the rate of 8 cents per lb. 



NEW YORK IM~ 

 PROVED. Thi& 

 is the leading- 

 market variety 

 everywhere.^ 

 Plant is robust,, 

 the leaves and 

 stems being- 

 thickly set with 

 spines, which are- 

 not found to any 

 extent on the 

 other varieties. 

 (See cut.) 10 cts. 

 pkt. ; 50 cts. oz. ; 

 SI. 50 }4 lb. 

 BLACK PEKIN. 

 The fruit of this 

 handsome vari- 

 ety is jet black, 

 round in form 

 and very solid ; it 

 is quite early, and 

 a very superior 

 variety. 10 cts. 

 pkt. ; 50 cts. oz. ; 

 $1.50 i^lb. 



NEW YOEK mPBOVED EGG Pl.ANT. 



I succeeded in taking forty-four prizes last year at different county exhibitions 

 your seeds and will write "success" I'm sure. The plants 1 got from your house last f 



for flowers and fruit grown in cold green-house. I shall give exceptional good care ta 

 leason were in good«;ondition, and did well. — G. H. Ceaig, Dartmouth, N. S , Apl.liO, '88. 



