PETER HENDERSON & CO.— VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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CEI.ERIAC (Turnip-Rooted Celery). 



French, Cekri-rave. — German, Knob-Seleri. 

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



at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 

 ERFURT GIANT. "We have found this to be a great improve- 

 ment on the older varieties of Celeriac, for while of equally 

 good flavor, it attains a much larger size. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. 

 oz. ; $1.00 1^ lb. ; S3. 00 lb. 



Large Erfurt. 

 Produces tur- 

 nip -shaped 

 roots, "Which 

 may be cooked 

 and sliced, and 

 used with vine- 

 gar, making a 

 most excellent 

 salad. 10 cts. 

 pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 



LARGE SMOOTH PBAGUE CELERIAC. 



75 cts. 1^ lb.; 

 $2.50 lb. 

 Apple Shaped. 

 A good variety, 

 with small fol- 

 iage and large 

 tubers almost 

 round in shape, 

 and smooth. 10 

 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. 

 oz. ; 75 cts. J4 

 lb. ; $2.50 lb. 



LARGE SMOOTH PRAGJE. The finest variety yet introduced. 

 {See cut.) 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. ; SI. 00 >i lb. ; S3.00 lb. 



CHICORY. 



If by wmH in quantities of ^o lb. and upward, postage must be added 



at the rate of 8 cents per lb. 

 Large Rooted. Used to mix with, or as a substitute for Coffee. 



Cultivation the same as for Carrot. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 



30 cts. i^lb.; $1.00 lb. 



CHERVII.. 



German, Gartenkerbel. — French, Cerfeuil. 

 If by mail in quantities of ).< lb. and upward, postage must be added 



at the rate of 8 cents per lb. 

 Chervil, Curled. An aromatic sweet herb. The young leaves are 

 used in soups and salads. Sow thinly in May, in drills half an 

 inch deep, one foot apart. 5 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 75 cts. 34 

 lb. ; $2.50 lb. 



Tuberous Rooted. Sow in March or April ; after treatment 



same as Carrot. 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. ; $1.00 J^ lb. ; $3 lb. 



CUCUMBER. 



German, Gurke. — French, Concombre. — Spanish, Cohombro 

 1 oz. for 50 hills ; 2 to 3 lbs. in hills for an acre. 



Cucumbers succeed best in ivarni, rich, sandy loam ground. They should not 

 be planted in the open air until there is a prospect of settled warm weather; in 

 the vicinity of New Yorli about the middle of May. Plant in hills about four 

 feet apart each way. The hills should be previously prepared by mixing thor- 

 oughly with the soil of each a shovelful of well rotted manure. When all dan- 

 ger from insects is past thin out the plants, leaving three or four of the strong- 

 est to each hill. The fruit should be gathered when large enough, whether re- 

 quired for use or not, as, if left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their pro- 

 ductiveness. 



If by mail in quantities of % lb. and upward, postage must be 

 added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 



EXTRA EARLY GREEN PROLIFIC. A new strain of Cucum- 

 ber which in shape and yield is as near as can be the same as 

 a good stock of Green Prolific Cucumber, but which is from 

 ten days to two weeks earlier, and which has proved its earliness 

 in tests made in the past two years. Those who wish an early 

 strain of the Green Prolific, or those who grow exclusively for 

 pickling purposes, will find in this something that they have 

 long desired. 10 cts. pkt. ; 20 cts. oz.; 60 cts. 1^ lb. ; $2.00 lb. 



IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE. This is a favorite 

 market variety, producing fruit from 6 to 8 inches in length, 

 and 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Of a handsome deep green ; 

 flesh crisp, and of fine flavor. Largely grown for forcing. 

 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. H lb. ; 80 cts. lb. 



EXTRA LONG WHITE SPINE. A longer growing variety 

 than the above, but similar in all other respects. It is 

 also largely used for forcing purposes. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. 

 02. ; 25 cts. 34 lb. ; 80 cts. lb. 



LONG GREEN TURKEY. A most desirable variety. 5 cts- 

 pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. J^ lb. ; $1.50 lb. 



EARLY FRAME. A very handsome small growing variety^ 

 rarely exceeding five inches in length and has few spines. 

 Desirable for forcing or forwarding under glass. 5 cts. 

 pkt. ; 10 cts oz. ; 25 cts. 34 lb. ; 80 cts. lb. 



EARLY CLUSTER. A much esteemed early variety, growing in' 

 clusters, and extremely productive. Its color is bluish green, 

 shading lighter at the extremities. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 

 25 cts. }£ lb. ; 80 cts. lb. 



EARLY RUSSIAN. This is the earliest variety, coming into 

 use about ten days before the Early Cluster, which it resem- 

 bles in some respects, but is smaller and shorter. The fruit is 

 generally produced in pairs, and is from 3 to 4 inches long. 

 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. 1^ lb. ; $1.00 lb. 



GREEN PROLIFIC. As a pickling variety is unsurpassed. Its 

 characteristics are its uniform growth, hardly ever producing- 

 cucumbers too large for pickling, and its immense productive- 

 ness. This variety was introduced by us. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. 

 oz. ; 25 cts. 34 lb. ; 80 cts. lb. 



Boston Pickling. Largely used about Boston by market garden- 

 ers. A very productive kind, of superior quality. 5 cts. pkt. ;. 

 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. 14 lb. ; 80 cts. lb. 



LONG GREEN. A fine long fruit, of excellent quality, dark 

 green, firm and crisp. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. 34 lb. ; 

 $1.00 lb. 



SHORT GREEN, OR GHERKIN. Similar to Early Frame ; 

 good for pickling. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. 3i lb. ; 

 $1.00 lb. 



Tailby's Hybrid. An excellent variety for family use. 5 cts. pkt. ; 

 10 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. 1^ lb. ; $1.00 lb. 



West Indian Gherkin, or Burr. This variety, used exclusively 

 for pickling, is a species distinct from the common Cucumber. 

 It is very small ; length from 2 to 3 inches ; a strong growing 

 sort, and should be planted 5 feet apart. 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. 

 oz. ; 70 cts. }^lh.; $2.00 lb. 



NICHOL'S MEDIUM GREEN. We consider this variety the 

 most valuable sort that has been introduced since the Advent 

 of the Green Prolific variety, a sort, by the way, that was first 

 introduced by us. As a pickle sort, Nichol's Medium Green 

 will be found unequaled, and for early forcing purposes or for 

 slicing, there is no better variety. It is exceedingly produc- 

 tive, of medium size, and always straight and smooth. The 

 color is dark green, the flesh tender and crisp. {See cut.) 5 cts. 

 pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 40 cts. }l lb. ; $1.25 lb. 



NICHOL S MEDIUM GREEN CUCUMBEB. 



Eng^lisli Frame or Forcing: "Varieties. 



Lord Kenyon's Favorite. Duke of Edinburgh. 



Telegraph. Cuthill's Black Spine. 



Price, 25 cts. pkt. for any of the above. 



CORN, Field. 



See list of varieties in Department of Farm Seeds. 



SWEET FODDER CORN. 



For soiling. Sow three bushels to the acre broadcast, half that 

 quantity in drills. $2.00 bushel. 



POP CORN. 



WHITE. For parching (in ears). 10 cts. lb. ; $8.00 per 100 lbs. 

 EARLY AMBER. A very early maturing variety of a clear amber 

 color. 20 cts. lb. ; $18.00 per 100 lbs. 



I commenced planting Henderson's Early Summer Cabbage the season it was introduced and have planted it ever since, and though I have tried many new kind* 

 Bince, I have found none to equal it. — Stephen Clemons, Hampton, Va., Jan. 11th, 1888. 



