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PETER HENDERSON & CO.-SEEDS OF SPECIAL MERIT. 



^f ReFidepg©H'g Pipsb sf fill Pea.^ 



THE BEST EXTRA EARLY EVER OFFERED. 



PXOTHEE year's trial shows 

 that this variety is still un 

 equaled for earliiiess, yield 

 size of pod and regularity of 

 growth. It is fully six inc hcs 

 dvrarfer thau the Improved 

 Daniel O'Eourke, First and 

 Best, or Philadelphia Extia 

 Early, and produces pods of 

 good size, -which are well filled 

 "With round, smooth, white peas 

 of splendid flavor. It is a pi o- 

 digious bearer, and ripens up so 

 evenly as not to require moie 

 than two pickings to clear off 

 the crop, and in this last feat- 

 ure and in its extreme earlincss 

 consist its great value to mar- 

 ket gardeners and truckers. \t 

 the same time we know ol no 

 other variety that is moi"e popu- 

 lar than Henderson's First of 

 Ail in private gardens. This 

 variety is sent out only in 

 sealed packages and bags. 



EXTRA EABLT PEA — HESDEBSON S FmsT OF ALL. 



Price, 15 cts. per pint; 25 cts. per quart; $1.50 per peck ; $5.00 per bushel. 



I^WEixviLLE, Ohio, Feb. 24th, 1888. 

 I cannot praise youx First of All Peas enough— indeed, they were first, last 

 and all the time with us. While others suffered with the drought, these matmred 

 BO quietly they had not time to dry up. Sabah E. Peaesos. 



North Adams, Mass., July 8th, 1887. 

 I wish to say a word in regard to Henderson's First of All Pea. My gardener 

 planted ten rows each of the First of All and the Alaska. The First of All was aill 

 harvested July 6th, before the Alaska was fit to pick. The Alaska claims to be the 

 earliest. The peas were planted on new land and yielded abundantly. 



Arthue H. DaelinGv 



Stockholm, Sweden, February 1st, 1887. 

 We have grown Henderson's First of All Pea em three of our farms, in tbe 

 south, middle and north of Sweden, and it is really astonishing that the climate of 

 the north — siity-two degrees north latitude — seems to suit it best. We grew this 

 pea on trial last year and got a very fine crop indeed. Sellbebo & Co. 



I was a little disappointed in your seeds. I made allowance for some bad seed, 

 but there was none. Consequently most of my seed came too thick. I have some 

 Peas that are the " First of All" of any in the connty. JoHX B. Smith, 



Market Gardener, iGO So. Maple St., Cleveland, O. 



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The New American Seedling Potato, " Rural New Yorker No. 2 



This potato, now first offered, originated several j-ears ago on the experimental grounds of The Rural Neu- Yorker, where more than 

 five hundred varieties have been testSl practically during the past twelve years. It has been tried there and elsewhere for several years 



with much care, and critically watched by its experienced originator for the develop- 

 ment of weak points, any of which would have caused it to be promptly discarded. 

 So far, it may well lay claim to being very nearly a perfect potato. 



The " Eural New Yorker No. 2 " is a potato of most distinct appearance, and could 

 readily be distinguished among a hundred others. It is veiy large and unusually 

 smooth, with lew and shallow eyes ; in form it is oblong, inclining to round, and 

 rather flattened ; the skin is white, as is the flesh, which is of superior quality. In 

 maturity the variety is intermediate, and its solidity and vigor are such that it has 

 rotted less in very wet seasons than any of the numerous sorts grown with it. The 

 vines are heavy and strong, and the yield of handsome tubers of great uniformity of 

 size is unusually large — less than ton per cent, of the potatoes dug have been of un- 

 mai'ketable size. It will be noticed from the above that several valuable features are 

 claimed for this new potato. 



1st. — Distinct Appearance. Any one who has noticed its peculiar beauty will never fail to recognize it 

 among a thousand. The young sprouts are purple tipped, which adds to its unique and distinct features. 

 2d. — Large Size and Unusual Smoothness. 3d.— Eyes Few, distinct and shallow, so much so that ordinary 

 paring leaves no depression to be afterwards cleaned. 4th. — Its Form is that which is the most approved 

 by all potato lovers. 5th. — Extreme Whiteness of both skiu and flesh, and Unexcelled Table Quality. 



Gth. Great Vigor in growth and solidity of tuber, enabling it to resist disease In a remarkable degree. 



Lastly, Uniformity of Size. 



Price, $15.00 per bbl. ; $7.00 per bush. ; $4.00 per half bush. ; $2.-50 per peck ; $1.50 per 

 half peck ; 50 cts. per lb. By mail, postpaid, 60 cts. per lb. ; $1.50 for 3 lbs. 



WHITE VELVET OKRA. 



The plant of this now Okra, from which our engraving was made, was exhibited at 

 the G-ladiolus Exhibition, held at our stores August. 1887, and attracted much attention. 

 Those familiar with the Okras were much struck bj^ its distinct appearance. The pods 

 of the White Velvet Okra are round and smooth ; in all other varieties they are ridged 

 or square edged. Besides this, the pods are much larger than those of any other 

 Okra, are never prickly to the touch, and are produced in the greatest abundance. 

 {See cut.) Price, 10 cts. per packet ; 25 cts. per oz. ; 75 cts, per J4 lb. ; $2.50 per lb. 



WHITE velvet OKEA. 



