PETER HENDERSON & CO.— VEGETABLE SEED NOVELTIES. 





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FOUR GRAND NOVELTIES 



(AS SHOWN IN COLORED PLATE.) 



We would invite special attention to our Colored Plate of Vegetables, which contains 

 Four Novelties of sterling merit. Of these, Henderson's Early Puritan Potato 

 and the Dwarf Champion Xomato were offered last season, and we received 

 hundreds of flattering testimonials in regard to both. The Yosemite Mammotli 

 Wax Bean and the Delmonieo Musk Melon are entirely new, and never before 

 offered, but have been critically tested, and are certain to delight all who try them. 



YOSEIVIITE IVIAJVIIVIOTH WAX BEAN. 



(Novelty X8S9.) 



The above name was suggested to us for this splendid new Bean on account of its enormous size. The 

 pods, as shown in the colored plate, frequently attain a length of eight to ten inches, with the thick- 

 ness of a man's finger. The pods are nearly all solid pulp, the seeds being vei-y small when the pods are 

 fit for use. The pods are a rich golden color, and are absolutely stringless, cooking tender and delicious. This ^_^__ 



is the coming Wax Bean for family or market purposes. It is enormously productive, as many as 50 of its monster pods having 

 been counted on one bush. Price, 25 cts. per packet ; 5 packets for SI. 00 ; 12 packets for $2.00. 



We exclusively 



control this Novelt> 



this season. Every 



package ofthe genuine is 



sealed with our Trade 



Mark. Label. Anj see-- 



offered not so sealed 



IS SDurious. 



We exclusively . 



control this Novelty 



this season. . Every 



package of the genuine is 



sealed with our Trade 



Mark Label. Any seed 



offered not so sealed 



IS spurious'. 



NEW JVIUSK JVIELON, 'The Delmonieo." 



(INovelty X889.) 



We offer this variety as being the most delicious flavored Musk Melon ever introduced. Grown side by 

 side with fifty other kinds last season, it was pronounced by connoisseurs to be the Melon par excellence both 

 for appearance and quality. It is an oval-shaped Melon of large size, finely netted, and has beautiful orange- 

 pink flesh, as shown in the colored plate, which, however, scarcely does Justice to its rich, brilliant color. 



Price, 25 cts. per packet ; 5 packets for $1.00. 



NEW DWARF CHAJVIPION TOMATO. 



(See Colored Plate.) 



Another season's trial convinces us that this is one of the most distinct and valuable Tomatoes of recent introduction. It resembles 

 no other variety, being of dwarf, stiff habit, so much so as to scarcely need any support. The foliage has a peculiar corrugated appear- 

 ance, and is of a veiy dai"k green color. It is very early and wonderfully prolific. The fruit is of the rich shade of color shown in 

 colored plate, and, while of medium size, is perfectly round and smooth, and contains so few seeds that it is really more "meaty" than 

 many Tomatoes twice the size. The fact of the Dwarf Champion being such a shy seeder will make it a favorite sort for invalids, to 

 whom Tomato seeds are frequently a positive injury. Price, 15 cts. per packet ; 4 packets for 50 cts. ; 9 packets for $1.00. 



HENDERSON'S EARLY PURITAN POTATO 



(See Colored Plate.) 



Probably no novelty ever received such a widespread and thorough trial the first year of its introduction as Henderson's Early 

 Puritan Potato. Our sales of this variety last season aggregated nearlj' 1,000 barrels, most of which were sold in pecks and bushels, 

 thus insuring a thorough test of its merits in all soils and climates. Hundreds of testimonials, and not a single bad report, confirm our 

 opinion that it is the most valuable Potato that has been introduced since the Earl}' Kose. The prevailing shape is shown in the plate, 

 and we consider its form to be a distinctive feature, because all other valuable early sorts that are white belong to the same order as the 

 Snowflake — that is, they are flat in form, so that the shape of Henderson's Early Puritan cannot be excelled. The skin and flesh are 

 very white, it cooks dry and floury, and is equal in quality to that of the Snowflalie, than which there can be no higher standard to com- 

 pare by. But the chief value of Henderson's Early Puritan Potato lies in its great productiveness ; planted under exactly the same 

 conditions, it has thus far yielded nearly doubla tlia" of the Early Kose and the Beauty of Hebron. It possesses several other character- 

 istics of value. It i-ipens as early as the Early Rose, but, unlike that variety, the tubers when half grown are wonderfully dry and fit for 

 the table. The vines also are more vigorous than those of any early variety we are acquainted with, and are of an upright growth. 



Price, by mail, iOc. per lb. ; 3 lbs. for $1. Price, at purchaser's expense, 30c. per lb. ; $1.25 per peck ; $4 per bushel ; $8 per barrel. 



