34 PETER HENDERSON & CO—V — SEEDS. 
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MARTYNIA. va rate a 
The seed pods are used to a considerable extent for pickling when gathered i iti ni He 
green and tender. Sowin the open ground in May and transplanttwo feet apart Vi 
If by mail in quantities of 44 lb. and upward, postage must be added 
at the rate of 8 cls. per lb. 
Martynia Proboscidea. 10 cts. pkt.; 30 cts. oz.; $1.00 14 lb.; 
$3.00 lb. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
We this year issue a pamphlet of instructions for Mushroom culture, 
which willbe sent free with all orders for Spawn. To all others on receipt of 
10 cents. The Spawn we offer is specially made for us three or four times each 
season, and isalways fresh and in proper condition forplanting. (See cut.) 
English. 15 cts. lb.; $1.00 for 8 lbs. ; by mail, 25 ets. lb. 
French. In boxes of 2 lbs., 75 ets.; if by mail, 95 ets. 
MUSHROOMS. 
MUSTARD. 
German, Senf.—French, Moutarde—Spanish, Mostaze. 
A pungent salad, sometimes used with Cress. Sow thickly in rows and cut when about two inches 
high ; for use during winter it may be sown at intervals in boxes, in the green-house or in a frame. For 
acrop ofseed sowin April in drills a foot apart and thin out moderately when about three inches high. 
If by mail in quantities of 14g lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of 
8 cts. per lb. 
WHITE LONDON. Best forsalads. 5 cts. oz.; 15 ets. 14 Ib.; 40 cts. lb. 
Brown or Black. More pungent in flavor than the shite 5 ets. oz.; 15 ets. 14 lb.; 
40 cts. lb. 
Wew Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the ordinary white Mustard; stems more 
succulent, of deeper green; flavor pleasantly sweet and pungent. 10 ets. oz.; 
30 cts. 14 lb.; $1.00 Ib. 
NASTURTIUM, or INDIAN CRESS. 
The seeds, while young and succulent, are pickled and used as capers. The plants are also highly orna- 
mental; the tall variety makes an excellent screen or covering for unsightly places in the garden. 
If by mail in quantities of 15 lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of 
8 cts. per lb. 
Tall Nasturtium. 5 cts. pkt.; 20 cts. oz.; 50 cts. 14 lb. ; $1.50 Ib. 
Dwarf Nasturtium. 5 cts. pkt.; 20 cts. oz.; 50 ets. 14 Ib. ; $1.50 Ib. 
OKRA, or GUMBO. 
German, Essbarer.—French, Gombo.—Spanish, Quibombo, 
This vegetable is extensively grown in the Southern States. Its long pods when young are used in 
soups, stews, etc., and are believed to be very nutritious. It is of the easiest culture, and grows freely, 
bearing abundantly in any garden soil. It is sown at the usual time of all tender vegetables, in drills two 
inches deep, setting the plants from two to three feet apart. 
Tf by mail in quantities of 1g 1b. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of | 
8 cts. per lb. | 
WHITE VELVET. The pods of the White Velvet Okra are round and smooth, and 
Soe, are much larger than those of any other Okra, are never prickly to the touch, 
WHITE VELVET OKRA. and are produced in the greatest abundance. (See cut.) 10 cts. pkt.; 25 cts. oz. 
75 cts. 14 lb. ; $2.50 1b. | 
Dwarf Prolific. A very early variety, with long, green, slender pods. Very dwarf and productive. 9 cts. pkt.; 15 cts. oz.; 
40 cts. 14 lb.; $1.00 lb. 
DWARF WHITE. 5 ets. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 25 ets. 14 Ib.; 75 cts. Ib. 
Improved Dwarf Green. Early and productive. 5 cts. pkt.; 10 cts. 
z.3; 25 cts. 14 lb.; 75 cts. lb. 
Long Green. Long ribbed pods. 5 cts. pkt.; 10 cts. oz.; 25 cts. 4% 
Ib. ; 75 ets. Ib. 
ONION SETS. 
Red Onion Sets, 30 cts. qt.; $2.00 pk. White, 35 cts. qt.; $2.50 pk. 
Yellow, 30 cts. qt.; $2.00 pk. Potato Onions, 30 cts. qt.; $2.00 
pk. Top, or Button Onions, 30 cts. qt. ; $2.00 pk. 
Shallots. 25 ets. qt.; $1.75 pk. 
Garlic Sets. 40 cts. Ib. 
WHITE MULTIPLIER. An Onion of pure white silvery color, as 
shown in the cut. It is very hardy and will prove a grand 
acquisition to this class of Onions. White Onion seed is usually 
high priced, hence the advantage of a white ‘‘Multiplying” 
Onion of thiskind. Very useful for pickling. The New White 
Multiplier Onion is enormously productive, and its handsome 
appearance will make it one of the most salable and profitable 
varieties that can be grown. (See euwt.) Price of sets, 50 cts. per 
pt.; 75 cts. per qt. ; $4.00 per peck. 
Have used your seeds for twenty years and find them 
the best I can buy.—E. L. ALBERTOON, Hope, N. J., 
March 6th, 1890. 
I think there is no such a prize as the Bush Lima Beans I raised last year. It is 
carer than the pole sorts and very productive.—R. C. CHENAULT, M.D., Lexington, 
., April 22d, 1890. 
_| Copyrighted, 1889, by P. H.& Co. NEW WHITE ‘* MULTIPLIER”’ ONION. 
