36 PETER HENDERSON & CO.—VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
Italian Onions. 
The following are Italian Varieties, 
and specially suited for cultivation in 
the Southern States: 
NEW MAMMOTH POMPEII. (Red 
Garganus.) Is a very fine Italian 
variety. It has produced Onions 
weighing 4 to 5 lbs. each. The 
skin is a delicate red, the flesh is 
close grained and nearly white. Is 
of a very. mild flavor, and in 
sections where Onions can be sown 
during autumn this variety, if 
transplanted in April, will attain a 
larger size than any variety we 
know of. 10 cts. pkt.; 25 cts. oz.; 
75 cts. 4 lb.; $2.25 Ib. 
QUEEN. This is the earliest of all 
Onions; small, flat, white and mild 
flavored. 10 cts. pkt.; 25 cts. oz.; 
75 ets. 4 Ib. ; $2.25 Ib. 
NEAPOLITAN MARZAJOLA. An early white, flat Onion of fine flavor. 
20 cts. oz. ; 50 ets. 14 Ib.; $1.75 Ib. 
GIANT ROCCA. (See cut No. 1, on page 35.) Very large growing globe-shaped variety 
of a reddish-brown color. Flayor-mild and sweet. 10 cts. pkt.; 20 cts. oz.; 50 cts. 
14 lb.; $1.75 Ib. 
LARGE WHITE ITALIAN TRIPOLI. A new and excellent variety of quick growth 
and mild flavor. 10 ets. pkt.; 20 cts. oz.; 50 cts. 14 lb.; $1.75 Ib. 
LARGE RED ITALIAN TRIPOLI. This has the same characteristics as the White 
Tripoli; distinct in color, however. 10 cts. pkt.; 20 cts. oz.; 50 cts. 44 lb.; $1.75 Ib. 
GIANT WHITE GARGANUS. (Silver King.) Single Onions of this variety, grown 
from seed the first season, have weighed as much as 3 lbs. It matures early, is a 
white-skinned and white-fleshed variety. in shape somewhat flat, and of an exceed- 
ingly mild and delicate flavor. 15 cts. pkt.; 25 cts. oz.3 75 cts. 14 lb.; $2.25 Ib. 
—} PARSLEY. 
German, Petersilie—French, Persil.—Spanish, Peregil. 
1 oz. for 150 feet of drill. NEW ADRIATIC WHITE BARLETTA ONION. 
Parsley succeeds best in a rich, mellow soil. As the seeds germinate very slowly, three or four weeks elapsing sometimes before it makes its appearance, it should be 
sown early in spring, previously soaking the seed for a few hours in tepid water. Sow thickly in rows a foot apart, and half an inch deep. For winter use protect in & 
frame or light cellar, or a few plants may be placed in pots or boxes and kept in the house for convenient use during the winter. 
If by mail in quantities of 14 lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib. 
CHAMPION MOSS CURLED. A very select stock, beautifully crimped and curled. 5 cts. pkt.; 10 cts. oz.; 30 ets. 14 Ib. ; $1.00 Ib. 
Fern-Leaved. A very beautiful variety, being more like a crested fern or moss than Parsley; very valuable for table decoration. 5 cts. 
pkt. ; 15 cts. oz.; 30 ets. 14 Ib.; $1.00 lb. 
Plain Parsley. The leaves of this sort are plain; it is hardier than theca ee variety; good for flavoring. 5 cts. pkt.; 10 cts. oz.; 25. 
3 cts. 14 lb.; 80 ets. lb. 
Hamburg or Turnip-Rooted. A fleshy-rooted kind; the roots used for flayoring 
soups. 5 cts. pkt.; 10 cts. oz.; 30 cts. 14 1b. ; $1.00 Ib. 
HENDERSON’S EMERALD. Distinct in appearance from any of the other va- 
rieties, being of a lighter and more brilliant shade of green. The plantis of dwarf 
habit, with leaves finely cut and very curly. To growers for the markets as well 
as for private gardens we commend this sort. (See cut.) 10 cts. pkt.; 20 ets. oz. » 
50 cts. 14 Ib. ; $1.50 1b. 
EXTRA DOUBLE CURLED. A fine dwarf variety, beautifully curled; excellent 
for garnishing. 10 cts. pkt.; 15 cts. oz.; 30 cts. 14 lb.; 80 cts. Ib. 
PARSNIP. 
German, Pastinake.—French, Panais.—Spanish, Pastinaca. 
1 oz. per 200 feet of drill; 5 to 6 lbs. in drills for an acre. 
Sow as early in spring as the weather will admit, in pugs f 
drills fifteen inches apart, covering half an inch deep. 
When well up thin out to five or six inches apart in the 
rows. Unlike Carrots, they are improved by frost, and it 
is usual to take up in fall a certain quantity for winter 
use, leaving the rest in the ground till spring, to be dug as 
required. 
Tf by mail in quantities of 1g lb. and upward, postage 
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 
|| | LONG SMOOTH OR HOLLOW CROWN. Best for 
STUDENT. general use. (Seecut.) 5 cts. pkt.; 15 cts. oz.; 25 
cts. 14 1b. ; 60 cts. lb. 
The Student. A fine flavored variety. (See cut.) 5 cts. pkt; 15 ets. 
0z.; 25 cts. 14 lb.; 60 ets. Ib. 
Early Round. An early variety, but of small size. (See cut.) 5 cts. 
pkt.; 15 cts. oz.; 25 cts. 14 lb.; 75 ets. Ib. 
_ Adriatic Barletta Onion. 
A very early, small, pure white va- 
riety, having a very delicate silver 
skin, flesh firm and mild in flavor. Its 
great merit over all others is its ex- 
treme earliness. In our trial grounds. 
it came ahead of the new ‘‘ Queen” by 
three to four weeks; this alone will 
stampit asa very desirable acquisition. 
For pickling purposes it is unexcelled. 
(See cut.) Price, 10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. 
$1.00 14 lb. ; $3.00 Ib. 
10 cts. pkt. ; 
| | Everything got from you last spring was the wonder of the neighborhood. Our 
| | ||) | lawn, about 2 acres, was a sod in 70 days from sowing. From the one barrel Early 
i } ft | Puritan Potatoes we dug 170 bushels, and for size, beauty and quality they were 
yy, | | unsurpassed. They carried off the first prize at our county fair. 
45 \ | Mrs. J. H. HERSHEY, O’Fallons, Neb., Oct. 4th, 1889. ; 
LONG SMOOTH. HENDERSON'S EMERALD PARSLEY, 
