PETER HENDERSON & CO.—VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
SUMMER RADISHES—Continued. 
WHITE SUMMER TURNIP. Excellent for summer use; of 
mild flavor. 5 cts. pkt.; 10 cts. oz.; 20 ets. 14 lb.; 60 cts. lb. 
YELLOW SUMMER TURNIP. Grows to a large size; excel- 
lent to stand the heat and drought of summer. 5 cts. pkt.; 
10 ets. oz.; 25 ets. 14 Ib.; 65 cts. lb. 
WHITE STRASBURG. It is of a tapering shape, skin and flesh 
both white. 
crisp and of fine flavor, and a quick grower. 
cts. 02z.; 25 cts. 14 lb.; 75 cts. lb. 
BECKERT’S CHARTIER. Decidedly distinct in appearance 
from any Radish in cultivation. The color at the top is crim- 
son, running into pink about the middle, and from thence 
downward it is pure, waxy white. It will attain a very large 
size before it becomes unfit for the table. 5 cts. pkt.; 15 cts. 
0z.; 35 cts. 14 lb.; $1.00 lb. 
WINTER RADISHES. 
SANDWICH. (Sce Novelties, page 16.) 15c. pkt.; 40c. oz. 
ROSE CHINA WINTER. Bright rose color; flesh firm and 
piquant; fine for winter use. (See cut.) 5 cts. pkt.; 10 cts. oz. ; 
25 ets. 14 lb.; 75 ets. Ib. 
GRAY LONG WINTER. An exceedingly fine winter variety; 
grows somewhat larger than the Black Spanish; good keeper, 
and of a gray color. 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz.; 25c¢. 14 lb.; 75ce. lb. 
LONG BLACK SPANISH. One of the hardiest and best for 
winter use. 5 cts. pkt.; 10 cts. oz.; 25 cts. 14 lb.; 75 ets. lb. 
ROUND BLACK SPANISH. 5c. pkt.; 10c. 0z.; 25e. 14 Ib. ; 75e. 1b. 
Long White Spanish. Rather milder in flavor than the Long 
5 ets. pkt.; 10 
Black Spanish. 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. ; 25c. 14 lb.; T5e. Ib. 
CALIFORNIA MAMMOTH WHITH WINTER. 
white fleshed fall Radish of excellent quality. 
10 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. 44 lb.; $1.00 lb. 
A 
5 ets. 
giant 
pkt.; 
It is an excellent summer variety, being tender,, 
| cut with the frost; but in sheltered fields there 
| If by mail in quantities of 16 Ib. and up- 
SORREL. 
Btoad Leaved. Used for Salads. 5 cts. 
pkt.; 20 cts. oz.; 50 cts. 14 lb; 
$1.50 lb. 
SPINACH. 
German, Spinat.—French, Hpinard.— 
Spanish, Hspinaca. 
1 oz. for 100 feet of drill. 10 to i2,lbs. 
in drills for an acre. 
* This is a very important crop in our market 
gardens, and is one of the most easily managed 
gf all vegetables, requiring but little culture, and 
may be had fit for use the entire season. The 
main crop is sown in September. It is sometimes 
covered up in exposed places with straw or salt 
hay during winter, which prevents it from being 
is no necessity for covering. For summer use it 
may be sown at intervals of two or three weeks, 
from April to August. Spinach is best developed 
and most tender and succulent when grown in 
rich soil. 
ward, postage must be added at the 
rate of 8 cents per lb. 
HENDERSON’S NORFOLK SAVOY 
LEAVED. In appearance the leaf 
is wrinkled in the same way pecu- 
liar to the Savoy Cabbage. Hence 
the name. It should not, however, 
be sown in spring in the latitude of 
New York, as it is almost certain to run to seed if then sown. 
(See cut.) 5 cts. pkt.; 10 cts. oz.; 15 cts. 14 lb.; 40 ets. lb. 
THICK LEAVED. One of the best market sorts. It produces a 
large, thick, strong green leaf somewhat crumpled, 
and possesses the valuable quality of standing a 
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SALSIFY, or Oyster Plant. 
German, Bocksbart.—French, Salsifis.— 
Spanish, Ostra Vegetal. 
The Oyster Plant succeeds best in light, well en- 
riched, mellow soil, which, previous to sowing the 
seeds, should be stirred to a depth of eighteen inches. 
Sow early in spring in drills fifteen inches apart ; cover 
the seeds with fine soil an inch and a half in depth, and 
when the plants are strong enough thin out to six 
inches apart. 
Tf by mail in quantities of 14 lb. and upward, 
postage must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 
WHITE FRENCH. 10 cts. pkt. ; 20 cts. oz.; 
50 cts. 44 lb.; $1.50 lb. 
SANDWICH ISLAND MAMMOTH. A 
new and improved type, producing roots 
of nearly double the size and weight of 
the old variety, and of equally good qual- 
ity. It has been extensively grown for 
the markets of many of the large cities, 
entirely superseding the old sort. (See 
cut.) 15 cts. pkt.; 30 cts. oz.; 75 ets. 
YY \b.; $2.00 lb. © 
SCORZONERA, or Black Oyster Plant. 
This vegetable requires the same treatment as Salsify, 
which it nearly resembles; it is not, however, so gen- 
erally esteemed. Sowin drills eighteen inches apart, 
and thin out to nine inches from plant to plant. 
If by mail in quantities of 14 Ib. and upward, 
postage must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 
10c. pkt.; 25c. 0z.; 75e. 14 lb.; $2.50 Ib. 
. SEA-KALE. 
German, Seekohl Meerkohl.—French, Crambe Maritime.— 
Spanish, Breton de Mar. 
Cultivated for its blanched shoots, which are cooked as Asparacus. A supply 
may be had all winter by planting the roots closely ina ane cellar Herne 
frost. Sow one inch deep, in drills two feet apart, thin out to six inches. and 
the next spring plant in hills three feet apart. As this vegetable is only used, 
like Celery, when blanched, the plants must be excluded from the light by 
covering up with leaves or litter. % 
(See cut.) 10c. pkt.; 30c. oz.; $1.00 YY lb.3; $3.50 Ib. 
SEA-KALE, 
long time before running to seed. 5 cts. pkt.; 10 
cts. 0z.; 15 cts. 14 1b.; 40 ets. Ib. 
LONG STANDING. Except in the characteristic of 
standing along time before running to seed, this 
variety in all other respects closely approaches the 
well known Round Leaf. 5 ets. pkt.; 10 ets. oz. ; 
15 cts. 14 Ib. ; 40 ets. Ib. 
ROUND LEAF. Generally cultivated for winter use, 
being very hardy, standing ourseverest winters with 
little injury. _5ce. pkt.; 10¢. oz.; 15. 14 Ib.; 40c. Ib. 
New Zealand. Produces leaves in great abundance 
throughout the summer; should be raised in heat 
and transplanted three feet apart each way into light 
rich soil. 5¢. pkt.; 15c. oz. ; 40c. 14 1b.; $1.25 Ib. 
LARGE ROUND LEAF VIROFLAY. 
A newer sort with very 'arge, thick 
leaves. 5 ets. pkt.; 10 ets. oz.; 15 
cts. ly lb.; 40 ets. lb. 
PRICKLY. Although usually sown in 
the spring and summer it also stands 
well in winter, but gives less bulk per 
acre than the others named. 5c. pkt. ; 
10 cts. 0z.; 15 cts. 14 lb. ; 40 cts. Ib. 
TI ordered 1 1b. each of your 
new potatoes, Bill Nye and 
Pride of the West. After looking 
at the Bill Nye tubers I made 
up my mind that I need not 
expectmuch from “Bill.” But | 
the returns havesurprised me. 
It was cut to one eye, the1 
lb. making 20 eyes; planted || 
April 24in a trench 12ins.apart, 
covered 4 ins. deep; came up | 
May 13; bloomed July 7. It 
| was planted alongside of six 
other kinds on my trial plot 
(one-fortieth acre). Itmadethe 
healthiest and largest growth 
of top; did notblight; ripened 
aboutSept.1. Imeasured the | 
| largest vine-height, 56ins.; cir- | 
cumference, 2ins. Was dug in | 
the presence of witnesses on 
Sept. 13. The yield was 74 lbs. 
from the 20 eyes, or 1 lb. of 
seed. They were pronounced 
by all the handsomest and 
| most perfect potatoes. 
I cannot close without again | 
speaking a good word for the | 
Blue Beauty Pea.—Mrs. R. L. 
| Kink, Welcome P. O.,Whatcom 
| Co., Washington, Sept. 30, 1890. 
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