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PETER HENDERSON & GO., NEW YORK.—VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
CRESS, OR PEPPER GRASS. 
German, Kresse.—French, Cresson.—Spanish, Mastruco. 
A well-known pungent salad. Requires to be sown thickly and covered very slightly at frequent intervals, 
to keep up a succession, as it soon runs to seed. 
If by mail in quantities of 1g lb. and upward, postage must be added atthe rate of 8c. per Ib. 
5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 
EXTRA CURLED. Very fine; may be cut two or three times. 
Y4 |b., 60e. Ib. 
AMERICAN, OR LAND. Eaten as Water Cress in winter. 
lb., $1.00 Ib. 
UPLAND CRESS. 
enormous Crops. 
inches apart. 10c. pkt., $1.50 oz. 
AUSTRALIAN, Fine, piquant flavor. 5c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35e. 14 lb., $1.00 Ib. 
EGG PLANT. 
German, Hierpflanze.—French, Aubergine. Spanish, Berengena. 
: 1 oz. for 1,000 plants. 
The Egg Plant will thrive well in any good garden soil, but will repay good 
treatment. The seedsshould be sown in hot-beds or warm greenhouse in March or 
April, and when about an inch high pot in two-inch pots. Plantout about June Ist, 
twoandahalf feetapart. If no hot-bed is at hand, they can be grown in any light 
room where the temperature will average 75 degrees. 
If by mail in quantities of 14 
Ib. and upward, postage must be 
added at the rate of 8c. per lb. 
IMPROVED NEW YORE 
SPINELESS. The New 
York Improved Egg Plant 
has been the standard va- 
riety for years, but this se- 
lection is vastly superior in 
every respect. The habit of 
the plant is low and branch- 
ing, and is quite free from 
spines both on the plant and 
calyx of the Egg. The Eggs 
are of largest size and per- 
fect form and from eight to 
ten are produced on a plant. 
Another most valuable fea- 
ture of this Egg Plant is its 
extreme earliness, maturing 
its fruit at least two weeks 
ahead of the old variety. 
The splendid quality and 
great productiveness of this 
selection will greatly in- 
dc. pkt., 15c. oz., 35¢. 14 
(Barbarea Vulgaris.) Grown as Spinach and of easy culture. 
much resembles Water Cress in taste that the difference is scarcely discernible. 
perennial plant, and can be grown easily fortwo years without resowing, and it yields 
The seed should be sown in April (latitude of New York), in rows 12 to 15 
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IMPROVED LARGE LEAVED DANDEL'‘ON. 
ee CE NA i ————— 
German, Brunnenkresse.—French, Cresson de Fontaine.— 
Spanish, Berro. 
This is a well-known hardy perennial aquatic plant growing abundantly along 
the margins of running streams, ditches and ponds, and sold in immense quantities 
in our marketsin spring. Where it does not grow naturally, it is easily introduced 
by planting along the margins of ponds and streams. 
If by mail in quantities of 13 lb. and upward, postage must be 
added at the rate of 8c. per Ib. 
CRESS, WATER. 10c. pkt. 
35¢c. 0z., $1.00 44 Ib. 
DANDELION. 
German, Pardeblume.—French, 
Pisse-en-lit.—S panish, 
Amargon. 
The Dandelion resembles Endive, 
and is sometimes cultivated forspring 
greens, or for blanching for salad. 
The roots when dried and roasted are 
often employed as a substitute for 
coffee. 
\ If by mail in quantities of 14 Ib. 
y and upward, postage must be 
added at the rate of 8c. per lb. 
Dandelion, Common. 10c. 
pkt., 30c. oz. 
—— —— LARGE LEAVED. 
Double the size of the com- 
mon Dandelion. (See cut.) 
15c. pkt., 50c. oz. 
ENDIVE. 
German, Endivien.—French, 
Chicoree.—Spanish, Endivia. . 
Endive is one of the best 
crease the popularity of this 
salads for fall and winter use. 
delicious vegetable. (Seecut.) 
10c. pkt., 50¢. oz. 
EARLY LONG PURPLE. 
Differs in shape from the following. Color sometimes deep purple, 
and again pale, with white or yellowish stripes. Early, pro- 
ductive and of easy culture, 5c. pkt., 30c. oz., 80c. 14 Ib., $2.50 Ib. 
NEW YORE IMPROVED. This is the leading market variety. 
Plant is robust, the leaves and stems being thickly set with 
spines. 
5e. pkt., 40c. oz., $1.25 14 Ib., $4.50 Ib. 
BLACK PEKIN. 
The fruit of this 
handsome Egg 
Plantisjet-black, 
round in form, 
very solid. 10ce. 
Pkt, o0c. oz, 
$1.50 14 Ib. 
EGG PLANT, IMPROVED NEW YORK SPINELESS. 
German, Bliitter-Kohl.—French, Chou Vert.—Spanish, Breton. 
Sow for an early supply about the 
middle of April. As itis used mostly 
in the fall months, the main sowings 
are madein Juneand July. Plantone 
footaparteach way. When the plant hasattained its full size, gather up the leavesand 
tie them by their tips in a conical form. This excludes the light and air from 
the inner leaves, and in the course of from three to six weeks becomes blanched. 
If by mail in quantities of 14 lb. and upward, postage must be added at 
the rate of 8c. per lb. 
GREEN CURLED. Notonly most useful as a salad, but is 
highly ornamental from its delicately cut and colored leaves. It 
is much used for garnishing. 5c. pkt., 15c. oz., 40¢e. 44 1b., $1.50 Ib. 
FRENCH MOSS CURLED. From the density of its foliage this 
variety is heavier than the Green Curled, but it is equally 
agreeable as a salad, andits appearance, either green or blanched, 
is particularly handsome. 5c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. 14 Ib., $2.00 Ib. 
White Curled. Leaves pale green; should be used when young. 
de. pkt., 20c. oz., 50¢. 14 1b., $1.75 lb. (See cut.) 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. (E£scarolle.) Chiefly used in 
soups and stews. 5c. pkt., 20c. oz., 50e. 14 Ib., $1.75 Ib. 
KALE, or BORECOLE. 
Sow from the middle of April to the beginning of May in prepared beds; transplant in June and treat in 
the same manner as for Cabbage. Of all the Cabbage tribe this is the most tender and delicate, and would 
be much more extensively grown than it isifits excellent qualities were generally known. The varieties 
# are all extremely hardy, and are best when touched by frost. 
= If by mail in quantities of 1g lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of 8c. per lb. 
= DWARF GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. A dwarf variety, rarely exceeding 18 inches 
§ in height, but spreading out under good cultivation to 3 feet in diameter. The 
leaves are beautifully curled and of a bright green. It will stand out where the 
temperature does not fall below zero. 5c. pkt., 15e. oz., 35e. 14 lb., $1.00 Ib. 
SIBERIAN. This variety is extensively grown as winter greens; sown in September. — 
5¢e. pkt., 10¢e. oz., 20c. 14 Ib., 60e. Ib. i 
<= Brown German Curled or Purple. Is the variety most esteemed by the Germans. It - 
is very hardy and is often seen in the gardens of New York as late as January. 5c. 
pkt., 15¢. oz., 40c. 14 Ib., $1.50 Ib. 
— = 
WHITE CURLED ENDIVE. 
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