P PETER HENDERSON A CO., NEW YORK 



51 



Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



PRICES 



Delivered Free in the U. S. 



(excepting otherwise noted.) 



Pkt. | Oz. U Lb. | Lb. 



BEET. (1 oz. to 50 feet of drill; 5 lbs. per acre in drills.) 



Arlington. Medium-sized, round, uniformly shaped, of deep blood-red color ; 

 quality sweet, tender and free from stringiness and bitterness 



Brazilian Variegated. Beautiful for garden decoration; foliage crimson, 

 yellow and white 



Crimson Globe. (See Specialties, page 16.) 



Crosby's Egyptian. Very early and of excellent quality; small tops 



Detroit Dark Red. A fine strain of turnip-shaped Beet. Valuable for its re- 

 markable uniformity and smoothness; size medium; flesh fine grained, tender 

 and remaining so for a long time ; admirable for either early or late 



Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip. Handsome, smooth and round, taper- 

 ing at the base; color of flesh strongly zoned, of fine quality 



Early Model. (See Specialties, page 16.) 



Early Blood Turnip. A standard variety, following Eclipse in earliness; 

 quality excellent; color, deep blood-red; the tops make excellent "greens". . 



Early Yellow Turnip. Orange-yellow flesh of sweet flavor; pale green leaves... 



Eclipse. Extremely early; of uniform globular form; glossy red, flesh fine- 

 grained and unusually tender and sweet 



Edmand's. A handsome, uniform, round, turnip-shaped Beet, very smooth 

 and of good size; tops small, flesh red and of excellent quality; fine for late. . . . 



Egyptian. A standard extra early sort, being 10 to 12 days earlier than the 

 old Blood Turnip. The roots are round and flattened, of good size and deep 

 crimson in color; tops unusually small 



Electric. (See Specialties, page 16.) 



Half Long, Henderson's. A blood Beet of superior quality, tender, sweet and 

 free from woody fibre; for slicing it is unequaled; flesh of vivid rich red color. 

 The roots, about 3 inches in diameter, are pear-shaped with slender tap root. . 



Long Smooth Blood-Bed. An excellent late variety, being a great improve- 

 ment on the common Long Blood and of intense dark red color 



Swiss Chard. Grown exclusively for the foliage which, cooked, makes most 

 delicious "greens"; or the midrib may be cooked and served like Asparagus . . 



For Sugar Beet and Mangel Wurzel, see Farm Seed Department, page 66. 



BROCCOLI. White Cape. Medium-sized, creamy-white heads, similar but in- 

 ferior to Cauliflower, though hardier 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Dwarf Improved. 



ing sort, producing " sprouts" of fine quality. . 

 Dalkeith. (See Specialties, page 10.) 



A dwarf, compact-grow- 



CARDOON. Large Spanish. Large, fleshy-leaved plants, chiefly used as a 

 winter vegetable. The blanched stalks and broad ribs of the inner leaves 

 when properly cooked are tender and of an agreeable flavor 



CABBAGE. (1 oz. produces 1,500 plants; % lb. to transplant for an acre.) 

 EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES, (for cabbage plants, see page 173.) 

 Early Jersey Wakefield, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 17.).. 

 Charleston Wakefield, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 17.). . . 



Early Spring, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 17.) 



Early York. Very early, producing small, oval-shaped heads 



Early Winningstadt. An old, popular, medium early variety, with large, 

 pyramidal heads of excellent quality; good to succeed the extra earlies 



Miniature Marrow. Scarcely larger than a heading Lettuce, or about 6 

 inches in diameter, nearly all heart with few outside leaves; very early and 

 remarkable for its fine delicate flavor 



St. John's Day Early Drumhead. Early .verydwarf; medium-sized, hardheads 



SECOND EARLY or SUMMER VARIETIES. 



Early Summer, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 18.) 



Fottler'S Improved Brunswick. Heads large, flat and solid; a sure header, 

 long-standing; short stem 



Succession, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page IS.) 



LATE or WINTER VARIETIES. 



Autumn King, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 19.) 



Late Flat Dutch, Henderson's Selected. Our improved highly-bred strain 

 of this old favorite Winter Cabbage will be found very superior 



Premium Flat Dutch. A standard and excellent variety, developing earlier 

 than most late sorts and not so good a winter keeper, but for fall use it is ten- 

 der and of superior flavor 



Holland or Danish Ball Head. (See Specialties, page 19.) 



RED VARIETIES. This class is esteemed for pickling, making slaw, etc. 

 Red Dutch. A popular hard-headed sort Tor pickling, etc. The best keeper; 



not extra large, but of excellent quality 



Mammoth Rock Red. A large-growing select strain, producing very solid 



heads weighing 10 to 12 lbs. each; color, intense dark red 



SAVOY VARIETIES. The quality and flavor of these " Crumpled Leaf " 



Cabbages is very superior; grown in fall and allowed to be touched by frost 



they are sweet, delicate and most delicious. 

 American Drumhead Savoy. The largest heading Savoy; a general favorite 



for both private use and marketing 



Netted Savoy. The finest of the Savoys; heads large, solid and compact; 



flavor of surpassing excellence 



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