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1908 



ANOTHER season has been ushered in with its accompaniment, Henderson's "Everything for the Garden." It is with 

 £ \_ a sensation of satisfaction and, we trust, pardonable pride, that we present a copy of this — our sixty-second consecu- 

 tive annual catalogue — to each of our patrons with our compliments and best wishes for their happiness and prosperity. 



These old friends we number at over a quarter of a million and many of them have dealt with us for decades. They know 

 us, our goods and our ways, and were we content to "rest on our laurels" and enjoy their exclusive patronage we would 

 simply conclude this preface with the season's greetings, for as one old friend happilv T voices it "your old customers need no 

 solicitation." But a great and growing business with constantly increasing facilities enable us to care for many new con- 

 stituents who, buying seeds entirely on confidence, are entitled to know something of the seller's reputation. 



From the FLORIST'S EXCHANGE: 



"The house of Peter Henderson 6k Co., founded 

 in 1S4T, has steadily developed during its existence 

 of over half a century into the largest establishment 

 in America — if not in the world— supplying seeds, 

 plants, bulbs and other garden, farm and green- 

 house requisites direct to the users. It is thoroughly 

 departmentized, thus giving to each branch the 

 advantage of specialized knowledge which insures a 

 greater perfection in output than is possible with 

 smaller concerns where a few are supposed to 'know 

 it all.' ... A great institution, magnificent seed 

 cleaning and grading machinery, and great numbers 

 of people are employed. . . . The general public, 

 certainly, never formed the least idea, of the im- 

 mensity of the business transacted by them. Peter 

 Heuderson & Co. have long since established a name 

 for reliable quality and purity of the large quantities 

 of seeds handled by them." 



From the KANSAS CITY STAR : 

 " Henderson's Catalogue is on our table. This 

 publication represents one of the oldest seed bouses 

 m America,, and one that does an immense business. 

 The name of Peter Henderson & Co. is a household 

 word wherever flowers and vegetables are grown 

 and gardens planted." 



The Superiority of Henderson's Seeds, Plants, 

 Bulbs, etc., won for them 



65 HIGHEST AWARDS 

 at the Columbian and Pan-American Expo- 

 sitions: also 



TWO GOLD MEDALS 

 and other awards at the Jamestown Exposition 



BLOOD WILL TELL IN SEEDS AS WELL 

 AS IN ANIMALS. 



It is not enough to know that seeds grow, for weed seeds will grow ! The vital 

 point is, What will they produce? This is a matter that is too lightly considered 

 b3 T some seed buyers, who are more interested in hunting for the lowest in price, 

 while progressive farmers and gardeners appreciate that "blood will tell" in 

 seeds as well as in animals, and realizing that their crops depend upon the 

 seeds they plant, avoid "cheap " seeds as being poor economy, knowing that 

 Henderson's superior seeds produce superior and more profitable crops. 



While we do not wish to appear egotistical, j-et in justice to ourselves 

 and our seeds, and for the benefit of people who have never dealt with us, we 

 claim to be the producers and distributors of the best seeds in the world— it is our 

 business and our profession. We know that planters of seeds buy them 

 entirely on confidence ; we realize that to lose a man's confidence is to lose 

 his patronage. If you have never used our seeds, try them this year and we 

 will try and retain your confidence, as we have succeeded in doing with 

 annually-increasing thousands for over half a century. 



CHARLES HENDERSON, President. 



