PETER HENDERSON St CO.— VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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^"■Half pounds supplied at pound rates; half bushels at bushel rates. Market Gardeners 

 or other large planters requiring larger quantities of seeds than are here offered are invited to 

 write to us for special prices, particularly purchasers of PEAS, -BEANS, CORN, ONION, 

 SPINACH. CABBAGE and TURNIP. 



POSTAGE must be added to Catalogue prices at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. when seeds arc 

 ordered in quantities of half lb. and upward. Add postage for Beans and Peas at the rate of 15 cts. 

 per quart. aDd to Corn 10 cts. per quart to Catalogue prices. 



■We offer the following inducements to those who wish to purchase PACKETS in quantity ; 



3 apply only to Seeds by the PACKET, not by the oz., M lb. f lb., pints or 



quarts ; and Seeds ordered in this way will be forwarded free by Hail to any address in 



these low rates 



the United States or Canada: 



chasers remitting $100 may select Vegetable See 



-^PASZTS.tovalneof , $115 



. ...'..; 2.30 



(also our B >ok. '■ Garden and 

 Farm Topics") 6.00 



(and our Book. "Practical Flori- 

 culture") 13.00 



heavy typ** »ie mhu as we have round to be the best for general cultivation. 



German, Artiachoke. — French. Artichaut. — Span- 

 ish. Alcachofa. 

 8ow in April In rich sou. and transplant the. following 

 spring to permanent beds, in rows (or hills) three feet apart, 

 and two feet between the plants. They only give a partial 

 crop the first season, but the beds will remain in bearing 

 for years. Protect in winter by a covering of leaves or 

 coarse mannre 



Large Globe. Grown for the unripe flower 

 heads, which are highly esteemed.by epicures. 

 10 cts. per pkt., 30 cts. per oz. 



ARTICHOKE, JESUSAIiEM. 



Grown exclusively for its tubers, which somewhat resemble 

 potatoes, and are cultivated in a similar manner, only that 

 the rows should be at least four feet apart when grown in 

 strong soils. Hisenormously prod active, producing 1.600 

 bushels per acre. It is u=ed mostly in feeding sheep and 

 bogs. In some parts of the Soothern States the tops are cut 

 and dried as hay. {See cvL. | 



Strong tubers, 25 cts. per qt.. $1.25 per peck, 

 $4.00-per bushel. A 3-lb. package by mail for "5c 



iBTICBOKI 



HSPHRHGUS, 



German, Spargel. — French, Asperge. — Spanish, Ea- 

 parragos. 1 oz. for 60 feel of drill. 

 A convenient bed is about six feet wide, with a path two feet on 

 each side. This will reqoire six rows one foot apart, and a bed 

 of that width fifty feetlong will be ample for an ordinary family, 

 requiring about one pound of seed. It will require about three 

 years from the lime of sowing until the bed is in full bearing, 

 but once established is good for twenty years. It should be sown 

 in drills one foot apart, and when the plants are four or five inches 

 high they should be thinned ont so that the plants will be nine 

 inches apart from each other In all the rows. Great care m ust be 

 taken for the first year to keep down all weed3 as soon as they 

 appear, else they will choke up and destroy the young seedling 

 Asparagus. The deeper the soil and greater abundance of manure 

 that is used thegreater will be the crop. 

 THE PALMETTO. Until we found this new Pal- 

 metto Asparagus, Conover's Colossal was the lead- 

 ing sort, and justly so; but the Palmetto is not 

 only much earlier, but is also a better yielder, 

 and is more even and regular in its growth and 

 must eventually supplant the old favorite. Aver- 

 age bunches, containing fifteen 6hoots, measure 

 13>£ inches in circumference, and weigh about two 

 pounds. The Palmetto has now been planted in 

 all parts of the country, and the reports we have 

 indicate that it is equally well adapted for all sec- 

 tions North and South. Its quality is unequaled. 

 (See cut) 



15 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per oz., 75 ct3. per % lb . 

 $2.00 per lb. 



Colossal. Tho standard variety. The shoots are of 

 the largest size : very productive and of the b°st 

 quality. 5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 20 cts 

 per 54 lb., 60 cts. per lb. 



HSPRRHGUS * ROOTS. 



If to be sent by mail add 40 cts. per 100 to the prices. 



A saving of ODe to two years is effected by planting roota. 

 Tho«e offered below are strong two-year-old roots. For private 

 use or for marketing on a small scale, beds should be formed five 

 feet wide with three rows planted in each, one Id the middle and 

 one on e.-ub aid* a foot ftcm the edge, distance between the 

 planU in ihe rows, nine Inches. 

 THE PALMETTO. Splendid roots. $1.50 per 100. 



$12.00 per 1,000. (50 roots at 100 rate ; 500 at 1,000 



rate.) 

 Colossal. Fine two-year-old roots at $1.00 per 100. 



$7.00 per 1,000. (50 roots at 100 rate ; 500 at 1.000 



rate) 



