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Henderson's Selected Seed Potatoes 



NORTHERN GROWN ESPECIALLY FOR SEEDING. Prices of potatoes are subject to change without 

 notice. 1 peck will plant about 125 hills; 10 to 12 bushel* per acre, in drill 3 feel apart, P 

 express charges and assumes risk from freezing or heating. '.' ■ ■ ■ ■ ght. 



EARLY VARIETIES — Jonernmeni Inspected 



Henderson's BOVEE POTATO. The popular extra-early. 

 It is not only early, but produces its crop in great abundance, 

 and yields a very large percentage of perfectly formed tubers. 

 The cultivator can be used to better advantage on a crop of 

 Bovee than any other sort, owing to the short and compact 

 growth of the vines, and its habit of setting the entire crop 

 close in the hill. 



Price, $1.50 per peck; $5.50 per bushel; $11.00 per sack. 



Irish Cobbler Potato. A fine, early variety, producing large 

 handsome tubers, uniform in shape and size. The flesh is 

 white, and of excellent quality, the skin very light brown, with 

 whitish netting. It is a heavy cropper. Price, $1.40 per peck; 

 S5.00 per bushel; $10.00 per sack. 



Early Ohio. Verv early, almost round; flesh solid; cooks dry 

 and mealy. Price, $1.40 per peck; $5.00 per bushel, $10.00 per 

 sack. 



Early Norther. A splendid, extra early; earlier than Early 

 Rose, which it resemble-, and exceedinly prolific; eyes few and 

 shallow; unexcelled cooking qualities, dry and floury. 



Price, $1.40 per peck; $5.00 per bushel; $10.00 per sack. 



Early Puritan, Henderson's. A valuable early sort, which 

 produces a heavy crop of roundish-oval tubers of good average 

 size. Both flesh and skin are white. The plant is strong and 

 resists disease well. The flesh is of fine texture, and when 

 cooked is drv, flour v and full-flavored. 



Price, $1.40 per peck; $5.00 per bushel; $10.00 per peck. 



Early Rose. The popular standard early 

 productiveness and fine quality. Price, $1.45 per peck; $5.25 

 per bushel; $10.50 per sack. 



MAIN CROP VARIETIES- I Inspected 



Late Puritan, Henderson's. A handsome, large, white- 

 skinned Potato, one of the best late var. 

 yielder, good keeper; cooking qualities superior. Price, $1.40 

 per peck; $5.00 per bushel; $10.00 per sack. 



Sir Walter Raleigh, Henderson's. A grand, main crop 

 Potato; shape very uniform, large and oval; flesh fine grained, 

 snow-white, cooking dry and floury, splendid keeper. 



Price, $1.40 per peck; $5.00 per bushel; $10.00 per sack. 



Uncle Sam Potato. Uncle Sam is a particular, 

 with phenomenal cropping qualities. On a loam or su: 

 it is a wonder in yield and quality. Its superb quality always 

 ensures a fancy price on the market. Price, $1.45 per peck; 

 $5.25 per bushel; $10.50 per sack. 



Improved Green Mountain Potato. A reliable medium late 

 Potato which, in some sections, has superseded all other main 

 crop varieties. It seems to thrive in all soils and in all localities, 

 making heavy, healthy vines, and yielding big crops of large, 

 smooth, white .skinned tubers of oval form. It keeps well, and 

 is not liable to scab or decay. 



Price, $1.40 per peck; $5.00 per bushel; $10.00 per sack. 



HENDERSONS SELECTED SEEDS FOR ROOT CROPS 



BEET. MANGEL WURZEL. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 



Colossal Long Red, Henderson's. A valuable improved and distinct 



variety. Extra large, long roots; blood-red, verv nutritious. }i lb.. 



25c; lb.. 75c; 10 lbs., at 70c 

 Giant intermediate, Henderson's. Big vielder; handsome, large, ovoid 



roots. H lb.. 25c; lb.. 75c: 10 lbs., at 70c 

 Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing from other varieties; 



sheep prefer it; heaw vielder. (See engraving.) )± lb., 25c; lb.. 75c; 



10 lbs., at 70c; lb. 

 Champion Yellow Globe. Smooth globe shaped root of large and excel- 

 lent quality. \i lb., 25c; lb.. 75c; 10 lbs., at 70c lb. 

 Danish Sludstrup. Color, reddish-yellow of giant intermediate- type : 



verv hardv; grows well above the ground; highlv recommended. 



M lb.. 25c; lib.. 75c; 10 lbs., at 70c lb. 

 NEW HALF SUGAR MANGEL. By analysis it shows a nearer approach 

 - igar beet than any other mangel. The flesh is white, very solid 



and rich in saccharine. 



Half Long Red. per M lb., 25c; lb. 75c; 10 lbs., at 70c lb. 



Half Sugar White, per % lb.. 25c; lb., 75c; 10 lbs., at 70c lb. 

 BEET, SUGAR VARIETIES. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. Valuable both for 



producing sugar and stock feeding. 

 White Sugar. Grows to a large size; verv nutritious. l i lb., 25c; lb.. 



75c; 10 lbs., at 70c. lb. 

 Vilmorin's Improved White. Contains the highest percentage o: 



SO valuable for stock. \i lb., 35c; lb.. $1.00; 10 lbs., at 90c lb. _ 

 Klein Wanzleben. Heavy yielder and eaa 



10 lbs., at 70c lb. 

 CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Improved Long Orange. Enormous vielder of large roots; good - 



&lb., 40c; lb.. $1.25. 

 Danvers. Good-size, handsome, stump-rooted: big yielder 



lb.. $1.50. 

 Large White Belgian. Long white roots; verv productive. }i lb.. 40c. 



lb.. $1.25. 

 Large Yellow Belgian. I. on g, vellow-fleshed roots; good keeper. U lb.. 



40c; lb., $1.25. 

 White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily harvest* i. ':.• ai ■ 31 cropper. 



> 4 11,.. 45c; lb. $1.50. 

 RUTA BAGA, or RUSSIAN TURNIP. Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 



Improved American Purple Top. The popular standard for stock feeding; 



Lardy, productive; good keeper; yellow flesh, lb., $2.00. 

 Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred from American Pun 



nearlv double in size; ■ big vielder and good keeper; flesh yellow. 



Yields froi 11. . $2.00. 



Large White French, Sweet German or Rock. A \\ ! ite-fleshed variety of 



large size, lb., $2.00. 



"From • of L. I. Improved Ruta 



bought from you last season, I grew 7UU lbs. ■ ■ 

 Some of the Ruta Boqos weighed 7 lbs. each." 



JOH X MORRISSE Y, 



Henrietta, X. Y. 



"Just before I retired from the market garti' 

 business I raised in one season 3,123 bushels of 

 Henderson's Long Island Ruta Baga. They wt 

 pride of the neighborhood." 



CYRUS PICKETT, Cheshire, Conn. 



We will be glad to make SPECIAL PRICES, where possible, to buyers'^ large quani RAIN 



or GRASS SEEDS. Write us a list of your requin merits. 



