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Our Experiment Farm — partial -^aews of ■which we show on this 

 page- — is used more for the purpose of testing seeds and making ex- 

 periments than for the growing of crops. The bulk of our vegetable 

 seed crops are grown in various sections of the country, by specialists 

 experienced in such work, but under the super^-ision of our experts. 



The deliveries from all these sources are larje, and it is abso- 

 lutely necessary that tests be made as to germination, and purity 

 of type; although this last is also attended to by our inspectors 

 during the growing of the crops. TVe want exact knowledge, so we 

 make additional tests in our own trial grounds. At this farm 2,500 

 tests of vegetable seeds are made annually, also 200 tests of ag- 

 ricultural seeds, special attention being given to grass seeds. 



Flower seed tests number 1.500 annually; this department of our 

 business having assumed increased importance during recent years, 

 owing partly to the greater attention now given to flower gardening, 

 and to the fact that we are in a position to supply the world's best in 

 flower seeds. Many new and rare varieties have been introduced 

 into general cultivation by us through our trial ground tests, and we 

 are very proud of our flower seed business. 



We import annually from various parts of the world (mostlj- from 

 Holland) large quantities of flowering bulbs, and as we buy only 

 the best, known as "firsts," we can truthfully say that we import 

 the largest and best bulbs offered for sale. We are, of course, not 

 able to test them before selling, but at the same time we send them 

 out, we plant samples of every kind at our farm so that we know 

 exactly what the stocks are like. 



On the opposite page we picture our New York store as it is today, 

 and also the first Henderson Seed Store when opened in 1847. We 

 also show some other \-iews of our Seed Plant in Jersey City where 

 stocks of seeds are re-cleaned and in some cases hand-picked before 

 being finally sold to our customers. 



In these days of keen competition, the best equipped in any 

 branch of industrj'' will forge to the front. Neither time nor money 

 has been spared in the equipment of our establishment, and it is 

 also thorouglily departmentized, each branch having the advantage 

 of specialized knowledge, thus insuring greater perfection of output. 

 By these means we have retained the confidence of garden owners 

 for three quarters of a centur3', and while we do not wish to be 

 thought egotistical, we do claim to produce and distribute the 



BEST SEEDS IN THE WORLD. 



It is our business and our profession. We could fill pages with the 

 testimony of others had we the space, and you the time to read, but 

 the following printed by a leading newspaper will suffice as a type 

 for thousands. 



"Henderson's Catalogue is on our tnhle. This publication repre- 

 sents one of the oldest seed houses in America, and one that does an 

 immense business. T/ie name o/ peter hendeeson w a household word 

 wherever flowers and vegetables are grown and gardens planted."— 

 Kansas City Star. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



