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Henderson's ^f^^+^Ul^ C™r1o Com P lete 

 Tested 



'' s Vegetable Seeds °°^ 



S .15 



CORN, SWEET or SUGAR.— Continued. 

 LATE or MAIN CROP VARIETIES. 



Country Gentleman, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 33.) . . . 

 Mammoth. A very late variety, producing mammoth ears often 

 10 inches long, well rilled with large, broad, white kernels of 

 superb quality; unusually productive. (See engraving.) .... 



Stowell's Evergreen. (See Specialties, page 36. J 



Squantum. A general favorite, large, productive and very sweet; 



largely used for market and canning 



Henderson's Continuity Collection of Sweet Corn, see page 36. 



POP CORN, FIELD CORN and FODDER CORN. {See pages 83- 



85 and 86.) 



CORN SALAD Large Leaved, Fetticus, or "Lamb's Lettuce." Hardy 

 little plants, grown for late fall, irinter and spring use; they form 

 rosettes of tender, edible leaves, which are used as a substitute for 

 Lettuce 



Pkt. 



.10 



Pint 



3 .45 



35 

 .35 



35 



Quart 



S .80 



60 

 .60 



.60 



4 Qts. 



S3. 00 



2.25 

 2 25 



2.25 



CRESS, or PEPPER GRASS. 



Extra Curled. Crisp, pungent leaves, finely cut and ornamental; used as 

 a condiment and for garnishing; rapid growing, dwarf and compact. . . 



Upland. The leaves and their flavor somewhat resemble Water Cress 



though this sort succeeds in dry soils, and is slow in running to seed. . . 



WATER CRESS. Highly esteemed for salads and garnishing. It must be 



grown along moist banks or in tubs in water covered soil 



CUCUMBER. (1 oz. for 60 hills.) 



Cool and Crisp, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 37 ) 



Davis' Perfect. Should not be planted for best results nearer than 5 feet 

 apart. It has excellent color, and the flesh is very crisp and delicate 

 in flavor 



Early Cluster. An early, prolific, short green variety 



Early White Spine. A popular standard variety for either family use or 

 marketing; vines vigorous and healthy, bearing early and abundantly 

 large, handsome, even-shaped fruits of light green color; crisp and of 

 fine flavor. (See engraving.) 



Everbearing. Possesses the merit of flowering and fruiting on the same 

 vine continuously until frost; form perfect, even when small; of rich 

 deep green color ; desirable for pickling 



Extra Early Green Prolific. Similar to but an improvement on Green 

 Prolific, and earlier; ideal for pickling 



Extra Long White Spine. Long green fruits, often 12 inches in length 

 popular for forcing 



Green Prolific. Short green, productive pickling variety 



The " Henderson" White Spine. (See Specialties, page 37.) 



Japanese Climbing. A distinct and valuable type, may be grown on a 

 trellis, taking up less room in the garden and keeping the fruits up from 

 the ground and clean. It produces large, fine fruits, adapted for either 

 slicing, salads or pickling, and thrives during dry, warm summers. . 



Livingston's Evergreen. Hardy, early and wonderfully prolific; fruits of 

 medium size, crisp and finely flavored for slicing; also valuable for 

 pickling; the beautiful green color is long retained. 



Long Green. Dark green fruits, 12 to 14 inches long; quality firm, crisp 

 and excellent. It is the best variety for big yellow pickles 



Short Green Gherkin. A thick-set, small, green Cucumber, borne in 

 abundance, and used exclusively for pickling 



West Indian Gherkin, or "Burr" Cucumber. Small, oval green fruits, 

 about 2 inches long, covered with soft, fleshy protuberances like 



prickles ; exclusively used for pickles 



CUCUMBER, ENGLISH FORCING VARIETIES. These produce re- 

 markably long and very solid fruits, with few and small seeds. Not 

 adapted for open ground culture. Our seed is from the best English 

 strains. Packets sold contain ten seeds. 



Cuthill's Black Spine. A prolific variety of medium size 



Duke of Edinburgh, Daniel's. Large, thick, dull green fruits, often 30 

 inches long 



Lord Kenyon's Favorite. A favorite; uniform in size and perfect in shape 



Telegraph. Clear, green, smooth fruits, 14 to 16 mches long; free bearer 



DANDELION. 



Common. Popular for "greens" also when blanched for salad 



Large-Leaved. An early, large, broad leaved variety 



EGG PLANT. (1 oz. for 1,000 plants.) 



(See engraving.) 



medium sized, almost round 



Black Beauty. (See Specialties, page 38) 



Black Pekin. A strong growing variety; 

 black fruits and very solid 



Early Long Purple. An earlier, hardier variety with club-shaped, dark 

 purple fruits 6 to 8 inches long, a shape preferred by some for slicing 

 flesh firm 



New York Spineless — Henderson's Improved. (See Specialties, page 38.) 



ENDIVE. "EscaroUe" and "Chicoree." (1 oz. for 100 feet of drill.) 



One of the best salads, especially when blanched; also much used for 

 garnishing; if boiled makes fine "greens." Successional sowings 

 furnish a supply almost the year round. 



Broad-Leaved Batavian ("EscaroUe.") Large, thick, broad leaves; it 

 forms large hearts, which, blanched, form one of the best winter salads 

 excellent for "greens" and for flavoring soups and stews. (See Special 

 ties, page 38.) 



French Moss Curled. A small, compact growing variety, with densely 

 curled moss-like leaves 



Green Curled ("Chicoree"). (See Specialties, page 38.) 



White Curled. Finely cut leaves, almost white with yellowish midribs 

 can be used without blanching when young 



Fetticus. See Corn Salad 



Pkt. 



.05 



.05 

 .10 

 .10 



.10 



.10 



.05 



.05 



.05 

 .05 



.05 



.05 

 .10 



.10 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 



.10 



.3n 



.30 

 . 30 

 .30 



.10 



Oz. 



)i Lb. 



S .20 



15 

 .50 



25 



20 

 ,20 



.20 



.20 

 .20 



.20 



.20 

 .25 



.25 



.20 

 .20 

 .20 



.25 



1.10 

 1.00 



1.00 

 1.00 



.30 



.50 

 .30 



.50 

 .20 



S .60 



.50 



1.50 



.70 

 .70 



.70 



.70 



.70 



.70 

 .70 

 .85 



.85 



.70 

 .70 

 .70 



.85 



4.00 

 3.50 



3.50 

 3.50 



.S5 

 .60 



BI ACK BEAt'TY T.C.G PLANT 



For Cultural Instructions see our Pamphlet "CULTURE OF SWEET CORN" sent free if asked for 



