PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 



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Camplete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



POTATOES, SUPERIOR NORTHERN GROWN. (Prices on application.) 



EARLY VARIETIES. 



Bovee, Henderson's. A very popular extra early potato. Not only early but a 

 heavy cropper. Shape long, oval, flesh white and of fine quality 



Early Ohio. Early, maturing about two weeks before the Early Rose; almost round; 

 flesh solid, cooks dry and mealy 



Early Norther. A splendid variety, extra early and exceedingly prolific; eyes few and 

 shallow, unexcelled cooking qualities, dry and floury. (Sec engraving.) 



Early Puritan, Henderson's. A distinct and valuable early variety; both skin and 

 flesh white; quality superb, dry and floury 



Early Rose. The popular standard early; noted for earliness, productiveness and fine 

 quality 



Irish Cobbler. A very fine early variety extensively grown for market in some locali- 

 ties. The tubers are very handsome, almost round, very uniform in shape and size. 

 Flesh .white and of excellent quality, skin, buff with whitish netting. A reliable and 

 heavy cropper 



MAIN CROP VARIETIES. 



Green Mountain, Improved. A reliable medium late potato ncreasmg in popularity 

 where known. 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 handsome 

 flattish oval form. It cooks white, dry and mealy and is a good keeper, not liable to 

 scab or decay in field or cellar 



Late Puritan, Henderson's. A handsome, large, white-skinned Potato, and one of the 

 best late sorts grown; heavy yielder. good keeper; cooking qualities superior 



Sir Walter Raleigh, Henderson's. A grand main crop potato, forming tubers of large 

 size — oval in form and of the finest quality, the flesh being fine grained, white — 

 cooking dry and mealy. It is very productive and a splendid keeper 



Uncle Sam, Henderson's. One of the handsomest Potatoes grown; luxuriant, and 

 healthy; shape and size wonderfully uniform, a superior keeper, quality extra. (See 

 engraving) 



OUR POTATOES OFFERED ABOVE ARE THOROUGHLY SELECTED ESPECIALLY 

 FOR SEED PURPOSES. 



Purchaser pays freight or express charges and assumes risk from freezing or heating. 

 The Sack is 165 lbs. net weight 



PUMPKIN. (See engraving.) 



Calhoun, Henderson's. A small, almost round Pumpkin, with creamy-brown skin; 

 flesh deep salmon-yellow, wonderfully thick, fine grained, and of the finest quality 

 for rich-colored pies. (Crop failure.) 



Cheese. The most popular for pies and table use; large, flat-round; creamy-yellow 

 skin; thick, orange flesh of fine quality; a splendid keeper 



Connecticut Field. A productive, large, orange-colored, field Pumpkin, usually grown 

 for stock-feeding, but it also makes good pies 



Large or Mammoth Tours. An old, well-known variety, productive and growing to a 

 large size and great weight 



Sugar. A handsome and productive small Pumpkin; round-flattened, skin orange, 

 flesh deep yellow, fine grained and very sweet 



Winter Luxury. A superior pie Pumpkin, small, but enormously productive and an 

 excellent keeper; shape almost round, about 10 inches in diameter; color, golden-rus- 

 set, finely netted; flesh deep golden, sweet and tender 



RADISH. (10 lbs. and over 10 cents per lb. less.) 



EARLY ROUND OR TURNIP SHAPED VARIETIES. 



Early Scarlet Turnip. A standard variety for bunching; bright scarlet color, rapid 

 grower and of mild flavor 



Earliest Carmine Turnip. Round, dark red, very early; good for forcing 



Early Crimson Giant Turnip. A very profitable sort for open ground, larger than any 

 in its season. The skin is crimson, the flesh white and quite untinged with red. It 

 matures more quickly than any of its size and it frequently remains firm for a week 

 after full growth 



Early White Turnip. Round, of small size; waxy, white skin and flesh, mild and crisp . . 

 (Crop failure) 



Fireball 



Rose Turnip, Henderson's. Very early, maturing in 23 days; skin of attractive rose 

 color, flesh sparkling white 



Early White Tipped Scarlet Turnip. A medium sized round variety, color bright 

 scarlet white tipped, used in enormous quantities in open ground. It matures very 

 evenly and is one of the readiest sellers. (See engraving) 



Early Round Dark Red. The most popular of the round sorts for outdoor sowing. It 

 is very dark in color — the flesh white andcrisp. T he tops are small for a root of its 

 size. Our stock is very uniform in color and shape 



Philadelphia White Box. A good variety for cold frames; keeps firm a long while; we 

 sell a very superior stock 



Non Plus Ultra. A fine bright red forcing variety with small tops 



Rapid Forcing. This is perfectly bred for forcing. The root is small, uniformly round 

 with short erect leaves. It grows rapidly, and may be pulled in 21 days. The lower 

 part of the root is white, the upper part bright scarlet 



Red Forcing. An ideal round red variety with very small tops. Properly grown, it will 

 mature in 3 weeks. The color is vivid red 



Scarlet Globe. The best of the forcing varieties. The roots are a little longer than 

 round, the skin intense scarlet in color, with tiny threadlike roots. We exercise 

 unusual care to procure only perfect stocks of this variety and we believe no better 

 can be had 



We ship Potatoes 

 in Sacks and deliver 

 to transportation co's in 

 N. Y. City. Purchaser 

 pays freight or express 

 charges. The sack is 

 2}4 bus. or 165 lbs. net 

 weight. 



Peck. 



Bush. 



Sack 



PRICES. 

 Ozs., and X lbs. 

 delivered free, but add 

 postage according to 

 zone rates on page 3 

 of cover for half-pounds 

 and over if wanted by 

 mail. 



Oz. 



.15 

 .10 

 .20 

 .15 



.20 



.15 



.15 

 .15 



.10 



.10 



.15 

 .15 



.15 

 .15 



.15 



X Lb. Lb. 



. 40 

 .30 

 .60 

 .40 



.60 



.30 

 .40 



.45 



.40 

 .45 



.30 



.30 



.40 

 .40 



.45 

 .40 



.40 



1.25 

 1.00 

 2.00 

 1.25 



2.00 



1.00 

 1.25 



1.50 



1.25 

 1.50 



1.00 



1.00 



1.25 

 1.25 



1.50 

 1.25 



1.25 



EARLY NORTHER POTATO 



UNCLE SAM POTATO. 



PUMPKINS. 



EARLY WHITE TIPPED SCARLET TURNIP RADISH. 



L^et How to Grow Pumpkin and Squash c^b^g^Bofer!^^: Free to Customers if asked for. 



