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



We Deliver Free" 



the United States 

 and possessions 



by Parcel Post or Express eSoIL at Our Option 



All Vegetable and Flower Seeds by the Packet, Ounce and 34-Pound. 'See also Special Offer on page 1.) 



Purchasers Pay Transportation on Half-Pounds, Pounds, Quarts. Half'Pecks, Pecks and Bushels. Also on Bulbs, Requisites, Fertilizers and Insecticides. 



If wanted by Parcel Post add postage as noted for these. 



BEANS. PEAS AND CORN WEIGH (POSTAL WEIGHT) TWO POUNDS PER QLJAKT. 



PARCEL POST ZONES AND RATES. 



Local 



SO. 05 

 .06 

 .06 

 .07 

 .07 

 .08 

 .08 

 .09 

 .09 

 .10 

 .10 

 .11 

 .11 

 .12 

 .12 

 .13 

 .13 

 .14 

 .14 

 .15 

 .15 

 .16 

 .16 

 .17 

 .17 

 .18 

 .18 

 .19 

 .19 

 .20 

 .20 

 .21 

 .21 

 .22 

 .22 

 .23 

 .23 

 .24 

 .24 

 .25 

 .25 

 .26 

 .26 

 .27 

 .27 

 .28 

 .28 

 .29 

 .29 

 .30 

 .30 

 .31 

 .31 

 .32 

 .32 

 .33 

 .33 

 .34 

 .34 

 .35 

 .35 

 .36 

 .36 

 .37 

 .37 

 .38 

 .38 

 .39 

 .39 

 .40 



1st 

 Up to 



50 

 miles 

 from 

 New 

 York 



$0.05 

 .06 

 .07 

 .08 

 .09 

 .10 

 .11 

 .12 

 .13 

 .14 

 .15 

 .16 

 .17 

 .18 

 .19 

 .20 

 .21 

 .22 

 .23 

 .24 

 .25 

 .26 

 .27 

 .28 

 .29 

 .30 

 .31 

 .32 

 .33 

 .34 

 .35 

 .36 

 .37 

 .38 

 .39 

 .40 

 .41 

 .42 

 .43 

 .44 

 .45 

 .46 

 .47 

 .48 

 .49 

 .50 

 .51 

 .62 

 .53 

 .54 

 .55 

 .56 

 .57 

 .58 

 .59 

 .60 

 .61 

 .62 

 .63 

 .64 

 .65 

 .66 

 .67 

 .68 

 .69 

 .70 

 .71 

 .72 

 .73 

 .74 



2nd 

 50 to 



150 

 miles 

 from 

 New 

 York 



$0.05 

 .06 

 .07 

 .08 

 .09 

 .10 

 .11 

 .12 

 .13 

 .14 

 .15 

 .16 

 .17 

 .18 

 .19 

 .20 

 .21 

 .22 

 .23 

 .24 

 .25 

 .26 

 .27 

 .28 

 .29 

 .30 

 .31 

 .32 

 .33 

 .34 

 .35 

 .36 

 .37 

 .38 

 .39 

 .40 

 .41 

 .42 

 .43 

 .44 

 .45 

 .46 

 .47 

 .48 

 .49 

 .50 

 .51 

 .52 

 .53 

 .54 

 .55 

 .56 

 .57 

 .58 

 .59 

 .60 

 .61 

 .62 

 .63 

 .64 

 .65 

 .66 

 .67 

 .68 

 .69 

 .70 

 .71 

 .72 

 .73 

 .74 



3rd 

 150 to 



300 

 miles 

 from 

 New 

 York 



$0.06 



.08 



.10 



.12 



.14 



.16 



.18 



.20 



.22 



.24 



.26 



.28 



.30 



.32 



.34 



.36 



.38 



.40 



.42 



.44 



.46 



.48 



.50 



.52 



.54 



.56 



.58 



.60 



.62 



.64 



.66 



.68 



.70 



.72 



.74 



.76 



.78 



.80 



.82 



.84 



.86 



.88 



.90 



.92 



.94 



.96 



.98 



1.00 



1.02 



1.04 



1.06 



1.08 



1.10 



1.12 



1.14 



1.16 



1.18 



1.20 



1.22 



1.24 



1.26 



1.28 



1.30 



1.32 



1.34 



1.36 



1.38 



1.40 



1.42 



1.44 



4th 

 300 to 



600 

 miles 

 from 



New 

 York 



$0.07 



.11 



.15 



.19 



.23 



.27 



.31 



.35 



.39 



.43 



.47 



.51 



.55 



.59 



.63 



.67 



.71 



.75 



.79 



.83 



.87 



.91 



.95 



.99 



1.03 



1.07 



1.11 



1.15 



1.19 



1.23 



1.27 



1.31 



1.35 



1.39 



1.43 



1.47 



1.51 



1.55 



1.59 



1.63 



1.67 



1.71 



1.75 



1.79 



1.83 



1.87 



1.91 



1.95 



1.99 



2.03 



5th 



Gth 



7th 



GOO to 



1000 to 



UOOtu 



1000 



1400 



1800 



miles 



miles 



miles 



from 



from 



from 



X en- 



New 



New 



York 



York 



York 



$0.08 



$0.09 



$0.11 



.14 



.17 



.21 



.20 



.25 



.31 



.26 



.33 



.41 



.32 



.41 



.51 



.38 



.49 



.61 



.44 



.57 



.71 



.50 



.65 



.81 



.56 



.73 



.91 



.62 



.81 



1.01 



.68 



.89 



1.11 



.74 



.97 



1.21 



.80 



1.05 



1.31 



.86 



1.13 



1.41 



.92 



1.21 



1.51 



.98 



1.29 



1.61 



1.04 



1.37 



1.71 



1.10 



1.45 



1.81 



1.16 



1.53 



1.91 



1.22 



1.61 



2.01 



1.28 



1.69 



2.11 



1.34 



1.77 



2.21 



1.40 



1.85 



2.31 



1.46 



1.93 



2.41 



1.52 



2.01 



2.51 



1.58 



2.09 



2.61 



1.64 



2.17 



2.71 



1.70 



2.25 



2.81 



1.76 



2.33 



2.91 



1.82 



2.41 



3.01 



1.88 



2.49 



3.11 



1.94 



2.57 



3.21 



2.00 



2.65 



3.31 



2.06 



2.73 



3.41 



2.12 



2.81 



3.51 



2.18 



2.89 



3.61 



2.24 



2.97 



3.71 



2.30 



3.05 



3.81 



2.36 



3.13 



3.91 



2.42 



3.21 



4.01 



2.48 



3.29 



4.11 



2.54 



3.37 



4.21 



2.60 



3.45 



4.31 



2.66 



3.53 



4.41 



2.72 



3.61 



4.51 



2.78 



3.69 



4.61 



2.84 



3.77 



4.71 



2.90 



3.85 



4.81 



2.96 



3.93 



4.91 



3.02 



4.01 



5.01 



8th 

 Over 

 1800 

 miles 

 from 

 New 

 York 



$0.12 

 .24 

 .36 

 .48 

 .60 

 .72 

 .84 

 .96 

 1.08 

 1.20 

 1.32 

 1.44 

 1.56 

 1.68 

 1.80 

 1.92 

 2.04 

 2.16 

 2.28 

 2.40 

 2.52 

 2.64 

 2.76 

 2.88 

 3.00 

 3.12 

 3.24 

 3.36 

 3.48 

 3.60 

 3.72 

 3.84 

 3.96 

 4.08 

 4.20 

 4.32 

 4.44 

 4.56 

 4.68 

 4.80 

 4.92 

 5.04 

 5.16 

 528 

 5.40 

 5.52 

 5.64 

 5.76 

 5.88 

 6.00 



PARCEL PO^T WEIGHT LIMIT 



The weight limit within the 

 Local 1st. 2nd and 3rd Zones is 

 seventy (70) pounds, within the 

 other Zones the weight limit is 

 fifty (50) pounds and the size limit 

 eighty-four (84) inches for com- 

 bined length and largest girth. In 

 this catalogue we give the weight 

 packed up to ten (10) pounds on 

 Implements, Insecticides and 

 Fertilizers. 



Packages weighing 8 oz. or less 

 can be forwarded anywhere in the 

 U. S. at a cost of one cent for each 

 two ounces, or fraction thereof. 



BUSINESS RULES AND PROCEDURE. 



PRICES IN THIS CATALOGUE CANCEL ALL PRICE LISTS PREVIOUSLY 

 ISSUED BY US. 



THE PRICES QUOTED HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO ADVANCE WITHOUT 



NOTICE. 



We Do Not Supply Dealers, therefore our seeds, etc., can only be procured by 

 sending orders direct to us. 



ALL GOODS IN THIS CATALOGUE are offered subject to being unsold 

 on receipt of order, and the prices quoted are subject to change without notice. 



ADVANCE ORDERS, CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE. All advance 

 orders, for growing crops, are booked by us previous to harvesting and receipt 

 — subject to crops permitting — and accidents or delays beyond our control. 

 Should shortages necessitate it, we reserve the right to fill such orders pro rata. 



THE PRICES QUOTED IN THIS CATALOGUE ARE NET, except we 

 furnish Market Gardeners and Florists for their own planting, our retail packets 

 of Vegetable *nd Flower Seeds at 25^, off. We will supply half a pound at 

 pound rates; half pecks at peck rates; half bushels at bushel rates. All other 

 quantities (other than packets) are priced net. We offer no premiums, dis- 

 counts nor gratuities. 



REMITTANCES should be made by Express Money Order. P. O. Money 

 Order, Bank Draft or Registered Letter. We must decline sending goods C. O.D. 

 unless 25% of their value accompanies the order. 



ACCOUNTS — Parties having no account with us — who order goods with- 

 out remittance — must furnish satisfactory reference. Xew York City reference 

 preferred on account of the shorter delay pending investigation. 



WE FORWARD AS CUSTOMER DIRECTS by express, freight, steamer 

 or mail. When no shipping instructions are given we send according to our 

 judgment. Some seeds, etc., we deliver free in the U. S., but on other seeds and 

 goods purchaser pays, or allows, transportation charges when prepaid (see details 

 at top of this page.) 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR SHIPPING AND CARTING of goods to 



any railroad station, steamship line or express office in New York City proper. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR PACKING, except special for foreign ship- 

 ments, as tin-lined cases, double sacks, etc., then we charge cost. Cloth bags we 

 charge for, viz.; y 2 peck, 15c; 1 peck, 25c; K bushel, 35c; 1 bushel, 45c; 

 2 bushels, 70c. Burlap bags, 1 peck, 15c; z / 2 bushel, 20c; 1 bushel, 25c: 2 

 bushels, 35c: 4 bushels, 55c; 6 bushels, 75c; S bushel:,, 90c No charge for 

 bags with lawn grass mixtures offered on page 40. 



WE GUARANTEE THE SAFE ARRIVAL in Unite 1 States of all goods 

 forwarded by express. 



WHEN SHIPPED BY FREIGHT WE DELIVER ALL BULBS, ROOTS, 



etc, in good condition, into the hands of transportation companies, but our re- 

 sponsibility ceases there. Consignee then assumes all risks heating, freezing and 

 delays. 



CANADIAN ORDERS— Regarding shipment of Seeds, etc, into Canada, 

 see slip inserted with Order Blank in this Catalogue. 



WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE WELL-DOING of any seeds or bulbs 

 we send out. — therefore: 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. give no warranty, express or implied as 

 to description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs 

 or roots they send out, and they will not be in any way responsible for 

 the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms they are 

 at once to be returned. 



TESTIMONIALS FROM CUSTOMERS— We are always pleased to 

 hear from our customers regarding results. We appreciate the thousands 

 of unsolicited testimonials we receive annually and are glad to publish 

 as many as space will permit. Photographs of gardens and particu- 

 larly of individual vegetables, flowers or fruits are always very gladly 

 received bv us. 



January 1, 1920. 



J&nc&iJtTi 



3S &37 coRTlANDT ST.. NEW YORK. 



