fclb. 



Lb. 



25 c. 



75c. 



25c. 



75c, 



25c. 



75c. 



PETER HENDERSOX & CO.'S CATALOGUE OP SEEDS. 69 



ONION— Continued. 



Per oz. H lb. Lb. 



Early White Italian Tripoli. A new and excellent variety of 

 quick growth and mild flavor; skin silvery white, bulbs 



flat in shape and very large.. 40c. 125 4 00 



Per qt. Per Bush. 



Top, or Button Onions. ) ( 30c. $8 00 



wtt° Onsets. ™~ »*M to variation. )•■•■-■ «g ,| »° 



Yellow Onion Sets. ; [ 40c. 9 00 



(Onion Sets by mail, ten cents per quart additional.) 



PARSNIP. 



German, Pastinalce. — French, Panais. — Spanish, Pastinaca. 

 Sow as early in spring as the weather will admit, in drills fifteen inches apart, cov- 

 ering half an inch deep. When well up, thin out to five or six inches apart in the rows. 

 Unlike Carrots, they are improved by frost, and it is usual to take up in fall ascertain 

 quantity for winter use, leaving the rest in the ground until spring, to be dug up as 

 required. 



Per oz. 



Long- Smooth, or Hollow Crown. Best for general use 1 Oc. 



The Student. A fine flavored variety 10c. 



Early Short Round. An early variety, but of small size 10c. 



PARSLEY. 



German, Petersilie. — French, Persil. — Spanish, Peregil. 

 Parsley succeeds best iu a rich, mellow soil. As the seeds germinate very slowly, 



three or four weeks elapsing sometimes before it makes its appearance, it should be 



sown in spring, previously soaking the seeds for a few hours in tepid water. Sow 



thickly in rows a foot apart, and half an inch deep. For winter use protect in a frame 



or light cellar. 



Per oz. 14 lb. Lb. 



Double Curled. A fine dwarf variety, beautifully curled ; ex- 

 cellent for garnishing 10c. 30c. $100 



Champion Moss Curled. A very select stock, beautifully crimp- 

 ed and curled 15c. 40c. 125 



Plain Parsley. The leaves of this sort are plain ; it is hardier 



than the curled variety ; gocd for flavoring 10c. 25c. 75 



Hamburg, or Turnip-Rooted. A fleshy rooted kind ; the roots 



used for flavoring soups 15c. 50c. 150 



PEAS. 



German, i?r&se.-^French, Pots. — Spanish, Guizante. 

 Peas come earliest to maturity in light rich soil. For general crop, a deep rich 

 loam, or a strong loam inclining to clay, is best. For early crops, decomposed leaves or 

 leaf-mould should be used, or if the soil is very poor, stronger manure may be employed. 

 For general crops, a good dressing should be applied, and for the dwarf growing kinds, 

 the soil can hardly be too rich. When grown as a market crop, Peas are never staked, 

 and are sown in single rows, two to three inches deep, and from two to three feet apart, 

 according to the variety or the strength of the soil. When grown in small quantities 

 for private use, they are generally sown in double rows, six or eight inches apart, and 

 the tall varieties staked up by brush. For an early crop sow in February or March, as 

 soon as the ground can be worked; and make repeated sowings every two weeks for suc- 

 cession. After the first of June, sowing should be discontinued until the middle of 

 August, when a good crop may generally he secured by sowing an early sort. 

 {If Peas are ordered by mail, 15 cents per quart must be added to these rates.) 



Extra Early. 



Per qt. Peck. Bush. 



Carter's First Crop. One of the earliest varieties ; 2-£ feet 40c. $2 00 $7 50 



Daniel O'Rourke. A favorite early variety ; 3 feet 30c. 1 75 6 00 



Philadelphia Extra Early. A very desirable early variety 40c. 2 25 8 00 



Caractacus. An early and productive Pea, of good flavor 40c. 2 50 9 00 



McLean's Little Gem. A dwarf, green wrinkled marrow, very 



prolific, of superior flavor, and a first early ; 1 foot 50c. 3 50 12 00 



McLean's "Blue Peter." This may be called a larger, better 

 and earlier form of Tom Thumb, having blue seed. It is 

 remarkably dwarf, very early, a capital bearer, and of 



excellent quality Per -J pint packet, 25 cts.. 75c. 5 00 18 00 



McLean's Advancer. An early, green wrinkled variety, of de- 

 licious flavor ; 2 feet 40c. 2 25 8 00 



Tom Thumb. Remarkably dwarf and early, of excellent quality, 



and yields abundantly ; 1 foot 40c. 2 TO 9 00 



