







70 PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



PEAS — Gem tinued. 











Per qt. 



Peck. 



Bush. 



Laxton's Alpha. Extra early, blue wrinkled, marrow Pea, of 









fine quality, and very prolific ; pods large and well filled ; 









3 feet 1 



50c. 



83 00 



$10 00 



Second Early Varieties. 









Laxton's Prolific Long-Pod. A v-i y productive variety, with 







1 



long pods, containing from 11 to 12 Peas each ; 4 feet... 



40c. 



2 25 



8 00 



McLean's Wonderful. A dwarf, early wrinkled marrow, of de- 









licious flavor ; 3 feet 



50c. 



3 00 



10 00 



Dwarf "Waterloo; An excellent second early dwarf Pea, pro- 



ducing long well-filled pods ; ] to ]-£- feet 



50c. 



3 00 



10 00 



Eugenie. White wrinkled ; au excellent cropper ; 3 feet 



40c. 



2 00 



7 00 



Yorkshire Hero. A splendid wrinkled marrow, of "branching 









habit, and an abundant bearer, 2-£ feet 



40c. 



2 25 



8 00 



For General Crop. 











in cultivation : 5 feet 



30c. 



1 75 



6 00 



McLean's Premier. A first class Pea, of medium height, an 









abundant cropper, and of excellent quality 



40c. 



2 50 



9 00 



Blue Imperial. A good bearer, and of fine flavor ; 3 feet 



30c. 



1 75 



6 00 



Hair's Dwarf Mammoth. One of the richest-flavored and best 







8 00 



late varieties ; 2-J- feet ^ 



40e. 



2 25 



Veitchs' Perfection. A large and delicious marrow Pea, and 









an abu ndant cropper ; 4 feet 



40c. 



2 25 



8 00 



British Queen. One of the best and most productive of the tall 



wrinkled marrows, of delicious flavor ; 6 feet 



40c. 



2 50 



9 00 



"White Marrowfat. A favorite market sort ; 6 feet 



25c 



1 25 



4 00 



Black-Eyed Marrowfat. This, as well as the preceding, is ex- 



tensively grown as a field Pea; hardy and productive ; 









4 feet 1 



20c. 



1 00 



3 00 



Tall Sugar. The young pods are tender and well-flavored, of 



good quality as a shell Pea ; 5 feet 



60c. 

 50c 



4 00 

 3 50 



14 00 

 12 00 



Dwarf Sugar. Edible pods, of good quality shelled ; 3 feet 



PEPPER. 









German, Pfeffer. — French, Piment. — Spanish, Pimiento. 







Grown largely for Pickles. Sow in hot-bed early in April, 



and transplant 



to the 



open ground when the weather is favorable. They should be planted in warm, mellow 



soil, in rows eighteen inches apart. They may also be sown in the open ground when 



danger of frost is passed, and the soil is warm and settled. 









Per oz. 



fclb. 



Lb. 



Large Bell, or Bull Nose. An early variety, of mild flavor; 









rind thick and fleshy. It is a favorite sort both for pick- 









ling and for use in the crude state 



40c. 



$1 23 



$4 00 | 



Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth. Similar to the preceding in 









shape and color, but much larger, and milder in flavor, 









used to make stuffed pickles 



40c. 



1 25 



4 00 



Squash, or Tomato-Shaped. The sort most generally grown for 









pickling; very productive; the leading market variety- 



40c. 



1 25 



4 00 



Sweet Spanish. One of the largest and earliest varieties ; the 







i 



flesh is sweet, mild, and pleasant 



40c. 



1 25 



4 00 



Cayenne. The variety of commerce; pods small, cone-shaped; 









coral red when ripe. It is quite a late variety, but the 









pods are as often used for pickling green as when ripe ; 









extremely acrid 



50c. 



1 50 



5 00 



i Chili, (true.) Pods about one inch in length, bright red when 









ripe, very prolific bearer, very piquant 



50c 



1 50 



5 00 



Cherry Red. An exceedingly ornamental variety ; fruit erect, 









round, of a rich glossy scarlet color; remarkable for its 









intense piquancy ' 



40.-. 



1 2j 



4 00 



Long- Red. Fruit brilliant coral red, conical, from three to four 









inches in length, very productive 



40 c. 



1 25 



4 00 



Long- Yellow. Similar in shape to the Long Red, but of a rich 









glossy yellow, both varieties are very ornamental 



40c. 



1 25 



4 00 



