PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OP SEEDS. 33 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS-^i»««rf. 



From careful observation and many years' practical experience, we recommend for 

 general cultivation, the following varieties of Strawberries : 



For Heavy Soil. [ For Light Soil. 



Early, 



Nicanor. Downer. 



Medium, or Main Crop. 



Wilson, Charles Downing. | Wilson, Charles Downing. 



Late. 

 Triomphe de Gaud, Jucunda. Seth Boyden, Green Prolific. 



Latest. 

 Kentucky. ) Kentucky. 



CURRANTS. 



Cherry. The largest Red Currant in cultivation; dark red; bushes strong and 

 stocky ; very productive ; the best variety for market. 25 cents each ; $1 50 per dozen ; 

 $10 per hundred. 



Versailles. Large ; dark red; bunches long and tapering ; not as acid as the pre- 

 ceding variety, and better flavored. The best for table use. 25 cents each; $1 50 per 

 dozen ; $10 per hundred. 



"White Grape. Large, white, transparent, juicy, sweet and rich; bushes hardy 

 and productive ; the best white currant. 25 cents each ; $1 50 per dozen ; $10 per 

 hundred. 



Black Naples. Berries very large, sometimes nearly one inch in diameter ; black, 

 sweet, of a musky flavor, much liked by some persons ; valuable for jams and jellies. 

 25 cents each ; $1 50 per dozen ; $10 per hundred. 



Two-year old hushes of the above-named varieties, 40 cents each ; $4 per doz. 



Three-year old bearing bushes, 50 cents each ; $5 per dozen. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



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Houghton's Seedling. Fruit medium, roundish oval, pale red, sweet, tender and 

 very good. A vigorous and very productive variety, not affected by mildew. Probably 

 the best American Gooseberry. 25 cents each ; $2 per dozen ; $12 per hundred. 



Two-year old bushes, 50 cents each; $5 per dozen. 



RASPBERRIES. 

 Red Varieties. 



Clarke. The hardiest of the Antwerp varieties. Berries light crimson, very sweet, 

 rich and high-flavored. Canes very strong, erect and stocky ; productive and entirely 

 hardy. $1 per dozen ; $4 per hundred ; $30 per thousand. 



Hudson River Antwerp. Large and firm, flavor sweet and excellent, highly 

 perfumed, very productive ; half hardy. One of the very best varieties for market and 

 home use. $1 per dozen ; $6 per hundred; $50 per thousand. 



Philadelphia. Medium size ; round, dark red, flavor mild ; canes erect and strong. 

 The most hardy and productive red raspberry ; succeeds remarkably well on light soils, 

 where most of the half-hardy varieties fail. $1 per dozen ; $4 per hundred ; $30 per 

 thousand. 



Black Varieties. 



Doolittle's Black Cap. Large, black, sweet, juicy ; early, very productive and 

 hardy ; one of the most profitable market berries. $1 per dozen ; $4 per hundred ; $30 

 per thousand. 



Miami, or Mammoth Cluster. The largest black Raspberry in cultivation; 

 brownish black, juicy, sprightly in* flavor, vigorous; late and very productive. 

 $1 per dozen ; $3 per fifty ; $5 per hundred ; $40 per thousand. 



Yellow Varieties. 



Brinckle's Orange. Large, sweet and delicious ; plant vigorous and productive. 

 The best yellow variety ; requires protection in winter. 25 cents each ; $2 per dozen ; 

 $10 per hundred. 



