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



f-jenderson's Specialties I 



HENDERSON'S 



Palmetto Asparagus. 



Early, Large, Uniform, 

 Prolific and Disease=Resisting. 



THE " Palmetto " is superior to any other 

 Asparagus ; it is much earlier, also a better 

 yielder and more even and regular in 

 growth. Average bunches, containing 15 shoots, 

 measure 13 J inches in circumference and weigh 

 about 2 pounds. The " Palmetto " is equally- 

 adapted for all sections North and South ; it is less 

 susceptible to the Asparagus disease than any 

 •other variety, and has continued to yield profit- 

 able crops in sections where plantations of other 

 varieties have been entirely devastated. Its 

 quality is unequalled. (See cut.) For prices of 

 seed see page 45. 



This List Cancels all Previous Offers. Ja , n 9 u a s ry 



IMPORTANT NOTICE. 



The prices herein quoted on vegetabe seeds are based on customers paying 

 delivery charges when sent either by express or freight, but here is a plan whereby 

 it rests with you whether we pay the freight or you— On purchases of vegetable 

 seeds from this List to the value of $10.00 and upwards, WE WILL DELIVER 

 FREE (by freight or express, at our option), to any railroad station in the 

 United States, PROVIDED that at least half of the order is composed of small 

 seeds, that is, any vegetable seeds in the List other than Peas, Beans, Corn, 

 Onion Sets and Potatoes. If your own order does not amount to $10.00, you 

 can avail yourself of this offer by combining your order with one or more of 

 your neighbors. 



When seeds are desired by mail, postage must be added at the rate of 8c. 

 per lb. and on Peas, Beans and Corn, 10c. per quart. Packets, ounces and quarter 

 pounds are mailed free. 



Half a pound will be supplied at pound rates; half pecks at peck rates; 

 half bushels at bushel rates. 



We furnish Market Gardeners, for their own planting, our packets of Vegetable 

 Seeds at 25% off. All other 

 quantities (other than pack- 

 ets) 



HENDERSON'S 

 PALMETTO ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



A saving of one to two years is effected by planting roots. 

 The best time for planting in the North is in the Spring. 



PRICES: (buyer paying transit) 



Two-year-old roots, per 100, SI .00; per 1,000, £6.00. 



Add to above prices for free delivery in U. S. 30c. per 100. 



F Henderson's Palmetto Asparagus, in an exhaustive test 

 covering eight years conducted by the New Jersey Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, was proven superior to all 

 other varieties tried, eight in all, viz.: Palmetto, Barr's 

 Mammoth, Donald's Elmira, Columbian Mammoth White, 

 Conover's Colossal, Giant Brunswick, Moore's Cross-bred 

 and Giant Argenteuil. Full details are printed in their 

 Bulletin No. 173, issued February 15th, 1904, extracts from 

 which are as follows: 



" The question of varieties for setting new plantations is a 

 very important one. Palmetto is by far the most productive 

 sort; its productiveness , coupled with its power of resisting dis- 

 eases, makes it one of the most, if not the most, desirable variety 

 of Asparagus. Donald's Elmira is second in order of yield, but 

 it is exceeded by Palmetto by 24% in early yield and 32% in 

 total average yield (covering six years of cutting) and by nearly 

 36% in total yield of 1903. // is thus evident that the cash 

 return in Asparagus growing depends much upon the variety. In 

 the six annual crops taken from tlie field. Palmetto gives an 

 average cash return of $111.00 per acre more than the Elmira. 

 The yield and value the last year reported on, 1903, was even 

 more pronounced in favor of Palmetto, the yield being 7,123 

 lbs. per acre; the returns for which were S839.87 per acre, an 

 excess over Elmira that year of $221.88 and over Barr's Mam- 

 moth, $333.12." 



HENDERSON S PALMETTO ASPARAGUS. 



