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



HENDERSONS PERFECTED SALAMANDER LETTUCE. 



Mammoth black=seeded 



BUTTER LETTUCE. 



EXTRA SELECTED FOR 



MARKET GARDENERS. 



This is one of the standard 

 vegetables introduced by us, and 

 the demand for it has steadily 

 increased until it is the leading 

 variety grown by market gar- 

 deners for summer heading. 



Lettuces naturally thrive 

 better during the cooler weather 

 of spring and fall than in a 

 torrid summer, the season really 

 when such crisp, cooling salad 

 is infgreat demand, consequently 

 there has been bred a number 

 of heat-resisting or summer let- 

 tuces, among which our Perfected 

 Salamander is the acknowl- 

 edged leader of its class. It 

 forms good-sized, compact and 

 tender heads, creamy-white in- 

 side and of that desirable rich 

 buttery flavor; outer color, light 

 green; it remains longer in head 

 without running to seed than 

 any other variety, and stands a 

 great amount of heat without 

 burning. We recommend it to 

 criticalmarket gardeners. (Seecut.) 

 Price, 20c. oz., 50c. | lb., $1.50 lb. 



"}' our Salamander Lettuce was most satisfactory, notwithstanding the hot, dry 

 weather in June." WM. C. KIDDER, Sea Girt, N. J. 



"When mv neighbors see your Salamander Lettuce, they think they are cabbages. 

 It's a grand Lettuce here." M. A. GARRETT. Patterson, La. 



An enormous heading variety of the 

 popular old Black-Seeded Butter, so ex- 

 tensively grown for early field and frame 

 crops. 



This Mammoth variety has broad, 

 slightly undulated leaves almost smooth, 

 of the handsome pale green color selling 

 so well on the Eastern markets. The 

 very large head is compact, tender, sweet 

 and crisp; from 30 to 40 heads fill a 

 barrel. We recommend it for early 

 •spring, and it is especially fine for late 

 [fall, but it is not a midsummer variety, 

 as the heat is apt to scald it. It is some- 

 times sold as Mammoth Salamander. (See 

 cut) 15c. oz., 40c. i lb., $1.25 lb. 



Market Gardener's 



PRIVATE STOCK LETTUCE. 



A very fine selection of the Salaman- 

 der type. This sort is largely grown as 

 a midsummer crop for New York mar- 

 kets, where it finds a ready sale. It is 

 slow to seed and stands long without 

 burning. Our stock is excellent in every 

 respect. Price, 15c. oz., 40c. i lb., $1.25 

 lb. 



GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE. 



This does not form compact heads but 

 a large mass of beautifully curly crisp 

 leaves, tender and delicious; it is the 

 best of the loose-leaved sorts. A rapid 

 grower and admirable for field or indoor 

 cultivation, its upright habit prevents leaf 

 rot when grown under sylass. 15c. oz., 

 30c. i lb., $1.00 lb. 



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For our complete list of Lettuce, see pages 39 and 40. 



