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



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IMPORTANT NOTICE. — The prices herein quoted on vegetable 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 w 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. On Peas, Beans and Corn, 10c. per quart. 

 Packets, ounces and quarter pounds are mailed free. Half pounds will be supplied at pound rates ; half pecks at peck rates ; half bushels at 

 bushel rates. We allow 25'/, off packet prices, but prices of all other quantities are net. 



THIS LIST en MC ELS 7\LL PREVIOUS OFFERS. z January. 1905. 



PRICES. 



Pkts.,Ozs., and iLbs. deliv- 

 ered free, but add 8c. to Lbs. 



ARTICHOKE. Jerusalem (Tubers.) Buyer paying transit, at 20c. qt., $1.00| Pkt. i Oz. i Lb. I Lb. 

 peck, $3.00 bush. 

 Large Globe (Seed.) The flower heads are cooked like Asparagus 



10c. 



ASPARAGUS SEEDS. (1 oz. to 60 ft. of drill Cultural instructions free.) 



Colossal. A standard variety; large, productive and of fine quality. . 5c. 



.Henderson's Palmetto. Superior to any other; early, prolific and of uniformly : 

 large size 10c. 



35c. 1.25 



10c. 

 10c. 



15c. 

 20c 



4.00 



35c. 

 50c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. (For free delivery in V. 5. add to prices, 30c. per 100 to 

 1-year-old roots; 75c. per 100 to 3-year-old.) . . . 

 Colossal. 2-yr.-old roots (buyer paying transit). 75c. per 100; $4.50 per 1,000 

 Palmetto 2- " " 1.00 per 100; $6.00 per 1,000 



BEANS. 



DWARF or BUSH, GREEN PODDED. 



Bountiful, Henderson's. A distinct improvement, absolutely stringless, tender 

 and delicious. Earliest, continuous and enormous cropper 



Boston Favorite, or The Goddard. A very fine selection of Dwarf Horticul- 

 tural. Preferred by some on account of the larger seed. . 



Black Valentine, Henderson's. Early, extra large, round, straight tender pods; 

 j enormous yielder and also suitable for late planting Crop failure. 



Cream Valentine, Henderson's. A large grower, producing unusually long, 

 thick, meaty pods; stringless, tender and remaining so for a long time 



Ea-liest Red Valentine, Henderson's. The standard green-podded dwarf snap 

 Bean, usually ready for picking in 45 days; big yielder, fine quality 



Early Mohawk. Very early, and largely grown South for Northern markets; 

 will stand more cold than most sorts. 5 to 6-inch pods 



Early Warwick. One of the earliest. The pods are stringless until maturity ; 

 fine for forcing or frames 



Horticultural Dwarf. A bush variety of the popular Climbing Horticultural. 

 A grand shell Bean 



Knickerbocker, Henderson's. A cross between Red Valentine and Yosemite 

 Mammoth Wax, combining good qualities of both. Plant exceedingly robust 

 and healthy; pods longer and larger than those of Red Valentine, thick, 

 fleshy and free from string 



Longfellow, Henderson's. An ideal " snap " Bean, early, prolific, solid long 

 pods, stringless and tender Crop failure. 



Long Yellow Six Weeks. Early, productive and of excellent quality, pods often 

 8 inches long; a popular variety : . . . 



Pride of Newtown. A selection of Long Yellow Six Weeks. Greatly prized by 

 gardeners in the vicinity of New York 



Refugee, or 1 ,000 to 1 . A popular medium to late variety, very productive ; ex- 

 tensively grown for pickling; handsome, tender pods _ 



Refugee, Extra Early. Similar to above but nearly two weeks earlier, almost 

 certain to produce a crop even in unfavorable seasons ; enormously prolific , 

 exceptionally free from string, and very tender. . . 



White Marrow. A popular shell Bean; seeds ivory-white 



Large White Kidney. A green-podded shell variety. Useful in the green stage 



when picked young and admirable as a shell bean 



For Shell Beans see Field Beans page 48. 

 DWARF WAX-PODDED or " BUTTER." 



Black Wax, Henderson's Improved. A vigorous grower with ample foliage, 

 sheltering the pods so they are uniformly translucent and creamy-yellow; 

 very early, enormously productive and of fine quality 



Currie's Rustproof Wax. One of the earliest wax pod varieties. Pods are 

 thick and fiat and from 5 to 6 in. long, of beautiful color, excellent for market 

 use Crop failure. 



California Rustproof Wax. Very similar to Currie's Rustproof Wax, but is a 

 little larger in pod Crop failure. 



Davis' Kidney Wax. One of the very best varieties for the Market Gardeners. 

 Pods are 6 inches long, flat, generally straight, very attractive in color and 

 holds up in shipping better than any other variety Crop failure . 



(Add for free delivery of 

 Beans, 5c. pt., 10c. qt.) 



Pint. 

 15c. 



Quart . 

 30c. 



Peck. 

 1.75 



Bush. 

 6.00 



10c. 



25c. 



1.50 



5.50 



15c. 



25c. 



1.50 



5.00 



15c. 



25c. 



1.50 



5.50 



10c. 



20c. 



1.30 



4.50 



15c. 



25c. 



1.50 



5.00 



15c. 



25c 



1.50 



5.00 



15c. 







30c. 



1.85 



7.00 



10c. 



20c. 



1.40 



4.50 



L- 



15c. 



25c. 



1.40 



4.75 



15c. 



25c. 



1.50 



5.25 



15c. 

 10c. 



25c. 

 20c. 



1.60 

 1.25 



5.50 

 4.00 



10c. 



20c. 



1.25 



4.00 



15c. 



30c. 



1.90 



7.00 



PALMETTO ASPARAGUS. 



CREAM VALENTINE BEAN. 



KNICKERBOCKER BEAN. 



Henderson's Superior Seeds are only supplied by ns direct to our customers; they are not on sale in stores. 



