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





CURLED CRESS. 



THE "HENDERSON" PERFECTED""WHITE SPINE. 



mm;** 



WHITE CURLED ENDIVE. 



NEW YORK SPINELESS EGG PLANT. 



Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



CRESS, or Pepper Grass. 



Extra Curled. Crisp, pungent leaves, finely cut and ornamental; used as a 

 condiment and for garnishing; rapid growing, dwarf and compact 



Upland. The leaves and their flavor somewhat resemble those of Water 

 Cress, though this sort succeeds in dry soils, and is slow in " running to seed " 



American or Land 



WATER CRESS. Highly esteemed for salads and garnishing. It must be grown 

 along moist banks or in tubs in water-covered soil 



CUCUMBER. 



Boston Pickling. Medium long, dark green, heavy cropper 



"Cool and Crisp " Henderson's. Extra early, exceedingly prolific, and bears 

 the whole season; fruits straight, long, cylindrical, tapering at both ends: 

 color, very dark green. One of the best for slicing, attaining good size; tender 

 and crisp and a grand pickler 



The " Henderson " Perfected White Spine. A decided improvement in the 

 " White Spine " type; its merits are extra large size, uniformly symmetrical 

 fruits, deep green color; early, continuous and prolific bearer; an ideal vari- 

 ety for slicing 



Early Whiie Spine Improved. A popular standard variety for either family 

 use or marketing; vines vigorous and healthy, bearing early and abundantly 

 large, handsome, even-shaped fruits of light green color; crisp and of fine 

 flavor 



Arlington White Spine. A very fine selection of " White Spine,'' unexcelled 

 for market purposes 



Everbearing. Possesses the merit of flowering and fruiting on the same vine 

 continuously until frost; form perfect, even when small; of rich deep green 

 color; desirable for pickling .- 



Extra Early Green Prolific. Similar to but an improvement on " Green Pro- 

 lific," and 10 to 14 days earlier; ideal for pickling 



Extra Long White Spine. Long green fruits, often 12 inches in length, popular 

 for forcing 



Early Cluster. An early, prolific, prickly short green variety 



Green Prolilic. Short green, productive pickling variety 



Livingston's Evergreen. Hardy, early and wonderfully prolific; fruits of me- 

 dium size, crisp and finely flavored for slicing; also valuable for pickling; the 

 beautiful green color is long retained 



Long Green. Dark green fruits 12 to 14 inches long; quality firm, crisp and 

 _ excellent. _ It is the best variety for big yellow pickles 



Nichol's Medium Green. Of medium size, straight and smooth, very produc 

 five; for pickling unsurpassed; for early forcing or slicing none is better. . . . 



Japanese Climbing. A distinct and valuable type, quickly climbing poles or 

 trellis, taking up less room in the garden and keeping the fruits up from the 

 ground and clean. It produces large, fine fruits, adapted for either slicing, 

 salads or pickling, and thrives during dry, warm summers 



Short Green Gherkin. A thick-set, small, green Cucumber, borne in abundance, 

 and used exclusively for pickling 



West Indian Gherkin, or " Burr " Cucumber. Small, oval green fruits about 

 2 inches long, covered with soft, fleshy protuberances like prickles; exclusively 



used for pickles 



ENGLISH FORCING or FRAME VARIETIES. These produce remarkably long and 

 very solid fruits, with few and small seeds. Not adapted for open-ground 

 culture. Our seed is from the best English strains. 



Blue Gown. Handsome, black-spined fruits, frequently 2 feet long 



Cuthill's Black Spine. A prolific variety of medium size 



Duke of Edinburgh. Large, thick, dull green fruits, often 30 inches long 



Lockies' Perfection. Very uniform; color, beautiful green _ 



Lord Kenyon's Favorite. A favorite, uniform in size and perfect in shape. . . . 



Telegraph. Clear, green, smooth fruits, 14 to 1(? inches long; free bearer 



DANDELION. 



Common. Popular for " greens " and blanched for salad 



Large-Leaved. An early, large, broad-leaved variety 



EGG PLANT. (for plants, see page 32.) 



Black Beauty. A handsome, early, large variety of great merit; a prolific pro- 

 ducer of uniformly large purple-black fruits of fine quality, developing with 

 rapidity and ready about two weeks earlier than other large sorts 



New York Spineless — Henderson's Improved. A superior type; low, stocky 

 spineless plants, early and prolific; purple fruits of the largest size and per- 

 fect in form ; quality splendid. 



Early Long Purple. An earlier, hardier variety with club-shaped, dark purple 

 fruits 6 to 8 inches long, a shape preferred by some for slicing; flesh firm. 



Black Pekin. A strong-growing variety; medium-sized, almost round, black 

 fruits and very solid 



ENDIVE. " Escarolle " and " Chicoree." 



Oneof the best salads, especially when blanched ; also much used forgarnishing ; 



if boiled makes fine " greens. ' ' Successional sowings furnish a supply almost 



the year round. 



Green Curled. A popular sort, with finely-cut, parsley-like leaves 



French Moss Curled. A smaller, compact-growing variety, with densely curled 



moss-like leaves 



White Curled. Finely cut leaves, almost white with yellowish midribs; can be 



used without blanching when young 



Broad-Leaved Batavian. Large, thick, broad leaves; it forms large hearts, 



which, blanched, form one of the best winter salads; excellent for " greens 



and for flavoring soups and stews 



KALE, or BORECOLE. 



Largely grown for supplying " greens " during the fall, winter and spring: 

 also used small, like Spinach; also useful in garnishing. The plants are 

 hardy above zero; frost improves the quality. 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Beautifully curled, bright green leaves 



Siberian. Green, curly leaves; tender and of delicate flavor 



Brown German Curled, or Purple. Purplish, curly leaves 



PRICES. 



Pkts., Ozs. and i Lbs. deliv- 

 ered free, but add 8c. to Lbs. 



Pkt. 



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10c. 

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iLb. 



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60c. 

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1.10 



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1.00 



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our new Cucumber Culture for Home Garden and Market 



Including 

 Spraying, etc.. 



Free to Customers 



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for . . 



