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



JENNY LIND MUSK MELON. 



MUSHROOMS. 



Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



MAK'YINIA. Proboscidea. Produces long seed pods, which, gathered half 

 grown, are green and tender, and esteemed for pickling in vinegar 



MELON, MUSK, or CANTALOUPE. 



GREEN-FLESHED VARIETIES. 



Acme, or Baltimore. An oval-shaped variety, popular in the Baltimore market 



Early Hackensack, Henderson's. One of the most popular, a reliable and boun- 

 tiful yielder; large, handsome, early; flesh green, rich and sugary 



Hackensack. About 10 days later than the above, but attains a very large 

 size; round and flattened ends, thickly netted; productive; extra quality. 



Jenny Lind. (Henderson's Superior Selection.) Small, round-flat fruits, deep- 

 ly ribbed; flesh yellowish -green and of unsurpassed flavor; very productive 

 and bears for a long season 



Montreal Market. A very large " green nutmeg " type, almost round, heavily 

 netted", thick, luscious flesh; late and especially adapted to cooler climates. 



Netted Gem. A grand sort for general early use; very early, productive, uni 

 form and finely netted; flesh rich green, deliciously sweet and melting. ... 



Newport, Henderson's. A medium-sized, early and productive green-fleshed 

 variety, remarkable for its aromatic flavor 



Nutmeg Improved. A popular old variety; skin deep green, finely netted; flesh 

 greenish-yellow, rich and sugary 



Rocky Ford. A sweet and luscious green-fleshed Melon that has become world- 

 famous for its captivating flavor. Our seed is grown from the best type by 

 an expert Rocky Ford (Col.) grower 



RED OR SALMON-FLESHED VARIETIES. 



Banquet, Henderson's. A medium-sized, round, flattened, beautifully netted 

 Melon; flesh dark, rich salmon and of the highest quality; granulated, sweet 

 and melting 



Carmes. Dark olive-green, deeply ribbed fruits with thick salmon-red flesh 

 ripening to the rind ; texture and flavor delicious ; vigorous and productive . . 



Emerald Gem. No variety surpasses this for flavor; the thick salmon-colored 

 flesh is granular, rich and delicious. It is exceedingly early, prolific and 

 long-bearing; fruits small, smooth-skinned, deep emerald-green with light 

 stripes 



Miller's Cream, or Osage. Medium to large, slightly oval and handsomely 

 netted; flesh rich salmon, deep, firm, sweet and melting 



Paul Rose. This splendid_ variety is a cross between " Netted Gem " and 

 " Miller's Cream, ' combining the best qualities of both. It ripens an im- 

 mense number of moderate-sized fruits; flesh salmon, deep, sweet and richly 

 flavored ; rind tough and thin ; seed cavity small ; healthy and robust 



Perfected Delmonico, Henderson's. A beautiful globe-shaped Melon, about 6 

 inches in diameter, with thick prominent netting; solid and heavy, with 

 small seed cavity; flesh rich orange, fine grained and of delicate flavor 



MELON, WATER. 



Cuban Queen. Large oval melons; striped dark and light green; flesh red and 

 of excellent quality ; the best late sort . . . 



Cole 's Early. A delicious and productive variety succeeding in Northern 

 States where melons never ripened before. The melons are seldom over 12 

 inches long by 9 inches in diameter, but make up for lack of size by bearing 

 prolifically throughout the season. Flesh bright red and luscious, cool, 

 sparkling and sweet 



" Citron." Small round fruits, for preserves only _ 



Dixie. A large, oblong, dark striped Melon; a famous shipper 



Florida Favorite. One of the earliest and best of the long oblong melons, at- 

 taining_ enormous size; succeeding further North than other large varieties; 

 rind thin but hard, mottled light and dark green ; flesh clear crimson almost 

 to the rind; flavor sweet and melting 



Georgia Rattlesnake, or Gipsy. Medium size, oval shape, heavily mottled, good 

 shipper -. 



Ice Cream. (White-seeded.) A medium-sized, almost round Melon, succeed- 

 ing well in the North. Skin light green, faintly mottled; flesh scarlet and 

 soUd 



Jones. A large, nearly round, dark green Melon; a fine shipper; flesh bright 

 red sweet and juicy 



Kolb's Gem. A short, thick, very large Melon; dark green, marbled lighter; 

 flesh red ; quality fair. As a shipper it has hardly an equal 



Mammoth Iron Clad. An old and popular variety; grows to an immense size, 

 oblong, dark green with light markings; red flesh of fine quality. . . ^ 



Mountain Sweet. An old favorite; oblong, dark green fruits, rind thin; flesh 

 red, solid and sweet ' 



Seminole. A long light-colored variety, faintly mottled, very sweet 



Sweet Heart. A thick, oval Melon, light green, mottled withfthin, tough rind, 

 flesh light red, solid, of fine quality and flavor. It is early _. 



Sweet Siberian, Henderson's. A Russian variety; splendid for Northern cli- 

 mates, ripening thoroughly even after cold weather. It is of oval shape, 

 medium size, dark green, faintly mottled; thin, tough rind; flesh unusually 

 deep orange-buff and very sweet, early and productive 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. (Our leaflet. ••Mushroom Culture," free.) 



Delicious mushrooms may be grown by any one having a supply of fresh horse 

 manure and a tight shed or cellar where a temperature of 50 to 60 degrees 

 can be evenly maintained. 



Henderson's Superior English. Frequent importations by us insure its being 

 fresh and the " mycelium " alive. It comes in bricks weighing about 1 i lbs., 

 enough to plant a bed about 9 square feet 



French. Much more concentrated than the English; the mushrooms are 

 larger, very succulent and of delicate flavor 



New Virgin Mushroom Spawn. Of vigorous and rapid growth, producing large, 

 fine mushrooms of superior quality 



PRICES. 



Pkts., Ozs. and } Lbs. deliv- 

 ered free, but add 8c. to Lbs. 



Pkt. 



10c. 



oc. 



10c. 



25c. 



Oc. 



10c. 



30c. 



oc. 



10c. 



25c. 



oc. 



10c. 



25c. 



oc. 



15c. 



45c. 



oc. 



10c. 



20c. 



0c. 



10c. 



30c. 



5c. 



10c. 



25c. 



10c. 



5c. 



10c. 



5c. 



5c. 



5c. 



5c. 



5c. 

 5c. 



5c. 

 10c. 



Oz. 



ILb. 



10c. 



10c. 



10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 



10c. 

 10c. 



10c. 



10c. 



10c. 



10c. 



10c. 

 10c. 



10c. 



20c. 



10c. 



10c. 



30c. 



10c. 



10c. 



30c. 



10c. 



20c. 



50c. 



5c. 



10c. 



25c. 



10c. 



10c. 



25c. 



10c. 



10c. 



25c. 



20c. 



25c. 

 20c. 

 20c. 



20c. 

 20c. 



20c. 



20c. 



20c. 



20c. 



20c. 

 20c: 



20c. . 



10c. 25c. 



70c. 



(Buyer pays transit on 



Mushroom Spawn. 

 For free delivery in tlie 

 U. S. add 10c. per lb.) 



Per lb. 

 10c. 



50 lbs. 

 3.75 



100 lbs. 

 S7.00 



Boxes containing 2 lbs. 

 60c. per box; 100 lbs. S22.50 



Compressed Tablets, 

 25c. each, S2.75 doz. 

 Delivered free in the U. S. 



?"aff e Z How to Grow Best Musk Melons for Table and Sale, 



including Destroying 

 Melon Louse, etc.. 



Free 



to Customers, 

 if asked tor. 



