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





STS* VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



PONDEROSA TOMATO. 



SQUASH. AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES. 



Boston Marrow. A popular second early Squash for autumn use; skin thin, 

 reddish -yellow ; flesh dry, fine grained and delicious 



Delicious (Gregory). This is the result of years of selection, primarily for qual- 

 ity. The introducer claims that it excels any in flavor, which we fully endorse 

 after a table test 



Early Prolific Marrow. Similar to but an improvement over " Boston Mar- 

 row "; earlier, more productive; exterior color, deep orange-red; flesh deep 

 fine grained, dry and sweet. A good keeper 



Delicata, Henderson's. The earliest of any vine Squash ; small, but exceedingly 

 prolific and of surpassingly rich flavor, dry and sweet ; splendid for both sum 

 mer and winter 



Essex Hybrid. One of the best for fall and winter use; a good keeper, of good 

 size, bright orange; flesh thick, dry and most delicious 



Heart o' Gold, Henderson's. Strong-growing, healthy vine, bountiful yielder; 

 large, orange-red fruits, averaging 25 to 35 lbs. each; deep, solid, fine-grained, 

 golden-red flesh, dry and sweet 



Hubbard. An old favorite, still retaining its place as one of the best winter 

 Squashes; vines luxuriant, healthy and very productive ; fruits dark, bluish 



. green, 10 to 25 lbs. each; flesh rich yellow, always richly flavored, sweet and 

 dry, whether boiled, steamed or baked ; good keeper 



Large Warted Hubbard. A new strain of larger size, increased productiveness 

 and a hard, green, warty shell, rendering it the best keeper of all 



Golden Hubbard. Similar to Hubbard in growth, form, size and productive- 

 ness; skin is of a rich golden-red and heavily warted, and of extra fine quality 



Mammoth Chili. The largest of all Squashes, often weighing 200 lbs. or over, 

 flesh rich and fine flavored 



Winter Crook Neck. A green-striped sort of good quality; excellent keeper 



SWISS CHARD. 



This is a variety of Beet, grown for its leaves, which, boiled, form delicious 

 " greens " ; the midribs are esteemed when cooked and served like Asparagus 



TOMATO, (for plants, see page 32.) 



Acme. An old, well-known, early variety, medium in size, smooth, solid and 

 prolific ; color, purplish-pink 



Beauty. Early, prolific; medium sized, smooth and solid; color, purplish-red; 

 fruits until late in the season; thebest of the " purple " varieties 



Crimson Cushion, Henderson's. Of immense size, 1 to 2 lbs. each; smooth, al- 

 most seedless and solid as beefsteak ; a prodigious and continuous bearer until 

 frost ; color, rich crimson-scarlet ; quality meaty and superb, either sliced or 

 cooked 



Dwarf Champion. Of dwarf, stitf, upright growth, scarcely needing support 

 early and prolific; smooth, medium-sized fruits of pinkish-purple color. . . 



Earliana. The largest extremely early scarlet Tomato; size medium to large; 

 of uniform shape a thick, flat-round; solid, of handsome appearance; quality 

 excellent; very prolific for such an early variety; of great value both to the 

 private and market gardener where early tomatoes are an object 



Early Ruby, Henderson's. One of the earliest tomatoes; good, and uniform 

 size and shape; solid and of excellent quality; color, rich red; big yielder. . . . 



Favorite. A large_, handsome and uniform-shaped Tomato; solid, smooth and 

 bright scarlet ; ripens evenly 



Freedom. The best extra early; beautiful, solid fruit, large, smooth, round and 

 of brilliant scarlet ;_ flesh solid with but few seeds ; flavor mild and free from 

 acidity; early, prolific and continuous bearer. For culture under glass it is 

 unexcelled 



Golden Sunrise, Henderson's. Large, smooth fruits, of a beautiful golden color 

 quality excellent, attractive for slicing and mixing with sliced red sorts. . . 



Honor Bright. Very distinct; fruits solid, nearly round, of medium size; ripen 

 ing from the centre out, while the surface color changes from white to yellow 

 pink, then brilliant scarlet; rather late but prolific; good shipper 



Lorillard. Good for early crop or growing indoors 



Magnus. A handsome, late Tomato, for main crop ; large, deep, solid and heavy 

 fruits of purplish-red color; borne in clusters, very productive ; plant vigorous 



Mikado. A medium early, very large, fruiting variety ; solid, smooth and un- 

 usually perfect in form; plant vigorous, growing " potato " leaved 



Paragon. Almost round, smooth, solid and good shipper 



Peach. Verj' distinct, resembling a peach in size, shape and color; orange-rose 

 with a peach-like surface bloom; good for salads 



Perfection. Almost round fruits ; smooth, tough skin of brilliant scarlet ; ripens 

 thoroughly; solid and of rich flavor; attractive for market 



Ponderosa, Henderson's. Not only the largest-fruited Tomato grown, fre- 

 quently weighing 2 to 4 pounds each, but the handsomest and finest in qual- 

 ity; -almost as solid as beefsteak, nearly seedless, with firm, meaty, rich red 

 flesh; unequalled and delicious either sliced, cooked or canned; a healthy, 

 luxuriant grower, prodigious and continuous yielder from early in the season 

 until frost. A favorite from Maine to California 



Stone. Very handsome, large, almost round, scarlet fruits, very solid_ and of 

 fine quality; firm and meaty for slicing, and one of the best for cooking and 

 canning; very prolific ._ .••.■■■ 



Tenderloin, Henderson's. This new Tomato is " Par Excellence " for slicing, 

 being wonderfully solid and meaty, containing very few seeds, and possessing 

 a most agreeable, appetizing flavor. It is one of the earliest of the large 

 fruiting varieties, bearing freely and continuously until frost; fruits large, 

 heavy, smooth, ripening uniformly all over and through ; color, a rich crimson. 

 3 pkts. for 50c 



Trophy. Extra selected; our superior selection from perfect specimens of this 

 old favorite is free from the corrugations of the old strains 



SMALL FRUITING VARIETIES. Esteemed for preserves, marmalade, etc. 



Red Cherry. Bears clusters of bright red fruits, the size of a cherry; prolific. 

 Red Pear-Shaped. Bright red fruits, 2 inches in diameter; pear-shaped neck. 

 Yellow Plum. Round, yellow fruits, 2 inches in diameter 



PRICES. 



Pkts., Ozs. and \ Lbs. deliv 

 ered free, but add 8c. to Lbs. 



Pkt. 



10c. 



10c. 



5c. 



10c. 



5c. 

 10c. 



10c. 



10c. 

 5c. 



5c. 

 5c. 



10c. 

 10c. 



10c. 



10c. 



5c. 



10c. 

 10c. 



10c. 

 10c. 



10c. 



5c. 

 5c. 



10c. 

 5c. 



10c. 

 5c. 



20c. 

 JOc. 



5c. 

 5c. 

 5c. 



Oz. 



iLb. 



10c. 



20c. 



20c. 



50c. 



10c. 



20c. 



10c. 



25c. 



10c. 



25c. 



20c. 



60c. 



.10c. 



25c. 



10c. 



30c. 



10c. 



30c. 



1.5c. 

 10c. 



45c. 

 20c. 



10c. 



15c. 



20c. 



60c. 



20c. 



70c. 



50c 



1.50 



25c. 



70c. 



30c. 



1.00 



25c. 



75c. 



20c. 



60c. 



30c. 



1.00 



25c. 



75c. 



20c. 

 25c. 



70c. 

 75c. 



20c. 



70c. 



20c. 

 20c. 



70c. 

 60c. 



20c. 



60c. 



20c. 



60c. 



50c. 



1.50 



20c. 



60c. 



25c. 



70c. 



20c. 

 20c. 

 20c. 



60c. 

 60c. 

 60c. 



Lea r fiet w How to Grow Tomatoes in Garden, Field and Greenhouse 



including Method of 

 Raising the Big Fellows, 



Ft"£G *° cus t° mers 



asked for. 



