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



WHITE CURLED ENDIVE. 



NEW YORK SPINELESS EGO PLANT. 



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Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



PRICES. 



Pkt»., Ota., and \ Lbt. d*li»- 

 ered free, butt add 8c. to Lbi. 



CVCUmBER.-Continued. 



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

 for forcing 



Early Cluster. An early, prolific, short green variety 



Green Prolific. Short green, a 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 fruit 12 to 14 inches long; quality firm, crisp and 

 excellent. It is the best variety for big yellow pickles 



Japanese Climbing. A distinct and valuable type, may be grown on 

 trelUs, 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; exclu- 

 sively 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. . 



Lockie's 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 16 inches long; free bearer 



DANDELION. 



Common. Popular for greens and blanched for salad. 

 Large-Leaved. .'\n early, large, broad-leaved variety. 



FQQ PLANT, [for plants, see page 47.) 



Black Beauty. (See specialties page 15.) A handsome, early, large variety 

 of great merit; a prolific producer 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. (See specialties page 15.).... 



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

 fmitsie 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 



Florida High Bush, Very productive; large pear shaped; purple fruits of 

 fine quality 



DWAKF GULLN CURLED SCOTCH KALE. 



WHITE VIENNA KOHL-EABl, 



ENDIVE. " Escarolle " or " Chicoree," 



One of the best salads, especially when blanched also much used for garnish- 

 ing; if boiled makes fine greens. Successive sowings furnish a supply 

 almost the year round. 



Qreen Curled. {See specialties page 16.) 



French Aloss 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. (See specialties page 16.) 



KALE or BORECOLE. 



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



also used small, like Spinach; and for garnishing. The plants are 



hardy above zero; frost improves the quality. 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. (See specialties page 16.) 



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



Brown German Curled, or Purple. Purplish, curly leaves 



KOHL=RABI. A bulbous-formed vegetable; when cooked, before fully grown, is 

 tender and excellent, combining the flavors of Cabbage and Turnip. 



Early White Vienna. Large, quick-growing; greenish-white skin and tender 

 white flesh 



Early Purple Vienna. ' The outside color is purple; flesh white and delicate. . 



Short-Leaved Early White Vienna. Early and rapid growing, with few and 

 small leaves; the most delicately flavored; indispensable for frames and forc- 

 ing; can be planted closely 



LEEK. 



Carentan. Dwarf plant; leaves broad, stem short but very thick 



Large American Flag. (See specialties page 16.) 



Musselburgh, or Scotch Champion, (See specialties page 16.) 



Large Rouen. Thick, short-stemmed variety, excellent for either winter or 

 autumn use, of slow growth, but slow in running to seed 



Pkt. Oz 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 

 .05 



.10 

 .05 



.10 



.25 

 .25 

 .25 

 .25 

 .25 

 .25 



.10 

 .15 



.10 

 .10 



.05 



.10 



.10 



.05 



.05 



.05 

 .05 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 

 .05 



.10 



.05 

 .10 

 .05 



.05 



$ .10 

 .10 

 .10 



.10 

 .15 



.15 

 .10 



.20 



.20 

 .50 



.45 

 .40 



.25 



.40 



.40 



.15 



.15 



.15 

 .15 



.10 

 .10 

 .10 



.20 

 .20 



.30 



.20 

 .20 

 .20 



.20 



i Lb. Lb 



$ . 



35 

 .30 

 .30 



.30 

 .40 



.40 

 .30 



.50 



.50 

 1.75 



1.40 

 1.25 



.75 



1.25 



1.25 



.50 



.50 



.50 

 .50 



.20 

 .15 

 .30 



.65 

 .65 



.90 



.50 

 .50 

 .50 



.50 



2"L Cucumber Culture for Home Garden and Market 



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