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



PRICES OF 



FARM SEEDS 



Subject to change 

 without notice. 



^pIlh^'^iEii^ 



SPECIAL PRICES 



can often be made 



ON LARGE 



QUANTITIES. 



Farm Seeds, Fertilizers, Insecticides and Implements (pages 48 to 64), NET CASH. 

 For Full Descriptions and Illustrations send for Henderson's Farmers' Msnual. fVlailed Free. 



ALFALFA. {See Clovers, page 50). 

 ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Potato-like roots, 

 excellent for feeding stock especially hogs. Qt. 

 20c.; peck Sl.OO; bush., S3.00. 

 AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. A valuable forage 

 plant for dry situations and alkali soils. Oz., 15c.; 

 lb., S1.2.i. 10 1b. at SI l."i. 

 BARLEY. 



New White Hulless. 2 to 3 weeks earlier than or- 

 dinary Barley, grows about same height, and the 



grain will not shell out in the field. Peck, 80c ; 



bush, (48 lbs.) S2.40; 10 bush., @ S2.30. 

 Two-Rowed Duck-Bill Large heads of large 



grain; big yielder. Peck 60c.; bush. (48 lbs.). 



$1.75; 10 bush., @ SI. 6.5. 

 Vermont Champion. Two rowed; hardy, prolific 



and early. Peck, 70c.; bush. (48 lbs.) S2.00; 



10 bush., @ 81.90. 

 BE.ANS. {For other Garden Beans, etc,, see page 33.) 

 Burlingame Medium. Handsome white beans. 



■medium sized; prolific. Peck, SI. 20; bush. (60 



lbs.) S4.00. 

 Boston Small Pea Beans. Verv desirable; early, 



hardy and prolific. Peck, S1.20; bush. (60 lbs.). 



$4.00. 

 Improved Red Kidney. More prolific than the 



X)rdinary variety. Peck, SI. 20; bush. (60 lbs.). 



S4.00 

 White Marrow, or Navy Bean. Extensively grown 



as a shell bean. Peck, $1.20 bush. (60 lbs). 



$4.00. 

 BEANS FOR SOILING, FODDER, Etc. 



Early Green Soja. For either fodder or grain; val- 

 uable for feeding green dry or silage; grows in 



Northern States. Peck. SI. 7.5; bush. (60 lbs.) 



S.J.OO; 10 bush, lots at S4-8.J- 

 Velvet Bean. Late; valuable in the South for 



plowing under. Peck, SI. 7-5; bush. (60 lbs.) 



S5.50. 



EET. Mangel Wurzel. 



Colossal Long Red. (Henderson's). A valuable 

 improved and distinct variety. Extra large, 

 long roots; blood-red, verv nutritious, i lb . 

 15c.; lb.. 40c.; 10 lbs., @ 3oc. 

 Red Cilobe. Large, sm.ooth red globe roots ex- 

 cellent quaUty. i lb., loc; lb., 35c.; 10 lbs., @ 

 30c. 

 Champion Yellow Globe (Henderson's). Smooth, 

 large, roimd roots; yellow flesh. } lb., loc; lb.. 

 40c.; 10 lbs.. @ 35c. 

 Giant Intermediate (Henderson's). Big yielder; 

 handsome, large o.void roots, i lb., 15c.; lb., 

 35c.; 10 lbs.. & 30c. 

 Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing from 

 other varieties; sheep prefer it; heavy yielder. 

 i lb., 15c.; lb.. 35c.; 10 lbs.. @ 30c. 

 Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of excellent 



quaUtv, i lb.. 15c.; lb, 35c.; 10 lbs,. @ 30c. 

 Long Yellow. Differs from the long Red only in 



color, i lb., 15c.; lb., 35c.; 10 lbs., @ 30c. 

 Yellow Globe. Large globular roots; good keeper, 

 adapted for shallow soils, i lb.. 15c.; lb., 35c.; 

 10 lbs., @ 30c. 

 BEET, SUGAR VARIETIES. Valuable both for 

 producing sugar and stock feeding. 

 White Sugar. Grows to a large size; verv- nu- 

 tritious, i lb., 10c. ; lb.. 30c.; 10 lbs.. @ 25c. 

 Vilmorin's Improved White. Contains the highest 

 percentage of sugar; also valuable for stock. 

 i lb., lOc; lb., 35c.; 10 lbs.. @ 30c. 

 Lane's Imperial. An improved variety; very 

 hardy and productive, i lb., 10c. ; lb.. 35c.; 10 

 lbs., m 30c. 

 Klein Wanzleben. Heaw yielder and easy to dig. 

 i lb., 10c. ; lb.. 30c.; 10 lbs . @i 25c. 

 BEGGAR WEED. .\ valuable forage plant for the 



south. Lb, 50c.; 10 lb. lots., 45c. lb. 

 BROO.M CORN. Evergreen. Free from crooked 

 brush and remains green. Lb., 10c. ; 100 lbs. 

 $7 00. 

 BUCKWHEAT. Japanese. The best of all; early, 

 large grain; enormous vielder. Bush, (48 lbs.). 

 SI. 80; 10 bush.. @ S1.70. 

 CARROT. 



Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielder 

 large roots; good keeper. Oz.. 10c. ; i lb, 

 lb., 75c. 

 Danvers Good-sized, handsome, stum p- rooted ; 



big yielder. Oz., 10c. ; i lb., 25c.; lb.. 75c. 

 Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; very 

 productive. Oz.. 10c. ; i lb.. 20c.; lb., 50c. 



of 

 25c.; 



CARROT. Conttnued. 



Large Yellow Belgian. Long, yellow-fleshed roots; 



good keeper for late feeding. Oz., 10c. ; i lb. 

 ,20c.; lb., oOc. 

 White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily har- 

 vested; heaviest cropper. Oz , lOc; i lb., 20c.; 



lb.. 50c. 

 CASTOR OIL PLANT. From which the Castor Oil 



of commerce is produced. Oz.. 10c. ; } lb., 20c.; 



lb. 50c. 

 CLOVER. (See page 50.) 

 CORN, DENT VARIETIES. If wanted by mail, add 



10c. per anart for postage. In ten-bushel lots or ovrr 



deduct l6c. per bushel on Dent ana Flint Corn. 

 Champion. (Long's.) The finest, largest and 



most productive of the Yellow Dents. $1.25 



peck. S4.00 bushel. -gJ 



Eureka. (Henderson's.) The grandest Yellow 



Dent in cultivation. Qt.. 20c.; peck, 75c.; bush., 



$2.25. 

 Wood's Northern White Dent. The earliest large 



White Dent. Qt.. 20c.; peck, 80c.; bush., $2.75. 

 Early Mastadon. A large-eared, early Yellow 



Dent. Qt.. 15c.; peck, 60c.: bush., S2.00. 

 Golden Beauty A large Golden Dent; exceedingly 



productive. Qt.. 15c.; peck. 75c.; bush., S2.25. 

 Extra Early Huron. Very early; may be grown 



North and in Canada. Qt., 15c.; peck., 60c.; 



bush., S2.00. 

 Queen of the Prairie (Pride of the North). Early 



Yellow Dent, maturing North. Qt., 15c.; peek 



60c.; bush.. S2.00. 

 Early Butler. The earliest Yellow Dent; long 



grains small cob. Qt., 15c.; peck, 60c.; bush.. 



S2.00. 

 Leaming Low-set ears of good size; golden grain. 



productive. Qt., 15c.; peck, 60c.; bush.. 



S2.00. 

 White Cap Yellow, Early; thrives on light soils; 



grain yellow, tipped white. Qt., 15c.; peck. 60c. 



bush.. S2.00. 

 Hickory King. Largest grains and smallest cob of 



any white com. Qt.. 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush.. 



$2.25. 

 CORN, FLINT VARIETIES. 



Longfellow. .'\ large. 8-rowed Yellow Flint; ripens 



as far north as Mass. Qt., 15c.; peck, '75c.; 



bush.. S2.25. 

 Compton's Early. Earliest Yellow Flint ripening 



in from 76 to 85 days. Qt., 15c.; peck, 7.50.; 



bush.. S2.25. 

 Large White Flint. Large, handsome well-filled 



ears. Qt.. 15c.; peck; 60c.; bush., S2.00. 

 Large Yellow Flint. (Early Canada Yellow.) 



Largely grown in the North. Qt., 15c.; peck. 



60c.; bush., S2.00. 

 King Philip. Coppery-red; very early; large, hand- 

 some ears. Qt.. loc: peck, 60c.; bush., S2.00. 

 Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. Valuable for 



both grain and ensilage. Qt. 15c.; peck. 65c.: 



bush . S2.25. 

 CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. 

 ^Southern Horse Tooth. A large, leafy grower; es- 

 pecially valuable for ensilage. Bush.. $1.70; 10 



bush., @ SI. 6". 

 Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks earlier 



than above, and better suited for fodder and en- 

 silage in Northern States. Bush., SI. 80; 10 



bush., @ SI. 70. 

 Evergreen Sweet Fodder, Richer, sweeter and 



more digestible than the ordinary. Peck, $1.00; 



bush.. S2.90; 10 bush.. (§> S2.80. 

 Sweet Fodder Com. Succulent and nutritious for 



feeding green. Peck. 75c.; bush.. S2.75; 10 



bush . (a. S2.65. 

 POP CORN. The Pop Corns we offer are shelled. 



10 lbs. and over will be supplied at the 100-lb. 



rate. If by mail, add 8c. lb. for postage. 

 White Pearl. Smooth large white grains. 10c. 



lb.. S8.00 per 100 lbs. 

 Amber Pearl. Very early, 8 to 10-inch ears; 



amber-colored kernels, popping white. 15c. lb.. 



812.00 per 100 lbs. 

 White Rice, or Rat Tooth. Early, white-pointed 



kernels. 10c. lb.. S8.00 per 100 lbs. 

 COTTON. 



Allen's Silk Long Staple. Good cropper, of great 



merit. Lb., 14c.; 100 lbs., @ 10c. 

 Bohemian. A big boll, storm-proof variety; fine 



staple. Lb., 14c.; 100 lbs.. @ 10c. 

 Cook's Silk Long Staple. New; a superior selection 



of upland. Lb.. 14c.; 100 lbs., @ 10c. 



FARM SEEDS we do NOT deliver free, but 



when small quantities are 

 wanted, by mail or express. 



we will prepay carriage in United States "added'tV^ces.* 



