PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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Novelties and Specialties 



HENDEKSON'S 



"Golden Rod' 



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SWEET COKN 



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This typically American product, Sweet Corn — differing from Field 

 Corn in so far as the starchy content is changed to a sugary one — was in- 

 troduced to the Pilgrim Settlers by the Indians from Susquehanna. It 

 was then an inferior S rowed, red cobbed variety known as "Papoon" 

 Corn; yet it soon won favor as a delicious and nutritious food. Since 

 that time the appreciation of Sweet Corn has increased progressively 

 with its improvement, resulting from a better knowledge of cultural 

 requirements, cross breeding and selecting to type ideals. This improve- 

 ment has been especially pronounced during the past few years, many 

 excellent sorts having been recently introduced, among which the yellow- 

 grained varieties have slowly but steadily won favor strictly on quality 

 merit, for the color has been an objection among people educated up to the 

 white kerneled varieties. But once tried, the Yellow Sweet Corn invariably 

 wins a devotee. 



Henderson's "Golden Rod" Sweet Corn, the newest — and we think 

 the best of all the yellow varieties — is our hybrid, the resultant cross-breed 

 between Stowell's Evergreen and Golden Bantam, and it possesses many of the merits of both parents with other merits exclusively 

 its own. The plants, sturdy, healthy and leafy, grow 6 to 7 feet high and bear almost invariably on each stalk, and in 60 to 70 

 days from planting — two fine ears 8 to 10 inches in length, buxomly filled to the very tips with 12 rows of deep succulent kernels of a rich, 

 translucent cream-yellow color, tender, deliriously melting and sweet. This luscious "milk stage" quality being maintained for an unusual- 

 ly long time on account of the thick, protecting husks which also check attacks from insects, worms and smut. The ears carry plenty 

 of silk, and as the tassel pollen is very potent it insures full development of every kernel even those rounding out the tips. When 

 mature this corn is of a golden-chrome color. Price, 20c. pkt., 40c. pt., 70c. qt., $5.00 pk. (For free delivery in U. S. add 5c. per pint or 10c. qt.) 



HENDERSON'S 



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"Melting Sugar" Musk Melon 



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"* This new triumph of the hybridizers art, will, we think, prove a 

 revelation to all who enjoy a delicious Musk-melon. It would seem 

 as if no desirable quality had been omitted in its make-up. The 

 crowning merit being its superb quality; flesh solid yet of fine tex- 

 ture, meltingly tender and sweet without being insipid and having 

 a delightfully appetizing aroma. 



This production; the pride and prize of a melon specialist is 

 the fruition of his life's work in growing, hybridizing and selecting 

 the best in musk melons. 



The detailed description of this paragon among musk melons 

 follows: — The earliest and best variety in the United States today, 

 practically drought and disease proof, and all who grow musk melons 

 know that luscious high quality melons are not produced on blighted 

 sickly vines. The fruits are wonderfully uniform in shape and size, 



7 to 8 inches in length by 4 to 5 inches in diameter, and very heavy 

 for their size, averaging 3 to 4 pounds each or almost double the 

 weight of other melons of equal size; shape oblong, distinctively 

 ribbed and intricately netted, the skin between the netting being 

 of rich olive green. It is one of the handsomest musk melons we 

 have ever seen. The vines are very prolific, setting 6 to 8 melons 

 each and as nearly alike as so many peas. The fruits "stand up well' ' 

 after maturity, that is the flesh does not begin to decay immediately 

 it is ripe; the seed cavity is small, flesh deep, edible almost ti 

 rind and of a sparkling soft green color tinged with golden salmon. 

 We predict that Henderson's "Melting Sugar" Musk Melon 

 will become not only highly popular for the home garden but will 

 win a national reputation as the best market melon yet produced. 

 Price, 15c. pkt., (4 pkts. for 50c. 1 $1.00 oz. 



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