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



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GROWN FOR MARKET IN AMERICA 



90 per cent of the Lettuces used in America are grown from Henderson's New York 



and Big Boston varieties 



Henderson's Big Boston Lettuce 



INTRODUCED BY PETER HENDERSON & CO. IN 1890 



A Grand, Large Cabbage Lettuce. The Best Head Lettuce on Earth. More Extensively Grown Than Any Other 



Lettuce. Big, Compact, Tender and Crisp, Creamy- White Heads. 



Wherever head lettuce is sold, the demand for Big Boston is imperative and insistent. This demand is satisfied only 

 with HENDERSON'S BIG BOSTON. 



The combined acreage devoted to all other varieties of head Lettuce is about one-half of that required to supply the markets 

 of the U. S. with Henderson's Big Boston Lettuce. 



Very many of the most successful greenhouse gardeners use it for an indoor crop, where, slowly and gently forced in a 

 moderate temperature, it makes perfect heads. For spring and early summer crops in the open ground, it always brings a good crop, 

 and in the fall it is used to the practical exclusion of all other sorts, mainly, because it is unharmed by the early light frosts of autumn. 



In the vicinity of the large eastern cities, hundreds of acres of 

 this variety may be seen quite late in November growing freely 

 and vigorously under a covering of salt marsh hay. From this 

 protection the plants emerge fresh and bright. 



It is probably the heaviest Lettuce of its size. 

 The heart leaves are numerous, closely packed 

 round a short stem, and of tender and delicate 

 quality. The outer leaves are large, and 

 being of great substance, perfectly protect 

 the heart when shipping. Thousands of 

 acres of it are grown during the winter in 

 Florida and other Southern States for ship- 

 ping to Northern markets; in every State 

 it is wonderfully popular; in fact, we know 

 of no other variety that gives such general 

 satisfaction under such varying conditions. 

 As many of our customers have said: "It 

 is the best Head Lettuce on earth." (See 

 engraving). Price, 20c. oz., 50c. H lb., 

 $1.40 lb., 10 lbs. and upwards $1.25 lb. 



"1 wish to stale for your information that on one 

 small field of Henderson's Big Boston Lettuce of 

 exactly one acre I have sold up to date this spring 

 $1,100.00 worth, and .it seems to be only 

 about half cut." „,- 



JOHN S. WARE, 



Bridgeton, N. J 



"The last five pounds of 

 Lettuce seed that came 

 from you the last of July 

 has produced most splendid 

 results." 



R. W. DeBAUM, 



Pine Brook, N. J. 



"1 used ten pounds o^ 

 your Big Boston Lettuce 

 Seed last year, and the least 

 I can say isthat I was more 

 than pleased with the Let- 

 tuce they produced." 



Mr. J. F. MARSCHER 

 Beaufort, S. C. 



"Since growing, your. Lettuce 

 I have had the greatest suc- 

 cess. Had heads 17 inches 

 across and hard as cabbage. 

 They are the finest grown in 

 Tokoneke Park. The varie- 

 ties in particular were your 

 New York and Big Boston." 

 F. A. MIDDLETON, 

 East Norwalk, Conn. 



IF YOUR SEED ORDER AMOUNTS TO TEN DOLLARS OR MORE AND AT LEAST HALF THE VALUE IS IN SMALL 

 SEEDS WE WILL PAY THE DELIVERY CHARGES TO ANY FREIGHT, EXPRESS OR POST OFFICE IN 



THE UNITED STATES {See Page 2 0/ Cover) 



