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HENDERSON'S TESTED SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



HENDERSON S MELTING MARROW PEA 



THOMAS LAXTON PEA 



Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



PEAS. EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES OF MEDIUM QEIGUT— Continued. 



Henderson's "First of All." Its first important feature is its extreme earliness, ensuring 

 to the trucker the advantage of marketing his produce so much earlier than those who 

 do not grow it. It is also exceedingly productive. The vines are vigorous and dwarf, 

 about 2^ feet in height. Another important feature: the entire crop can be gathered 

 at one picking, and every trucker will realize at once the economy in labor in growing 

 such a pea. Moreover, the stock which we are sending out to-day is superior, con- 

 stant selection has enabled us to eliminate every undesirable feature 



Nonpareil 



♦Prosperity, Henderson's (called also Gradus). 3 feet in height. This grand, wrinkled 

 Marrow Pea — introduced into America by us in 1897 — -has, each year, increased in 

 popular favor and is now indispensable for an early crop. It is quite distinct; no other 

 large-podded sort ripens so early; and at any season, earlj' or late, its quality and 

 appearance insure ready sales. Our stock is a little larger-podded than those ordinarily 

 sold, of great vigor, and free from small pods. When one considers that peas of this 

 superior size and quality are ready for picking' only a day or two later than little round- 

 seeded hard-shell "Extra Earlies," one realizes what a valuable acquisition our 

 Prosperity Pea really i=. (See specialties page 14) 



♦Thomas Lazton. An extra early, wrinkled Marrow Pea of great merit. It grows about 

 3 feet high, resembling Prosperity. It is of vigorous, hardy constitution, enabling 

 it to be planted with first earliest, coming in a few days later than the round, hard- 

 shell sorts. It produces a heavy crop of long, straight, square-ended, dark green podSi 

 well filled with 7 to 8 large, rich-flavored deep green wrinkled marrow peas. It is a 

 good reliable pea, uni£o<rmly constant type and about as early as Prosperity. (See 

 engraving.) 



SECOND OR MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES. 



♦Advancer. A heavy cropping second early variety of fine quality, sometimes sold as 

 Dwarf Champion 



♦Abundance. 2J^ feet. A deservedly popular variety branching in habit and bearing 

 abundantly roundish pods 3 to Z'A inches long, well filled with wrinkled peas of 

 excellent quality 



♦Laxtonian. Height, IM feet. The pods are very large, and are produced on a sturdy 

 vine without support. The flavor is just as rich and good as any of the later sorts. 

 It is ready about a week later than the very early varieties. {See specialties page 14) 



♦Horsford's Market Garden. 2K feet. A very fine early main-crop variety, producing 

 an enormous crop of rather small, but well filled pods 



♦Melting Marrow, Henderson's. Follows immediately after the extra early sorts, thus 

 filling in the gap between these and midsummer varieties. Plants are of robust, half- 

 dwarf habit, growing about 15 in. high, with sturdy branching stalks practically self- 

 supporting, so that brush is not essential. Massive pods are produced in abundance 

 and packed with from 6 to 8 immense, wrinkled Marrow Peas of rich green color 

 {See engraving) 



HENDERSON'S RUBY KING PEPPER 



MAIN CROP OR LATER VARIETIES. 



♦Alderman. One of the very best early main crop peas of the Telephone type. The 

 vigorous, healthy vines grow about 5 feet in height and are very productive of large, 

 long, dark green pods — often over five inches in length — and packed with deep green 

 wrinkled peas of the largest size and of unsurpassed quality. The rich, dark green 

 color is retained for several days, rendering this variety especially desirable for 

 Market Gardeners who ship their products 



♦American Champion, Henderson's. 4K feet. The largest podded and the best strain 

 of the Telephone type 



♦Champion of England. 5 feet. A superior stock of this well-known favorite 



♦Duke of Albany. 



♦Juno. 2M feet. A dwarf main-crop Pea of superb flavor and vigorous constitution; 

 remarkably prolific. The very best to withstand extreme heat 



♦Telephone. One of the oldest varieties grown. It has been on the market for nearly 

 forty years, and is better today than ever. The plant is about five feet high, and 

 bears a heavy crop of large, even sized pods, well filled with peas of delicious quality; 

 rich, tender, and most attractive in appearance. Our stock is far superior to that 

 ordinarily sold under this name. {See specialties page 14) 



PEPPER. 



Chinese Giant. We have a very fine selection of this famous variety, with large, well- 

 shaped fruits, thick, meaty flesh and magnificent color. The fruits are even in size, 

 and the strong bushy plants produce a heavy crop 



Ohio Crimson Giant. A recent introduction. Ohio Crimson Giant is early and bears 

 a large crop of smooth well colored fruit 



Early Neapolitan. Valuable on account of its extreme earliness. It can be marketed 

 away ahead of any of its class. It is continuously prolific. Fruits 2 inches in diame' 

 ter, and about 4 inches long, tapering from the shoulder. The flesh is solid and 

 extremely mild in flavor 



Large Bell, or Bull Nose. A large, hot, bright red variety; a favorite for pickling and 

 "mangoes" when green 



Long Red Cayenne. Slim. 4 inch pods, very hot, used largely in pickles 



PERFECTION OR PIMIENTO. The sweetest pepper ever grown. Absolutely 

 without pungency 



Red Chili. Small bright red peppers, very hot and pungent, and generally used for 

 making Pepper Sauce; very prolific 



Red Cluster. Dwarf compact plants, bearing enormous crop. Small, thin pods borne 

 upright in clusters; red and pungent 



Ruby King. One of the most attractive sweet peppers in cultivation. Our stock is 

 grown from an early ripening strain and may be relied on to produce a good crop 

 of large, well-shaped, fleshy peppers. (5<r-e engraving) {See specialties page 75). . . 



Squash or Tomato Shape. Sweet. A very productive variety, very sweet and 

 greatly in demand for pickles 



Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth. We have a very fine long-fruited and thick fleshed 

 stock of this favorite variety 



World-beater. An excellent shipper, large well colored fruits, fine prolific and fully 

 as early as Ruby King. The flesh is thick and extremely mild. (See specialties page is) 



NOTICE 



Purchaser pays trans- 

 portation on Peas, 

 Beans or Sweet Corn. 

 See page 2 of cover. 



PRICES. 



Ot. 



.50 



Pk. 



2 75 

 2 75 



3 25 



50 3 25 



45 



2.75 



45 



2.75 



60 



3.75 



45 



2.75 



.50 



.50 



Oz. 



3.25 



3.25 



3.25 

 2.50 

 3.25 



3 25 



3 25 



K Lb 



2.20 

 2.20 



1.75 



55 

 55. 



1.75 

 1.75 



5.^ 



1.75 



55 



1.75 



55 



1.80 



50 



1.50 



80 



2.70 



55 



1.75 



55 



1.75 



Bu*h. 



10.00 



10 00 



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