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



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Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



SPINACH — Conlittuei. 



•Hardy Winter, Henderson's. Very useful either sown in spring for early summer use or 

 in the fall for winter use, being very slow to run to seed and very hardy; plant compact- 

 growing, with short-stemmed thick and fleshy rich green leaves, (10 lbs. and over 20c. lb.) 

 •Victoria. A low growing plant, with thick dark colored leaves which are much 

 crumpled and of great substance. It is good for either spring or fall sowing and holds 



up long before going to seed, (10 lbs. and over 20c. lb.) 



New Zealand. Produces leaves in abundance throughout the summer; may be raised 

 in heat and transplanted three feet apart each way into good soil 



SQUASH. SUMMER VARIETIES. 



Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck. A bush variety, early and prolific; surface deep 

 yellow, densely warted; quality and flavor good 



Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. This is much larger than the old variety. The 

 fruits are about 24 inches long, very heavily warted, and richly colored. The plant is 

 a true bush and is very productive 



White Bush Scalloped, The white "Pattypan" or "Cymling"; creamy-white skin 

 fine quality, free cropper 



Long Island White Bush, A greatly improved form of the old White Bush Scalloped 

 It is equally good in quality and yields a large crop. The plant is true bush 



Golden Custard, Henderson's. A large yellow fruited form of White Bush Scalloped . . 



Cocozelle or Italian Vegetable Marrow. The dwarf bushes of this fine variety produce 

 large, very elongated, slightly curved, smooth dark green fruits which when mature 

 become marbled with yellow and lighter green stripes. Fruits are best when 6 to 8 

 inches long. The flesh is very tender, marrowy, and delicious 



Vegetable Marrow. A favorite English variety, bearing a heavy crop of dull yellow 

 fruits 10 to 15 inches in length by 4 to 5 inches in diameter; flesh before being quite 

 ripe, tender, marrowy and delicious 



ADTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES. 



Boston Marrow. We have a very good stock of this favorite sort. The skin is orange 

 yellow, the fiesh thick and of fine quality. The color is exceptionally fine. It sells 

 readily and is one of the best keepers. {See engraving.) 



Early Prolific Marrow. Similar to but an improvement over Boston Marrow, earlier, 

 more productive; exterior color, deep, orange-red; flesh deep, fine grained, dry and 

 sweet. A good keeper 



Oelicata, Henderson's, Produces an enormous crop of fruits 10 inches long, about 

 4 inches in diameter, of very fine quality. An excellent keeper 



Hubbard. A very fine selection of the old shallow warted type. It has a hard shelly 

 fine color, thick, yellow, fine grained flesh, and is one of the best winter Squashes 



grown.. 



Large Warted Hubbard, It averages ten per cent, larger than the ordinary sort. 

 The skin is harder and it is decidedly darker in color. It is the best keeper of all 

 and will mature a greater number of large fruits than any of its class 



Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old Hubbard in growth, form, size and productive 

 ness. Skin of a rich orange-red, and heavily warted, highly attractive, and of extra 

 fine quality , 



Mammoth Chili. The largest of all Squashes, attains great weight; the flesh is rich and 

 fine flavored 



TOMATO. 



Avon Early. The best extra early scarlet tomato. The first on the market, and should 



be tried by all shippers 



Beauty. One of the best known sorts and always in great demand, it is medium cariy 



and a heavy cropper. The fruits are of good market size, purple in color, solid, and of 



fine quality. It is a perfect shipper and very largely used both for local and distant 



markets. ... 

 Bonny Best. An extra early, scarlet, round-fruited variety of great value. The fruit 



is very even in size and shape. A good forcing Tomato. (See specialties page i6) 



(See engraving) 



Cooper's Special. Similar to globe but not so rank in vine. The fruits are the same 



pink color but more uniform, a better cropper and a trifle earlier, an extra fine shipper. 



(See specialties page 16) 



Chalks' Early Jewel. A valuable variety for second early and main crop, fruits are of 



medium size, bright scarlet and heavy. It is a good shipper 



Crimson Cushion, Henderson's. Fruits of immense size, 1 to 2 lbs. each; smooth 



almost seedless and solid as beefsteak; a continuous bearer; color, rich crimson-scarlet 



quality superb, either sliced or cooked 



Detroit. An early pink variety; fruits smooth and uniform in size; very prolific and of 



good quality 



June Pink. A selection from Earliana, but has the purple color of Beauty, which is 



preferred in some markets. It is very early, and crops heavily at the start, making 



It a very profitable sort. The fruits are smooth, solid, and it is an excellent shipper. . . 

 Dwarf Champion. Of dwarf, stiff, upright growth, scarcely needing support, early and 



prolific; smooth, medium-sized fruits of pinkish-purple color 



Earliana. One of the best sorts for the first crop. It has remarkably good quality and 



though so early is one of the most solid. It is scarlet in color, has a tough skin, and 



is a fine shipper 



Globe. A very excellent variety for the market. It should be picked a little greener 



than ordinary sorts, to ensure good condition when shipped. The fruits are a little 



longer, than round and very smooth. It ripens evenly all over, is very solid, and 



one of the best looking varieties grown 



John Baer. An early variety, maturing with Bonnie Best. Producing good size 



smooth bright scarlet fruits 



Matchless. One ot the best for main-crop, fruits large, smooth and very solid, of a 



bright red color, bears continuouslv throughout the season 



Freedom. Not the earliest, but ripens a very large crop of round scarlet fruits quite 



early in the season, and remains long in full fruit. One of the best for greenhouse 



culture 



Perfection, .\lmost round fruits; smooth, tough skin of brilliant scarlet; ripens thor- 

 oughly solid and of rich flavor; attractive for market 



Ponderosa, Henderson's. Not used for shipping, but of enormous size and remarkable 

 solidity. For loca\ trade where its superb flavor is known, it is invaluable 



Stone. The plant is very robust, and ripens a remarkably, large crop. The fruits are 

 slightly flattened but very solid, and of particularly good color. It stands shipping 

 better than most sorts, and is the best of all scarlet varieties for main crop and general 

 use 



NOTICE 



All seeds on this 

 page are delivered 

 transportation paid in 

 United States. 



PRICES. 



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.45 



.30 



.40 



.80 

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.70 

 .45 



.45 

 .35 



.30 



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.45 

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 .70 



.30 



K Lb 



.15 



.15 

 .25 



.40 



.45 

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.45 



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.55 



.40 



.40 



.65 



.45 



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1.50 



1.00 



1.40 



2.75 

 1.00 



2.25 

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1.50 

 1.15 



1.00 



1.50 



1.40 



.90 



1.50 



.75 



2.25 



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.25 



.25 

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1.25 



1.50 



1.25 



1.50 

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1.50 

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1.25 



1.25 

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1.50 



1.50 



1.50 

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5.00 



3.50 



5.00 



10.00 

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8.00 

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5 00 

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3.50 



5.00 

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5.00 

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.90 3.00 



BOSTON MARROW SQUASH. 



SWISS CHARD 



BONNY BEST TOMATO. 



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