PETER HENDERSON & CO.. NEW YORK— VEGETABLE SEEDS 1 



THE VALUE 



OF THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



The war and the reconstruction period following it have taught us, as a nation, many things of 

 importance; and among others, the great value of the vegetable garden. Thousands of suburban 

 dwellers who formerly purchased their vegetables from the nearest store, have been driven by the 

 high prices and the scarcity to raise their own supplies of vegetable foods. And further than that 

 they now appreciate the fact that there is a vast difference between the fresh vegetables they have 

 raised in their own gardens and those purchased from store or market. There is the greatest differ- 

 ence in the world between home-grown vegetables gathered fresh in the morning, crisp and tender, and 

 those that have made a long journey in wagons to the wholesale market, and then in the grocer's 

 wagon to his store before completing the last lap to the consumer. 



We issue this our Midsummer Catalogue chiefly because we want to impress upon all our friends 

 THE IMPORTANCE OF SOWING VEGETABLE SEEDS IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST. It 



has been noted by a keen observer who travels much in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mass- 

 achusetts and Connecticut that some of the best vegetable gardens are planted after the first of June. 



Many varieties of vegetables yield larger crops from summer sown seed, than from spring sown 

 seed, because the weather prevailing at the time the young plants attain any size is exactly suited to 

 their requirements, and they are able to grow and complete their development without check. Keep 

 on sowing rows of Beets until August, as they are always welcome on the table, and store well for winter. 



Plant Bush Beans now and at other times up to August loth and you will reap additional harvests 

 of sweet, tender pods. Sow Sweet Corn every two weeks until July 15th. The early part of June is 

 the time to sow Cabbage seeds for plants to set out for winter crop. 



Now is the best time in all the year to sow seeds of root crops, such as Carrot, Beet, Turnip and 

 Ruta Baga. Sow Ruta Baga in June and Carrot and Turnip in July. The young plants attain 

 their true leaves when the weather is favorable to them, and grow right on without a check, conse- 

 quently they are tender and palatable. 



For your health's sake, do not omit to put in more rows of SPINACH, indispensable and neces- 

 sary on every table. Sow up to September 15th. Victoria, Thick-Leaved and Long Standing are 

 good varieties to plant as they are great heat resisters (see back cover for illustrations.) Don't waste 

 any ground, but in odd corners sow radishes. Red Forcing Radish and Early White Tipped Scarlet 

 Turnip Radish succeed well at this time. Put in more sowings of Lettuce up to Aug. .15th. Big Boston 

 and Salamander are suitable varieties to sow in summer. Besides the kinds specially mentioned 

 there are many other seeds which may be sown during the summer with every assurance of reaping 

 bountiful crops and they are listed in the following pages of this catalogue. The varieties marked 

 "early" should be chosen for late plantings, because they mature more quickly than the varieties 

 designated as "late." 



LIST OF VEGETABLES ESPECIALLY SUITED FOK SOWING IN JUNE, 



JULY AND AUGUST 



VARIETIES. Dates up to which they may be sown. 



Beans Dwarf or Bush. Every two weeks to Aug. loth. 



Beets. June to August 15th. 



Brussels Sprouts June (in seed bed). 



Cabbage Early June. 



Cauliflower Early June. 



Carrot Up to July 15th. 



Corn, sweet Every two weeks until July 15th. 



Cress, Garden. .Every two weeks until September. 



" Water August. 



Cucumber July I5lh. 



Endive July to August 1st. 



Kale June. 



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VARIETIES. Dates up to which they may be aown. 



Kohl-Rabi July 15th. 



Lettuce August 15th. 



Mustard Every two weeks until September. 



Parsley Sow up to A ug. 1st. 



Peas July to August 15th. 



Pumpkin June. 



Radish Every two weeks until September. 



" Winter August. 



Ruta Baga June. 



Spinach July, August and September 



Swiss Chard. ..Every four weeks until August 1st. 

 Turnip July 1st to August 1st. 



Our Booklet, "GARDEN CULTURE OF ROOT CROPS,*' seat fret if requested when ordering. 



