PETER HENDERSON & CO.. NEW YORK— VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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HENDERSON'S tested VEGETABLE SEEDS 



FOR SUMMER 

 SOWING. 



Delivered free in the V. S. 

 (excepting otherwise noted. I 

 Pkt. Oz. KLb. Lb. 



25 

 20 



25 



10 20 



10 20 



5 20 

 25 

 25 



75 2 . 50 



60 2.00 



75 2 . 50 



60 2.00 



60 2 00 



60 



2.00 

 2.50 



75 2 50 



lettuce, q oz. for 3000 plants.) 



Big Boston, Henderson's. The best head lettuce 



on earth. (See also page 5) 10 



Boston Market, or White-Seeded Tennis Ba 1 '. A 



popular, early, smal' compact-heading variety. 5 

 Golden Queen, Henderson's. A very desirable 



first-early variety, and second to none for 



forcing 10 



Mammoth Black-Seeded Butter. Similar to. but 



larger than Black-Seeded Butter, enormous 



heads tender, sweet and crisp 



New York, Henderson's. Immense heads as 



solid as a cabbage . {Crop failure) 



Black-Seeded Simpson. It stands the summer 



heat splendidly, and is practically everbearing . 

 Early Curled Simpson. Earlier than head Let- 

 tuces; grown in cold frames and the open 



ground 5 



Grand Rapids. Beautifully crumpled and curled . 



{See engraving) 10 



Trianon Cos. Self-folding inner leaves are self- 

 blanching . (See engraving.) 10 



Purchaser pays transporta- 

 tion on Mushroom Spawn 

 1 10 100 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. (See also page 6) brick bricks bricks 



American Pure Culture. This is sold in fiat bricks 



1J inches thick, weighing about 1J pounds. 



One brick may be broken into nine pieces which 



set 12 in. apart will spawn an area of 9 square feet 

 ONION. (1 oz. for 100 feet of drill; 6 to & lbs. in Pkt. 



drills for an acre.) 

 Crystal White Wax. A greatly improved type of 



white Bermuda . (Crop failure) 



Bermuda, Red. Flat light red-skinned Onions 



of mild flavor 10 



Bermuda, White. Flat, grows very quickly 



exceedingly mild in flavor 10 



White Portugal or Silver Skin. This is beyond 



doubt the very best Onion for general use during 



the spring, summer and autumn 



PARSLEY. (1 oz.for 150 feet of drill.) 



Champion Moss Curled. Densely crimpled and 



curled, dark green leaves 



Emerald Henderson's. Finely cut mossy leaves . 

 Extra Double Curled. A popular fine dwarf. 



beautifully curled sort 



30 

 Oz. 



35 

 35 



2.75 25.00 

 ^Lb. Lb. 



1 20 

 1.20 



10 40 1.40 



4.00 

 4 00 



. in i 



5 



10 



15 



25 



50 

 80 



ui | 



15 



45 1 50 



PEAS. (1 quart to 100 feet of drill; 2 Peas (except in packets) are not dc- 

 to 3 bushels for an acre.) liveredfree. For Parcel Post Zone Rates 



see page 2 of cover. Postal weight 1 lb. per pint. 

 Pkt. Pt. Qt. 4 Qts. Pk. 



Alaska Height. 2 ft. A wonderfully early, 

 smooth, blue Pea; pods are filled with 

 smooth blue-green Peas. (See engraving) 10 35 60 2.30 4.50 



First of All, Henderson's. Height. 2 ' i feet. 



One of the earliest peas grown 15 45 80 3.00 5.50 



Prosperity, Henderson's. Height 2]-i feet. 



The quickest growing wrinkled pea 15 45 80 3.00 5.50 



The Ameer, (or "Mammoth Alaska" Pea). 

 This early variety — often called the 

 "Mammoth Alaska" is rapidly growing in 

 favor. It resembles Alaska, the vine 

 being more vigorous, a little taller or about 

 3 feet in height and the pods and peas are 

 fully on>=-third larger. It is a heavy pro- 

 ducer of handsome dark green pods con- 

 taining from 5 to 7 large blue-green round 

 peas of excellent quality. The crop ripens 

 about three days later than Alaska 



PUMPKIN. 



(1 os. for 30 to 50 hills.) 

 Cheese. The most popular for pies and table use 



large, flat-round; creamy- yellow skin; thick, 



orange flesh of fine quality; a splendid keeper. . 

 Connecticut Field. A productive, large, orange 



colored, field Pumpkin 



RADISH. (1 oz. for 100 feel of drill; 9 to 10 lbs. in 



drills for an acre.) 



Early White-Tipped Scarlet Turnip 



Rapid Forcing. Small, round, bright scarlet, 



with white tip; grows quickly 



Red Forcing. Extra-early, maturing in 21 days; 



round, bright red, very mild 



French Breakfast. A favoriteoval-shaped, bright 



scarlet Radish, with white tip: 



10 35 60 2.30 4.50 

 Delivered free in the U.S 

 (excepting^ otherwise noted) 



Pkt. Oz. KLb. Lb. 



15 



45 



1.50 



10 



35 



1.25 



15 



45 



1.50 



15 



55 



2 00 



IS 



45 



1.50 



15 



55 2 00 



TRIANON C 



GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE 



Our Pamphlet "SALADS— GROWING AND BLANCHING" sent with order if requested. 



