Peter Henderson & Co., New York.— Introductory Collections. 



are 

 our 



The Greatest of Seed and Plant Offers 



Introductory OF Collections 



Vegetable Seeds, Flower Seeds, Summer Flowering Bulbs and Plants. 



ILLUSTRATED IN MINIATURE, IN COLORS, ON THE OUTSIDE COVERS. 



Our main idea in issuing this " Free Catalogue " is that it shall serve to introduce us to many users of Seeds, Plants, etc., 

 -whom we have not had the privilege of supplying, and, as strangers cannot become fully acquainted with us until they have 

 actually grown our unrivaled strains, we therefore, as an inducement, have prepared the undermentioned INTRODUCTORY 

 COLLECTIONS, at marveloiisly low prices. Each collection contains a large assortment of our leading standard varieties 

 — sufficient to prove to the purchaser whether our claim that wo supply superior high-class Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, etc., is fact 

 or fancy. That nearly half a million people in this country have proved it a " fact " is evidenced by our being favored with 

 their orders year after year — regular customers of 10, 20 and 30 years, and even longer, are not rarities with us. And such is 

 our confidence in receiving future orders from you — simply on the merits and excellence of our goods — that we shall feel 

 safe (if your trial order from this Catalogue amounts to SI. 00, or more) in enrolling your address among those of our Kegular 

 Patrons to receive, as issued, our large Manual of Everything for the Garden, as well as our other Catalogues as described 

 on the second page of cover. 



rSffof VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



A full-sized packet each of the 15 kinds described below, and 

 shown in miniature, in colors, on the front cover, 



flailed Free for 50c. M ££ZS££" 



Beet, Eclipse, Early round, bright red, fine-grained and delicious. 

 Cabbage, Henderson's Succession. The finest Cabbage in the world; un- 



equaled tor either summer or winter use. 

 Carrot, Henderson's Intermediate. Large, smooth, symmetrical roots ' 



Fine-grained, small core, deep orange, very productive. 

 Celery, Henderson's Perfected White Plume. The most popular 



Celery grown. Early, crisp, white; splendid flavor; easily blanched. 

 Cucumber, Henderson's Cool and Crisp. Extra early and continuous 



bearer; unequaled for either slicing or pickles. 

 Egg Plant, Henderson's N. Y. Spineless. Bears 8 to 10 enormous fruits 



to a plant; very early and free from spines. 

 Lettuce, Henderson's New York. The grandest summer Lettuce grown; 



large, solid heads; crisp, sweet and tender; stands summer heat. 

 Melon, Musk, Henderson's Banquet. A medium-sized round red-fleshed 



Melon of superb flavor; exceedingly productive. 

 Melon, Water, Cole's Early. The best family variety grown; succeeds well 



even in Northern States ; small, but wonderfully productive ; delicious red flesh. 

 Onion, Mammoth Prizetaker. An enormous yellow skinned variety; 



mild white flesh; surpassing in yield and keeping qualities, and very early. 

 Pepper, Ruby King. A large productive Ked Pepper; mild; "unequaled for 



mangoes and other uses. 

 Radish, Early Round Dark Red. Uniform in shape; crisp and early. 

 Squasli, Henderson's Golden Custard. A wonderfully improved yellow 



bush scalloped, often weighing 6 to 8 lbs. each ; an unsurpassed summer squash. 

 Tomato, Henderson's Ponderosa. The king of red tomatoes; enormous 



fruit: solid and meaty; almost free from seeds. 

 Turnip, Snowball. Very early, medium-sized, round, pure white, tender 



and sweet. 



Introductory 

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Summer 



Collection of ' F,owering 



BULBS. 



1 bulb each of the 15 beautiful varieties described below, and 

 shown in miniature, in colors, on the back cover. 



At regular prices they 

 would cost $i.25. 



flailed Free for 50c. 



Bessera Elegans. 12 to 20 bright vermilion flowers borne on stems 1 to 2 feet 



high; blooms freely. 

 Cinnamon Vine. A thick, glossy leaved summer climber, 10 feet high; cinna- 

 mon-scented small white flowers. 

 Cooperia Drummondii. Dwarf, free bloomer; long tubular star-shaped 



white flowers; fragrant. 

 Gladiolus. Large, gorgeously colored flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, borne 16 to 20 



on stems 3 feet, high. 

 Hyacintlius Candicans. Large, luxuriant plant, bearing stems 4 to 6 feet 



high, carrying pendent white bell-shaped flowers. 

 Lily. A grand slimmer blooming variety. 

 31 ilia Bihora. Grows about 12 inches high; sparkling white star-shaped 



flowers 2 inches across. 

 Montbretia. Splendid summer blooming plants, about 3 feet high, bearing tall 



drooping spikes of showy orange red flowers. 

 Tigndia Grandinora. (Shell Flower.) Flowers 3 to 4 inches across; red, 



spotted yellow. 

 Tigridia Grandinora alba. Pearly white; cup yellow, spotted crimson. 

 Ti^ridia Concliinora. Dark yellow; cup spotted red. 

 Zeptiyranllies Rosea. Exquisite rosy pink flowers 2 inches across. 

 ZepbyrantUes Candida. Clear white flowers. 

 Tuberose, Double Pearl. Tall spikes of very double, waxy white, powerfully 



fragrant flowers. 

 Tuberose Albino. Single white waxy flowers (like an orange flower); early 



bloomer. 



flailed Free for 50c. 



nSBfc of FLOWER SEEDS. 



A full-sized packet each of the 15 kinds described below, and 

 shown in miniature, in colors, on the front eover, 



At regular prices they 

 would cost $1.25. 



Aster, Double Perfection, Mixed Colors. Thrifty plants, about 18 inches 

 high, bearing large, double flowers 4 inches across; many exquisite colors. 



Candytuft, Empress* Branching candelabra-formed plant, with long trusses 

 of pure white flowers. 



Calliopsis, Golden Ware, Compact bushy plants; covered all summer long 

 with large golden flowers, 2 inches across. 



Dianthus, "Crown of Perfection," Improved double Japan Pinks: im- 

 mense densely double flowers of a wonderful diversity of colors, shades and mark- 

 ings; borne a!! summer and fall. 



Eschscholtzia, Mandarin. Dwarf free blooming plants, with large scarlet 

 flowers with interiors of golden yellow. 



Larkspur, Branching, Double, Mixed Colors. Splendid plants, 2 to 3 

 feet high, with long spikes of double flowers. 



Marigold, El Dorado. Immense yellow flowers, 10 to 14 inches around; 

 exceedingly double and quilled like a dahlia. 



Mignonette, Hi id's Mammoth. Robust plants; largest variety grown; the 

 spikes of deliciously fragrant flowers are often 12 inches long. 



Nasturtium, Climbing. Lobb's Improved, mixed colors; luxuriant climbers, 

 6 to 10 feet high; producing most gorgeously colored flowers of many colors. 



Pansy, Fancy Varieties, Mixed Colors. Matchless tlowers, of a wonder- 

 ful diversity of colors, including hues never before seen in Pansies. 



Poppy, Shirley, Mixed Colors. Flowers, 3 inches across ; many colors, 

 ranging from white, through shades of pink; scarlet edged, veined and streaked. 



Phlox Drummondii, Large Flowerings Mixed Colors, lor summel 

 flowerbeds nothing can surpass these for brilliant effect; flowers half as largo 

 again as the ordinary Phlox. 



Stocks, 10 Weeks, Henderson's Colossal, Mixed Colors. Magnificent 

 heads of large, double, deliciously fragrant flowers; lovely colors. 



Sweet Peas, Large Flowering, Mixed Colors. A mixture made up 

 from 25 choicest named large flowering varieties; most exquisite new colors. 



Zinnia, Henderson's Zebra. Double, mixed colors, luxuriant bushy 

 plants 2 feet high, bearing very double tlowers grotesquely striped and blotched. 



Introductory r>f A ]\TT C 



Collection of Jr W^i l 1 *->• 



8 beautiful summer blooming varieties described below, and 

 shown in miniature, in colors, on the back cover. 



Jlailed Free for 50c. ^^S^ffSS^ 



Carnation. Mont lily. Purchaser's selection of red, white, pink or variegated. 

 The plants offered are all double-flowered, fringed and fragrant, and will bloom 

 in the garden this year. If potted in the fall thev will bloom in the house during 

 the winter. 



Chrysanthemum, New Japanese. We allow purchasers to select either 

 white, light pink, dark pink, yellow, or crimson. Our collection embraces all the 

 newest shades and types. 



Geranium, Double. Purchaser's selection of white, red, salmon, light pink 

 or dark pink. All our Geraniums are of the newest and best sorts. 



Heliotrope, New Large Flowering. This new, large flowering variety is 

 vastly superior to the old type in size of flower, habit of plant, form and fragrance. 



Petunia, New Double Fringed. We make aspecialtyof raisingtine double 

 fringed Petunias, selecting the best annually from thousands of seedlings. 



a Roses, Monthly, Ever-blooming. Purchaser's selection of red, white, 

 pink, buff, variegated or yellow. The plants we send are for this season's bloom- 

 ing. Our Roses are famous all over the country for their thrifty condition. 



Verbena, Mammoth. Purchaser's selection of pink, scarlet, crimson, blue, 

 white or purple. Our original strain of Mammoth Verbenas is unsurpassed. 



W/^w -m^r-rZli <-*, ^. — • *\ ( The Grand Com bination of the above ) _£ ^ _ (> — . 



we will send four introductory collections \ tor ibi.7^ Fr 4 e ? y 



( (At regular prices the cost would be $5.00) ) ^K " y ^J flail, 



And to every purchaser of two or more Collections, or any other goods from this Catalogue, to the value of $1.00 or 

 more, we will send free our grand " Manual of Everything for the Garden" described on second page of cover. 



