Peter Henderson & Co., New York.— Vegetable Seed Novelties and Specialties. 11 



A Grand Summer Lettuce. %. -^ -^ 



-^, -^ Large, Solid, and a sure Header. 



It is of unusual size and solidity of head, with but little 

 tendency to run to seed. We have had it, time and again, 

 eighteen inches in diameter, and weighing nearly four 

 pounds, with heads almost as solid as an Early Summer 

 Cabbage, which in general form it somewhat resembles. 

 The variety blanches itself naturally, is crisp, tender and of 

 ■excellent flavor, and always free from bitterness. The out- 

 side color is distinct. It is not a forcing variety, but is one 

 of the best for summer use ever introduced. (See cut.) 

 Price, 10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 65c. }i lb., $2.00 lb. 



JiEW JVIIGriOrlETTE DETTUCE. 



Distinct and unique. The entire plant measures only 

 seven inches in diameter, and is more solid and com- 

 pact than any existing 1 variety. The outer leaves 

 are few, and as deeply crumpled as a Savoy Cabbage and 

 richly colored with russet-red and bronze-green of vary- 

 ing shades, and these cling so closely to the head that it 

 is almost all head. The heart is solid and of creamy yellow 

 and pale greenish white. It resists drought and excessive 

 moisture — a most valuable feature in our climate. It is 

 very early, and fit for use five days after Boston Market, 

 and its long standing character constitutes an all-seasons 

 variety. Price, 15c. pkt., $1.60 oz. 



BIG- BOSTON LETTUCE. This variety is identical in color, shape and 

 general appearance with the famous Boston Market Lettuce, but is double the 

 size. It is about one week later in maturing, but its solidity and greater size 

 of head will make it a most valuable variety, either for forcing in cold frames 

 or open ground planting. It always produces large, solid heads. It heads up 

 well at all seasons of the year, and is of crisp, tender quality. Price, 10c. 

 pkt., 30c. oz., 80c. % lb., $3.00 lb. 



HENDERSON'S 



RENOWNED 



NEW YORK'' 

 LETTUCE. 



HENDERSON 8 

 "NEWPORT" 

 MUSK MELON. 



"COLiE'S EflftliY" W™g^ 



A delicious and productive variety for the 

 family garden, succeeding in Northern States. 



COLE'S EARLY is the finest Water Melon for the private family 

 garden. People, particularly in our Northern States, who have never be- 

 fore been able to grow this most nectarous of fruits, can now enjoy from 

 the beginning to the close of the season the most delicious of all water 

 melons. It is the earliest variety in cultivation, and continues to bear most 

 hountifully throughout the entire season. 



The flesh is of a beautiful bright red color, crisp, and extremely delicate 

 in texture — that granulated, cool, sparkling appearance that is so cap- 

 tivating to the eye ; in flavor it is lusciously sweet and refreshing. 



The melons are not large, seldom over twelve inches in length by nine 

 inches in diameter, but what they lack in size is more than made up in 

 number and solidity. The heart is unusually large; there is little or no 

 cavity, and very few seeds — all solid flesh, the quality of which is sustained 

 clear to the rind. (See cut.) Price, 15c. pkt., 30c. oz., 80c. )i lb., $2.50 lb. 



' " It gives me pleasure to state that I have been successful this season in growing 

 Cole's Early Water Melon in my garden on the summit of the Shawangunk Moun- 

 tains, at a measured elevation of 1,875 feet above sea-level. The melons matured 

 on new ground never before cultivated, and were tuperior in flavor and sweetness 

 to anything in the market. No melons were ever before matured in this neighbor- 

 hood."— -Mr. C. W. Durham, 110 West 27th St., New York City, Oct. 3d, 1895. 



J-jEflDESSOri'S FAMOUS* ~^i. 



"IMEWPO^T" W\JS1$ JVIEIiOri. 



The highest-flavored, most luscious green- ^^ 



fleshed variety grown, and remarkably early. 



Every person who tastes our Newport Musk Melon goes into ecstasies 

 over its rich aromatic flavor, and it certainly is, we think, the most deli- 

 cious of all the green-fleshed sorts, and as a class the green-fleshed musk 

 melons are more highly flavored than the red-fleshed. The Newport is a 

 very early melon, ripening with the Jenny Lind, which it somewhat resem- 

 bles. The fruits are deep and almost round, with a dull green exterior, 

 changing as they ripen to a rich golden color, evenly and closely netted. 

 The ribs are quite shallow. The flesh is of exquisite texture, rich and 

 melting, clear to the rind. It is a bountiful yielder, though the melons are 

 not large, but for early family use, when delicious quality is the deside- 

 ratum, we cannot too highly eulogize Henderson's Newport. (See cut.) 

 Price, 10c. pkt., 35c. oz., $1.00 }i lb., $3.00 lb. 



Henderson's "Perfected Delmonieo." 



A "red-fleshed" variety, of most dainty and delicate flavor. 



This is an improvement over the well-known Delmonieo Musk Melon 

 which we introduced several years ago. This improved type is almost a 

 perfect globe in shape ; the skin is a peculiar grayish green until ripe, 

 when it changes to a bright yellow. The ribs are wide and covered thickly 

 with prominent netting. The melons average about six inches in diameter, 

 have a very small seed cavity, and are exceedingly solid and heavy for their 

 size. The flesh is a deep, rich orange-yellow color, and is of very fine 

 grain, without the slightest stringiness, and of delicate and delightful 

 flavor. Not as musky as the green-fleshed melons, yet more highly prized 

 on that account by many epicures. This variety produces melons of 

 uniformly high quality and is likely to displace all other red or yellow 

 fleshed sorts. It is a strong grower and very prolific. Price, 10c. pkt., 30c. 



oz., $1.00 >i lb. 



NEW. . 



husk 



riELON, 



COLE'S EARLY " 

 WATER MELON. 



