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



HENDERSON'S TESTED 



FOR MARKET 



GARDENERS AND 



TRUCKFARMERS 



HENDERSON S PAIMETTO ASPARAGUS. 



ASPARAGUS SEED. (l oi. to 60 ft. of drill. Cultural instructions free) 



Giant Washington. Some varieties of Asparagus seem to be afflicted with rust, but 

 Giant Washington Asparagus — developed under the auspices of the United States 

 Agricultural Department — is declared to be peculiarly immune from this disease. The 

 shoots are of giant size, very vigorous, straight, and what is still more important, of 

 extra good quality. Dark green tinged with purple. Undoubtedly a great 

 acquisition 



Palmetto, Henderson's. Superior in every way, the stalks are large and uniform, 

 averaging nearly an inch in diameter and retaining their thickness to the tip. 

 Fifteen shcots make a good marketable bunch and weigh nearly two pounds. It is 

 adapted to all sections, is less susceptible to disease than others, and will therefore 



thrive where other varieties fail. {Set eneraving.).. . 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. Buyer pays transportation on Asparagus Roots. For Parcel 

 Post Zone rates 'iee 2d page of Cover. 100 2-vear old Roots will weigh about 6 lbs. 



Palmetto. 2-yr.-old roots (buyer faying transit). $1.75 per 100: $15.00 per 1,000. 



Giant Washington. 2-yr.-old roots (b/iyer paying transit) $3.00 per 100;.S2.3.00 per 1000 



IMPORTANT NOTICE. BEAN CROPS IN MANY SECTIONS 

 HAVE BEEN POOR DURING THE PAST GROWING SEASON, AND 

 SHORT CROPS HAVE BEEN HARVESTED. PRICES QUOTED ARE 

 SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



i BEANS. 



DWARF or BOSH, GREEN PODDED. 



Bountiful, Henderson's. The best flat, green podded stringless bean in existence. This 



superior variety, introduced by us. is popular wherever grown. The plant is re- 

 markably handsome and of thrifty growth, being practically rust and mildew proof. 

 It is very hardy, extremely early, very prolific, and is the first to give pods fit to 

 pick in the spring and the last to yield edible pods in the fall. (See specialties page 2) 



Black Valentine, Henderson's. Since we introduced this Bean it has been used very 

 extensively by the largest planters. In the South it is grown in enormous quanti- 

 ties for shipment to the Northern markets, and it has become equally popular for 

 growing on smaller areas. In some respects it excels all other varieties: there is none 

 that bears so heavy a crop, and none which presents a more salable appearance 

 after long shipping. Ready for picking in 45 days from planting. (See specialties page 2) 



Earliest Red Valentine, Henderson's. This is one of the oldest American varieties. It 

 has always been one of the most popular sorts among market growers, but even rnore 

 ao of late years, because of the greatly improved stocks, which have been maintained 

 by constant, careful selection. It is earlier, the pods are longer, thicker, of greater 

 tubstance, and the plants bear more continuously than ever. (See specialties page 3) 



French's Horticultural. More vigorous than Dwarf Horticultural and 5 to 6 days 

 later; plants are of the semi-runner type but is classified as a dwarf variety. Very 

 hardy, large fiat pods 6 to 7 inches in length, green when young, but develop a splash- 

 ing of brilliant carmine as they mature. Valuable as a shell bean, averaging G to 7 

 beans to the pod. A favorite with the Italian Market Gardeners 



Pull Measure, Henderson's. A round, green-podded bush bean, a cross between 

 the old Refugee and Yosemite Wax. The pods are five inches long, stringless, quite 

 round, have no neck and are of extremely good quality. It is far superior to any 

 of its class 



HENDERSON'S BLACK VALENTINE. 



NOTICE 



.4 sparagus seed de- 

 livered transportation 

 paid in United States 



O2. 



.40 



.15 



iLb. 



.40 



Lb. 



4.00 



1.40 



Beans u>e do not deliver 

 free. Purchaser pays 

 transportation by the 

 Quart and over. For 

 Parcel Post Zone Rates 

 see 2d page of cover 

 cans weigh (Postal 

 weight) 2 / hs. per quart 



Quart Peck Bush 



Horticultural Dwarf. A bush variety of the popular Climbing Horticultural; A grand 



shell Bean. Our stock is free from runners 



King of the Earlies. A heavy cropper and excellent shipper. (See specialties page 2.) 



Low's Champion. One of the best large-podded shell varieties (Sold out) 



Longfellow, Henderson's. Longfellow is one of the moat attractive green-podded 

 Beans for any market. It is very early and bears an enormous crop of long, round, 

 fleshy pods of great firmness, and pale green in color. Its compact growth and habit 



of bunching the crop near the center of the plant make it very easy to pick 



The Henderson New Stringless. Absolutely stringless from first to last picking. The 

 vine is upright strong and rust-resisting from 1 '/i to 2 feet high. The pods are six to 



seven inches in length and mature in seven weeks from sowing 



Henderson's Tendergreen. An extremely round green podded bush bean, absolutely 

 stringless and deliciously tender 



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.60 



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.70 



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 .60 



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.70 

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4.00 



3.50 



3.00 



4. 50 



3.75 



3.50 

 3.25 



3.50 



4.00 

 4.00 



15.00 



12.00 



11.00 



16.00 



14.00 



12.00 

 12.00 



12.00 



15.00 

 15.00 



Our Seeds are no longer supplied through Dealers. Our Object: SL°Wffi5:?:«tt.?.7 



