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





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Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



BEANS. CLIMBING OR POLE.— Continued. 



Golden Champion, Henderson's. The leading wax-podded pole Bean, very early, 

 and a great and continuous bearer of light yellow waxy pods; stringless, brittle and 

 tender; a healthy grower, free from rust 



Early Golden Cluster. Begins beating in July, continuing to produce abundantly 

 until frost large clusters of golden-yellow pods 5 to 6 inches long and of delicious 

 flavor. Valuable either as a shell or snap. (See engraving) 



Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. An old and popular variety, useful either 

 as a green-podded snap Bean or when shelled 



BEET. 



Crimson Globe. Intensely dark red, fine shape, tender and of excellent quality 



Crosby's Egyptian. (See specialties page 1) 



Detroit Dark Red. (See specialties page 1) 



Dewings Improved Blood Turnip. Handsome, smooth and round, tapering at the 

 base; flesh strongly zoned, of fine quality 



Early Model. Root and tops dark red, fine quality 



Early Blood Turnip. A standard variety, following Eclipse in season; quality excel- 

 lent; color, deep blood-red; the tops make excellent "greens" 



Eclipse. One of the best to follow after the very early sorts. When young it may 

 be bunched, but it is also used as a basket beet, and is known and sells freely on 

 every market. It is medium in size, the tops small for size of root, the outer color 

 is dark and the flesh strongly ringed in two shades of red 



Edmand's. A handsome, uniform, turnip-shaped Beet, smooth and of good size; 

 tops small, flesh red; fine for late crop. (See engraving) 



Egyptian. A quick maturing, early variety, very dark colored; should be used when 

 young. (See specialties page 1) 



Electric. We recommend the use of Electric for earliest crops. It is not only early, 

 but superior in every respect. The short, slender tops grow so erect, that it takes 

 less room than any other sort. It is rapidly becoming popular for growing under 

 glass. Large areas are sown in frames very early in spring, and the frames removed 

 to mature the crop. The roots are round, smooth, clean and of fine color. It makes 

 a perfect bunch and the quality is excellent 



Henderson's Half Long. Of Superior quality, tender, sweet and free from woody 

 fibre; flesh vivid red. The roots are pear-shaped 



Long Smooth Blood-Red. An excellent late variety, a great improvement on ordinary 

 stocks, and of intense dark red color 



Nutting's Gem 



Swiss Chard. Grown exclusively for the foliage, which makes most delicious greens; 

 or the midrib may be cooked and served like Asparagus 



BROCCOLI. White Cape. Medium-sized, creamy-white heads, similar but inferior 

 to Cauliflower, though hardier 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Dalkeith. A greatly improved variety of compact growth, 



bearing very large sprouts. (See engraving) 



Long Island Strain. We cannot speak too highly of this strain. The sprouts seen in 

 New York in the late fall are grown from this stock. The plant is dwarf and com- 

 pact. It is the best for market use 



CARD O ON. Large Spanish. Large, fleshy-leaved plants, chiefly used as a winter vege 

 table. The blanched stalks and broad ribs of the inner leaves, when properly cooked 

 are tender and of an agreeable flavor 



CABBAGE. 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. 



Early Jersey Wakefield, Henderson's. (See specialties page 2.) (See cut) 



Charleston or Large Wakefield, Henderson's. The value of this variety is second 

 only to the original Early Jersey Wakefield, from which we selected it many years 

 ago, in response to a request for a Cabbage of the same character, but of greater size. 

 It is the very best stock of pointed head Cabbage grown to-day in every respect, 

 except that it is not quite so early as the original stock 



Early Market. (See specialties page 2). It comes in only 3 or 4 days later than 

 Henderson's Early Wakefield 



Early Spring, Henderson's. Many markets require a flat Cabbage at all seasons 

 Early Spring has met this demand, and produces such excellent heads, so early in the 

 season, that it is relied upon by growers for their first crop. (See engraving) .... 



Early York. Very early, producing small, oval-shaped heads 



Early Winnigstadt. An old, popular, medium, early variety, with large, pyramidal 

 heads of excellent quality; good to succeed the extra earlies 



St. John's Day Early Drumhead. Early, very dwarf; medium-sized, hard heads 



SECOND EARLY or SUMMER VARIETIES. 



All Head Early 



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Early Summer, Henderson's. By continued careful selection we have made this 

 famous old variety better than ever. Every undesirable feature has been bred out of 

 it, and it is grown today more largely than ever. It is fit for use right after the very 

 early sorts, and fills the gap between those and Succession perfectly. The heads are of 

 medium size, flat, round, very solid, trim up neat and look well on the load. (See engraving) 



Fottler's Improved Brunswick. Heads large, flat and solid; a sure header, long 

 standing; short stem. 



Succession, Henderson's. (See specialties page 2.) (See engraving) , 



LATE OR WINTER VARIETIES. 



Autumn King, Henderson's. This is one of the finest late varieties grown. The head 

 is of great size and differs from other large sorts in shape, being almost round. Its 

 keeping quality is remarkable, coming out of the pit in spring as clean and bright 

 as when put away in the fall 



Late Flat Dutch, Henderson's Selected. A very fine stock of this well-known variety, 

 forms large solid heads and winters well 



Premium Flat Dutch. A standard excellent variety; developing earlier than most late 

 sorts. Not recommended for a winter keeper 



Danish Ball-Head or Holland. When this type of Cabbage first appeared we foresaw 

 its popularity, and after exhaustive trials decided to grow from one strain only. 

 The success that has come to all who have grown it. proves the wisdom of our 

 selection. The plant is strong, erect, stands well and heads up evenly. The 

 trimmed head is almost round, and has more weight for its size than any other sort 



Warren's Stonemason. One of the best varieties for winter keeping. Medium size, 

 almost round; heads very firm. Remarkably sure header 



PRICES. 



Ozs., and J /i lbs. 

 delivered free, but add 

 postage according to 

 zone rates (see page 2 

 of cover forhalf-pounds 

 and over if wanted by 

 mail. 



Quart 



40. 



.40 

 .40 



Oz. 



.20 

 .15 

 .15 



.10 

 .20 



.10 



.10 

 .10 

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.20 



.10 



.10 

 .15 



.15 

 .50 

 .20 

 .35 



.30 

 .40 



.35 



.20 

 .40 



.35 

 .25 

 .20 



Peck 



3.00 



3.00 

 2.60 



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.60 

 .45 

 .45 



.30 

 .60 



.35 



.35 

 .30 

 .35 



.60 



.30 



.30 

 .45 



.45 

 1.50 



.60 

 1.00 



.90 

 1.40 



40 



1.40 



45 



1.60 



30 

 20 



1.00 

 .70 



20 

 20 



.70 

 .70 



35 



40 



1.20 



1.40 



1.20 



.70 

 1.40 



1.25 

 .75 

 .60 



. 35 1 . 20 



.70 



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