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





Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



PRIZETAKER ONION. 





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HAMBURGH OR TURNIP-ROOTED PARSLEY 



NOTT S EXCELSIOR PEA. 



OJNION. Henderson's Onion seed is noted among critical Onion raisers for its superiority 

 in quality, yield, weight, shape, trueness to type, uniformity, small necks, as well as 

 for high germination; it is unsurpassed. 



Extra Early Flat Red. Remarkably early, of medium size, a good keeper, shape uni- 

 form, flat, skin light red, flesh close grained and of fine flavor 



Wethersfield, Large Red. (See specialties page 7) 



Yellow Globe Danvers. (See specialties page 7) 



Round Yellow Danvers. Similar to Yellow Globe Danvers, except being flatter. It 

 matures very early, is a reliable and large cropper ', 



Prizetaker. A very fine large yellow variety, almost round. It is the largest variety 

 in general cultivation, sometimes attaining 5 inches in diameter. It is good for 

 shipping where the market requires .size and is an excellent keeper. The skin is 

 yellow, the flesh white, it is extremely mild in flavor. (See engraving.) .... 



Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. A flat selection of Yellow Danvers; good for sets 



White Portugal, or Silver Skin. The leading White Flat Onion. The bulbs attain a 

 good size, the color is silvery-white when cured under cover. It is flat, early, and for 

 slicing and boiling is unexcelled, the flesh being mild and tender. It is largely grown 

 for pickles when sown three or four times as thick as usual and also for sets 



White Bunch. Of vigorous growth, producing large, showy, white onions, of fine, 

 mild quality, especially adapted for using when young or bunching for sale. Not a 



good keeper 



SOUTHPORT GLOBE VARIETIES. (See specialties page 7). 



Southport White Globe. Connecticut-grown 



Southport Yellow Globe. Connecticut-grown 



Southport Red Globe. Connecticut-grown 



SPANISH, ITALIAN, BERMUDA AND PICKLING VARIETIES. 



Adriatic Barletta. Extremely early; small, pure white with silver skin, flesh mild but 

 firm; unexcelled for pickling and early bunching 



Crystal White Wax. A greatly improved type of white Bermuda. . . . 



Bermuda, Red. Large, flat; light red-skinned onions of mild flavor. . . . 



Bermuda, White. Flat in shape, grows very quickly, exceedingly mild 



Giant White Garganus, or Silver King. A large flat white variety, grows rapidly, very 

 mild 



Mammoth Pompeii, or Red Garganus. Skin red; flesh nearly white. Very mild .... 

 Queen. A very early, small, flat, white and mild pickle Onion, and of great value for 

 early bunching r 



ONION SETS. Onions attain full size the same season from spring-sown seed yet many 

 people desire to plant sets for earliest onions for table use or for bunching. Onions 

 grown from sets do not keep well. 



(The price per bushel is subject to change with the market; write for quotations) 



Red Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain. 1 



Yellow Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain. \ bushel of 32 lbs. 



White Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain. J 



Potato Onion Sets. Early and of rapid growth; excellent for pulling green 



Shallots. The small bulb keeps for a year; esteemed for seasoning 



Garlic Sets. Esteemed in cookery, 30c lb. 



PARSLEY. 



Champion Moss Curled. Densely curled, dark green leaves; beautiful for garnishing 

 a very select and productive stock 



Fern-Leaved. Leaves are exquisitely cut as a fern frond, of fine color, invaluable for 

 garnishing 



Henderson's Emerald. Similar to Double Curled, except that the color is bright 

 emerald green, instead of dark 



Extra Double Curled. An excellent strain, distinguished for its fine dark color, short 

 stiff leaf stems, and densely curled leaves. It is extremely even in height, and is just 

 as good as it can be in every way. (25 lbs. and over 75c. lb) 



Plain. The leaves are not curled; plant very hardy 



Hamburg, or Turnip-Rooted. Grown for the root, which resembles a small parsnip 

 The flavor is not unlike Celeriac. (See engraving) 



PARSNIP. 



Henderson's Hollow Crown. A fine stock in every respect. It is uniformly half-long, 

 heavy at the shoulder and tapering evenly to a small root about 12 inches from the 

 crown. This type is preferable to any. It is the kind that sells readily and is easy to dig 



Peas ive do not deliver free. Purchaser pays transportation by the quart and over. For 

 Parcel Post Zone Rates see page 2 of cover. Peas weigh (Postal weight) 2lbs. per quart. 



PEAS. (Those prefixed * are wrinkled varieties; all others are smooth.) 

 DWARF EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. Requiring no staking or brush. 

 *American Wonder. 12 inches. Extra early; of dwarf, compact growth, wrinkled; of 



the finest quality 



*Little Gem. 18 inches. A dwarf green, wrinkled Pea; very prolific and of excellent 



flavor; a few days later than above 



*Nott's Excelsior. This is an extra early dwarf wrinkled Pea, usually ready for table 

 in 40 to 45 days from planting. It grows about 14 inches high. It is of vigorous 

 constitution, and wonderfully productive. The even, regular habit of the plant is also 



a great advantage (See engraving.) 



*Premium Gem. 18 inches. A fine dwarf Pea of the Little Gem type, on which it is a 



great improvement 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES OF MEDIUM HEIGHT. 



Alaska. 2 l 2 feet. A wonderfully early, smooth, blue Pea; vines slender; pods very 

 dark green, about 3 inches long, well filled with small, smooth, blue-green peas. 

 The earliness, uniformity in ripening and deep color render it a desirable market and 



canning Pea 



Ameer. This new variety — often called the "Mammoth Alaska" is rapidly growing 

 in favor among Market Gardeners being planted on an extensive scale on many of 

 the largest truck farms. It resembles Alaska, the vine being more vigorous, a little 

 taller or about 3 feet in height and the pods and peas are fully one-third larger. It is 

 a heavy producer of handsome dark green pods containing from 5 to 7 large blue- 

 green round peas of excellent quality. The crop ripens uniformly about three days 

 later than Alaska 



PRICES. 

 Ozs., and % lbs.\ 

 delivered free, but add\ 

 postage according to\ 

 zone rates on page 2 

 of cover for half-pounds 

 and over if wanted by 

 mail. 



Oz. 



.20 

 .20 

 .20 



.20 



.20 

 .20 



.35 

 .25 

 .20 



.35 

 .35 

 .25 

 .25 



.20 

 .20 



.35 



Lb. 



.60 

 .60 

 .65 



.65 



.70 

 .70 



.85 



.85 



1.20 

 .85 

 .60 



1.20 



1.20 



.80 



.85 



.60 

 .60 



1.20 



Lb. 



2.00 

 2.00 

 2.25 



2.25 



2.50 

 2.50 



3.00 



3.00 



4.50 

 3.00 

 2.00 



4.00 

 4.00 

 2.75 

 3.00 



2.00 

 2.00 



4.00 



Purchaser pays trans- 

 portation on Onion 

 Sets. If wanted by 

 Mail see Zone Rates 

 on page 2 of cover. 

 Onion Sets weigh (Pos- 

 tal weight) 1 lb. per q t. 



Quart. Peck. Bush. 



.20 

 .20 

 .25 

 .20 

 .20 



Oz. 



.10 

 .10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 



.10 



.10 



1.25 

 1.25 

 1.40 

 1.25 

 1.25 



'4 Lb. 



.30 



.30 

 .30 



.25 

 .30 



.30 



.25 



4.50 

 4.50 

 5.00 

 4.50 

 4.50 



Lb. 



.90 

 1.00 

 1.00 



.80 

 1.00 



1.00 



.70 



Qt. 



.30 

 .30 



.35 

 .30 



Pk. 



2.20 

 2.20 



2.40 

 2.20 



1.50 



.25 1 1.70 6.00 



Bush. 



8.00 

 8.00 



9.00 

 8.00 



5.50 



Our Business 

 was founded by 



Peter Henderson in 1847 



and is now carried 

 onfcby his son 



Ch 



arles 



Hend 



erson 



godsons 3 Peter and Howard M. Henderson. 



