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



BOSTON MARROW SQUASH. 



Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



SWISS CHARD. 



SPINACH.— Continued. 



*Hardy Winter, Henderson's. Very useful either sown in spring for early summer use 

 or in the fall for winter use, being very slow to run to seed and very hardy; plant com- 

 pact-growing, with short-stemmed thick and fleshy rich green leaves. (Crop failure.) 



*Victoria. A low growing plant, with thick dark colored leaves which are much 

 crumpled and of great substance. It is good for either spring or fall sowing and holds 



up long before going to seed 



New Zealand. Produces leaves in abundance throughout the summer; may be raised 

 in heat and transplanted three feet apart each way into good soil. . , 



SQUASH. SUMMER VARIETIES. 



Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck. A bush variety, early and prolific; surface deep 

 yellow, densely warted; quality and flavor good 



Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. This is much larger than the old variety. The 

 fruits are about 24 inches long, very heavily warted, and richly colored. The plant is 

 a true bush and is very productive 



White Bush Scalloped. The white "Pattypan" or "Cymling"; creamy-white skin; 

 fine quality, free cropper 



Long Island White Bush. A greatly improved form of the old White Bush Scalloped 

 It is equally good in quality and yields a large crop. The plant is true bush 



Golden Custard, Henderson's. A large yellow fruited form of White Bush Scalloped. . 



Vegetable Marrow. A favorite English variety, bearing a heavy crop of dull yellow 

 fruits 10 to 15 inches in length by 4 to 5 inches in diameter; flesh before being quite 

 ripe, tender, marrowy and delicious 



Cocozelle (Italian vegetable marrow) 



AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES. 



Boston Marrow. We have a very good stock of this favorite sort. The skin is orange 

 yellow, the flesh thick and of fine quality. The color is exceptionally fine. It sells 

 readily and is one of the best keepers. (See engraving.) 



Early Prolific Marrow. Similar to but an improvement over Boston Marrow, earlier, 

 more productive; exterior color, deep, orange-red; flesh deep, fine grained, dry and 

 sweet. A good keeper 



Delicata, Henderson's. Produces an enormous crop of fruits 10 inches long, about 

 4 inches in diameter, of very fine quality. An excellent keeper 



Heart o'Gold, Henderson's. Strong-growing, healthy vine, bountiful yielder; large, 

 orange-red fruits, averaging 25 to 35 lbs. each; deep, solid, fine-grained, golden-red 

 flesh, dry and sweet 



Hubbard. A very fine selection of the old shallow warted type. It has a hard shell, 

 fine color, thick, yellow, fine grained flesh, and is one of the best winter Squashes 

 grown 



Large Warted Hubbard. It averages ten per cent, larger than the ordinary sort. 

 The skin is harder and it is decidedly darker in color. It is the best keeper of all 

 and will mature a greater number of large fruits than any of its class 



Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old Hubbard in growth, form, size and productive- 

 ness. Skin of a rich orange-red, and heavily warted, highly attractive, and of extra 

 fine quality 



Mammoth Chili. The largest of all Squashes, attains great weight; the flesh is rich and 

 fine flavored 



SWISS CHARD. 



This is a variety of Beet grown for its leaves, which boiled form delicious greens; the 

 midribs are cooked and served like Asparagus. (See engraving) 



TOMATO. 



Acme. An old, well-known, early variety, medium in size, smooth, solid and prolific; 

 color, purplish-pink 



Beauty. One of the best known sorts and always in great demand, it is medium early 

 and a heavy cropper. The fruits are of good market size, purple in color, solid, and of 

 fine quality. It is a perfect shipper and very largely used both for local and distant 

 markets. Our stock is smooth, and has the true, deep shape 



Bonny Best. An extra early, scarlet, round-fruited variety of great value. The fruit 

 is very even in size and shape 



Chalks' Early Jewel. A valuable variety for second early and main crop, fruits are of 

 medium size, bright scarlet and heavy. It is a good shipper 



Crimson Cushion, Henderson's. Fruits of immense size, 1 to 2 lbs. each; smooth, 

 almost seedless and solid as beefsteak; acontinuous bearer; color, rich crimson-scarlet; 

 quality superb, either sliced or cooked . 



Detroit. An early pink variety; fruits smooth and uniform in size; very prolific and of 

 good quality •.■■•.■ 



June Pink. A selection from Earliana, but has the purple color of Beauty, which is 

 preferred in some markets. It is very early, and crops heavily at the start, making 

 it a very profitable sort. The fruits are smooth, solid, and it is an excellent shipper. . . 



Dwarf Champion. Of dwarf, stiff, upright growth, scarcely needing support, early and 

 prolific; smooth, medium-sized fruits of pinkish-purple color 



Earliana. One of the best sorts for the first crop. It has remarkably good quality and 

 though so early is one of the most solid. It is scarlet in color, has a tough skin, and 

 is a fine shipper. (See engraving) 



Globe. A very excellent variety for the market. It should be picked a little greener 

 than ordinary sorts, to ensure good condition when shipped. The fruits are a little 

 longer, than round and very smooth. It ripens evenly all over, is very solid, and 

 one of the best looking varieties grown 



Matchless. One of the best for main-crop, fruits large, smooth and very solid, of a 

 bright red color, beai% continuously throughout the season 



Favorite. A large handsome and uniform-shaped Tomato; solid, smooth and bright 

 scarlet ; ripens evenly 



Freedom. Not the earliest, but ripens a very large crop of round scarlet fruits quite 

 early in the season, and remains long in full fruit. One of the best for greenhouse 

 culture 



Perfection. Almost round fruits; smooth, tough skin of brilliant scarlet; ripens thor- 

 oughly solid and of rich flavor; attractive for market 



Ponderosa, Henderson's. Not used for shipping, but of enormous size and remarkable 

 solidity. For local trade where its superb flavor is known, it is invaluable 



Stone. The plant is very robust, and ripens a remarkably, large crop. The fruits are 

 slightly flattened but very solid, and of particularly good color. It stands shipping 

 better than most sorts, and is the best of all scarlet varieties for main crop and general 

 use 



PRICES. 



Ozs., and % lbs. 

 delivered free, but add 

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