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



Condensed List of Farm Seeds, 



See full description in Henderson's Farmers Manual sent post free 



ALFALFA or LUCERNE. ( Medkago Saliva.) A per- 

 manent clover of great value on all soils which 



contain lime in any form. Bush (60 lbs.) $15.76; 



lb., 30c; 100 lbs.. $25.00. 

 ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Excellent for 



feeding stock, Qt., 25c; peck, SI. 25; bush.,S 4.00. 

 AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. Sow 3 lbs. per acre. 



Valuable forage plant for dry situations and 



alkali soils. Oz., 15c; lb., $1.25; 10 lbs., @ $1.15. 

 BARLEY. Sow 2 to 2}, bush, per acre. 



New White Hulless. 2 to 3 weeks earlier than 



ordinary Barley. Peck, 80c; bush. (4S lbs.), 



S2.50; 10 bush, @ S2.40. 

 Beardless. Large heads of large grain; Peck, 



80c; bush. (48 lbs.), $2.50; 10 bush., @ $2.40. 

 Vermont Champion. Two-rowed; Peck, 80c; 



bush, (48 lbs.). $2.50; 10 bush., @ $2.40. 

 BEANS. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Burlingame Medium. (Crop failed.) 

 Boston Small Pea. (Crop failed.) 

 Improved Red Kideny. (Crop failed.) 

 White Marrow, or Navy Bean. (Crop failed). 

 BEANS FOR SOILING, FODDER, Etc. 



Early Green Soja. It grows about 4 ft. high 



and yields ten to twenty tons of green fodder 



per acre, or 20 to 40 bushels of Beans. Price, 



peck, $1.75; bush. (60 lbs.), S5.25; 10 bush., <§) 



S5.15. Sow 3 pecks per acre. 

 Velvet. (Miicuna ulilis.) Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 , Valuable in the South for plowing under. 



Peck, $1.50; bush. (60 lbs.), $5.00. 

 BEET. Mangel Wurzel. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 

 Colossal Long Red, Henderson's. Extra large, 



long roots; blood-red, very nutritious. X lb., 



15c; lb., 55c; 10 lbs., <&. 50c lb. 

 Champion Yellow Globe, Henderson's. Smooth, 



large, round roots; vellow flesh. X lb., 15c; 



lb., 55c; 10 lbs., % 50c lb. 

 Giant Intermediate, Henderson's. Big yielder; 



X lb., 15c; lb., 55c; 10 lbs., @ 50c lb. 

 Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, heavy yielder. 



X lb., 20c; lb., 60c; 10 lbs., @ 55c lb. 

 Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of excellent 



quality. X lb., 15c; lb., 50c; 10 lbs., @ 45c lb. 

 Long Yellow. Differs from the Long Red onlv 



incolor. ," 4 lb., 15c; lb., 50c; 10 lbs., @ 45c lb. 

 Half-long Sugar. Xew breed of Mangel. Flesh 



white, solid and highly nutritive. X lb., 15c; 



lb., 55c; 10 lbs., <® 50c lb. 

 Yellow Globe. Large globular roots; good keeper; 



% lb., 15c; lb., 55c; 10 lbs., @ 50c lb. 

 BEET SUGAR VARIETIES. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per 



acre. Valuable for sugar and stock feeding. 

 White Sugar. Grows to a large size; very nutri- 

 tious. ' 4 lb., 20c; lb., 55c; 10 lbs., (5i 50c lb. 

 Vilmorin's Improved White. Contains the highest 



percentage of sugar; also valuable for stock. 



X lb., 20c; lb., '60c; 10 lbs. <§> 55c lb. 

 Lane's Imperial. An improved variety; very 



hardy. X lb., 20c; lb., 60c; 10 lbs.. @ 55c lb. 

 Klein Wanzleben. Heavy yielder and easy to 



dig. X lb., 15c; lb., 55c; 10 lbs., @ 50c lb. 

 BEGGAR- WEED. Sow 10 lbs. per acre. A valuable 



forage and soil-improving plant. X lb., 20c; 



lb., 75c 

 BROOM CORN. Evergreen. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per 



acre. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $7.00. 

 BUCKWHEAT Japanese. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



The best of all early, large grain; enormous 



yielder. Bush. (48 lbs.), $3.00; 10 bush., @ $2.90. 

 CASTOR OIL PLANT. X lb., 20c; lb., 50c 

 CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielder of 



large roots; good keeper. X lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 

 Danvers. Good-size, handsome, stump-rooted; 



big yielder. X lb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 

 Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; very 



productive. X lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 

 Large Yellow Belgian. Long, yellow-fleshed roots; 



good keeper. X lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 

 White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily har- 

 vested; heaviest cropper. X lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 

 CLOVER. 



Alsike or Hybrid Clover. (Trifolium Hybri- 



dum.) Excellent for clover-sick land. Bush. (60 



lbs.), $20.00; lb., 36c; 100 lbs., $32.00. 

 Bokhara Clover. (Melilotus Alba.) (Bush. 60 lbs.), 



$18.50; lb., 35c; 100 lbs., $30.00. 

 Japan Clover. (Lespedeza Striata.) Of great 



value in the Southern States. Bush. (20 lbs.), 



$5.50; lb., 30c; 100 lbs., $25.00. 

 Mammoth Red or Pea-Vine Clover. (Trifolium 



Pratense Perenne.) Bush. (60 lbs.), $21.00; 



lb., 38c; 100 lbs., $34.00. 

 Red Clover, k Medium. (Trifolium Pratense.) Our 



seed is of high germination. Bush. (60 lbs.), 



$20.00; lb., 36c; 100 lbs., $36.00. 



CLOVER — Continued. 



Scarlet Clover. (Trifolium Incarnalum.) Sow in 



the fall, plow under the following spring. Bush. 



(60 lbs.), $11.50; lb 22c; 100 lbs., $18.00. 

 White Clover. (Trifolium Repens.) Bush. (60 



lbs.), $42.75; lb., 75c; 100 lbs., $70.00. 

 CORN, DENT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per 



acre. In ten-bushel lots or over, deduct 10c. per 



bushel on Dent and Flint Corns. 

 Long's Champion Yellow Dent. Qt., 25c; $1.00 



peck; $3.50 bush. 

 Eureka, Henderson's. Yellow Dent. Qt., 20c; 



peck, 90c; bush.. S3. 25. 

 Wood's Northern White Dent. Qt., 20c; peck, 



90c; bush, S3.25. 

 Early Mastodon. Yellow Dent. Qt., 20c; peck, 



80c; bush, $2.75. 

 Golden Beauty. A large Yellow Dent; very pro- 

 ductive. Qt., 20c; peck 80c; bush, S2.75. 

 Extra-early Huron. Very early; may be grown 



North. Qt., 15c; peck., 75c; bush., S2.50. 

 Queen of the Prairie. Early Yellow Dent, matur- 

 ing North. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush, $2.50. 

 Early Butler. Earliest Yellow Dent; long grains, 



small cob. Qt., 20c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 

 Learning Improved. Low-set ears of good size; 



golden grain. Qt., 20c; peck, 80c; bush., $2.75. 

 White Cap Yellow. Early; thrives on light soils; 



grain yellow. Qt., 20c; peck., 80c; bush. ,'$2. 75. 

 Hickory King. Late; maturing south of New 



Jersey. Qt., 20c; peck, 80c; bush., S2.75. 

 CORN, FLINT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per 



acre. 

 Extra-early Yellow Flint. A ninety-day Corn. 



The best eight-rowed Yellow Flint in cultivation. 



Qt., 25c; peck, $1.00; bush., $3.50. 

 Longfellow. A large, 8-rowed Yellow Flint; ripens 



in the north. Qt., 20c; peck, 80c; bush., $2.75. 

 Compton's Early. Earliest Yellow Flint, ripening 



in 80 days. Qt., 20c; peck, 80c; bush, $2.75. 

 Large White Flint. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., 



$2.50. 

 Large Yellow Flint. (Early Canada Yellow.) Qt., 



15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 

 King Philip. Coppery-red, very early, large ears. 



Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 

 CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. Sow 



broadcast 2 bush.; in drills, 1 bush, per acre. 

 Southern Horse Tooth. Leafy grower; valuable 



for ensilage. Bush., $2.75; 10 bush., @ $2.65. 

 Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks earlier 



than above. Bush., $3.00; 10 bush., @ $2.90. 

 Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. Valuable for 



both grain and ensilage; Qt., 15c; peck, 80c; 



bush., $2.7.5; 10 bush., @ $2.65. 

 Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Rich, • and sweet. 



Peck, $1.00; bush.. $3.00; 10 bush., @, $2.90. 

 Sweet Fodder. Nutritious for feeding green. Peck, 



85c; bush., $2.90; 10 bush.. @ $2.80. 

 POP CORN. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 10 lbs. and 



over will be supplied at the 100-lb. rate. 

 White Pearl. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

 Amber Pearl. Very early, 8 to 10-inch ears; lb., 



15c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 White Rice, or Rat Tooth. Lb., 10c ; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

 COTTON (Upland Vars.). Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 

 Allen's Silk Long Staple. Lb., 14c; 100. lbs., @ 10c. 

 Cook's Silk Long Staple. Lb., 14c; 100 lbs., @ 10c 

 King's Improved. Lb., 12c; 100 lbs., @ 8c. 

 Shine's Ely Prolific. Lb., 15c; 100 lbs., @ 12c. 

 Sea Island. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., @ 6c. 

 DOURA. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Rural Branching. Very productive fodder plant. 



Lb., 12c; 100 lbs., $10.00. 

 Yellow Branching. Lb., 12c; 100 lbs., $10.00. 

 FLAX. Sow X bush, per acre. (Write for quotations.) 

 JERUSALEM CORN. Sow 5 lbs. per acre. Sure 



forage crop in hot sections. Lb., 12c; 100 



lbs., $10.00. 

 KAFFIR CORN. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



White. Excellent fodder plant, green or dried, 



4 to 6 feet. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

 Red. Taller than white Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

 LUPINS, FIELD. Sow 2 bush, per acre. Valuable 



for plowing under (Price on application.) 

 MILLET. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Golden or German, This variety is consider- 

 ably larger than Hungarian. Bush. (50 lbs.) 



$3.00; 10 bushels and upwards, @ $2.90. 

 Hungarian. Price on application. 

 Japanese. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. Lb., 15c; 10 



lbs., $1.20; 100 lbs., $10.00. 

 Pearl. Sow 8 lbs. per acre. Enormous cropper. 



Lb., 25c; 100 lbs., $20.00. 

 OATS. Sow 3 bush, per acre. Those marked (*) 



are Side Oats. 

 *Long's WhiteTartar. Peck, 70c; bush., (32 lbs.), 



$2.00; 10 bush. <® $1.90; 100 bush., @> $1.80. 



OATS — Continued. 



Clydesdale, Henderson's Imported. Peck. 80c; 

 bush. (32 lbs.), $2.75; 10 bush., @ $2.65; 100 

 bush., @ $2.55. 

 Clydesdale, American Grown. Bush. (32 lbs.), 



$2.00; 10 bush., @ $1.90; 100 bush., @ $1.80. 

 Early Newmarket. Bush. (32 lbs.), $2.00; 10 bush., 



@ $1.90; 100 bush., @ $1.80. 

 Probsteier. A leading white Oat, Bush. (32 lbs.), 



S2.00; 10 bush., (5) $1.90; 100 bush., @$1.80. 

 *Black Tartarian Imported. Early and prolific. 



Bush. (32 lbs.), $2.75; 10 bush., % $2.65. 

 *Storm King Imported. Bush. (32 lbs.), $2.75; 10 

 bush., @ $2.65; 100 bush., @ $2.55. 

 Swedish Select. Strong grower, grain short, 

 plump and heavy. Bush. (32 lbs.) $2.00; 

 10 bush., @ $1.90; 100 bush., @ $1.80. 

 *White Russian. Large, heavy, plump grain. Bush, 

 (32 lbs.), $2.00; 10 bush., @ $1.90; 100 bush., 

 @ $1.80. 

 Winter or Turf Oats. For fall sowing; Peck, 

 50c; bush. (32 lbs.), $1.75; 10 bush., @ $1.65. 

 PEAS. Field, for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 

 Sow 3 bush, per acre. 

 Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 



$1.40; bush. (60 lbs.), $4.75; 10 bush., @ $4.65. 

 Canada Blue. (Price on application.) 

 Cow Peas, Black Eye. Sow 2 bush, per acre 

 after May 1st for summer feeding and plow 

 under. Bush. (60 lbs.), $4.75; 10 bush., @ $4.65. 

 Cow Peas, New Era. An extra-early variety Bush. 

 (60 lbs.), $4.25; 10 bush., @$4.15. 

 POTATOES. (See page 18.) 

 PUMPKIN. (See page 18.) 

 RAMIE. $1.00 per oz.; $12.00 lb. 

 RAPE. Dwarf Essex. Sow 2 to 3 lbs., per acre. 

 Lb., 18c; bush. (50 lbs.), $8.00; 100 lbs., $15.00. 

 RUTA BAGA, or RUSSIAN TURNIP. 

 Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 

 Improved American Purple Top. Lb., 90c 

 Henderson's Long Island Improved. Lb., $1.00. 

 Large White French, Sweet German or Rock. 

 A white-fleshed variety of large size. Lb., 90c 

 (For other Turnips, see pages 19.) 

 RYE. Sow IX bush, per acre. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 

 grain. Bush. (56 lbs.), $3.00; 10 bush., @, $2.90. 

 Winter. The variety commonly cultivated for 

 grain, straw, green fodder, etc. Bush. (56 lbs.), 

 $2.75; 10 bush., @ $2.65. 

 Winter, Invincible. (New.) A great improvement 

 on older varieties. Price, $1.00 per peck, $3.00 

 bush, of 56 lbs.; 10 bush, lots, $2.90 bush. 

 Winter, Excelsior. A Vermont Rye, yielding 40 

 to 50 bushels per acre. Bush. (56 lbs.). $2.90; 

 10 bush., (5) $2.80. 

 Winter, Thousandfold. Heavy heading and pro- 

 ductive; tall, strong straw. Bush. (56 lbs.), 

 S2.90; 10 bush., @ $2.80. 

 Winter, Giant. Big yielder of plump, heavy grain; 

 straw of giant length and strength. Bush. (56 

 lbs.), $3.00; 10 bush., @ $2.90. 

 SAINFOIN. Sow 3 to 4 bush, per acre. An excel- 

 lent fodder plant. Lb., 18c; 100 lbs., $15.00. 

 SORGHUM, or SUGAR CANE. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. 

 per acre. 

 Early Orange. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

 Early Amber. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

 SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. Valued 

 for feeding fowl. Lb., 15c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 TEOSINTE. Sow 6 to 8 lbs., per acre. Resembles 



Corn, but more leafy. X lb., 25c; lb., 80c 

 TOBACCO. 



Primus. Succeeds well even as far North as 



Canada. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; X lb., 80c 

 Zimmer's Spanish. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; X lb., $10 

 Havana, Imported. Oz., 60c; X lb., $2.00. 

 Havana, Domestic. Oz., 30c; X lb.. $1.00. 

 Sumatra, Domestic. Oz., 60c; X lb.. $2.00. 

 Connecticut. Oz., 25c; X lb., 80c 

 Kentucky. Oz., 25c; X lb., 80c 

 Virginia. Oz., 25c; X lb., 80c 

 VETCH. 



Spring Vetch, or Tares. Sow 2 bush, per acre. 



Lb., 12c; bush. (60 lbs.), $5.50; 10 bush., @ $5.40. 



Winter or Sand Vetch. Sow 1 bushel per acre with 



X bushel of Oats or Barley. Price, 25c lb.; 



$13.75 bushel of 60 lbs.; 100 lbs., $22.00. 



WHEAT SPRING. Sow IX bush, per acre. 



Blue Stem (Beardless). A favorite for spring 



sowing Bush. (60 lbs.,) $4.00; 10 bush., @ $3.90. 



Marquis (Beardless). Enormously productive, 



Bush. (60 lbs.), $4.00; 10 bush., @ $3.90. 



WHEAT, WINTER. All new and standard sorts 



described in our Wheat Circular, sent free on 



application. Orders booked now for f.ill delivery. 



WILD RICE. Plants at $1.00 doz.; $7.00,100. 



We shall be pleased to make Special Prices, ^buyers 1 " 6 ' large quantities of Grain or Grass Seed. 



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