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42 E¥ES¥TH1MG FOS, THE GARDEH'=. VegfeteM© Seeds 



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A NOVELTY OF SUPERIOR MERIT FOR 1923 



Henderson's Early Butternut Lettuce 



(Shown in colors on 



The Most Delicious of the Butterhead Type. Valuable for 



499. America's greatest asset is the health of its people. There 

 is no food that is more conductive to good health, than a plentiful 

 supply oi fresh vegetables, and most important among which are the 

 salads; of all the salad plants grown, the lettuce stands upermost. 

 Lettuce is particularly valuable on account of its blood enriching and 

 tonic properties. It supplies the human system with the mineral 

 salts that are required to keep the body fit, and it is also one of the 

 chief sources of the recently discovered vitamines. Besides its health- 

 ful qualities, lettuce adds zest and variety to the daily meal. 



Henderson's New Butternut Lettuce is a particularly valuable 

 addition to the salad family because of its superior excellence for 

 forcing in the hot bed or cold frame. Many growers have experienced 

 some difficult j' in forcing lettuce in frames on account of mildew and 

 other fungus diseases. Our trials have proven that Henderson's 



New Zealand Spinach 



THE CUT AND COME AGAIN SPINACH 



(Shown in colors on opposite page) 

 Yields Continuously from Early Summer to Late Fall 



806. The New Zealand Spinach is a valuable addition to the summer 

 supply of edible greens, the beneficial effects of which are so well known, 

 !that it is needless for us to add further comment. 



During the hot summer months when the ordinary Spinach cannot be 

 grown, on account of its bolting and going to seed, the New Zealand 

 iSpinach is at i;s best. It thrives on almost any soil and withstands 

 drought wonderfully well. 



The plan: assumes a busby, spreading form, and produces great quan- 

 tities of succulent, rich green leaves of a delightful delicate flavor. As the 

 tops are cut off, side shoots develop and in a few days another crop may 

 be cut. Hence the appellation CUT AND COME AGAIN SPINACH. 



The seed should be sown outdoors after there is no longer danger from 

 frost, in rows from 2% to 3 feet apart, covering the seed about one inch. 

 "When the plants are a few inches high they should be thinned out, so that 

 at_ the final thinning the plants stand fully twelve inches apart. The 

 thinning may be done gradually, and the young plants cooked as they are 

 taken out. As the seed has a very hard shell, germination will be hastened 

 by soaking it in tepid water about 24 hours. It generally takes from two 

 to three weeks for the seedlings to make an appearance depending on 

 weather conditions and temperature of the soil. 



For an early crop start the seed indoors during March and transplant 

 the seedlings to the open ground after danger from frost is past. 

 ' Price, 10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 70c. J4 lb., S2.00 lb. 



Ruby King Pepper 



(Shown in colors on opposite page) 

 The Most Popular Large-Fruited Pepper, Thick Fleshed, Sweet, 

 Mild and Attractive 



693. Ruby King is one of the most popular large-fruited sweet peppers 

 grown/ It is held in high estimation by the market gardeners and is equally 

 valuable for the home gardener. The plants which are vigorous, grow to a 

 height of about two feet, and are clothed with rich, dark green foliage. 



The fruits average about five inches long by three inches in diameter and are 

 usually three lobed, the color is a pleasing deep green, which turns to a glowing, 

 ruby red when ripe. The plant is a prolific bearer and presents a most attractive 

 appearance when showing its fruit in various stages of development. 



The flesh is exceedingly thick, sweet and mild. It is a desirable and favorite 

 sort for slicing, sa'ads, stuffing, etc. 

 ' \Price, 10c. pkt., 75c. oz., $2.50 M lb. 



Henderson's Baby Bell Pepper 



The Earliest Sweet Pepper Grown Perfect for the Private Garden 



opposite page) 



forcing. Earliest head Lettuce for growing in the Garden 



Early Butternut Lettuce is less susceptible to this fault than any 

 other sort; and this is an extremely valuable feature, especially to 

 market gardeners and amateur gardeners in outlying rural districts, 

 who must, depend entirely on their home grown supply of salads. 



For a garden crop, Henderson's Early Butternut Lettuce is a 

 valuable acquisition on account of its earliness, being from 5 to 6 

 days earlier than any other of the heading sorts. It is of the popular 

 butterhead type forming medium sized heads which are very compact — 

 and of a beautiful and inviting creamy white color. It has very few 

 outer spreading leaves, being all head, which enables closer planting 

 than other heading sorts. 



It is unexcelled for quality, and the flavor is all that can be desired, 

 refreshing, zestful and appetizing. 



Price, 23c. pkt., 5 pkts., $1.00. 



675 This really remarkable little Pepper is particularly well suited 

 to the private garden, having several qualities which are ideal for that 

 purpose. The plants are remarkably small and compact, so that they 

 may be planted as close as one foot apart in the rows. It is extremely 

 early, in fact, the earliest of all the sweet Peppers, yet the fruits are 

 of good size, amply large enough for general use. They are borne 

 in great profusion close to the center of the plant. The fruits are 

 most attractive in appearance, the color is a brilliant, vivid, waxy 



scarlet, and the flavor is remarkably pleasing, delightfully piquant, 

 and quite free from pungency. It bears a large* crop, and so con- 

 tinuously that, if the early fruits are plucked and used when green, 

 the plants will continue to yield bountifully, and produce a heavy crop 

 of ripe fruits later in the season. It is also a little more rugged than 

 many sorts, so that it will succeed in a less favorable soil than is 

 ordinarily reqxured, and is decidedly more resistant to unfavorable 

 weather conditions. (See engraving.) Price, 20c. pkt., 3 pkts. 50c. 



Salads, Growing and Blanching, a twelve-page pamphlet by Charles Henderson, gives terse cultural instructions for growing salad plants. 



Sent free on application with orders. 



