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



MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND SALSIFY or OYSTER PLANT. 



One of the most delicious of winter vegetables, 

 and also one of the most nutritious. 



This new variety, where known, is entirely 

 superseding the old type, as it produces roots 

 nearly double the size and weight and of equally 

 good quality. Seed sown in spring produces 

 large, fine roots that may remain in the ground 

 all winter or may be dug and stored in sand or 

 earth in November, thus keeping them plump and 

 sweet, to be sold during the winter. (See cut.) 

 Price, 15c. oz., 40c. i lb., $1.25 lb. 



SPINACH. 



The Best Varieties for Spring Sowing. 



HENDERSON'S LONG SEASON SPINACH, 



Spinach quickly runs to seed in hot weather. 

 With this variety, it may now be continuously 

 grown. It forms a dense rosette of thick, tender, 

 crumpled leaves of intensely dark green color; 

 their great substance and short leaf stalks enable 

 them to " stand up " in hot weather. There is 

 no other variety that will stand so long without 

 running to seed and remain in an edible condi- 

 tion. (See ciU.) Price, 5c. oz., 10c. J lb., 

 28c. lb., $25.00 per 100 lbs. 



VICTORIA SPINACH. A dwarf, compact va- 

 riety, with heavy, broad, deep green leaves, as 

 crumpled as Savoy; of fine, succulent quality; 

 it stands in prime condition long after other va- 

 rieties have bolted to seed, rendering it especially 

 valuable for spring sowing and summer use. 

 Price, 5c. oz., 10c. } lb., 25c. lb., $22.00 per 100 lbs. 



SPINACH, 



The Best Varieties For Fall Sowing. 



Henderson's Thick-Leaved Spinach. The 



best sort for fall sowing to winter over for 

 spring cutting, being very hardy. It pro- 

 duces large, thick, bright green crumpled 

 leaves of fine quality, yielding a heavy 

 crop, and is one of the best market sorts. 

 It is also much used for spring sowing, 

 being slow to run to seed and standing the 

 heat well until about the middle of June. 

 {See cut.) Price, 5c. oz., 10c. i lb., 20c. lb., 

 $18.00 per 100 lbs. 



NORFOLK SAVOY-LEAVED SPINACH. 



A very popular variety to sow for the late 

 fall cutting. It is quick growing and a 

 heavy cropper, producing large, fleshy, 

 dark green leaves as deeply crumpled as a 

 Savoy Cabbage. It is largely grown in 

 the South for winter and early spring 

 crops. If sown in the spring it must be 

 cut as soon as ready, as it quickly runs to 

 seed. Price, 5c. oz., 10c. i lb., 20c. lb., 

 $18.00 per 100 lbs. 



FOR OUR COMPLETE LIST OF VARIETIES OF SPINACH, SEE PAGE 45. 



