HENDERSON'S TESTED SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS 



HENDERSON'S SPECIALTIES IN 



Vegetable Seeds^MarketGardeners 



Henderson's 



BLACK VALENTINE BEAN 



Ready for picking in 45 days from planting. Yields pro- 

 digiously. Full, round, meaty pods of unsurpassed quality. 



Since we introduced this Bean it has been used very exten- 

 sively by the largest planters. In the South it is grown in 

 enormous quantities for shipment to the Northern Markets, and 

 it has become equally popular for growing on smaller areas. In 

 some respects it excels all other varieties; there is none that 

 bears so heavy a crop, and none which presents a more salable 

 appearance after long shipping. Moreover, the crop is produced 

 so quickly and the pods mature so uniformly, that the entire 

 crop can be gathered at one picking, a few weeks after planting 

 which is, of course, a great saving of labor. 



It should be picked as soon as the Beans have attained their 



full size, as they are liable to develop more string than some 



The pods are very long, almost round, pale green in color- 



and are always most attractive in appearance. {See engraving.) 



Price, 35c. qt, $2.20 peck, $8.00 bush. 



"The Black Valentine Bruits were a marvel of uniform maturity and earliness. 

 As good seed is of vital importance to my success and as 1 have been dealing some 

 years with you the best word in my vocabulary I am glad to say in Your fain 

 A. O.HALLORAN, Lynchburg, Va. 

 "I have tested all varieties of good beans but find the Black Valentine best for 

 early planting. It will stand cold wet weather, is the earliest of finest quality, 

 easiest to pick, and the most productive bean on the market today." 



S. E. THURTON, New Canaan, Conn. 



EDMAND'S beet. 



A handsome, uniform, round, turnip-shaped beet, very smooth 

 and of good size: tops small, flesh red and of excellent quality; fine 

 for late. The stock is selected and of fine shape and good color. 

 Price, 10c. oz., 30c. % lb., $1.00 lb. 



ECLIPSE BEET. 



One of the best to follow after the very early sorts. When young 

 it may be bunched, but it is also used as a basket beet, and is known 

 and sells freely on every market. It is medium in size, the tops 

 small for size of root, the outer color is dark and the flesh strongly 

 ringed in two shades of red. Price, 10c. oz., 25c. l /i lb., 80c. lb. 



DETROIT DARK RED BEET. 



We have an excellent selection of this well known variety, which 

 has become so popular among market gardeners. Its great value 

 lies in its remarkable uniformity in size and color, which shows to 

 great advantage when marketed in the basket. It is sometimes 

 used for bunching, but sells best when used as a basket beet. It 

 is one of the best for fall crop, or to store for the winter market. 



The outer color is dark, the roots are smooth, and very uniform 

 in shape The flesh is of good color and of excellent quality. 

 The tops are medium in size, rather dark in color, and the whole 

 plant quite vigorous. Price, 10c. oz., 30c. J^lb., $1.00 lb. 



Henderson's Special CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN BEET. 



One of the best for the first open ground crop. The tops are 

 medium in size, the root round and slightly flattened. The flesh 

 is strongly marked in two shades of red. It bunches well, and is 

 of good quality. This variety produces a proportion of pale 

 fleshed roots. These have lighter colored tops and so may be 

 easilv taken out when thinning, (see engraving). Price, 15c. oz., 

 40c. 'M lb., $1.25 lb. 



