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



IMPROVED 

 NEW YORK 

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LEBK, MUSSELBURGH. 



SSSr VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



CUCUMBER.— Con(.»«.<i. 



Livingston's Evergreen. Hardy, early and wonderfully prolific; fruits of rae^ 

 dium size, crisp and finely flavored for slicing; also valuable for pickling; the 

 beautiful green color is long retained 



Long Green. Dark green fruit 12 to 14 inches long; quality firm, crisp and 

 excellent. It is the best variety for big yellow pickles 



Japanese Climbing. A distinct and valuable type, may be grown on a trellis, 

 taking up less room in the garden and keeping the fruits up from the ground 

 and clean. It produces large, fine fruits, adapted for either slicing, salads 

 or pickling, and thrives during dry. warm summers 



Short Green Gherkin. A thick-set, small, green Cucumber, borne in abundance 

 and used exclusively for pickling 



West Indian Gherkin, or " Burr " Cucumber. Small, oval, green fruits about 

 2 inches long, covered with soft, fleshy protuberances like prickles; exclu- 

 sively used for pickles 



ENGLISH FORCING or FRAME VARIETIES. These produce remarkably long 

 and very solid fruits, with few and small seeds. Not adapted for open 

 ground culture. Our seed is from the best English strains. 



Blue Gown. Handsome, black-spined fruits, frequently 2 feet long 



Cuthill's Black Spine. A prolific variety of medium size 



Duke of Edinburgh. Large, thick, dull green fruits, often 30 inches long . . . 



Lockie's Perfection. Very uniform; color, beautiful green 



Lord Kenyon's Favorite. A favorite, uniform in size and perfect in shape . . . 



Telegraph. Clear, green, smooth fruits, 14 to 16 inches long; free bearer. . . 



DANDELION. 



Common. Popular for greens and blanched for salad 



Large-Leaved. An early, large, broad-leaved variety 



EGG PLANT, (for plants, see page 68.) 



Black Beauty. (See specialties page 16.) 



New York Spineless — Henderson's Improved. {See specialties page 16.) . . 

 Early Long Purple. An earlier, hardier variety with club-shaped, dark purple 



fruits 6 to 8 inches long, a shape preferred by some for slicing; flesh firm. 

 Black Pekin. A strong-growing variety; medium-sized, almost round, black 



fruits and very solid 



Florida High Bush. Very productive; large pear shaped; purple fruits of 



fine quality 



ENDIVE. " Escarolle " or " Chicoree." 



One of the best salads, especially when blanched also much used for garnish- 

 ing; if boiled makes fine greens. Successive sowings furnish a supply 

 almost the year round. 



Green Curled. (See specialties page 16.) 



French Moss Curled. A smaller, compact-growing variety, with densely curled 

 moss-like leaves 



White Curled. Finely cut leaves, almost white with yellowish midribs; can be 

 used «-ithout blanching when young 



Broad-Leaved Batavian. (See specialties page 16.) 



KALE or BORECOLE. 



Largely grown for supplying greens during the fall, winter and spring; 



also used small, like Spinach; and for garnishing. The plants are hardy 



above zero; frost improves the quality. 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. (See specialties page 16.) 



Siberian. Green, curly leaves; tender and of delicate flavor 



Brown German Curled, or Purple. Purplish, curly leaves 



KOHL-RABI. 



A bulbous-formed vegetable; when cooked, before fully grown, is tender 



and excellent, combining the flavors of Cabbage and Turnip. 



Early White Vienna. Large, quick-growing, greenish-white skin and tender 



white flesh 



Early Purple Vienna. The outside color is purple; flesh white and delicate 

 Short-Leaved Early White Vienna. (See specialties page 16.) Early and 

 rapid growing, with few and small leaves; the most delicately flavored; in- 

 dispensable for frames and forcing; can be planted closely 



LEEK. 



Carentan. Dwarf plant; leaves broad; stem short but very thick 



Large American Flag. (See specialties page 16.) 



Musselburgh, or Scotch Champion. (See specialties page 16.) 



Large Rouen. Thick, short-stemmed variety, excellent for either winter or 

 autumn use, of slow growth, but slow in running to seed 



LETTUCE, (for plants, see page 68.) 

 HEAD VARIETIES. 



Big Boston, Henderson's. (See specialties page 17.) 25 lb. lots and up, $1.35 . 

 Boston Market, or White-Seeded Tennis Ball. A popular, early, small, com- 

 pact-heading variety, for early outdoor culture and largely forced in hotbeds 



and greenhouses; can be planted closely 



Black-Seeded Butter. Forms good-sized, hard heads, extensively used as an 



early outdoor variety as well as for frame culture 



Mammoth Black-Seeded Butter. (See specialties page 18.) 



PRICES. 

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