HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



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Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



PRICES. 



Pkls., Ozs., and J Lbs. deliv- 

 ered free, but add 8c. to Lbs. 



LETTUCE, HEAD VARIETIES.— r««/.«,,^rf. 



California Cream Butter. Large, solid heads; leaves slightly blotched; resists 

 heat well, and is hardy 



Yellow-Seeded Butter. A distinct, large, dense yellow-headed sort, handsome, 

 crisp, tender and of fine flavor 



Golden Queen, Henderson's. One of the best first early head Lettuces for 

 either open-ground or frame culture and a good forcer; medium-sized, solid, 

 golden-yellow heads, crisp and tender 



Hanson. A handsome, large, loose-heading summer variety of fine quality. . 



Immensity, Henderson's. The largest head Lettuce, often 4 feet in circumfer- 

 ence, not early, but reliable for late summer and fall use; quality fine. . . . 



Market Gardener's Private Stock. A very fine selection of the Salamander 

 type; admirable for midsummer crop 



Mignonette. A small, sturdy, all-head Lettuce; the solid, compact hearts 

 are creamy-yellow, of very superior quality, sweet, mild, tender and crisp; 

 outside leaves tinged russet. It is very early, hardy, long-standing, and 

 an excellent all-seasons variety and fine for late fall crops in cold frames. . 



New York, Henderson's. {See specialties page 18.) 



Long Island. An excellent solid heading sort, particularly valuable for first 

 crop, either for sowing in frames for transplanting, or in open ground in early 

 spring. It is uniform, compact and attractive in appearance 



All Seasons. (See specialties page 18 ) 



Salamander, Henderson's Perfected. {See specialties page 18.) 



Tenderheart, Henderson's. (See specialties page 18.) 



Tennis Ball, Black Seeded. A hardy, extremely early, small, hard-heading 

 variety. A favorite for growing in frames, hotbeds and greenhouses, as 

 well as for early open-ground culture 



CURLED OR CUTTING VARIETIES. This type does not form compact heads 

 but large masses of curly, crisp leaves, which are practically everbearing as 

 they keep growing after picking; the best of these are: 



Early Curled Simpson. Forms a compact mass of yellowish-green, curly leaves 

 earlier than head Lettuces; largely grown in cold frames and the open ground . 



Black-Seeded Simpson. Very large loose heads of curly golden-yellow leaves 

 which are thin and tender. It stands summer heat splendidly and is valued 

 for frame culture 



Grand Rapids. (See specialties page 19.) 



Pkt. I Oz. 



COS, CELERY or ROMAINE VARIETIES. These form large, elongated com 

 pact, heads that blanch mild and crisp; esteemed for summer use. 



Express Cos, Henderson's. Very early for a Cos, of dwarf, compact growth 

 requires no tying to blanch; quality fine 



Trianon Cos. (See specialties page 19.) 



MARTYNIA Proboscidea. Produces long seed pods, which, gathered half 

 grown, are green and tender, and esteemed for pickling in vinegar 



MELON, MUSK, or CANTALOUPE. 

 GREEN-FLESHED VARIETIES. 



The "Henderson" Bush Musk Melon. iScc specialties pagel9.) 4pks..50c 

 9 pks. SI, 00 



Eden Gem. (See specialties, page 19.) 



Early Hackensack, Henderson's. (See specialties page 20.) 



Hackensack. About 10 days later than the above, but attains a very large 

 size; round with flattened ends, thickly netted; productive; extra quality 



Jenny Lind. This is the earliest market variety. The fruit is small, round- 

 fiat in shape, deeply but evenly ribbed, of a most attractive greenish-gold 

 color when ripe. It is safe to say that its flavor is unsurpassed by any 

 It is an enormous cropper and bears for a long time 



Melting Sugar, Henderson's. (See specialties page 20.) 



Montreal Market. A very large green nutmeg type, almost round, heavily 

 netted; thick, luscious flesh; late and especially adapted to cooler climates 



Netted Gem. One of the earliest varieties, generally coming into the New 

 York markets right after Jenny Lind. Our stock is unsurpassed in purity 

 and is selected to an oval type which has proved of great advantage. It is 

 very uniform in size, beautifully netted, flesh deep, fairly solid, but de 

 liciously melting in character. The color of flesh is rich green. It is very 

 productive and a grand sort 



Newport, Henderson's. A medium-sized, early and productive green-fleshed 

 variety, remarkable for its aromatic flavor. Jenny Lind shape but largei . . 



Nutmeg Improved. A popular old variety; skin deep green, finely netted; flesh 

 greenish-yellow, rich and sugary 



Rocky Ford. (See specialties page 20.) 25 lb. lots and up, 65c 



RED OR SALMON-FLESHED VARIETIES. 



The Burrell Gem. (See specialties page 20.) 



Emerald Gem. No variety surpasses this for flavor; the thick salmon-colored 

 flesh is granular, rich and delicious. It is exceedingly early, prolific and 

 long-bearing; fruits small, smooth-skinned, emerald-green with light stripes 



Miller's Cream, or Red Fleshed Osage. Medium to large, slightly oval and 

 handsomely netted; flesh rich salmon, deep, firm, sweet and melting. . . . 



Paul Rose. This splendid variety is a cross between Netted Gem and Miller's 

 Cream, combining the best qualities of both. It ripens an immense nun^ber 

 of moderate-sized fruits; flesh salmon, deep, sweet and richly flavored; rind 

 lough and thin; seed cavity small; healthy and robust 



Tip Top. A very heavy cropping handsome Melon. Fruits moderately large, 

 nearly round and deeply ribbed; surface slaty-green slightly netted. Flesh 

 deep salmon colored, thick, solid, fine grained; edible to the rind and of 

 most delicious quality 



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GOLDEN QUEEN LETTDOB. 



COS OR ROMAINE LETTUCE. 



MILLER S CREAM MUSK MELON. 



Our new 

 Leaflet, 



How to Grow Best Musk Melons for Table and Sale, 'M'e"iL"louseZ'!c?f Pf^^ "//asleTfo" 



