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



PEA, CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. 



SWEET MOUNTAIN PEPPER. 



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BOVEE POTATOES. 

 (AS THEY GROW IN THE HILL.) 



Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



PEAS. 



-Continued. SECOND OR MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES. 



*Heroine. 2^ feet. A medium early green, wrinkled Pea of high merit; large 

 pods containing 8 to 10 immense marrow peas, of rich flavor; very prolific . . 



*Horsford's Market Garden. {See specialties page 2-5 ) 



*Melting Marrow, Henderson's, 1.5 inches. An early, following the extra 

 early sorts. Plants robust, of half-dwarf habit, with sturdy branching stalks. 

 The massive pods produced in abundance are packed with from six to eight 

 immense wrinkled marrow Peas of a rich green color. The quality delicious 



♦ Shropshire Hero. 3 feet. A robust grower, producing abundantly long, 

 handsome pods, well filled with large, wrinkled peas of exquisite flavor. . , 



MAIN CROP OR LATER VARIETIES. 



Alderman. iSee specialties page 2.5.1 



♦American Champion, Henderson's. 4? feet. A grand, large-podded, wrin- 

 kled Pea, each pod containing from 9 to 12 immense peas; the largest of all 

 varieties, while the quality is fine, tender, rich and sweet; very productive 



*Champion of England. 5 feet. A superior selection of this well-known favor- 

 ite, noted for the rich, marrow-like quality of its immense, wrinkled peas. 



'"Juno. 2 feet. A dwarf main-crop, green, wrinkled, marrow Pea of superb 

 flavor and 'v'igorous constitution; remarkably prolific 



*Telephone. (See specialties page 25.) 



Black-Eyed Marrowfat. 5^ feet. An old favorite, prolific market Pea.. 



White Marrowfat, oi feet. Similar to above, but of better quality 



For free 

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SUGAR OR EDIBLE PODDED. The pods are cooked like String Beans; if 



used when about half grown they are deliciously tender and sweet 



Perfection Sugar, Henderson's. 5 feet. The Mammoth variety producing 

 abundantly immense brittle pods that snap without string; very sweet . , 



FIELD PEAS AND COW PEAS. (See Farm Seed Department, page 49.) 



PEPPER. (FOR PLANTS, SEE PAGE 6S.) 



Chinese Giant. (See specialties page 26.) 



Early Neapolitan. (See specialties page 26.) 



Golden Dawn. Similar to the popular Bell, or Bull Nose, excepting that it is of 



golden-yellow color and of very sweet and delicate flavor 



Large Bell, or Bull Nose. A large, early, bright red variety of mild flavor, a 



favorite for pickling and " mangoes " when green 



Long Red Cayenne. Small, bright scarlet, cone-shaped, pungent pods, used as 



much for pickling when green as when ripe 



Red Cherry. Small, round, scarlet, cherry-like fruits 



Red Chili. Small bright red peppers, very hot and pungent, and generally 



used for making Pepper Sauce; very prolific 



Red Cluster. Dwarf, compact plants, bearing enormous crop. Small, thin 



pods borne upright in clusters; red and pungent 



Ruby King. (See specialties page 26.) 



Sweet Mountain, Or Mammoth. (See specialties page 26.) 



POTATOES, SUPERIOR NORTHERN GROWN. 



THOROUGHLY SELECTED ESPECIALLY FOR SEED PURPOSES. 



Prices net cash and subject to change without notice. 

 Purchaser pays freight or express charges and assumes risk from freezing or 

 heating. The barrel is 165 lbs. net weight 



EARLY VARIETIES. 



Early Russet, Henderson's. The earliest potato grown and the best early 

 grown, big reliable yielder of handsome russet colored tubers having dry 

 white and floury flesh of superfine quality and a good keeper. Shape round- 

 ing oval; size averages 4 to 5 inches in length 



Bovee, Henderson's. The most popular extra early potato. Not only early 

 but a heavy cropper on good soil often outyielding the late varieties. Shape 

 long, oval, averaging large in size; flesh white and of fine quality 



Beauty of Hebron. A popular early sort and one of the best; red and white 

 skin and pure white flesh; quality excellent; productive and a good keeper. . 



Clark's No. 1. Rose-colored; a good yielder, of fine table quality; a leading 

 potato for early market. It resembles the Early Rose in color and shape . . 



Early Ohio. Extra early, maturing about two weeks before the Early Rose; 

 almost round; flesh solid, cooks dry and mealj-. Largely grown in the South 

 for shipping to Northern markets 



Early Norther. A splendid, extra early; earlier than Early R.ose, which it re- 

 sembles, and exceedingly prolific; eyes few 'and shallow, unexcelled cooking 

 qualities, dry and floury 



Early Puritan, Henderson's. A distinct and valuable early variety; both skin 

 and flesh white; quality superb, dry and floury 



Early Rose. The popular standard early; noted for earliness, productiveness 

 and fine quality 



Irish Cobbler. A very fine early variety extensively grown for market in some 

 localities. The tubers are very handsome, almost round averaging very 

 uniform in shape and size. Flesh white and of excellent quality, skin, cream, 

 and buff with whitish netting. A reliable and heavy cropper 



Queen. A grand, early Potato, resembling Beauty of Hebron in color, shape 

 and size, but is much earlier and a heavy cropper 



PRICES. 



delivery of Peas in . 

 S., add to prices 

 10c. qt. 



Pint. 



Qt. 



Pk. 



.30,, -2.25 

 .30 2.20 



.40 

 .30 



.35 



z. to 

 2,20 



2.50 



.35 2 . .50 

 .30 2,20 



.35 

 .35 

 .20 

 .20 



.45 



2,50 

 2.50 

 1.40 

 1.40 



3,00 



Bush. 



8.50 

 8.00 



10.00 

 8.00 



9.00 



9.00 



8.00 



9.00 

 9.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



Pkt. 



.10 

 .10 



.10 



.05 



.05 

 .05 



.05 



.10 

 .10 

 .05 



Oz. 



J Lb. 



.40 



1.25 



-25 



. 75 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.70 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.75 



.30 



.85 



.25 



.70 



Lb. 



4.25 



2.50 



2,50 



2.25 



2.50 

 2.50 



2.50 



2.50 

 2.75 

 2.25 



Prices include barrels and 

 delivery to trans portalioti 

 in N. Y. City. Pur- 

 chaser pays freight or e.v press 

 charges. 



Peck. 



Bush. 



.85 



3.00 



.75 



2.50 



.65 



2.25 



.65 



2,25 



.65 



2.25 



.65 



2,25 



.65 



2,25 



.65 



2.25 



.65 



2.25 



.65 



2.25 



Bbl. 



6.00 



5.25 

 4,50 

 4.50 



4.75 



4.75 

 4,75 

 4,50 



4.75 

 4.75 



Oar Mew 

 Lea 



flet. 



Best Methods of Growing Potatoes, co.^S?fos^T^ff/''*' 



inn, etc.. 



Free to Customers if asked for. 



