HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



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&'r VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



SQUASH. SUMMER VARIETIES. 



Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck. A bush variety, early and prolific; surface 



deep yellow, densely warted; quality and flavor good 



Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. (See specialties page 29.) 



White Bush Scalloped. The white " Pattypan " or " Cymling "; creamy-white 



skin; fine quality, free cropper 



Long Island White Bush. (See specialties page 29.) 



Golden Custard, Henderson's. (See specialties page 29.) 



Vegetable Marrow. A favorite English variety, bearing a heavy crop of dull 



yellow fruits 10 to 1.5 inches in length by 4 to .5 inches in diameter; flesh, be 



fore being quite ripe, tender, marrowy and delicious 



Cocozelle (Italian vegetable marrow) 



AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES. 



Boston Marrow. (See specialties page 29.) 



Delicious. This is the result of years of selection, primarily for quality. 

 The introducer claims that it excels any in flavor, which we fully endorse 

 after a table test 



Early Prolific Marrow. Similar to but an improvement over Boston Mar- 

 row; earlier, more productive; exterior color, deep, orange-red; flesh deep, 

 fine grained, dry and sweet. A good keeper 



Delicata, Henderson's. (See specialties page 29.) 



Essex Hybrid. One of the best for fall and winter use; a good keeper, of good 

 size, bright orange; flesh thick, dry and most delicious 



Heart o' Gold, Henderson's. Strong-growing, healthy vine, bountiful yielder; 

 large, orange-red fruits, averaging 25 to 35 lbs. each; deep, solid, fine-grained, 

 golden-red flesh, dry and sweet 



Hubbard. (See specialties page 29.) 



Large Warted Hubbard. (See specialties page 29.) 



Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old Hubbard in growth, form, size and 

 productiveness. Skin of a rich orange-red and heavily warted highly attrac- 

 tive and of extra fine quality 



Mammoth Chili. The largest of all Squashes, often weighing 200 lbs. or over; 

 flesh rich and fine flavored 



Winter Crook Neck. A green-striped sort of good quality; excellent keeper. . 



SWISS CHARD. 



This is a variety of Beet grown for its leaves, which, boiled, form delicious 

 greens; the midribs are esteemed when cooked and served like Asparagus.. 



TOMATO. (FOR PLANTS, SEE PAGE 68.) 



Acme. An old, well-known, early variety, medium in size, smooth, solid and 

 prolific; color, purplish-pink 



Beauty. (See specialties page 31.) 



Chalks' Early Jewel. (See specialties page 31.) 



Crimson Cushion, Henderson's. The scarlet brother of Ponderosa, fruits of 

 immense size, 1 to 2 lbs. each; smooth, almost seedless and solid as beefsteak; 

 a prodigious and continuous bearer until frost; color, rich crimson-scarlet 

 quality meaty and superb, either sliced or cooked 



June Pink. (See specialties page 31 ) 



Dwarf Champion. Of dwarf, stiff, upright growth, scarcely needing support 

 early and prolific; smooth, medium-sized fruits of pinkish-purple color.. . , 



Earliana. (See specialties page 31.) 



Livingston's Globe. (See specialties page 30.) A large globe shaped, early 

 fruited variety, exceedingly productive 



Matchless. One of the best for main crop fruits large smooth and very solid 

 of a bright red color, bears continuously throughout the season 



Favorite. A large, handsome and uniform-shaped Tomato; solid, smooth and 

 bright scarlet; ripens evenly 



Freedom. (See specialties page 31.) 



Golden Sunrise, Henderson's. Large, smooth fruits, of a beautiful golden 

 color; quality excellent, attractive for slicing and mixing with sliced red sorts. 



Peach. Very distinct, resembling a peach in size, shape and color; orange-rose 

 with a peach-like surface bloom; good for salads 



Perfection. Almost round fruits; smooth, tough skin of brilliant scarlet; ripens 

 thoroughly; solid and of rich flavor; attractive for market 



Ponderosa, Henderson's. (See specialties page 30.) 



Stone. (See specialties page 30.) 



Tenderloin, Henderson's. Of sturdy growth, and is practically everbearing, 

 ripening its first fruits immediately after the early sorts, and continues 

 throughout the season. The fruit is very uniform, round, slightly flat- 

 tened at stem and blossom end, and of phenomenal solidity: even the 

 seeds — which are surprisingly few — are embedded in flesh of meaty firm- 

 ness. The color, a rich glossy blood-crimson, permeates the flesh to the 

 very heart. It never cracks, and ripens over the entire surface without any 

 green around the stem 



Trophy. Extra selected; our superior selection from perfect specimens of 

 this old favorite is free from the corrugations of the old strains 



SMALL FRUITING VARIETIES. Esteemed for preserves, marmalade, etc. 

 Red Cherry. Bears clusters of bright red fruits, the size of a cherry; prolific . . 

 Red Pear-Shaped. Bright red fruits, 2 inches in diameter; pear-shaped neck. . 



Yellow Plum. Round, yellow fruits, 2 inches in diameter 



Stiawberry. Winter Cherry or Husk Tomato | 



PRICES. 



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

 ered free, but add 8c. to Lbs. 



Pkt. 



.05 

 .10 



.05 

 .10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 



.10 



.10 



.05 

 .10 



.10 



.10 



.05 

 .10 

 .05 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .10 



Oz. 



i Lb. 



.10 



.20 



.10 



.25 



.10 



.20 



.10 



.25 



.10 



.25 



.10 



.30 



.15 



.35 



.10 



.25 



.10 



.30 



.10 



.25 



.10 



.30 



.10 



.30 



.15 



.35 



.10 



.30 



.15 



.35 



.10 



.30 



.15 



.35 



.10 



.30 



.10 



,30 



.20 



.60 



.25 



.70 



.30 



.90 



.40 



1.25 



.30 



1.00 



.25 



.75 



.30 



.90 



.35 



1.20 



.25 



.80 



.20 



.60 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.75 



.20 



.65 



.40 



1.40 



.20 



.60 



.40 



1.25 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.80 



Lb. 



.60 



.70 



.60 

 .70 



75 



.90 

 1.00 



.90 



.70 

 1.00 



.80 



1.00 



.90 



1.10 



1.00 



1.10 

 .90 



.80 



2,00 

 2.25 

 2.75 



4.50 

 3.00 



2.50 

 2.75 



4.00 



2.50 



2.00 

 2.50 



2.50 



2.50 



2.25 

 5.00 

 2.00 



4.50 

 2.50 



2.50 

 2.50 

 2.50 

 2.75 



MAMMOTH SUMMER CROOKNECK SQUASH. 



EARLY PROLIFIC MARROW SQUASH. 



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