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Vegetable Seeds 



Complete^ 

 List 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. (See engraving.) (1 oz. to 75 feet of drill.) 

 Mammoth Sandwich Island. (.See Specialties, page 53.) 



SCORZONERA, or BLACK OYSTER PLANT. 



The skin is black, flesh white; properly cooked it is most delicious 



SEA KALE. 



The blanched leaf stalks are eaten boiled as Asparagus, having a fine, 

 agreeable flavor. From seed they will be fit to cut the third year, con- 

 tinuing to bear for 8 or 10 years. The roots may be forced in a warm 

 cellar for a winter supply , 



SORREL. Broad-Leaved French. The best of the Garden Sorrels; large, 

 pale green leaves of mild, acid flavor; esteemed as salad, cooked as 

 "greens," etc 



SPINACH. (1 oz. f°r 10 ° f eel °f dril1 -) 



(Varieties prefixed * may be sown in the fall in latitude of New York 

 for spring crop.) 



•Hardy Winter, Henderson's. Slow to run to seed and very hardy; 

 plant compact-growing, with short-stemmed, thick and rich green fleshy 

 leaves 



Long Season, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 55.) 



Long-Standing. A compact variety; thick, fleshy, dark green leaves: 

 grows slowly but remains a long time fit to use before going to seed . . . 



New Zealand. Sown outdoors after frost, it soon grows to a 3-foot bush 

 and yields a continuous supply. May also be sown indoors in March 

 and transplanted later. Soak seed 24 hours in tepid water 



Norfolk, Savoy-Leaved. The best for early spring or fall. (See Special- 

 ties, page 55.) 



Round-Leaved, or Dutch 



•Thick-Leaved, Henderson's. Produces large, thick, crumpled leaves of 

 fine quality; very slow in running to seed. (See engraving.) 



Victoria. Stands in prime condition long after other varieties have bolted 

 to seed, rendering it especially valuable for spring sowing and summer 

 use. (See Specialties, page 55.) 



"Viroflay, Large Round-Leaved. A large, very hardy variety 



SQUASH. SUMMER VARIETIES. (Bush varieties, 1 oz. for 50 hills.) 



Golden Custard, Henderson's. A very large golden, scalloped bush 

 Squash, often 1 foot in diameter; wonderfully productive and of extra 

 quality. (See Specialties, page 53.) 



Long Island White Bush. (See Specialties, page 53.) 



Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. (See Specialties, page 53.) 



Vegetable Marrow Bush. A favorite English variety, bearing freely 

 oblong, dull yellow fruits, 10 to 15 inches in length; flesh tender, mar- 

 rowy and delicious. Should be used before fully grown 



White Bush Scalloped. The white "Patty Pan" or "Cymbling": creamy- 

 white skin; fine quality, free cropper 



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



surface deep yellow, densely warted; quality and flavor good 



AUTUMN and WINTER VARIETIES. 



Boston Marrow. A popular second-early Squash for autumn use; skin 

 thin, reddish-yellow; flesh dry, fine-grained and delicious. (See en- 

 graving.) 



Delicata, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 54.) 



Delicious. Resembles Hubbard; it excels in flavor 



Early Prolific Marrow. A very popular second-early Squash for autumn 

 and early winter use 



Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old Hubbard excepting the skin is of a 

 rich orange-red and heavily warted; flesh of extra fine quality 



Hubbard. (See Specialties, page 54.) 



Large Warted Hubbard. (See Specialties, page 54.) 



Mammoth Chili. The largest of all squashes, often weighing 200 lbs. 

 or over; flesh rich and fine-flavored 



SWISS CHARD BEET. (.See engraving.) 



Lucullus. Distinct from the variety offered below. The leaf stems are 

 rounder, very thick and fleshy. The whole plant is taller, the leaves 

 are deeply and closely crumpled similar to the Savoy Cabbage. This 

 variety will probably be highly esteemed by those who prefer the rib 

 of the leaf, as it is more strongly developed than in the old variety; the 

 entire leaf is equally tender and palatable. (See Specialties, page 52.) . 



Ordinary. The well-known Swiss Chard Beet. (See Specialties, page 52.) 



TOMATO. (1 oz. for 1,500 plants.) 



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

 and prolific; color, purplish-pink 



Beauty. Early, prolific; medium-sized, smooth and solid; color, pur- 

 plish-red ; fruits until late in the season 



Bonny Best. An extra early, scarlet, round fruited variety of great value. 

 The fruit is very even in size and shape 



Chalk's Early Jewel. One of the best early varieties; about a week later 

 than Earliana. The fruit of the Jewel, however, averages larger, is 

 uniform, smooth, solid, of fine quality, and brilliant scarlet; a heavy 

 cropper 



Crimson Cushion, Henderson's 



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

 support; early and prolific, smooth, medium-sized fruits of red-purple 

 color 



Earliana. (See Specialties, page 57.) 



Freedom. (See Specialties, page 56.) 



June Pink. An extra early selection from Earliana, differing chiefly in 



outside color, which is of the purplish-red preferred in some sections to 



scarlet. The fruit runs uniform in shape and size, about 3 inches in 



diameter, almost round, and borne in clusters. Flesh solid and fine. . 



SWISS CHARD 



°fou^d in b7 Peter Henderson in 1847 



is now carried on Charles Henderson and , hU Peter and Howard M. Henderson 



by bis son grandsons 



