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



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NOTTS 

 EXCELSIOR PEA 



Early, Big Cropper, Extra 

 Fine Quality 



A distinctly American production of remarkably vigorous 

 constitution; enormously productive, and generally excellent. 

 The pods are of good size, produced liberally, and are extremely 

 well filled with excellent Peas of perfect quality. The plant 

 is among the smallest, very rarely exceeding 15 inches in height, 

 and is easily grown. It still is, and long will be, extremely 

 popular. Many growers make repeated sowings for successive 

 crops. (See engraving.) Price, 45c. qt., S3. 20 peck, $12.00 bus. 



" We grew your Nott's Excelsior Peas last year and never before have we had such 

 quantities of excellent peas. We find all your seed above par." 



CHARLES BANWELL, Belvidere, 111. 



"Wu had a "Henderson Garden" to be proud of last year in spile of a very dry 

 season. Nott's Excelsior Peas can be used longer without getting hard in the pod 

 than any other pea." 



MRS. PAUL T. HALL, Rensselaer. Ind. 



"Your Notts' Excelsior Peas are, I think, the best peas grown. Being self 

 supporting even in single rows they require little care and produce an abundance 

 of the best peas." 



KENNETH A. GRUBB, Atlantic, Iowa. 



"Last year I purchased my pea seed from you (Nott's Excelsior) 1 grew half the 

 order and let my neighbor have the remainder. We pronounced them to be the 

 best we ever raised." 



MARCELLUS TOZER, Amery, Wis. 



FOR COMPLETE LIST OF PEAS SEE PAGES 21 AND 22. 



HENDERSON'S FAMOUS 



PROSPERITY PEA 



The Earliest and Largest Highly- 

 Flavored Pea Grown 



The problem of good early Peas was finally 

 and completely solved many years ago when 

 we introduced Prosperity. This really re- 

 markable variety still holds its place, quite 

 unique among the numerous Peas on the 

 market. It is very gratifying to the grower 

 to be able to supply the table with such 

 delicious Peas as early as the first week in June. 

 Some of our customers pick them as early as 

 June 3d. Others have gathered Peas on 

 May 26th, 55 days from the time of sowing. 



Prosperity should be planted a little thicker 

 than other large-podded sorts, as the vine 

 is single stemmed and consequently occupies 

 less room than the heavier growing, branch- 

 ing varieties. This is one of its valuable 

 features, for a large crop is produced in a 

 comparatively small space. The vines are 

 three feet high, pale green in color; the pods 

 are borne singly and freely from top to bot- 

 tom of the vine and contain from six to 

 nine Peas as large and as rich in flavor as the 

 Telephone and weeks earlier. Continuous, 

 careful selection, patiently practised from 

 year to year, has enabled us to keep our 

 stock free from the small podded vines that 

 are common to all the large sorts, so that 

 Prosperity is now better than ever. (See engrav- 

 ing.) Price, 55c. qt., $3.75 peck, $14.00 bus. 



TELEPHONE PEA 



The Standard Large Podded Late Pea. 

 Delicious Quality. Enormous Pods. 



One of the oldest varieties grown. It has 

 been on the market for nearly forty years 

 and is better today than ever before. The 

 plant is about 5 feet high, and bears a heavy crop of enormous pods well- 

 filled with large Peas of delicious quality, rich m flavor, tender in quality 

 and most attractive in appearance. The vines, while tall, are not heavy 

 and require but little support. Price, 45c. qt., $3.20 peck, $12.00 bus. 



