•PETER HENDERSON ACO., I^EW YORK 



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Henderson's Early Hackensack 

 Musk Melon 



A Reliable and Bountiful Yielder 

 Large, Handsome, Early, Flesh Green, Rich and Sugary 



WE were the first to distribute generalh' throughout the 

 countrj- the now famous Hackensack. This New Early 

 is a selection or improvement almost equal in size to 

 the Hackensack, and a least ten days earlier. Several years' 

 thorough trial has proven it to be the best as well as the earli- 

 est of all large netted Melons. The Melons weigh from four to 

 six pounds each. The skin is green and thickly netted ; flesh is 

 light green, of delicious flavor, rich and sugary. It is also a 

 luxuriant, healthv grower, and exceedinglv productive. Price, 

 10c. pkt., 15c. oz.", 40c. >4 lb., $1.25 lb. 



LAPvGE WHITE FKENCH MUSHKOOMS 



Virgin Spawn 



MUSHROOM SPAWN propagated continuously by 

 the ordinary method usually degenerates, giving 

 decreasing yields of inferior Mushrooms. Some 

 growers, in their efforts to overcome this deterioration, 

 procure spores from chance-grown Mushrooms in field or 

 farmyard, but these, on account of the diversity of varieties, 

 their consequent varied merits and values, seldom prove 

 satisfactory. This new spawn is produced by a new method 

 direct from virgin spores secured from the finest tvpe 

 of healthy, large, white French Mushrooms. These be'ing 

 propagatad in a sterilized medium insure freedom from 

 inferiortypes as well as the bacterial enemies so often prev- 

 alent in ordinary spawn. Virgin ]\Iushroom Spawn is 

 sold in compressed tablets, to be split into four portions, 

 each portion to be planted ten to twelve inches apart. 

 Full cultural instructions for Virgin Spawn to every pur- 

 chaser, which sliould be care jullv followed. {See cut.) Price 

 of tablets, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100, delivered 

 in the United States. 



"The French Mushroom Spawn I purchased at your store turned out be- 

 yond my highest expectations. The Mushrooms were large and lovely, and 

 we had two crops without any care beyoytd properly making the beds." 



Mrs. F. W. B.ATEM.A.N. Great Kills. S. /.. N. Y. 



Cole's Early Watermelon 



Ripens Delicious Melons in Northern States, Where Melons 

 Never Matured Before 



JUST AS VALUABLE FOR MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN STATES 

 RIPENING WEEKS BEFORE ANY OTHER MELON 



COLE'S EARLY is the finest Watermelon for the family 

 garden. People, particularly in our Northern States, can 

 now enjoy, from the beginning to the close of the season, 

 most delicious Watermelons, for Cole's Early is not only the earli- 

 est variety in cultivation, but it continues to bear throughout 

 the season. The beautiful bright red flesh is crisp and of delicate 

 texture — granulated, cool and sparkling. In flavor it is lusciously 

 sweet and refreshing. The Melons are not large, seldom over 

 12 inches in length by 9 inches in diameter, but what they lack 

 in size is more than made up in number and solidity. The heart 

 is large, there is little or no cavity, and very few seeds — all solid 

 flesh, the quality of which is sustained clear to the rind. It can 

 be grown successfully over a larger latitude than any other 

 Watermelon, and it will mature large crops in Northern States 

 when the season is as long as that of New York. (See cut.) 

 Price 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. H lb., $1.00 lb. 



" Your Cole's Early Watermelons are belter than you said they were. 

 I raised several last year that weighed over 20 pounds each and they were 

 two weeks earlier than any other kind I had." 



E. B. KE.A.THLEY. Kenton. Tenn. 



"Cole's Early Watermelons were of the best quality and also very 

 productive." V. M. BROWX. East Moravia. Pa. 



"The Cole's Early Watermelon seed from you produced the finest 

 melons ever raised in this section of the country." 



PERCY L. MILLER, Merriam, Kans. 



"Your Cole's Earlv Watermelon beat all other varieties around here 

 by three weeks." F. N. COLBERG. Cannon Falls. Minn. 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR ENGLISH 



Mushroom Spawn 



MUSHROOMS may be grown by any one having a 

 supply of fresh horse manure and shed or cellar 

 or under a greenhouse bench where a temperature 

 of 50 or 60 degrees is evenly maintained. They make a 

 most profitable crop when successfully grown, and the 

 American market is the best in the world for this most 

 delicious of foods. Frequent importations of our supe- 

 rior English Spawn insure freshness and active mycelium. 

 It is sold in bricks weighing about \],'i lbs., enough to 

 plant a bed about 9 square feet. Price, 15c. lb., 8 lbs. for 

 $1.00, 100 lbs. for $10.00. 



"The Mushroom Spawn I got from you. both English and French gave very satisfactory 

 results. There is hardly anything one can grow from one planting for so long a period as 

 Mushrooms." CEO. L. ARPS. Norfolk, Va. 



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