PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— PLANT DEPARTMENT. 



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STRAWBERRY PLANTS, gjggy^^y. 



Space will not permit us to give descriptions of the mimerons varieties which 

 we offer, all of which are fully described in our Strawberry Catalogue, a copy of 

 which may be had upon application by any who did not receive it. 

 Ground Iiayers we can supply, if wanted, after October 25th, at half the rates 



quoted in that catalogue. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



(Ready 

 October 25th.) 



Downiiig'. A vigorous variety, not much affected by mildew. 75c. per doz., 



$5.U0 per 100. 

 Industry. New English variety, the finest of all Gooseberries. 15c. each, $1.50 



per doz., $10.00 per 100. 



B LACK RASPBERRIES, -caps." 



(Ready October 20th. If wanted by mail, add lOc. per doz.) 



IiOvett Raspberry. The Loveft Raspberry is of ironclad hardiness, and is the 

 strongest in growth of cane of any. In the home garden especially, its sweet, 

 fine flavor and small seeds make it welcome. Very profitable for market. 60c. 

 per doz., $4.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1,000. 

 Progress. [Pioneer.) Is a most profitable market sort, entirely hardy. Berrien 

 jet-black, very firm and of good quality. 

 Palmer. A new variety and an improvement on Soulieg'an, from which it sprung. Very 

 early and a grand fruit for either family or market, vigorous and hardy, with foliage healthy 

 and free from rust ; wonderfully productive. 

 Obio. Exceedingly productive, very hardy and free from disease ; berries of good size, jet- 

 black and of excellent quality. 

 -^ Gregg'. A popular market sort. Canes of strong, vigorous growth ; berries very large, covered 

 ^ with heavy bloom, firm, meaty, and of fine flavor. It responds liberally to generous treatment. 

 Shaffer's Colossal. Canes are of wonderful vigor and size, hardy and enormously productive. 



Berries large, rather soft, but luscious, and of a rich, sprightly flavor. 

 Souhegan, or Tyler. A very early Blackcap, and the leading early market sort. Canes vigorous 

 and hardy, wonderfully productive. Fruit of good size, jet-black, with but little bloom ; firm, sweet 

 and pleasant. 



All the above (except where noted), 50c. per doz., $2 50 per 100, $15.00 per 1,000. 



Moore's diamond gbape. 



JjARDY GRAPES IN VARIETY. 



(Ready 

 October 2Sth. ) 



Agawam. (Eogers' No. 15.) Berries large, of bronze color ; bunches of good size and form. 25c. each, $2..50 per doz. 



Brighton. This still remains the best giape in its color for table use. In color, form and size of both bunch and berry, it resembles Catawba, but 



ripens early— with the Delaware. Vine a tree grower and productive. Price, 2-year vines, 25c. each, S2.50 per doz. 

 Concord. One of the best of sorts. Bunch and berries large ; color black with a rich bloom. 2uc. each, $2.0U per doz. 

 Delaware. Red ; bunches compact, berries small, sweet, and of the most excellent flavor. 2oc. each, $2.50 per doz. 

 Eaton. This promising new Grape is similar in foliage to Concord, and in growth, health, hardiness and quality is in every respect its equal, while in size of 



bunch and berry it is much larger and more attractive in appearance. Pulp tender, separating freely from the seeds and dissolving easily in the 



moutU. Very juicy, ripens with Concord or a little earlier. Price, 2-year vines, 30c. each, $3.U0 per doz. 

 Goethe. (Rogers' No. 1.) Bunches medium to large, occasionally shouldered ; berries very large, oblong, of a yellowish green, sometimes blotched, 



with a pale red toward the sun and entirely red when fuily ripe. A sweet, vinous, juicy grape, with a peculiar delicious aroma. 26c. 



each, $2. .50 per doz. 

 Golden Pocklington. Very large, deep amber in color. One of the most 



attractive grapes grown. 25c. each, S2.5ii per doz. 

 Iiindley. (Rogers' l\o. 6.) Bunch medium, somewhat loose; berry medium to 



large, round; color, a rich shade of red, rendering it a very handsome and 



attractive grape; flesh tender, sweet, with an aromatic flavor ; ripens soon after 



the Delaware. 2^c. each, $2.25 per doz. 

 Moore's Diamond. In vigor of growth, color and texture of foliage, with hardi- 

 ness of vine, it is the equal of its parent "Concord," while in quality the fruit is 



equal to many of our hothouse grapes. It is amongst the earliest and ripens 



from two to four weeks ahead of "Concord." (See cut.) 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 

 ISoore's Early. Resembling the Concord in style of growth and berry ; ripening 



two weeks earlier. 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 

 Martha. One of the best greenish white grapes; exquisite flavor. 20c. each, 



$2 00 per doz. 

 Merrimack. (Rogers' No. 19.) Large hevry ; jet-black ; fine quality. 25c. each, 



$2.50 per doz. 

 ITiagara, A grand white grape, hardy, fine quality. 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 

 Salem. (Rogers' No. 53.) A splendid coppery red grape, ripening with Concord, 



tender, juicy ; one of the very best. 25c. each, $2.60 per doz. 

 Worden. Black. Very juicy, large size, early. 25c. each, $2.-50 per doz. 

 Wilder. (Rogers' No. 4.) An excellent variety. Berries medium; bunches 



large ; color black. A good bearer. 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



SFECIAI. OPFEB. 



FuU set of 16 Hardy Grapes for $3.50. (If wanted by maU, add 2oc. per set.) 



POREIQN GRAPE VINES. 



Black Hamburg, Mxiscat of Alexandria, Bo-wood, Muscat, Gros, 

 Colmar. Strong one-year vines. $l.uo each, $9.00 per doz. 



RHUBARB ROOTS. 



(Ready 

 October 2Sth.) 



St. Martin's. A new English variety, now grown largely for the London market. 

 It is not only immensely productive, but it is also one of the earliest, and, above 

 all, it has a rich, spicy flavor, very similar to the gooseberry, when used for pies 

 or tarts. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



Linnaeus. The standard variety. 16c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



LOVETT" BLACK EASPBEKEI, 



