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HENDERSON'S TESTED 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 



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WE DELIVER FREE in the U. S. by PARCEL POST or EXPRESS at our option, ALL VEGETABLE SEEDS by the PACKET, OUNCE and li POUND. 



Purchasers pay transportation on Half-Pounds, Pounds, Pints, Quarts, Half-Pecks, Bushels and Barrels. When any of these quantities 

 (that we do not deliver free) are wanted by Parcel Post, add postage according to Zone Rates printed on second page of cover. 



POSTAL WEIGHT OF PEAS, BEANS AND CORN ONE POUND PER PINT. 



Henderson's Famous Prosperity Pea 



(ILLUSTRATED ON THE COLORED PLATE OPPOSITE) 



The Earliest and Largest Highly Flavored Pea Grown May be on Your Table Early in June 



The pleasure one enjoys in anticipating the first pickings of 

 delicious Peas is very quickly realized after planting Henderson's 

 Prosperity. Until its introduction, the small podded sorts were 

 all that could be had so early. While in many respects these are 

 excellent, they are comparatively poor in flavor. The problem 

 of good early Peas was finally and completely solved many years 

 ago when we introduced Prosperity. This really remarkable 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 (see testimonial on this page) pick them as early as 

 June 3d. Others have gathered peas^ on May 31st, 55 days from 

 the time of sowing. 



The immense size of the pods, borne in such great profusion and 

 eo liberally filled, insures a bountiful supply at all times. 



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, branching varieties. 

 This is really one of its valuable features, for its large crop is pro- 

 duced 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 bottom of the vine and contain 

 from six to ten Peas of delicious quality, fully as large and as rich in 

 flavor as 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. Price, 15c. 

 pkt., 30c. pt., 55c. qt., $2.00 for 4 qts., 

 $3.50 peck. 



Prosperity Peas on June 3d, 1915. 



"7 send herewith a photo of my rows of 

 Prosperity Peas. I planted them on March 

 16/A. They were buried under 10 inches of 

 snow on April 3d, and I gathered the first lot 

 of ripe Peas on June 3d, 1915. They 

 are truly wonderful. 



J. H. SLOAN, 

 Kensington Ave., Jersey City, N. J. 



Unrivaled Wax 



DWARF OR BUSH 

 BEAN 



(.Illustrated on the Colored 

 Plate Opposite) 



The Earliest Wax-Podded Variety Grown. Silvery Wax Pods Without Rust 



This is a comparatively new variety, but has come very rapidly into general favor. It is in our opinion 

 a decided acquisition. 



The plant is strong, dwarf, not too strongly branching, with large, almost smooth, lustrous green leaves. 

 It bears an enormous crop of pods of a most beautiful semi-transparent pale yellow color. This color is 

 maintained clear to the tips without any suggestion of green. The pods are about six inches long and 

 almost straight, but with the valuable characteristic of curving slightly at the ends towards 

 maturity, thus avoiding contact with the ground, and preventing liability to rust and rot, also pre- 

 serving intact the natural beauty of the pod. 



It is above all else the earliest Wax Bean within our knowledge. We have found it two days earlier 

 than any other in our trials, which alone renders it extremely valuable. The color develops very 

 early in the growth of the pods, which remain tender for a long period. The flavor is excellent, and 

 both plant and pod are singularly free from rust and blight. Price, 15c. pkt., 35c. pt., 60c. qt. 



Swiss Chard Beet 



(.Illustrated on the Colored 

 Plate Opposite) 



The Cut and Come Again Vegetable — May be picked from June until frost 



Tlie term "Chard" is applied to the edible mid-rib of the leaf of certain plants, hence Swiss 

 Chard is a Beet with the heavily ribbed leaves developed instead of the root. 



It is used either as greens, or, where the rib of the leaf only is used, in the same manner as 

 Asparagus. In either way it is a delicious vegetable, and can be grown with the greatest ease. 

 The outer leaves should either be cut close to the base of the plant or pulled off while still young 

 in an outward and downward direction. It is held in great esteem by all Europeans, par- 

 ticularly the Germans and Italians, and is rapidly becoming popular in America. It is cooked 

 and eaten the same as Spinach, and may be picked continuously from June until frost, because 

 as the leaves are cut off other shoots are rapidly put forth. 



This is the variety we have sold continuously for many years. It yields an abundant supply of 

 delicious greens and should be in every garden. It is the one vegetable that is always ready 

 for use. Price, 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 55c. M lb., $2.00 lb. 



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