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



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Condensed List of Farm Seeds. 



See full description in Henderson's Everything for the Garden sent post free. 



ALFALFA or LUCERNE. (Medicago Saliva.) A 

 permanent clover of great value on all soils which 

 contain lime in any form. Bush (60 lbs.) S21.75; 

 lb. 40c; 100 lbs., $35.00. 

 ARTICHOKES. JERUSALEM. Excellent for feed- 

 ing stock, qt., 25c; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.00 

 AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. Sow 3 lbs. per acre. 

 Valuable forage plant, for dry situations and 

 alkalisoils. Oz., 15c; lb., $1.25; 10 lbs., @$1.15. 

 BARLEY. Sow 2 to 2X bush, per acre. 



New White Hulless. 2 to 3 weeks earlier than 

 ordinary Barley, Peck, $1.00; bush. (48 lbs.), 

 $3.00; 10 bush., @ $2.90. 



Beardless. Large heads of large grain; Peck, 

 $1.00; bush., (48 lbs.), $3.00; 10 bush., @$2.90. 



Vermont Champion. Two-rowed; Peck, $1.00; 

 bush. (48 lbs.), $3.00; 10 bush., @ $2.90. 

 BEANS. Sow 1 bush., per acre. 



Boston Small Pea. (Price on application.) 

 White Marrow, or Navy Bean. (Price on appli- 

 cation.) 

 BEANS FOR SOILING, FODDER, Etc. 



Early Green Soja. It grows about 4 ft. high 

 and yields ten to twenty tons of green fodder 

 per acre, or 20 to 40 bushels of Beans. Price, 

 peck, $2.25; bush. (60 lbs.), $8.00; 10 bush., @ 

 $7.90. Sow 3 pecks per acre. 



Early Wilson Black Soja. Price, peck, $1.75; 

 bush., $6.00; 10 bush., $5.90. 



Velvet. (Mucuna ulilis.) Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 Valuable in the South for plowing under. 

 Peck, $2.25; bush., (60 lbs.), $8.00. 

 BEET. Mangel Wurzel. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 



Colossal Long Red Henderson's. A valuable 

 improved and distinct variety. Extra large, 

 long roots; blood-red, very nutritious. X lb., 

 25c; lb., 75c; 10 lbs., @ 70c 



Giant Intermediate, Henderson's. Big yielder; 

 handsome, large, ovoid roots. X lb., 25c; 

 lb., 75c; 10 lbs., @ 70c. lb. 



Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing 

 from other varieties, sheep prefer it; heavy 

 yielder. X lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 10 lbs. @ 

 70c. lb. 



Danish Sludstrup. Color reddish yellow of 

 Giant Intermediate Type. X lb., 25c; 1 lb., 

 75c; 10 lbs., @ 70c 



New Half Sugar Mangel. By analysis it 

 shows a nearer approach to sugar beet than 

 any other mangel. The flesh is white, very 

 solid and rich in saccharine. 



Half Sugar Red, per X lb., 25c; lb.. 75c; 



10 lbs., @ 70c lb. 

 Half Sugar White, per X lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 

 10 lbs., @ 70c. 

 BEET, SUGAR VARIETIES. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per 

 acre. Valuable both for producing sugar and 

 stock feeding. 



White Sugar. Grows to a large size; very nutri- 

 tious. X lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 10 lbs. @ 70c. 



Vilmorin's Improved White. Contains the high- 

 est percentage of sugar; also valuable for 

 stock. X lb., 35c; lb., $1.00; 10 lbs. @ 90c 



Lane's Imperial. An improved variety; very 

 hardy and productive. X lb., 35c; lb., $1.00; 

 10 lbs. @ 90c 



Klein Wanzleben. Heavy yielder and easy to 

 dig. X lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 10 lbs., @ 70c. 

 BROOM CORN. Evergreen. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per 



acre. Lb., 18c; 100 lbs., $14.00. 

 BUCKWHEAT. Japanese. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 The best of all early, large grain; enormous 

 yielder. Bush. (48 lbs.), $2.50; 10 bush., @ 

 $2.40. 



CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielder of 



large roots; good keeper. X lb., 20c; lb., 60c 

 Danvers. Good-size, handsome, stump-rooted; 



big yielder. X lb., 25c; lb., 80c 

 Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; very 



productive. M lb., 25c; lb., 75c 

 Large Yellow Belgian. Long, yellow-fleshed roots; 



good keeper. X lb., 25c; lb., 75c 

 White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily har- 

 vested; heaviest cropper. K lb., 25c; lb., 75c 

 CLOVER. 



Alsike or Hybrid Clover. (Trifolium Eybridum.) 



Excellent for clover-sick land. Lb., 36c; bush., 



(60 lbs.) $20.00; 100 lbs., $32.00. 

 Bokhara Clover. (Melilotas Alba.) Lb., 25c; 



bush., (60 lbs.) $12.75; 100 lbs., $20.00. 

 Japan Clover. (Lespedeza Striata.) Of great 



value in the Southern States. Lb., 65c; 



bush., (20 lbs.) $12.50; 100 lbs., $60.00. 



CLOVER— Continued 



Mammoth Red or Pea-Vine Clover. (Trifolium 



Pratense Perenne.) Lb., 42c; bush., (60 lbs.) 



$23.50; 100 lbs., $38.00. 

 Red Clover Medium. (Trifolium Pratense.) Our 



seed is high germination. Lb., 40c; bush., 



(60 lbs.), $21.75; 100 lbs., $35.00. 

 Scarlet Clover. (Trifolium Incarnatum.) Sow in 



the fall, plow under the following spring. Lb. 



22c; bush., (60 lbs.). $11.50; 100 lbs., $18.00. 

 White Clover. (Trifolium Repens.) Lb., 75c; 



bush., (60 lbs.), $42.75; 100 lbs., $70.00. 



CORN, DENT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per 

 acre. In ten-bushel lots or over, deduct 10 c. per 

 bushel on Dent and Flint Corns. 

 Henderson's Diamond Jubilee Corn. A new Gold- 

 en Dent Corn. Qt., 25c; peck. $1.65; bush., 

 $5.50. 

 Long's Champion Yellow Dent. Qt., 20c; peck 

 $1.40; bush., $4.50. 



Eureka, Henderson's. Yellow Dent. Qt., 20c; 

 peck, $1.25; bush., $4.00. 



Wood's Northern White Dent. Qt., 20c; peck, 

 $1.25; bush., $4.00. 



Golden Beauty. A large Yellow Dent; very pro- 

 ductive. Qt., 20c,- peck, $1.25; bush., $4.00. 



Extra-Early Huron. Very early; may be grown 

 North. Qt., 20c; peck, $1.00; bush., $3.50. 



Queen of the Prairie. Early Yellow Dent, matur- 

 ingNorth. Qt., 20c; peck, $1.00; bush., $3.50. 



Learning Improved. Low-set ears of good size; 

 golden grain. Qt., 20c; peck, $1.00;. bush. 

 $3.50. 



White Cap Yellow. Early; thrives on light soils; 

 grain yellow. Qt., 20c; peck, $1.00; bush., 

 $3.50. 



CORN, FLINT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per 



acre. 

 Extra-Early Yellow Flint. A ninety-day Corn. 



The best eight-rowed Yellow Flint in cultivation. 



Qt., 25c; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.00. 

 King Philip. Coppery Red, very early ears 



large size and handsome. Qt., 20c; peck, 



$1.25; bush. $4.00. 

 Longfellow. A large, 8-rowed Yellow Flint; 



ripens in the north. Qt., 20c; peck, $1.25; 



bush., $4.00. 

 Compton's Early. Earliest Yellow Flint, ripening 



in 80 days. Qt., 20c; peck, $1.40; bush., $4.50. 

 Large White Flint. Qt., 20c; peck, $1.25; bush., 



$4.00. 

 Large Yellow Flint. (Early Canada Yellow.) Qt., 



20c; peck, $1.25; bush., $4.00. 



State of Maine. This new variety of extremely 

 early yellow Flint Corn originated and was 

 fully developed in Maine. We recommend 

 planting this corn wherever Flint sorts are 

 grown owing to its early maturity. Qt., 30c; 

 peck, $1.75; bush., $6.00. 



CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. Sow 



broadcast 2 bush.; in drills, 1 bush, per acre. 

 Southern Horse Tooth. Leafy grower; valuable 



for ensilage. Bush $3.50; 10 bush., @ $3.40. 

 Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks earlier 



than above. Bush $4.00; 10 bush., @ $3.90. 

 Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. Valuable for 



both grain and ensilage; peck, $1.25; bush., $4.00; 



10 bush., @ $3.90. 

 Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Rich and sweet. 



Peck, $1.00; bush., $3.00; 10 bush.. @ $2.90. 

 Sweet Fodder. Nutritious for feeding green. 



Peck, 75c; bush., $2.50; 10 bush., @ $2.40. 



POP CORN. Sow 4 lbs. per acre, 10 lbs. and 

 over will be supplied at the 100-lb. rate. 



White Pearl. Lb., 14c ; 100 lbs , $12.00. 



Amber Pearl. Very early, 8 to 10-inch ears; lb., 

 15c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



White Rice or Rat Tooth. Lb., 14c; 100 lbs., 

 $12.00. 



DOURA. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Rural Branching. Very productive fodder plant. 



Lb., 16c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 Yellow Branching. Lb. 16c; 100 lbs., $12.00 



JERUSALEM CORN. Sow 5 lbs. per acre. Sure 

 forage crop in hot sections. Lb., 18c; 100 lbs., 

 $14.00. 



KAFFIR CORN. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



White. Excellent fodder plant, green or dried, 



4 to 6 feet. Lb.. 14c; 100 lbs., $10.00. 

 Red. Taller than white. Lb., 14c; 100 lbs., $10.00. 



MILLET. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Golden. This variety is considerably larger than 



Hungarian. Bush. (50 lbs.), $4.00; 10 bushels 



and upwards, @ $3.90. 

 Hungarian. Bushel, 48 lbs., $3.50; 10 bush, and 



upwards, @ $3.40. 

 Japanese. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. Lb., 18c; 10 



lbs., $1.50; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 Pearl. Sow 8 lbs. per acre. Enormous cropper. 

 Lb., 30c; 100 lbs., $25.00. 



OATS. Sow 3 bush, per acre. Those marked (*) 



are Side Oats. 

 *Long's White Tartar. Peck,70c; bush., (32 lbs.). 



$2.10; 10 bush., @ $2.00; 100 bush.. @ $1.90, 

 Clydesdale, Henderson's. Peck, 75c; bush. 



(32bs.), $2.25; 10 bush., $2.15; 100 bush. $2.00. 

 Early Newmarket. Bush. (32 lbs.), $2.00; 10 bush. 



@ $1.90; 100 bush., @ $1.80. 

 *Black Tartarian. Early and prolific. Bush. (32 



lbs.), $2.10; 10 bush., @ $2.00. 

 *Storm King. Imported Peck 75c; Bush. $2.25 



10 bush. $2.15; 100 bush. $2.00. 

 Swedish Select. Strong grower, grain short, 



plump and heavy. Bush. (32 lbs.), $2.00; 10 



bush., @ $1.90; 100 bush., @ $1.80. 

 Winter or Turf Oats. For fall sowing. Peck, 



70c; bush. (32 lbs.), $2.10; 10 bush., @ $2.00. 



PEAS. Field for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 



Sow 3 bush, per acre. 

 Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 



$1.50; bush., (60 lbs.), $5.50; 10 bush., @ $5.40. 

 Canada Blue. (Price on application.) 

 Cow Peas, Black Eye. Sow 2 bush, per acre 



after May 1st for summer feeding and plow 



under. Bush., (60 lbs.), $6.50; 10 bush., @ $6.40. 

 Cow Peas, New Era. An extra-early variety. 



Bush. (60 lbs.), $5.50; 10 bush., @ $5.40. 



POTATOES. (See Page 18.) 



PUMPKIN. (See page 18.) 



RAPE. Dwarf Essex. Sow 2 to 3 lbs., per acre. 

 Lb., 15c; bush. (50 lbs.), $7.00; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



RUTA BAGA or RUSSIAN TURNIP. 



Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 

 Improved American Purple Top. Lb., 80c 

 Henderson's Long Island Improved. Lb., 90c 

 Large White French, Sweet German or Rock. 



A white-fleshed variety of large size. Lb., 70c 

 (For other Turnips, see page 19.) 



RYE. Sow 1 X bush, per acre. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 

 grain. Bush. (56 lbs.), $4.00; 10 bush.. @ $3.90. 



RYE, WINTER. 



For winter varieties see our Fall Wheat and Grain 

 Circular issued post free in September. We 

 offer the following varieties. 



Henderson's New Invincible. 



Giant Winter. Excelsior Winter. 



Thousandfold Winter. Winter. 



We can take orders at any time at prices ruling 

 at time of shipment. 



SAINFOIN. Sow 3 to 4 bush, per acre. An excel- 

 lent fodder plant. (Price on Application) 



SORGHUM, or SUGAR CANE. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. 

 per acre. 

 Early Orange. Lb., 16c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 Early Amber. Lb., 16c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. Valued 

 for feeding fowl. Lb., 15c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



TEOSINTE. Sow 6 to 8 lbs., per acre. Resembles 

 Corn, but more leafy. X lb.. 50c; lb., $1.50. 



VETCH. 



Spring Vetch, or Tares. Sow 2 bush, per acre. 



Lb., 12c; bush. (60 lbs.), $5.50; 10 bush., @ 



$5.40. 

 Winter or Sand Vetch. Sow 1 bush, per acre with 



X bush, of Oats or Barley. Price, 22c lb.; 



$11.50; bush, of 60 lbs.; 100 lbs.. $18.00. 



WHEAT, SPRING. Sow 1 X bush, per acre. 



Blue Stem (Beardless). A favorite for spring 



sowing. Bush. (60 lbs.), $4.00; 10 bush., @ 



$3.90. 

 Marquis (Beardless). Enormously productive. 



Bush. (60 lbs.), $4.25; 10 bush., @ $4.15. 



WHEAT, WINTER. All new and standard sorts 

 described in our Wheat Circular, sent free on 

 application. Orders booked now for fall delivery. 



PRICES OF ALL FARM SEEDS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



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