HENDERSON'S VEGETABLE SEEDS 
The Choice of Progressive Market Growers 
All of the varieties listed in this catalog were bred 
and selected with one object in mind, and that is to 
produce profitable crops for the commercial grower. 
Our offerings include the most desirable types for the 
long distance shipper, as well as those that appeal 
primarily to the local market trade. Whether your 
market is far or near, Henderson’s seeds produce the 
crops that bring good returns. 
As some of the stocks of our Famous Strains of 
Superior Vegetable Seeds for Market Growers are ex- 
tremely limited this year due to crop shortage, we 
urge our customers fo place orders as early as possible. 
ASPARAGUS 
GIANT WASHINGTON 
This outstanding rust-resistant variety was developed by: the 
United States'Department of Agriculture. It is without doubt 
the best variety in use today. The shoots are large, dark green, 
with a slight purplish tinge and of extra good quality. 
oz. VY Ib. ib. 
Price 25¢ 75¢ $1.75 
ARTICHOKE 
GREEN GLOBE 
The most popular American variety of this delicacy. The flower 
bud is the portion of the plant used for food and is produced the 
second year after sowing the seed. The plants are tender and 
should be protected by a heavy mulch in sections having severe 
winters. Price on application 
BROCCOLI 
HENDERSON’S EARLIGREEN SPROUTING (NEW) 
An outstanding producer of a quality that is equal, if not 
superior, to our Riviera strain. Its extreme earliness makes 
it of particular yalue to commercial growers. Many of our 
customers are putting at least half their plantings into Earli- 
green. Season 65 days. oz. V4 Ib. tb. 
Price $1.75 $5.00 $15.00 
HENDERSON’S RIVIERA 
An improved strain of the well known Italian Green Sprouting or 
Calabrese type. The plant is tall and branching. A large 
bluish-green flower bud head develops in the center. After this 
is removed, smaller heads are produced on the side branches. 
If the heads are kept cut the plants will continue to produce 
other heads for many weeks. Season 75 days. 
oz. VY, Ib. Ib. 
Price $1.50 $4.00 $12.00 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
HENDERSON’S LONG ISLAND 
This is a special selection of the Long Island Improved type. The 
seed is produced on Long Island and is superior to ordinary 
strains in use today. The plant is dwarf, 20 to 24 inches tall. 
The sprouts or cabbage-like balls are about 1 ¥2 inches in diam- 
eter, very solid, and are so closely set that the stem is completely 
covered. Season 85 days from the setting out of the plants. 
oz. 
Price $4.00 
Brussels Sprouts, Henderson's Long Island 
1947 CATALOG FOR MARKET GROWERS AND FLORISTS — PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 
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