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



HENDERSON'S SPECIALTIES IN 



Vegetable Seeds^MarketGardeners 



SPARAGUS 



THIS LIST CANCELS ALL PREVIOUS OFFERS NOT ACCEPTED IANUAKY, 1911. 



oe # & HENDEKSON'S PALMETTO ASPAKAGUS. ^ ^ ^ 



Larger, Earlier, More Uniform in Size and More Prolific 

 than any Other Asparagus Grown. Disease- Resisting. 



TJ SPARAGUS, the most appreciated of early spring vegetables, has been 

 w\ grown and prized for its succulent tenderness and delicious flavor from 

 J B time immemorial. In various, countries various types and strains are 

 extolled and offered, all of which we have grown and thoroughly tested, but — 

 in the American climate at least — Henderson's Palmetto is the king of all Aspara- 

 gus. It is superior in every way; larger, earlier, a strong quick grower, a more 

 prolific and continuous yielder, the stalks large and uniform under ordinary 

 culture, average nearly an inch in diameter, retaining their thickness up to 

 their plump tips. The usual bunches of 15 shoots measure \o\ inches in cir- 

 cumference and weigh about 2 pounds. For quality Henderson's Palmetto 

 is peerless, meltingly tender and full of delicious flavor. The Palmetto is equally 

 adapted to all sections North and South; it is less susceptible to the Asparagus 

 disease than any other variety, and has continued to yield profitable crops in 

 sections where plantations of other varieties have been entirely devastated. 

 Asparagus may be grown in almost any soil or situation, but special success 

 is attained in thoroughly enriched, deeply dug sandy loam. Beds cared for 

 improve with age lasting for many years. Asparagus may be grown from seed, 

 but as it should not be cut before two or three years old, that time is saved by 

 buying and planting roots. 



Price of Seed: 10c. oz., 20c. \ lb., 50c. lb. - 



HENDERSON'S PALMETTO ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



In an Exhaustive Asparagus Test * 



covering eight years conducted by the New Jersey Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, Henderson's Palmetto was 

 proven superior to all other varieties tried, eight in all, 

 viz.: Palmetto. Barr's Mammoth, Donald's Elmira, Colum- 

 bia Mammoth White, Conover's Colossal, Giant Brunswick, 

 Moore's Crossbred and Giant Argenteuii. Full details are 

 printed in their Bulletin No. 173, extracts from which are 

 as follows: 



The question of varieties for setting new plantations is a 

 very important one. Palmetto is by far the most productive 

 sort; its productiveness, coupled with its power of resisting dis- 

 eases, makes it one of the most, if not the most, desirable variety 

 of Asparagus. Donald's Elmira is second in order of yield, but 

 it is exceeded by Palmetto by 24% in early yield and 32% in 

 total average yield {covering six years of cutting) and by nearly 

 36% in total yield of 1903. It is thus evident that the cash 

 return in A sparagus growing depends much upon the variety. In 

 the six annual crops taken from the field, Palmetto gives an 

 average cash return of $111.00 per acre more than the Elmira. 

 The yield and value the last year reported on, 1903, was even 

 more pronounced in favor of Palmetto, the yield being 7,123 

 lbs. per acre; the returns for which were $839.87 per acre, an 

 excess over Elmira that year of $221.88 and over Barr's Mam- 

 moth, $333.12." 



A Saving of one to two years is effected by planting roots 

 The best time for planting in the North is in the Spring. 

 Prices (buyer paying transit): Two-year old roots, per 100, $1.00; per 

 $6.00. Add to above prices for free dclivry in U. 5 30c per 100 



1,000, 



HENDERSON'S superior seeds 



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DIRECT TO 

 APPRECIATED: 



" You stale you will henceforth deal direct with planters. I think this will meet 

 with general approval. Your seeds are the truest to name of any. and I have 

 bought from a good many seedsmen." R. L. NASH, Palmetto. F>" 





