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



COLE S EARLY WATER MELON'. 



MUSHROOM. 



HENDERSON' S GLOBE ONIONS. 



Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



MELON, MVSK.-Continued. 



Paul Rose. This splendid variety is a cross between Netted Gem and Miller's 

 Cream, combining the best qualities of both. It ripens an immense number 

 of moderate-sized fruits; flesh salmon, deep, sweet and richly flavored; rind 

 tough and thin; seed cavity small; healthy and robust 



Tip Top. A very heavy cropping handsome Melon. Fruits moderately large, 

 nearly round and deeply ribbed; surface slaty-green slightly netted. Flesh 

 deep salmon colored, thick, solid, fine grained; edible to the rind and of 

 most delicious quality 



MELON, WATER. 



Cuban Queen. Large oval melons; striped dark and light green; flesh red and 

 of excellent quality ; the best late sort 



Cole's Early. (See specialties page 21.) 



Citron. Small round fruits, for preserves only 



■ Florida Favorite. (See specialties page 21.) 



Georgia Rattlesnake, or Gipsy. Medium size, oval shape, heavily-mottled, 

 good shipper 



Ice Cream. (White-seeded.) A medium-sized, almost round Melon, sue 

 ceeding well in the Xorth. Skin light green, faintly mottled; flesh scarlet 

 and solid 



Kolb's Gem. (See specialties page 21.) 



Mammoth Iron Clad. An old and popular variety: grows to an immense size, 

 oblong, dark green with light markings; red flesh of fine quality 



Mountain Sweet. An old favorite; oval shaped, dark green fruits, rind thin; 

 flesh red, solid and sweet 



Sweet Heart. A thick, oval Melon, light green, mottled, with thin, tough 

 rind; flesh light red, solid, of fine quality and flavor. It is early, making a 

 grand second to Cole's Early; stands snipping well, is an excellent keeper and 

 improves in quality after ripening 



Sweet Siberian, Henderson's. A Russian variety; splendid for Northern cli- 

 mates, ripening thoroughly even after cold weather. It is of oval shape, 

 medium size, dark green, faintly mottled; thin, tough rind; flesh deep orange- 

 buff and very sweet, early and productive 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. (Our leaflet, •' Mushroom Culture:' free.) 



Delicious mushrooms may be grown by any one having a supply of fresh horse 

 manure and a tight shed or cellar where a temperature of 50 to 60 degrees 

 can be evenly maintained. 



American Pure Culture. (See specialties page 21.) 8 lbs. $1.15 



Henderson's Superior English. (See specialties page 21.) 



French Virgin Mushroom Spawn. (See specialties page 21.) Tablets, 10c. 

 each, $1.10 doz., ST. 50 per 100. 



MUSTARD. 



White London. The leaves are generally used while quite young in salads and 

 for garnishing. Successive sowings furnish a continuous supply 



Giant Southern Curled. A favorite in the South, where it is sown in the fall 

 for spring salad 



Chinese. Large succulent leaves, pleasantly pungent 



NASTURTIUM, or INDIAN CRESS. The seed pods, gathered green, are 



delicious pickled and used for seasoning like capers 



Tall or Large. Climber, 10 ft. high, ornamental flowers, large seeds 



Dwarf. A trailer, requiring no support; smaller but more profuse 



OKRA, or GUMBO. The pods sliced are esteemed for soups, stews, etc., and 



must be gathered when young 



White Velvet, Henderson's. Large, round, smooth pods; never ridged; prolific 



Dwarf Prolific. Of dwarf, stocky growth, very early and prolific 



Long Green. Long, slender, pale green pods, very tender 



ONION. Henderson's Onion seed is noted among critical Onion raisers for its 

 superiority in quality, yield, weight, shape, trueness to type, uniformity, 

 small necks, as well as for high germination; it is unsurpassed. 



Extra Early Flat Red. Remarkably earl}', of medium size, thriving in cool soils 

 where others fail; a good keeper, shape uniform, round and flat, skin light 

 red, flesh close grained, white and mild ; an excellent variety for home gardens. 



Wethersfield, Large Red. (See specialties page 23.) (10 lbs. and over (g> 

 $1.45 lb.) 



Yellow Globe Danvers. (See specialties page 22.) (10 lbs. and over @ $1.25 

 lb.) 



Round Yellow Danvers. Similar to Yellow Globe Danvers, except being 

 flatter. It matures very early, is a reliable and large cropper 



Prizetaker. (See specialties page 23.) (10 lbs. and over @ $1.60 lb.) 



Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. A flat selection of Yellow Danvers; good for sets. 



White Portugal, or Silver Skin. (See specialties page 21.) (10 lbs. and 

 over @ $2.50 lb.) 



White Bunch. Of vigorous growth, producing large, showy, white onions, of 

 fine, mild quality, especially adapted for using when young or bunching for 



sale. Not a good keeper 



SOUTHPORT GLOBE VARIETIES. (See specialties page 22.) 



Southport White Globe. Connecticut-grown. (10 lbs. and over @ $2.75 lb.) . 



Southport Yellow Globe. Connecticut-grown. (10 lbs. and over @ $1.60 lb.) . 



Southport Red Globe. Connecticut-grown. 1 10 lbs, and over @ $1.70 lb.) . 



PRICES. 

 Pkts., Ozs., and i Lbs. deliv- 

 ered free, but add 8c. to Lbs. 



Pkt. 



. L0 



.10 



.05 

 .10 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 



.05 

 .05 



.05 



.05 



.05 



.10 



Oz. 



i Lb. [ Lb. 



L0 



.15 



.10 



.10 



.30 1.00 



.45 



.20 

 25 

 .25 

 .25 



.25 



.20 

 .20 



1.40 



.60 



.75 



.70 



.60 



.50 



. 20 . 60 



.20 .55 



.20 



.30 



.60 



1.00 



(Buyer pays transit on 



Mushroom Spawn. 

 For free delivery in the 

 V. S. add 10<r. per lb.) 



Per lb. 50 lbs. 100 lbs 



1S 

 .10 3.75 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



.05 

 .05 



.05 



.05 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 



.10 



.10 



.05 



.05 

 .10 

 .05 



.10 



.05 



.10 

 .10 

 .10 



.05 



.10 



.10 



.10 

 .10 



.15 

 .15 



.15 



.10 

 .20 

 .10 



.15 



. 25 

 .20 

 .20 



12.50 

 7.00 



i Lb. 



.10 



.20 

 .20 



.20 

 .20 



.45 



.45 



.40 



.35 

 .50 

 .35 



.50 



.80 

 .50 



Lb. 



.25 



.50 

 .50 



.50 



.60 



.45 

 .40 

 .40 



1.50 



1.50 



1.30 



1.10 

 1.70 

 1.10 



2.60 



1.70 



2.85 

 1.65 



1.75 



Our New 

 Leaflet, 



Mow to Grow Onions for home and Market, ff&^tt' Free 



to Customers 

 If Asked for. 



