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



Complete 

 List of 



Farm Seeds 



Special Prices 



can often be 

 made on large 

 quantities. 



ALFALFA. (See Clovers, page SO.) 



ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Potato-like roots, ex- 

 cellent for feeding stock, especially hogs. Qt., 

 25c; peck, SI. 25; bush., $4.00. 



AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. Sow 3 lbs. per acre. A 

 valuable forage plant for dry situations and 

 alkali soils. Oz., 15c; lb., SI. 25; 10 lbs. @ SI. 15. 



BARLEY. Sow 2 to 2' ■> bush, per acre. 



New White Hulless. 2 to 3 weeks earlier than 



ordinary Barley, grows about same height, and 



the grain will not shell out in the field. Peck, 



$1.00 bush. (48 lbs.), $3.00; 10 bush, (o) Si' 90, 

 Two-Rowed Duck-Bill. Large heads of large grain; 



big yielder. Peck, 70c; bush., (48 lbs.), $2.00; 



10 bush. @ SI. 90. 

 Vermont Champion. Two-rowed; hardy, prolific 



and early. Peck, 70c; bush. (48 lbs.), S2.00; 



10 bush. © $1.90. 



BEANS. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Burlingame Medium. Handsome white beans, 



medium sized; prolific. Peck, $1.20; bush. 



(60 lbs.), $4.00. 

 Boston Small Pea. Very desirable; early, hardy 



and prolific. Peck, $1.20; bush. (60 lbs.), $4.00. 

 Improved Red Kidney. More prolific than the 



ordinary variety. Peck, $1.20; bush. (60 lbs.), 



$4.00. 

 White Marrow, or Navy Bean. Extensively grown 



as a shell bean. Peck, $1.20; bush. (60 lbs.), 



$4.00. 



BEANS FOR SOILING, FODDER, Etc. 



Early Green Soja. This produces enormous crops 

 as far north as Canada. It grows about 1 tt. 

 high and yields ten to twenty tons of green 

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



It is a valuable leguminous plant for the far- 

 mer and dairyman for either green or cured fod- 

 der or grain. It is especially valuable for 

 ensilage in combination with fodder corn or 

 Japanese Millet (two parts of Millet to one part 

 of Soja Beans), thus furnishing a complete 

 balanced ration. 



Soja Beans are great soil enrichers, adding 

 humus and extracting nitrogen from the air. 

 Sow 3 pecks per acre. (See Cut.) 



Price, peck, $1.75; bushel (60 lbs.) $5.50: 10 

 bushel @ $5.40. 

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

 Late; valuable in the South for plowing under. 

 Peck, $2.00< bush. (60 lbs.) $6.00. 



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



Colossal Long Red (Henderson's). A valuable im- 

 proved and distinct variety. Extra large, long 

 roots; blood-red, very nutritious. H lb., 15c; 

 lb., 45c; 10 lbs. @ 40c 



Red Globe. Large, smooth red globe roots; excel- 

 lent quality. M lb., 15c; lb., 40c; 10 lbs., @ 

 35c. 



Champion Yellow Globe (Henderson's). Smooth, 

 large, round roots; yellow flesh. \i lb., 15c; lb. 

 45c; 10 lbs., © 40c. 



Giant Intermediate (Henderson's). Big yielder; 

 handsome, large ovoid roots. }4 lb., 15c; lb., 

 40c; 10 lbs. © 35c 



Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing from 

 other varieties; sheep prefer it; heavy yielder. 

 >., lb., 15c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs., @ 30c 



Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of excellent 

 quality. M lb.. 15c; lb., 35c; 10 lbs. © 30c 



Long Yellow. Differs from the Long Red only in 

 color. !.{ lb., 15c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. @ 30c 



Yellow Globe. Large globular roots; good keeper, 

 adapted for shallow soils. }£ lb., 15c; lb., 40c; 

 10 lbs. @ 35c 



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, 'i lb., 15c; lb., 35c; 10 lbs. © 30c 



Vilmorin's Improved White. Contains the highest 

 percentage of sugar; also valuable for stock. 

 M lb., 15c; lb., 40c; 10 lbs. © 35c 



Lane's Imperial. An improved variety; very hardy 

 and productive. , ] 4 lb., 15c; lb., 40c; 10 lbs. 

 @ 35c 



Klein Wanzleben. Heavy yielder and easy to dig. 

 \i lb., 15c; lb., 35c; 10 lbs., © 30c. 



BEGGAR-WEED. Sow 10 lbs. per acre. A valuable 

 forage and soil-improving plant for the south, 

 growing 2 to 6 ft. high; sow broadcast 10 to 12 

 lbs. per acre; 45c lb.; 10 lb. lots @ 40c lb. 



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

 acre. Free from crooked brush and remains 

 green. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $7.00. 



BUCKWHEAT. Japanese. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 The best of all; early, large grain; enormous 

 yielder. Bush. (48 lbs.), $1.60; 10 bush. @ 

 SI. 50. 



CASTOR OIL PLANT. From which the Castor Oil 

 of commerce is produced. 34 lb., 20c. lb., 50. 



CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielder of 

 large roots; good keeper. 14 lb., 25c; lb., 80c. 



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

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



Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; very pro- 

 ductive. Vi lb. LOc; lb., 60c. 



Large Yellow Belgian. Long, yellow-fleshed roots; 

 good keeper. }.i lb., 20c; lb., 60c. 



White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily har- 

 vested; heaviest cropper. J4 lb., 20c; lb., 60c. 



CLOVER. (See page SO.) 



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



acre. 1/ wanted by Mail, add 10c. per quart for 



postage. In ttn-bttshsl lots or over, deduct 10c. 



per bushel on Dent and Flint Corns. 

 Long's Champion Yellow Dent. $1.10 peck; $3.50 



bush. 

 Eureka (Henderson's). Peck 75.; bush., $2.50. 

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



80c; bush., $2.75. 

 Early Mastodon. A large-eared, early Yellow 



Dent. Qt., 15c; peck, 60c; bush., $2.00. 

 Golden Beauty. A large Golden Dent; very pro- 

 ductive. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.25. 

 Extra Early Huron. Very early; may be grown 



North and in Canada. Qt., 15c; peck, 60c; 



bush., S2.00. 

 Queen of the Prairie. ( Pride of the North.) Early 



Yellow Dent, maturing North. Qt., 15c; peck, 



60c; bush., $2.0(1. 

 Early Butler. Earliest Yellow Dent; long grains, 



small cob. Qt., 15c; neck, 60c; bush., $2.00. 

 Learning. Low-set ears of good size; golden grain, 



productive. Qt., 15c; peck, 60c; bush , $2.00. 

 White Cap Yellow. Early; thrives on light soils; 



grain yellow, tipped white. Qt., 15c; peck, 60c; 



bush., $2.00. 

 Hickory King. Largest grain, smallest cob of any 



white corn. Late; maturing south of New 



Jersey. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.25. 



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



Early Yellow Flint. A ninety day corn. The best 

 eight rowed Yellow Flint, in cultivation. For 

 detailed description see our Farmers Manual, 

 qt. 20c; pk. 90c. bush. $3.00. 



Longfellow. A large. 8-rowed Yellow Flint; ripens 

 as far north as Mass. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; 

 bush., $2.25. 



Compton's Early. Earliest Yellow Flint, ripening 

 in from 76 to 85 days. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; 

 bush., $2.25. 



Large White Flint. Large, handsome, well-filled 

 ears. Qt., 15c; peck, 60c; bush., $2.00. 



Large Yellow Flint. {Early Canada Yellow.) Large- 

 ly grown in the North. Qt., 15c; peck, 60c; 

 bush.. S2.00. 



King Philip. Coppery-red, very early large, hand- 

 some ears. Qt., 15c; peck, 60c; bush., S2.00. 



CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. Sow broad- 

 cast 2 bush, in drills, 1 bush, per acre. 



Southern Horse Tooth. A large, leafy grower; es- 

 pecially valuable for ensilage. Bush., $1.60; 

 10 bush., @ $1.50. 



Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks earlier 

 than above, and better suited for fodder and 

 ensilage in Northern States. Bush., $1.70; 10 

 bush.. <& $1.60. 



Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. Valuable for 

 both grain and ensilage; suckers yielding enor- 

 mously. Qt., 15c; peck, 65c; bush., $2.25; 10 

 bush., @ 82.15. 



Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Richer, sweeter and 

 more digestible than the ordinary. Peck, $1.00; 

 bush., $2.90; 10 bush.. (T; $2.80. 



Sweet Fodder. Succulent and nutritious for feed- 

 ing green. Peck, 75c; bush., $2.75; 10 bush., 

 @ $2.65. 



FARM SEEDS 



we do NOT deliver free, but when 

 small quantities are wanted, by mail or express, 



we -will prepay carriage in United States 



f 8c. per pound : 

 added to prices. 



