From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



IMPORTANT NOTICE-FREE DELIVERY OF SEEDS 



We Deliver, Transportation Paid in the U. S. and Possessions, Vegetable and Flower Seeds by the packet, ounce, 

 quarter-pound, pound, pint and quart. 



On larger quantities (half pecks and over) purchaser pays transportation. We also deliver, transportation paid, all 

 Lawn Grass Seed mixtures in any quantity and most Bulbs at single and dozen prices. 



In making this Free Delivery offer we reserve the right to ship goods either by Parcel Post, Express or Freight. 



There are some goods that we do not deliver transportation paid. These are noted in the Catalogue. 



BUSINESS RULES, ETC. 



THE PRICES QUOTED IN THIS CATALOGUE ARE NET— We 

 reserve the right to advance prices without notice should current 

 conditions require it. ■> 



REMITTANCES may be made by Express Money Order. P. 0. 

 Money Order or Bank Draft. 



NOTE — If cash or stamps are sent by mail, REGISTER 

 THE LETTER, otherwise it travels at owner's risk. 



C. O. D. ORDERS— If goods are wanted C. O. D., 25 per cent of 

 the amount must accompany the order. Charges for returning 

 the money will be collected on delivery. 



]Vote. — The Post Office Department does not allow a prior examina- 

 tion of C. 0. D. parcels. We do not ship plants C. O. D. 



ACCOUNTS — Parties having no account with us — who order 

 goods without remittance — must furnish satisfactory reference. 

 New York City reference preferred on account of the shorter delay 

 pending investigation. 



ERROR IN THE FILLING OF ORDERS— We use the greatest 

 care in filling, checking and packing orders. Yet should anything 

 be omitted we will promptly forward when advised. Write your 

 orders carefully and keep a duplicate copy for comparison. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR SHIPPING AND CARTING of 

 goods to any railroad station, steamship line or express office in 

 New York City proper. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR PACKING, except special for 

 foreign shipments, as tin-lined cases, double sacks, etc.. then we 

 charge cost. Cloth bags we charge for, viz. : % peck, 10c. ; 1 peck, 

 15c; % bushel, 20c; 1 bushel, 25c; 2 bushels. 45c. Burlap bags. 1 

 peck, 10c. ; % bushel, 15c. ; 1 bushel, 20c ; 2 bushels, 25c. ; 4 bushels, 

 30c: 6 bushels. 35c; 8 bushels, 40c No charge for bags with lawn 

 grass mixtures. 



GARDENERS' AND GREENSKEEPERS' SITUATIONS— We 

 have at all times the names of practical gardeners and farm man- 

 agers and greenskeepers in want of situations. If parties desiring 

 such will write us, we shall be glad to put them in communication 

 with men whom we deem suitable. We make no charge for this 

 service. 



In accordance with the universal custom of the Seed Trade, 

 PETER HENDERSON & CO. gives no warranty, express or im- 

 plied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other 

 matter of any Seeds, Bulbs, Roots or Plants they send out, and 

 they will not be in any way responsible for the crop. 



QUESTIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE— We endeavor to an- 

 swer promptly all letters of inquiry — which should be on separate 

 paper from orders — but we cannot -undertake the planning of entire 

 gardens and grounds. 



AVE DO NOT SUPPLY DEALERS, therefore our Seeds, etc., can 

 only be secured by sending orders direct to us. 



SUGGESTIONS — We are always pleased to receive suggestions 

 regarding this Catalogue from our customers; our object being to 

 make it as convenient and useful as possible. 



PARCEL POST AND EXPRESS INFORMATION 



Goods forwarded by parcel post are delivered quickly, and for 

 short distances the charges are less than if sent by express. 



Parcels weighing 70 pounds or less can be forwarded by parcel 

 post anywhere in the first three zones, and parcels weighing 50 

 pounds or less are delivered all over the country. Parcels going 

 by mail must not exceed S4 inches in measurement all around and' 

 height included. This means that the distance from one end to the 

 other added to the number of inches around the thickest part of 

 the package must not be more than S4 inches, or 7 feet. 



If you do not know what parcel post zone you live in, ask your 

 postmaster. 



Packages weighing 8 ounces or less can be sent at lc for 2 ounces 

 to any part of the country. 



EXPRESS 



Parcels any weight can be shipped by express, and for heavy 

 •weights and long distances express rates are lower than parrel 

 post rates. . 



From the 4th to the 8th zone packages weighing 10 pounds or 

 more usually go cheaper by express. 



Your express agent will be glad to tell you the rate to your 

 station. 



DOMESTIC PARCEL POST RATES 





First 



Each 



Within the U. S. and Possessions 





Pound 



Additional 



1st, 2d & 3d Zones weight limit 70 lbs., 



other Zones 



50 lbs. 



(over8ozs. 



Pound 



Size limit 84 inches for comb 



ned length 





rates as 



or 



and largest girth 







1 lb.) 



fraction 



First Zone within 50 miles of New York City 



7c. 



lc. 



Second " " 50 to 150 " 







7c. 



lc. 



Third " " 150 " 300 " 







8c. 



2c. 



Fourth " " 300 " 600 " 







9c. 



4c. 



Fifth " " 600 " 1000 " 







10c. 



6c. 



Sixth " " 1000 " 1400 " 







lie. 



8c. 



Seventh " " 1400 " 1800 *.' 







13c. 



10c. 



Eighth " " all over 1800 " 







14c. 



12c. 



LOCAL ZONE — This zone includes the Boroughs of Manhattan 

 and the Bronx, also Pelham and Pelhaui Manor. N. Y. The rate Is 

 5 cents for the first pound and 1 cent for each additional (2) two 

 pounds or fraction thereof. 



IMPORTANT — In remitting postage, always add it to the foot of 

 the order as a separate item — this will help to avoid mistakes. 



OUR FRONT COVER FOR 1927 



On the front cover of this book — our Manual of Everything for the Garden. 1927. 



Wc have pleasure in presenting the fourteenth^ installment of our series. 



Gardens of the Great. This is a picture of thejancient house at Oak Hill, Virginia, where 



John Marshall, the first Chief Justice of the United States was born. Surrounding it 



is the garden, pictured as the artist thinks it looked in its hoy-day. the inspiration 



of the picture being an old print of the garden published about tlie year 1795. 



At the Lawyers' Club in New York City, and many places elsewhere, celebrations 



were held on Jan. 31st, 1925, to commemorate the appointment on Jan. 31st. 



1801, one hundred and twenty-five years ago. of John Marshall to the office of Chief 



Justice of the United States. R.L.Duffus, writing recently in the XewYorkTimes. says: 



"This appointment was an event in American History which, in the view of modern 



students of the subject, outweighs in importance any battle ever fought in North 



America." 



John Marshall was Chief Justice from 1801 until the time of his death, in 1835, 

 and during that time he administered the Oath of Office to live Presidents His 

 fame rests upon the fact that he did more than all the Presidents, and all the 

 Congresses of his time, to define and determine the final shape of the American 

 constitution and government. Senator Beveridge, his biographer, says: "It is undeniable 

 •' and undenicd 1 hat America could not have been developed so rapidh ami solidly without 

 the power which the law. as announced by Marshall, gave to industrial organization." 

 John Marshall was born Sept. 2 1th. 1 755, in that corner of Virginia between the Potomac 

 and Rappahannock Rivers, which has produced so many great nu-n. He commanded troops 

 in the. War of the Revolution, serving with great credit and taking part m various battles 

 from the beginning to the end of that struggle. The general impression of Marshall, per- 

 sonally, has been one of a stern and autocratic judge, but in private life it is said that he 

 was quite jolly, thoroughly} human and quite careless about his personal appearance; this last 

 trait being a sore spot with Mrs. Marshall, to whom he was greatly devoted. 

 The house we picture was built by Thomas Marshall, father of the Chief Justice, who was a 

 surveyor associated with George Washington in making surveys of the various properties of Lord 

 Fairfax in Virginia. 



" You sap you give rm warranty, express or implied, on your seeds, hut I consider the name ' Henderson! on the package warranty enough. For more than 

 fifty years I have planted Henderson's seeds and had no cause for complaint." — C. L. Watkins, Shiunston, West Va. 



