From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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CULTURE — For early crops, start the seed the end of February, in a cold-frame or indoors in a hox of soil at a sunn;/ win- 

 dow. Cover the seed not over one-eighth of an inch. The seedlinys should be ready for setting outdoors in April. Set thr plants 

 one foot apart in rows eighteen inches apart. Seed may also be sown outdoors during April or May. For a fall crop sow seed 

 during the month of August. 



Lettuce 



Henderson's Big Boston 



Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co 



A Grand, Large Cabbage Lettuce. The Best 



Head Lettuce on Earth. More Extensively 



Grown Than Any Other Lettuce. Big, 



Compact, Tender and Crisp, 



Creamy-White Heads. 



492. This grand variety, introduced by us, has proved 

 to be a most valuable addition to our list of salad plants, 

 steadily gaining in popularity until it is now more exten- 

 sively grown than any other kind of Lettuce, either for the 

 private table or for sale, North, South, East or West; / 

 whether grown in the open ground for early summer 

 and fall use, in frames for spring, or forced 

 cool in greenhouses for winter use. It invariably 

 gives both grower and user the utmost satisfac- 

 tion, producing under ordinarily favorable 

 conditions, splendid, large, creamy-white 

 heads, packed with thoroughly-blanched leaves, 

 crisp, tender and sweet, delighting both the 

 palate and the eye. This grand variety makes 

 a handsome plant, with but few outside leaves, 

 and stands long before bolting to seed. 

 Big Boston is one of the best large-heading 

 Lettuces, and, while it succeeds at all seasons, 

 except during the very hottest months, it is peculi 

 arly adapted for late fall culture. Large areas of 

 it may be seen in the vicinity of Mew York as 

 late as Nov. loth; a slight covering of salt 

 marsh hay amply protecting the plant 

 from hard frosts, which, when cut 

 for market, are as fresh, bright and 

 untinged as at any season. 

 Thousands of acres of it are 

 grown during the winter in 

 Florida and other Southern 

 States for shipping to 

 Northern markets; in every 

 State it is wonderfully pop- 

 ular; in fact, we know of no 

 other variety that gives 

 such general satisfaction un- 

 der such varying conditions. 

 As many of our customers 

 have said: "It is the best 

 Head Lettuce oa earth." 

 •(see engraving.) Price, 



10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 75c. Vi 

 lb., 52.25 lb. 



in 1890 



Henderson's Unrivaled 



Succeeds at All Seasons 

 Early, Tender, Crisp and Buttery 



528. This is a new variety, and has iiroved to be a very 

 valuable acquisition to the Lettuce family. It is very early 

 in the maturing-, being fit for use about the same time as 

 Henderson's Big- Boston, which it resembles somewhat in 

 appearance and in the size of the head. Henderson's Un- 

 rivaled Lettuce is pale green in color, shading to creamy 

 white ;it the center of the head, which is formed of closely 

 wrapped crisp leaves, giving it great compactness of form. 

 We highly recommend this sort, feeling confident that it will 

 become a prime favorite. 'Sec engraving.) 

 Price, 15c. pkt., 30c. oz., 90c. ' t lb., $3.00 lb. 



See Henderson's Delicacy end Crispy Cos Lettuces on p< 



Ninety per cent, of the Lettuce used in America is grown from Henderson's Big Boston and New York Varieties 



