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



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AMERICAN FLAG LEEK. 



ALL SEASONS LETTUCE 



TRIANON COS LETTUCE 



EARLY HACKENSACK MUSK MELON 



Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



LEEK. 



Carentan. Dwarf plant; leaves broad; stem short, but very thick 



Giant Italian 



Large American Flag. A very fine, and well-selected stock. It blanches from eight 

 to ten inches from the root, is very hardy and the best sort to winter over, as it comes 

 rapidly into use in spring, providing a market crop when vegetables are very scarce 

 (See engraving) 



Musselburgh, or Scotch Champion. A very robust growing stock, makes very thick 

 stems and winters well 



Large Rouen. Thick, short-stemmed variety, excellent for winter or autumn use 



LETTUCE. 



HEAD VARIETIES. 



All Heart. A fine summer Lettuce, large, solid heads, fine quality 



Big Boston, Henderson's. (See specialties page 8.) 10 lbs, and upwards $1.40 per lb. . 



Boston Market, or White-Seeded Tennis Ball. A popular, early, small, compact- 

 heading variety, for early outdoor culture, and largely forced in hotbeds and green 

 houses; can be planted closely 



Black-Seeded Butter. Forms good-sized, hard heads, extensively used as an early 

 outdoor variety 



Mammoth Black-Seeded Butter. Very good for second crop and early summer use 

 It is distinctly a butter lettuce, and the largest of the type. It succeeds well at any 

 season, excepting in the very hottest weather 



California Cream Butter. Large, solid heads; leaves slightly blotched; resists heat well 

 and is hardy 



Golden Queen, Henderson's. One of the best first early head Lettuces for either 

 open-ground or frame culture; medium-sized, solid heads, crisp and tender 



Hanson. A handsome, large, loose-heading summer variety of fine quality 



Immensity, Henderson's. The largest head Lettuce, not early, but reliable for early 

 summer and fall use; quality fine 



Market Gardener's Private Stock. A very fine selection of the Salamander type; 

 admirable for midsummer crop 



Mignonette. A small, sturdy, all-head Lettuce; the hearts yellow, tender and crisp; 

 outside leaves tinged russet. It is very early, hardy, long-standing, and fine for late 

 fall crops in cold frames :■■••. 



May King. A very good early variety, solid, crisp heads 



New York, Henderson's. A large, light green colored variety with a loose head. This 

 is grown almost exclusively in the far West, where its superb quality is greatly appre- 

 ciated. (See engraving) 



Long Island. An excellent solid heading sort, particularly valuable for open ground. 

 It is compact and attractive in appearance and stands heat well 



All Seasons. A splendid variety for general use but particularly valuable for summer 

 crop. Leaves dull green, but of great substance, heart solid and tender. (See 

 engraving.) 



Salamander, Henderson's Perfected. The standard summer lettuce. There is no 

 variety which stands heat better. It will produce good lettuce when it is scarcest on 

 the market, and will prove one of the most profitable crops. Our stock is as nearly 

 perfect as possible, and we confidently recommend it 



St. Louis Market. Excellent for midsummer use, extensively used in the middle west . . 



Sensation. A popular variety in the Philadelphia market, solid heads 



Tenderheart, Henderson's. An excellent variety for early frame use, and for first out- 

 door sowing. The plant is of medium size, and attractive in color. The heads are 

 medium large, and hold well after maturity 



Unrivaled 



Tennis Ball, Black Seeded. Hardy, extremely early and hard-heading 



PRICES. 

 Ozs., and x /i lbs. 

 delivered free, but add 

 postage according to 

 zone rates on page 2 

 of cover for half-pounds 

 and over if wanted by 

 mail. 



CURLED OR CUTTING VARIETIES. This type does not form compact heads but 



large masses of curly, crisp leaves, which are practically everbearing as they keep 



growing after picking; the best of these are: 

 Early Curled Simpson. Forms a compact mass of yellowish-green, curly leaves; earlier 



than head Lettuces; largely grown in cold frames and the open ground 



Black-Seeded Simpson. Very large loose heads of curly golden-yellow leaves; which 



are thin and tender. It stands summer heat splendidly 



Grand Rapids. (See specialties page 8.) Grows well under glass 



ROMAINE or COS VARIETIES. These form large, elongated, compact heads that 

 blanch mild and crisp ; esteemed for summer use 



Express Cos., Henderson's. Very early, dwarf, compact, quality fine 



Paris White Cos 



Trianon Cos. Romaine Lettuce is increasing rapidly in popularity, especially in the 

 restaurants of large cities. It has a sweetness and flavor peculiarly its own, and is 

 more crisp and brittle than other types. Trianon is certainly the best Cos Lettuce 

 for the American market. (See engraving) 



MARTYNIA Proboscidea. Produces long seed pods, which, gathered half grown, are 

 green and tender, and are esteemed for pickling in vinegar. (Crop failure.) 



MELON, MUSK, or CANTALOUPE. 



GREEN-FLESHED VARIETIES. 



The "Henderson" Bush Musk Melon. For description, see "Everything for the 

 Garden." Page 47. This variety has proved to be a great drought-resister 



Eden Gem. This variety is almost round, a little longer from stem to flower end. The 

 ribs are entirely absent, and the fruit, regular in shape as an orange, is covered with 

 a bold, well defined netting. The flesh is perfect and so thick that it almost fills the 

 fruit. The shipping quality is perfect 



Early Hackensack, Henderson's. A large green-fleshed variety, round, but drepessed 

 from stem to blossom ends, with well defined ribs and strong netting. The flesh is 

 thick, rich in color, and of perfect flavor. The fruits weigh from 5 to 6 pounds each, 

 and are produced in abundance. (See engraving) 



Hackensack. About 10 days later than the above, but attains a very large size; round 

 with flattened ends, thickly netted; productive; extra quality 



Jenny Lind. This is the earliest variety. The fruit is small, round-flat, evenly ribbed 

 of a most attractive greenish-gold color. Its flavor is unsurpassed and it is an enor- 

 mous cropper 



Melting Sugar, Henderson's. A very attractive, medium sized green fleshed variety, 

 of particularly fine quality 



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Our 



Leaflet 



How to Grow Best Musk Melons for Table and Sale, 



Including Destroying 

 Melon Louaa, etc. 



Free to Customers " ?or ked 



