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



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America's Two Most Famous Lettuces 



Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. 



Henderson's Big Boston Lettuce 



SEE COLORED PLATE ON FRONT COVER 



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. 



Wherever head lettuce is sold, the demand for Big Boston is 

 imperative and insistent. This demand is satisfied only with 

 HENDERSON'S BIG BOSTON. 



Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. 1890 



Very many of the most successful greenhouse gardeners use it for 

 an indoor crop, where, slowly and gently forced in a moderate 

 temperature, it makes perfect heads For spring and early summer 

 crops in the open ground, it always brings a good crop, and in the 

 fall it is used to the practical exclusion of all other sorts, mainly, 

 because it is unharmed by the early light frosts of autumn. 



In the vicinity of the large eastern cities, hundreds of acres of 

 this variety may be seen quite late in November growing freely 

 and vigorously under a covering of salt marsh hay. From this 

 protection the plants emerge fresh and bright. 



It is probably the heaviest Lettuce of its size. The heart leaves 

 are numerous, closely packed round a short stem, and of tender and 

 delicate quality. The outer leaves are large, and being of great 

 substance, perfectly protect the heart when shipping. 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 popular; 

 in fact, we know of no other 

 variety that gives such 

 general satisfaction under 

 such varying conditions. 

 As many of our customers 

 have said: "It is the best 

 Head Lettuce on earth." 

 (See engraving). Price, oz. 

 20c, \i lb. 50c, lb. S1.40, 

 10 lbs. and upwards S1.25 

 lb. 



"I wish to state for your informa- 

 tion that on one small field of 

 Henderson's Big Boston Lettuce of 

 exactly one acre, I hare sold up to 

 date this spring $1,100.00 worth 

 and it seems to be only about half 

 cut." 

 JOHN S. WARE, Bridgelon.N. J 



Henderson's New York Letters was intro- 

 duced by Peter Henderson & Co. in 1886, 

 and the seed has been sold by us continu- 

 ously ever since. 



During the past few years growers have 

 been snipping to the principal markets of the 

 country vast quantities of New York Lettuce 

 under the name of Iceberg. All of this has 

 been grown from seed of Henderson's New 

 York which is the true name of the variety. 



Henderson's 

 New York Lettuce 





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HENDERSON S NEW YORK LETTUCE 



Immense Heads as Solid as a Cabbage. Blanches 

 Beautifully. Crisp, Tender and Free from Bitterness. 



The King of Main Crop Head Lettuces. It produces immense 

 heads, often 15 and 16 inches across, and weighing enormously. 

 The interior is beautifully blanched, creamy-white, crisp, tender 

 and delicious, being absolutely free from any trace of bitterness. 

 It is a very large, robust growing variety, rooting deeply, resisting 

 hot, dry weather, very slow to run to seed and a sure header under 

 most trying conditions. The outer color is of a distinct apple 

 green. We introduced this variety a number of years ago, and 

 it has been extensively grown by our customers in almost all 

 sections of the country and from whom we receive most gratifying 

 reports. As a standard main summer crop, hot weather Lettuce, 

 it is in every way desirable and has no equal, but is not recom- 

 mended for forcing. (See engraving). 



Price, oz. 35c, \i lb. $1.00, lb. $3.60. 



"Your New York Lettuce is superior to anything we can secure even when com- 

 pared with muchly advertised stuff at a much higher price." 



MR. R. W. DcBAUM, Pine Brook, N. J. 



Henderson's Romaine or Cos 

 Lettuce Trianon 



Trianon is by far the best of the Cos, or Romaine, varieties. 

 These are becoming very popular; they have a distinct and pleas- 

 ing flavor. The long spoon-shaped leaves form oval-shaped 

 heads, and are easily blanched by gathering the outer leaves at 

 the top and loosely tying them with soft string, several days before 

 wanted for the table. Romaine Lettuce may be used to advantage 

 where the heading varieties do not succeed, as almost the entire 

 plant is tender and palatable. 



Price, oz. 25c, % lb. 70c, lb. $2.25. 



"The Trianon and New York Lettuce were good, I had the finest lettuce I ever saw 

 anywhere and everybody that saw them said the same. " 



JOHN OSBORNE, Far Hills, N. J. 



"I had fine luck with your Trianon Cos Lettuce in spite of the bad weather: many 

 weigh 2 lbs. solid white." J. DAVID, Winsted, Conn. 



IF YOUR SEED ORDER AMOUNTS TO TEN DOLLARS OR MORE AND AT LEAST HALF THE VALUE IS IN SMALL 

 SEEDS WE WILL PAY THE DELIVERY CHARGES TO ANY FREIGHT, EXPRESS OR POST OFFICE IX 



THE UNITED STATES (See Page 2 of Cover) 



