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



PRIZETAKER ONION. 



SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE ONION. 



ALASKA PEA 



Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



NOTICE 

 All seeds on this page 

 (except Onion Sets and 

 Peas) are delivered 

 transportation paid 

 in United States. 

 See page 2 of cover. 



PRICES 



OKRA, or GUMBO. The pods sliced are esteemed for soups, stews, etc., and must 

 be used when young . 



White Velvet, Henderson's. Large, round, smooth pods; never ridged. (See engrav- 

 ing page 27.) 



Dwarf Prolific. Of dwarf, stocky growth, very early and prolific 



Long Green. Long, slender, pale green pods, very tender. 



ONION. Henderson's Onion seed is noted among critical Onion raisers for its superiority 

 in Quality, yield, weight, shape, trueness to type, uniformity, small necks, as well as 

 for high germination; it is unsurpassed. 



Espanola. Much larger than the Southport types, perfect globe shape, light coppery 

 yellow color, and ripens up well. It is very mild in flavor, easy of culture, and owing 

 to its very large size produces a heavy crop. Market gardeners will find Espanola a 

 very profitable variety 



Extra Early Flat Red. Remarkably early, of medium size, a good keeper, shape uni- 

 form, flat, skin light red. flesh close grained and of fine flavor 



Wethersfleld, Large Reel (See specialties Page 15) 



Yellow Globe Danvers. The skin is a rich shining brownish yellow, its keeping qualities 

 are excellent. Very solid and a fine keeper. (See specialties page 15.) 



Mountain Danvers. This variety is fairly large and nearly globe-shaped. It is hardy 

 and a sure cropper; is small necked, a good shipper and earlier than the yellow Globe 

 Danvers and Southport types. Flavor is comparatively mild, a good keeper and a 

 good shipper 



Round Yellow Danvers. Similar to Yellow Globe Danvers, except being flatter. It 

 matures very early, is a reliable and large cropper 



Prizetaker. A very fine large yellow variety, almost round. It is the largest variety 

 in general cultivation, sometimes attaining 5 inches in diameter. It is good for 

 shipping where the market requires size, and is an excellent keeper. The skin is 

 yellow, the flesh white, it is extremely mild in flavor. (See engraving.) 



White Portugal, or Silver Skin. The leading White Plat Onion. The bulbs attain a 



good sice, the color is silvery-white when cured under cover. It is flat, early, and for 



' slicing and boiling is unexcelled, the flesh being mild and tender. It is largely grown 



for pickles when sown three or four times as thick as usual and also for sets 



White Bunch. Of vigorous growth, producing large, showy, white onions, of fine, 

 mild quality, especially adapted for using when young or bunching for sale. Not a 



good keeper 



SOUTHPORT GLOBE VARIETIES. (See specialties page is) 



Southport White Globe.. 

 Southport Yellow Globe. 

 Southport Red Globe. . . 



ITALIAN, PICKLING VARIETIES. 



Adriatic Barletta. Extremely early; small, pure white with silver skin, flesh mild but 



firm; unexcelled for pickling and early bunching 



Queen. A very early, small, flat, white and mild pickle Onion, and of great value for 



early bunching 



ONION SETS. Onions attain full size the same season from spring-sown seed yet many 

 people desire to plant sets for earliest onions for table use or for bunching. Onions 

 grown from sets do not keep well. 



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Red Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain ) 



Yellow Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain \ bushel of 32 lbs. > 



White Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain J 



Garlic Sets. Esteemed in cookery, 40c. lb. 



PARSLEY. 



Champion Moss Curled. Densely curled, dark green leaves; beautiful for garnishing; 



a very select and productive stock 



Fern-Leaved. Leaves are exquisitely cut as a fern frond, of fine color, invaluable for 



garnishing 



Henderson's Emerald. Similar to Double Curled, except that the color is bright 



emerald green , instead of dark 



Extra Double Curled. An excellent strain, distinguished for its fine dark color, short 



stiff leaf stems, and densely curled leaves. It is extremely even in height, and is just 



as good as it can be in every way. (10 lbs. and upwards .90c. lb.) (See specialties 



page 17.) 



Plain. The leaves are not curled; plant very hardy 



Hamburg, or Turnip-Rooted. Grown for the root, which resembles a small parsnip 



The flavor is not unlike Celeriac. (See specialties page 17.) (to lbs. @ goc. lb.) .... 



PARSNIP. 



Henderson's Hollow Crown. A fine stock in every respect. It is uniformly half-long, 

 heavy at the shoulder and tapering evenly to a small root about 12 inches from the 

 crown. This type is preferable to any. It is the kind that sells readily and is easy to dig 

 (10 lbs. 90c. lb.) 



Pea j we do not deliver free. Purchaser pays transportation by the quart and over. For 

 Parcel Post Zone Rates see page 3 of cover. Peas weigh (Postal weight) 2 lbs. per quart. 



PEAS. (Those prefixed * are wrinkled varieties; all others art smooth.) 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES OF DWARF AND MEDIUM HEIGHT. 



Alaska. 2% feet. A wonderfully early, smooth, blue Pea; vines slender; pode very 

 dark green, about 3 inches long, well filled with small, smooth, blue-green peas. 

 The earliness, uniformity in ripening and deep color render it a desirable market and 

 canning Pea. (See engraving.) 



Ameer. This new variety — often called the "Mammoth Alaska" it rapidly growing 

 in favor among Market Gardeners being planted on an extensive scale on many of 

 the largest truck farms. It resemble* Alaska, the vine being more vigorous, a little 

 taller or about 3 feet in height and the pod* and peas are fully one-third larger. It is 

 a heavy producer of handsome dark green pods containing from 5 to 7 large blue 



Sreen round peas of excellent quality. The crop ripen* uniformly about three day* 

 ter than Alaska 



Oz. 



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3.25 



Our Business 

 was founded by 



Peter Henderson in 1847 



and is now carried on 

 by his grandsons 



Peter Henderson and Howard M. Henderson. 



