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



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Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



BONNY BBST TOMATO 



SPINACH.—Co»<.»«rrf. 



♦Hardy Winter, Henderson'!. Very useful either town in spring forearly summer use or 

 in the fall for winter use. being very slow to run to seed and very hardy; plant compact- 

 growing, with short-stemmed thick and fleshy rich green leaves. (10 lbs. and over 20c. lb.) 

 •Victoria. A low growing plant, with thick dark colored leaves which are much 

 crumpled and of great substance. It is good for either spring or fall sowing and holds 



up long before going to seed. (10 lbs. and over 20c. lb.) 



New Zealand. Produces leaves in abur.dar.ee throughout the summer: may be raised 

 in heat and transplanted three feet apart each way into good soil. (See engraving 

 Page 31) 



SQUASH. SUMMER VARIETIES. 



Acorn or T a °le Queen, or "Des Moines," as it has been variously named, is a small, 



very dark green, summer squash, with sharply ridged or scalloped sides, and is about 



six or seve n inches long and four inches in diameter. 



A large quantity of baked halves of Acorn Squash was served to the members of the 



Vegetable Growers' Convention, at their banquet last year; and baked Acorn Squash 



was unanimously voted a "dish de luxe." 



When fully ripe the rind turns to a bright orange color, but the Squashes can be used 



before ripening just as well as after 



Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck. A bush variety, early and prolific; surface deep 



yellow, densely warted; quality and flavor good 



Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. This is much larger than the old variety. The 



fruits are about 24 inches long, very heavily warted, and richly colored. The plant is 



a true bush and is very productive 



White Bush Scalloped. The white "Pattypan" or "Cymling"; creamy-white skin; 



fine quality, free cropper 



Long Island White Bush. A greatly improved form of the old White Bush Scalloped. 



It is equally good in quality and yields a large crop. The plant is true bush 



Golden Custard, Henderson's. A large yellow fruited form of White Bush Scalloped. . 

 Vegetable Marrow. A favorite English variety, bearing a heavy crop of dull yellow 



fruits 10 to 15 inches in length by 4 to inches in diameter; picked before quite ripe 



the flesh is tender, marrowy and delicious 



AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES. 



Boston Marrow. We have a very good stock of this favorite sort. The skin is orange 

 yellow, the flesh thick and of fine quality. The color is exceptionally fine. It sells 

 readily and is one of the best keepers 



Blue Hubbard. This variety is distinguished by its color, which is a light, slatey 

 blue. More productive than the other Hubbard varieties, and is remarkable for its 

 flavor and dryness 



Early Prolific Marrow. Similar to but an improvement over Boston Marrow; earlier, 

 more productive; exterior color, deep, orange-red; flesh deep, fine grained, dry and 

 sweet. A good keeper 



Delicau, Henderson's. Produces an enormous crop of fruits 10 inches long, about 

 4 inches in diameter, of very fine quality. An excellent keeper 



Hnbbard. A very fine selection of the old shallow warted type. It has a hard shell, 

 fine color, thick, yellow, fine grained flesh, and is one of the best winter Squashes 



grown. 



Large Warted Hubbard. It averages ten per cent, larger than the ordinary sort. 

 The skin Is harder and it is decidedly darker in color. It is the best keeper of all 

 and will mature a greater number of large fruits than any of its class {See engraving.) 



Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old Hubbard in growth, form, size and productive- 

 ness. Skin of a rich orange-red, and heavily warted, highly attractive, and of extra 

 fine quality 



Mammoth Chill. The largest of all Squashes, attains great weight; the flesh is rich and 

 fine flavored 



TOMATO. 



Avon Early. The best extra early scarlet tomato. The first on the market, and should 

 be tried by all shippers 



Beauty. One of the best known sorts and always in great demand, it is medium eariy 

 and a heavy cropper. The fruits are of good market size, purple in color, solid, and of 

 fine quality. It is a perfect shipper and very largely used both for local and distant 

 markets 



Bonny Best. An extra early, scarlet, round-fruited variety of great value. The fruit 

 is very even in size and shape. A good forcing Tomato. (See specialties page 19) 

 (See engraving) : • • •. 



Cooper's Special. Similar to globe but not so rank in vine. The fruits are the same 

 pink color but more uniform, a better cropper and a trifle earlier, an extra fine shipper. 

 (See specialties page 10) 



Chalks' Early Jewel. A valuable variety for second early and main crop, fruits are of 

 medium size, bright scarlet and heavy. It is a good shipper 



Crimson Cushion, Henderson's. Fruits of immense size. 1 to 2 lbs. each; smooth, 

 almost seedless and solid as beefsteak; acontinuous bearer; color, rich crimson-scarlet; 

 quality superb, either sliced or cooked 



Detroit. An early pink variety; fruits smooth and uniform in size; very prolific and of 

 good quality 



Freedom. Not the earliest, but ripens a very large crop of round scarlet fruits quite 

 early in the season, and remains long in full fruit. One of the best for greenhouse 

 culture 



June Pink. A selection from Earliana, but has the purple color of Beauty, which is 

 preferred in some markets. It is very early, and crops heavily at the start, making 

 it a very profitable sort. The fruits are smooth, solid, and it is an excellent shipper. . . 



Dwarf Champion. Of dwarf, stiff, upright growth, scarcely needing support, early and 

 prolific; smooth, medium-sized fruits of pinkish-purple color 



Earliana. One of the best sorts for the first crop. It has remarkably good quality and 

 is one of the most solid. It is scarlet in color, has a tough skin, and is a fine 

 shipper ._ 



Globe. A very excellent variety for the market. It should be picked a little greener 

 than ordinary sorts, to ensure good condition when shipped. The fruits are a little 

 longer, than round and very smooth. It ripens evenly all over, is very solid, and 

 one of the best looking varieties grown (See specialties page 10) 



John Baer. An early variety, maturing with Bonnie Best. Producing good size 

 smooth bright scarlet fruits 



Marglobe. A new rust resistant globe shaped tomato originated by the U. S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture. Marglobe is early and continues bearing over a long period. Almost 

 immune from cracking 



Matchless. One of the best for main-crop, fruits large, smooth and very solid, of a 

 bright red color, bears continuouslv throughout the season 



NOTICE 

 All seeds on this 

 page are delivered 

 transportation paid in 

 United Slates. 



PRICES 



Oz. 



J Lb. 



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.15 



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.10 



.25 



.25 



.65 



.15 



.40 



.15 



.45 



.15 



.40 



.15 

 .15 



.45 

 .45 



.20 



.55 



.15 



.40 



.20 



.55 



.15 



.40 



.25 



.85 



.15 



.45 



.15 



.45 



.15 



.45 



.15 



.45 



.45 



1.40 



.30 



1.00 



.45 



1.40 



.75 



2.50 



.35 



1.15 



.70 



2.25 



.45 



1.40 



.45 



1.40 



.45 



1.40 



.35 



1.15 



.45 



1.40 



.45 



1.40 



.45 



1.40 



1.00 



3.50 



.35 



1.15 



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