12 Famous in America "Since 1847" 



Henderson's Tested Vegetable Seeds 



Novelties, Specialties, and Standard Sorts 



For Complete Alphabetical List See Pages 72 to 74 



The varieties of vegetable seeds offered on the following pages are the highest developments in their respective classes and 



have by rigid tests, as required for the Henderson Standard of Excellence, proven their worth to occupy space in this catalog. 



^ Many of them are varieties that were originated by us during the four score 



" years of our existence, and which today are household words throughout the 



I i-^ v vast expanse of this great land. 



/It has always been our aim to describe all of our offerings accurately and 

 /"i^l;: . 0sfe-. truthfully, which In many cases has necessitated a rather long description. 



This year we have applied the blue pencil and boiled them down, so that the 

 putstanding facts concerning a variety may be seen at a glance. 



For busy gardeners, who are already familiar with the varieties that they 

 wish to order, the complete alphabetical list on pages 72 to 74 will offer a 

 speedy and easy means for making up their orders. 



ASPARAGUS 



CULTURE. — Asparagus may be groim in 

 almost any soil or situation, but special success 

 is attained in thoroughly enriched, deeply dug 

 sandy loam. Beds cared for improve with age, lasting for many years. Asparagus may 

 be grown from. seed, but as it should not be cut before it is three or four years old, time 

 is saced by buying and planting roots. 



Giant Washington Asparagus Seed 



The Largest Variety Grown. Early. Productive, Rustless 



207 S° me varieties of Asparagus seem to be afflicted with rust, but Giant Wash- 

 ington Asparagus — developed under the auspices of the United States Agri- 

 cultural Department — is declared to be peculiarly immune from this disease. The' 

 shoots are of giant sizes, very vigorous, straight, and what is still more important, of 

 extra good quality. Darw green tinged with purple. Undoubtedly a great acquisition. 

 (.See illustration.) 



Giant Washington Asparagus Seed, pKt. 20c. ; oz. 50c. : ? 4 lb. $1.50; lb. $4 50: 

 transportation paid. 



Henderson's Palmetto Asparagus Seed 



The Earliest and Most Prolific 

 205 Henderson's Palmetto is the kind of all Asparagus. It is superior in 

 every way: large, early, a strong, quick grower, prolific and continuous yielder; 

 the stalks, large and uniform under ordinary culture, average nearly an inch in 

 diameter, retaining their thickness up to their plump tips. The usual bunches of 15 

 shoots measure 13 '4 inches in circumference and weigh about 2 pounds. For quality 

 Henderson's Palmetto is peerless, meltingly tender and full of delicious flavor. The 

 Palmetto is equally adapted to all sections North and South: it is less susceptible to 

 the Asparagus disease than any other variety and has continued to yield profitable 

 crops in sections where plantations of other varieties have been entirely destroyed. 



Henderson's Palmetto Asparagus Seed, pkt. 10c. : OZ. 20c. . > 4 lb. 60c. : lb SI. 75. 

 A saving of one to two years is effected by planting roots. Transportation paid. 



Giant Washington Asparagus Roots 



One to two years' time is sated by planting roots, which we can supply from November 

 1st to May 15th. One hundred roots will plant a plot 6 ft. x 50 ft. which is enough for an 

 ordinary family. 



Can be supplied from Not. 1st to May 15th 



(Buyer pays transportation charges according to zone rates.) 100 two-year old 

 roots will weigh about 10 lbs. 100 three-year old roots will weigh about 20 lbs. 



Per 100 Per 500 Per 1.000 



Two-year-old roots $3.00 $14.00 S25.00 



Three-year-old roots 4>50 21.00 40.00 



Henderson's Palmetto Aspargus Roots 



See description above 

 Prices Per 100 Per 500 Per 1,000 



Two-year-old roots $2.25 $10.00 $18.00 



Three-year-old roots 3.50 16.00 30.00 



(Buyer pays transportation charges according to zone rates.) 100 2-year old roots will 

 weigh about 6 lbs. 100 3-year old roots will weigh about 20 lbs. 



Artichoke Large Green Globe 



201 T ^e 1>est stram °f tlus favorite French delicacy. In the latitude of New York 

 the Globe Artichoke is grown as a biennial, namely, the seed is sown one year, 

 ihe plant develops during the growing season and is carried through the winter with 

 a slight protection of leaves or straw. The following season the large globes or flower 

 heads arc produced. Price, pkt. 20c.; oz. 75c; H lb. $2.50 ^transportation paid. 



Henderson's Leaflet "Asparagus Culture" tells of culture in detail. Free to customers when asked for. 



