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Henderson's 

 Superior 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Complete 

 List 



We deliver Transportation Paid in the U. S. and Possessions by Parcel Post or Express at our option 



all the Vegetab'e Seeds listed in this Catalog 



No. Variety 



SCORZONERA 



785 Black Oyster Plant 



SORREL 



795 Broad-Leaved French 



SPINACH 



800 Hardy Winter 



801 King of Denmark 



802 Long Season 



805 New Long Standing Savoy 



806 New Zealand- .• 



808 Norfolk Savoy-Leaved 



809 Princess Juliana 



810 Thick-Leaved 



812 Victoria 



SQUASH 



Summer Varieties 



818 Acorn 



821 Cocozelle 



822 Delicata 



824 Golden Custard 



834 Long Island White Bush , 



839 New Straight Neck 



840 Vegetable Marrow Bush 



842 White Bush Scalloped 



844 Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck . 



Autumn & Winter Varieties 



819 Blue Hubbard 



820 Boston Marrow 



826 Golden Hubbard 



830 Hubbard 



832 Large Warted Hubbard 



838 Mammoth Chili 



SWEDISH TURNIP— See Ruta Baga 



SWISS CHARD BEET 



235 Greenplume 



234 Lucullus 



232 Ordinary 



TOMATO 



875 Beauty 



877 Bonny Best 



See 





Page 



Pkt. 



60 



.10 



60 



.10 



61 



.10 



61 



.10 



61 



.10 



61 



.10 



62 



.10 



61 



.10 



61 



.10 



61 



.10 



61 



.10 



63 



.10 



63 



.15 



63 



.15 



63 



.10 



63 



.10 



34 



.20 



63 



.10 



63 



.10 



63 



.10 



64 



.10 



63 



.10 



63 



.10 



63 



.10 



63 



.10 



63 



.10 



62 



.15 



62 



.10 



62 



.10 



64 



,10 



64 



.10 



Oz. 



K Lb. 



.50 





.25 



.75 



.15 



.25 



.20 



.30 



.20 



.30 



.25 



.65 



.25 



.60 



.15 



.25 



.25 



.65 



.15 



.25 



.15 



.25 



.30 



,90 



.30 



.90 



.40 



1.25 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.75 



.50 



1.50 



.30 



.90 



.20 



.60 



.20 



.60 



.35 



1.00 



.20 



.60 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.75 



.25 



.75 



.30 



.90 



Lb. 



.30 



1.00 



.25 



.75 



.20 



.60 



.40 



1.25 



.50 



1.75 



1.75 



.60 



.75 



.75 



1.50 



1.50 



.60 



1.50 



.60 



.60 



4.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 



2.50 

 1.75 

 1.75 



3.00 

 1.75 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.50 



3.00 

 2.00 

 1.50 



4.00 

 6.00 



Nc 



Variety 



TOMATO— Continued 



879 Chalk's Early Jewel 



888 The Fruit Tomato, 2 pkts. 



881 Crimson Cushion 



883 Dwarf Champion '.. 



885 Earliana 



887 Freedom. Earlv 



889 Golden Ponderosa 



3 pkts. .50. 

 891 June Pink. . 



893 Livingston's Globe 



894 Marglobe 



900 Ponderosa 



906 Stone .".. 



910 Tenderloin 



915 Winsall (New), 3 pkts. .60; 



Yi oz. S2.00 



.50. 



English Forcing Varieties 



907 Sterling Castle 



909 Sunrise 



Small Fruiting 



892 Large Red Plum (Italian'. 



902 Red Cherrv 



904 Red Pear-Shaped 



908 Strawberry 



914 Yellow Plum - 



TURNIP 



White Fleshed Varieties 



918 Elv Purple- Top Milan 



920 Elv Red Top Strap Leaf . . 



922 Earlv White Milan 



930 Purple Top White Globe. . 



936 Snowball 



938 White Egg 



Yellow Fleshed Varieties 



926 Golden Ball 



940 Yellow Globe 



TURNIP ROOTED CELERY— See 



Celeriac 



WITLOOF CHICORI 



367 



66 

 66 

 66 

 66 

 66 

 66 



66 

 66 



See 





Page 



Pkt. 



64 



.10 



11 



.30 



65 



.15 



64 



.10 



65 



.10 



64 



.10 



64 



.20 



65 



.10 



65 



.10 



65 



.20 



64 



.10 



65 



.10 



66 



.10 



37 



.25 



65 



.20 



65 



.20 



64 



.20 



65 



.15 



65 



.15 



65 



.15 



65 



.15 



Oz. 



.50 



1.00 

 .50 

 .60 

 .50 



1.50 



.60 

 .60 

 1.00 

 .90 

 .60 

 .75 



3.50 



1.00 

 1.00 



1.25 

 .50 



.50 ! 

 .50 | 

 .50 i 



J<Lb. Lb 



1.50 I 5.00 



3.50 

 1.50 

 1.75 

 1.50 



1.75 

 1.75 

 3.50 

 3.00 

 1.75 

 2.50 



.10 | 



.10 



.15 



.30 



.35 



5,00 

 6.00 

 5.00 



6.00 

 6.00 



6.00 



:10 



.20 



.60 



.10 



.15 



.35 



.10 



.20 



.60 



.10 



.15 



.35 



.10 



,15 



.45 



.10 



.15 



.45 



.10 



.15 



^ 



1.75 



1.00 

 1 . 75 

 1.00 

 1.25 

 1.25 



1.25 

 1.00 



.90 I 3.00 



Why Not Increase the Variety of the Vegetables You Grow 



The Quality Vegetables of America Have Been Grown from Henderson's Tested Seeds "Since 1847" 



Everyone who is charged with the responsibility of providing food 

 for others, whether it be a housewife, boarding-house keeper or hotel 

 manager, should know all about vegetables and try new things every 

 year. Vegetable foods are pleasant and abundant sources of the* mineral 

 salts necessary to the human system, and also of the all-important 

 vitamins. Without these, the body will experience a lack of vitality. 



There is an unbelievable wealth and variety of food to be 

 found in the vegetable kingdom if one investigates its possibilities 

 and is willing to try the new varieties offered by seedsmen from time to 

 time. With that in mind, we recommend our friends to grow a greater 

 number of vegetables than they have done hitherto, and if they study 

 the pages of this catalogue they will find listed there many varieties of 

 recent introduction, that they probably have not yet tried 



We recommend such vegetables as Broccoli, Sprouts, Celeriac. 

 Kohl Rabi. Corn Salad, Dandelion. Swiss Chard, and new kinds of 

 Squash, in addition to the ordinary run of vegetables. 



We also draw the attention of our friends to the list of Italian Vege- 

 tables described on page 68. The Italian people have been accustomed 

 to a vegetable diet for centuries, and to this, no doubt, may be attri- 

 buted the sturdiness and endurance so characteristic of the people of 

 Italy. 



Also to the Chinese Vegetables illustrated and described on page 

 67. Two new varieties of the Chinese Cabbage have recently been 

 brought into cultivation in America, and we have great pleasure in 

 introducing them. 



If our friends will follow this advice and increase the number of the 

 vegetables they grow, they will find it possible to put a much more 

 tasty and desirable vegetable dinner on their tables; and dispel the 

 idea fostered no doubt by partaking of vegetable dinners in restaurants, 

 that such meals are bound to be tasteless. 



In our country the campaign of vitamin education through health 

 agencies and workers, newspapers and magazines, the public schools 

 health clinics, and other channels of information has been very effective. 

 and to it, no doubt, is largely due the surprising increase in the acreage 

 given over to growing vegetables, both for market and in private 

 gardens 



There can be but little doubt that the increased healthfulness of our 

 people is in large part due to the vast increase in the consumption of 

 vegetable foods, and we are sure that the introduction of varieties little 

 known to the American people, will be the means of still further aug- 

 menting that increase. 



Eat Young and Tender Vegetables 



Another point worth keeping in mind is that all vegetables are much 

 more palatable and tasty if cooked and eaten when small. Of course 

 all vegetables should be grown rapidly, if they are to have a fine appear- 

 ance: and to be succulent, crisp and tender, the soil must be properlx 

 fertilized and moisture supplied. Leafy vegetables that have been grown 

 rapidly will have crinkly or waved leaves, with rather inconspicuous 

 ribs or veins. Root crops grown in the same way will have small tap- 

 roots or tails, very few hairy side-roots, and will be firm, heavy, and 

 smooth. 



"You say you give no warranty on your seeds, but I consider the name 'Henderson* on the package warranty enough. For more 

 than fifty years I have planted Henderson's seeds and had no cause for complaint. ** C L. Watltins, .Shltmsiun, West Va. 



