2 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. \| 
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VEGETABLE SEEDS MARKET C7N DEN 
Prices in this Catalogue cancel all price lists previously issued by us. The prices quoted herein are subject 
to advance without notice. 
HENDERSON'S PALMETTO ASPARAGUS. 
Larger, Earlier, More Uniform in Size, More Prolific and Disease-Resisting 
than any Other Asparagus Grown. 
Henderson’s Palmetto is superior to any other. Itis larger. earlier, more | 
prolific and yields more continuously than any. The large stalks average 
nearly an inch in diameter under ordinary culture, and retain their thickness 
to the tips. The usual bunch of 15 shoots measures 133 inches in circum- | 
ference and weighs about 2 pounds. It is equally well adapted to all | 
sections North and South; is less susceptible to disease than any other 
variety, having yielded most profitable cropsin sections where plantations 
of other varieties have been entirely destroyed. Price of Seed: 10c. oz., 
20c. 4 1b., 50c. lb. 
HENDERSON’S PALMETTO ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 
A Saving of one to two years is effected by planting roots. The best 
time for planting in the North isin the Spring. Prices (buyer paying 
transit.): Two-year old roots, per 100, $1.00; per 1000, $6.00. For Parcel 
Post Zone rates see page 1. 100 two year old roots will weigh 5 lbs., 100 
three year old roots will weigh 10 lbs. 
Henderson's Earliest Reqd Valentine Bean. 
America’s Standard Green-Podded Dwarf Snap Bean. 
This is one of the oldest American varieties. It has always been 
one of the most popular sorts among market growers, but even more 
so of late years, because of the greatly improved stocks, which have 
been maintained by constant, careful selection. It is earlier, the 
pods are longer, thicker, of greater substance, and the plants bear 
more continuously than ever. 
Henderson’s Earliest Red Valentine is a far better Bean than it 
was thirty years ago, and is relied on by the most successful market 
gardeners for an early crop. It is grown with the greatest ease, and 
commands a ready sale in all markets. There is no variety that 
holds its color better, none which maintains its fresh appearance 
so well long after picking and it is unsurpassed in tenderness and 
flavor. (See cut.) Price, 25c. qt., $1.70 pk., $6.00 bush. 
Henderson's Black Valentine Bean. 
Ready for picking in 45 days from planting. Yields prodigiously. 
Full, round, meaty pods of unsurpassed quality. 
Since we introduced this Bean it has been used very extensively 
by the largest planters. In the South it is grown in enormous 
quantities for shipment to the Northern markets, and it has become 
equally popular for growing on smaller areas. In some respects it 
excels all other varieties; there is none that bears so heavy a crop, 
and none which presents a more salable appearance after long ship- 
ping. Moreover, the crop is produced so quickly and the pods mature 
so uniformly, that the entire crop can be gathered a few weeks 
after sowing at one picking, which is, of course, a great saving 
of labor. 
It should be picked as soon as the Beans have attained their full 
size, as they are liable to develop more string than some sorts. The 
pods are very long, almost round, pale green in color, and are always 
most attractive in appearance. Price, 30c. qt., $2.20 pk., $8.00 bush. 
woctomded by Peter Henderson in 1847 *7d)s2°e cer? Charles Henderson 22°,5¥»s Peter and Howard M. Henderson. 
