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I Three Generations of Hendersons 



Since 1847 



The business house of Peter Henderson & Co. was founded 

 in 1847 by Peter Henderson and is now carried on by the two 

 grandsons of the founder, viz., Peter Henderson and How- 

 ard M. Henderson, thus insuring its continuance along the 

 lines originally laid down by its founder. 



At various times during the last few years rumors have been 

 circulated to the effect that our business had been sold out to a 

 syndicate, and that there were no longer any of the Hendersons 

 connected with it. To offset these rumors we are devoting 

 this page to bring to the notice of the market-gardening trade 

 the fact that this business is entirely in the hands of the 

 Henderson family. 



It is certain that in no other business is reliability more essen- 

 tial than in the seed business. We are sure that every market 

 gardener and florist realizes this fact in a very special way, 

 because the seeds they plant are actually the foundation of 

 their business; and it is a vital necessity that they should be 

 of the highest possible quality. 



That Henderson's Seeds fulfill this requirement is proved 

 by the fact that PETER HENDERSON & CO. DO A LARGER 

 BUSINESS WITH MARKET GARDENERS THAN ANY 

 OTHER SEED HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES. 



Over twenty years ago we found that it was impossible to 

 carry on business with dealers and jobbers to sell again, and 

 at the same time maintain the Henderson stocks of seed in their 

 superiority; so we discontinued that branch of our business. 

 The jobber in seeds naturally considers low prices as the most 

 important thing, and hence there is a dangerous tendency to 

 sacrifice quality. 



We do not sell to dealers, and therefore seeds offered by 

 them, bearing our name, such as Henderson's Snowball 

 Cauliflower, Henderson's Succession, and Henderson's Charles- 

 ton Wakefield Cabbages, also Henderson's Big Boston Lettuce, 

 Henderson's Easy Blanching Celery, Henderson's White 

 Spine Cucumber and others so offered are not our stocks. 



The only way to get our seeds, is to order direct from us and 

 get our seeds, in our bags, and with our labels on them. 



Peter Henderson & Co., coXiSlust.. New York 



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