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



HENDERSON'S SPECIALTIES' IN 



Vegetable Seeds^Market Gardeners 



Prices in this Catalogue cancel all price lists previously issued by us. 



to advance without notice. 



The prices quoted herein are subject 



hen5I5son_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. It is 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 13| 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 crops in sections where plantations 

 of other varieties have been entirely destroyed. (See engraving.) Price 

 of Seed: 10c. oz., 20c. i lb., 50c. lb. 



HENDERSON'S PALMETTO ASPARAGUS KOOTS. 



A Saving of one to two years is effected by planting roots. The best 

 time for planting in the North is in 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. 



H endersons Earliest R ec j 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 engraving.) Price, 30c. qt., $2.20 pk., $8.00 bush. 



H enderson'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 at one pick- 

 ing, a few weeks after planting 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, 35c. qt., $2.40 pk., $9.00 bush. 



Out Business 

 was founded by 



Peter Henderson in 1847 



and is now carried 

 on by his son 



Charles Henderson 



8?andsons Peter and Howard M. Henderson. 



