HENDERSON'S TESTED SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



25 



Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



BEET. 



Crimson Globe. Intensely dark red. fine shape, tender and of excellent 



quality 



Crosby's Egyptian. (See specialties page 5) 



Detroit Dark Red. (See specialties page 5) 



Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip. Handsome, smooth and round, tapering at 



the base; flesh strongly zoned, of fine quality 



Early Model. Root and tops dark red, fine quality 



Early Blood Turnip. A standard variety, following Eclipse in season; quality 



excellent; color, deep blood-red; the tops make excellent "greens" 



Eclipse. (See engraving.) (See specialties page 5) 



Edmand's. A handsome, uniform, turnip-shaped Beet, smooth and of good 



size; tops small, flesh red and of excellent quality; fine for late crop 



Egyptian. A quick maturing, early variety, very dark colored; should be used 



when young. (See specialties page 5) 



Electric. (See specialties page 5) 



Henderson's Half Long. Of superior quality, tender, sweet and free from 



woody fibre; flesh vivid red. The roots are pear-shaped 



Long Smooth Blood-Red. An excellent late variety, a great improvement on 



ordinary stocks, and of intense dark red color 



Swiss Chard. Grown exclusively for the foliage, which makes most delicious 



greens; or the midrib may be cooked and served like Asparagus 



For Sugar Beets and Mangel Wurzel see Farm Seed Department, page 37. 



BROCCOLI. White Cape. Medium-sized, 

 inferior to Cauliflower, though hardier . . . 



creamy-white heads, similar but 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Dwarf Improved. A dwarf, compact-growing sort, 



producing spiouts of fine quality 



Dalkeith. A greatly improved variety of compact growth, bearing very large 

 spiouts. (See engraving) 



Long Island Strain. We cannot speak too highly of this strain. The sprouts 

 seen in New York in the late fall are grown from this stock. The plant is 

 dwarf and compact. It is the best for market use 



CARDOON. Large Spanish. Large, fleshy-leaved plants, chiefly used as a win- 

 ter vegetable. The blanched stalks and broad ribs of the inner leaves, when 

 properly cooked, are tender and of an agreeable flavor 



CABBAGE. 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. 



Early Jersey Wakefield, Henderson's. (See specialties page 6.) (See cut) 



Charleston or Large Wakefield, Henderson's. (See specialties page 6) . . . . 



Early Market. (See specialties page 6) . It comes in only 3 or 4 days later 

 than Henderson's Early Wakefield 



Early Spring, Henderson's. (See specialties page 6) 



Early York. Very early, producing small, oval-shaped heads 



Early Winnigstadt. An old, popular, medium-early variety, with large, py- 

 ramidal heads of excellent quality; good to succeed the extra earlies 



St. John's Day Early Drumhead. Early, very dwarf; medium-sized, hard heads 



SECOND EARLY or SUMMER VARIETIES. 



Early Summer, Henderson's. (See specialties page 6) 



Fottler's Improved Brunswick. Heads large, flat and solid; a sur 

 long-standing; short stem 



Succession, Henderson's. (See specialties page 7.) (See engraving) . 



header 



LATE or WINTER VARIETIES. 



Autumn King, Henderson's. (See specialties page 7) 



Late Flat Dutch, Henderson's Selected. A very fine stock of this well-known 



variety, forms large solid heads and winters well 



Premium Flat Dutch. A standard and excellent variety; developing earlier 



than most late sorts. Not recommended for a winter keeper 



Danish Ball-Head or Holland. (See\speciallies page 7) 



Warren's Stonemason. One of the best varieties for winter keeping. Medium 



size, almost round; heads very firm. Remaikably sure header 



RED VARIETIES. This class is esteemed for pickling, making slaw, etc. 



Red Dutch. A popula; hard-headed sort for pickling, etc. Not extra large, 

 but of excellent quality 



Danish Round Red. A red type of the Holland or Danish Ball Head. Com- 

 pact plant, very solid head, extremely dark and attractive in color; very 

 hardy 



Mammoth Rock Red. A large-growing select strain, pioducing very solid 

 heads; color, intense dark red 



SAVOY VARIETIES. The quality and flavor of these crumpled-leaf Cabbages 



are veiy superior; grown in fall anr 1 allowed to be touched by frost they are 



sweet, and most delicious. 

 American Drumhead Savoy. The largest heading Savoy; a general favorite 



for both private use and marketing 



Netted Savoy. Very densely crumpled; heads large, solid and compact; 



flavor of surpassing excellence 



PRICES. 



Pkls. Ozs., and $ lbs. deliver- 

 ed free, but add postage ac- 

 cording to zone rales on 

 page I for half-pounds and 

 over if wanted by mail. 



Pkt. 



.10 

 .10 

 .10 



.05 

 .10 



.05 

 .05 



.05 



.05 



.10 



.05 

 .05 

 .10 



.15 



.10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 

 .05 



.05 

 05 



.10 



05 

 .10 



.10 



.10 



.05 

 .10 



.05 



.05 



.10 

 .10 



.10 



.05 



Oz. 



.15 

 10 



.10 



.10 

 .15 



.10 

 .10 



.10 



10 

 .15 



.10 



.10 



.10 



.50 



.20 



.20 



.35 

 .30 



.30 

 .30 



.40 

 .30 

 .20 



.20 

 .20 



35 



.20 

 .35 



.35 



.25 



.20 

 .25 



.20 



.20 



.35 



.30 



.30 

 .30 



1 Lb. 



.45 

 30 

 .30 



.25 

 .45 



.25 

 .25 



.30 



.25 

 .45 



.30 



.25 



.30 



1.50 



.55 

 .60 



1.00 

 .90 



1.00 

 1.00 



1.40 

 1.00 



.70 



.70 

 70 



1.20 



.70 

 1.20 



1.25 

 .75 



.60 



.85 



.70 



.70 



1.25 



1.00 



1.00 

 1.00 



Lb. 



1.50 

 1.00 



1.00 



.80 

 1.50 



.80 

 .80 



1.00 



.80 

 1.50 



1.00 



.80 



1.00 



1.75 

 2.00 



3.00 



3.00 



3.50 

 3.50 



5.00 

 3.50 

 2.50 



2.50 

 2.50 



4.00 



2.50 

 4.00 



4.50 



2.50 



2.00 

 3.00 



2.50 



2.50 



4.50 



3.50 



3.00 

 3.00 



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