HENDERSON'S TESTED SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



31 



fSSV VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



ONION Continued. 



SPANISH, ITALIAN, BERMUDA AND PICKLING VARIETIES. 



Adriatic Barletta. Extremely early; small, pure white with silver skin, flesh 



mild but firm; unexcelled for pickling and early bunching 



Crystal White Wax. A greatly improved type of white Bermuda 



Bermuda, Red. Large, flat; light red-skinned onions of mild flavor 



Bermuda, White. Flat in shape, grows very quickly, exceedingly mild 



Giant White Garganus, or Silver King. A large flat white variety, grows 



rapidly, very mild 



Mammoth Pompeii, or Red Garganus. Skin red; flesh nearly white. Very 



mild 



Queen. A very early, small, flat, white and mild pickle Onion, and of great 



value for early bunching - 



ONION SETS. Onions attain full size the same season from spring-sown seed 

 yet many people desire to plant sets for earliest onions for table use or for 

 bunching. Onions grown from sets do not keep well. 



(The price per bushel is subject to change -with the market; write for quotations.) 

 Red Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain of Red Wethersfield \ bush 

 Yellow Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain of Yellow Danvers > of 

 White Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain of White Portugal ' 32 ' bs - 

 Potato Onion Sets. Early and of rapid growth; excellent for pulling green. . 



Shallots. The small bulb keeps for a year; esteemed for seasoning 



Garlic Sets. Esteemed in cookery, 30c. lb. 



green leaves; beautiful for 

 of fine color, in- 



PARSLEY. 



Champion Moss Curled. Densely curled, dark 



garnishing; a very select and productive stock 



Fern-Leaved. Leaves are exquisitely cut as a fern frond 



valuable for garnishing 



Henderson's Emerald. Similar to Double Curled, except that the color is 

 bright emerald green, instead of dark 



Extra Double Curled. (See specialties page 17.) (25 lbs. and over 75c. lb.) .... 



Plain. The leaves are not curled; plant very hardy 



Hamburg, or Turnip-Rooted. Grown for the root, which resembles a small 

 parsnip. The flavor is not unlike Celeriac. (See engraving) 



PARSNIP. 



Henderson's Hollow Crown. 



(See specialties page 17) . 



PEAS. 



(Those prefixed * are wrinkled varieties; all others are smooth.) 

 DWARF EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. Requiring no staking or brush. 



Extra early; of dwarf, compact growth. 



PRICES. 



Pkts. 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 

 .10 



.10 



.10 



.10 



Oz. 



i Lb. 



.25 



.85 



.35 



1.20 



.25 



.80 



.25 



.85 



.20 



.60 



.20 



.60 



.25 



.85 



Lb. 



3.00 

 4.00 

 2.75 

 3.00 



2.00 



2.00 



3. CO 



Purchaser pays transportation 



on Onion Sets. If wanted by 



Mail see'Zone Rales on page 1. 



Onion Sets weigh (Postal 



weight) 1 lb. per quart. 



•American Wonder. 12 inches. 



wrinkled; of the finest quality. 

 •Little Gem. 18 inches. A dwarf green, wrinkled Pea; very prolific and 



of excellent flavor; a few days later than above 



♦Nott's Excelsior. (See specialties page 18) 



♦Premium Gem. 18 inches. A fine dwarf Pea of the Little Gem type, on 



which it is a great improvement 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES OF MEDIUM HEIGHT. 



Alaska. 2f feet. A wonderfully early, smooth, blue Pea; vines slender; pods 

 very dark green, about 3 inches long, well filled with small, smooth, blue- 

 green peas. The earliness, uniformity in ripening and deep color render it 

 a desirable market and canning Pea. (See specialties page 18) 



Ameer. (See specialties page 19) 



Henderson's "First of All." (See specialties page 18) 



Nonpareil 



♦Prosperity, Henderson's (called also Gradus). (See specialties page 18) 



♦Thomas Laxton. (See specialties page 19) 



SECOND OR MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES. 



♦Advancer. A heavy cropping second early variety of fine quality, sometimes 

 sold as Dwarf Champion. (See engraving) 



♦Abundance. 2 \ feet. A deservedly popular variety branching in habit and 

 bearing abundantly roundish pods 3 to 3 \ inches long, well filled with wrinkled 

 peas of excellent quality 



♦Chelsea, Henderson's. 15 inches. A dwarf, compact-growing, wrinkled 

 Pea, requiring no brushing; pods contain 8 to 10 good-sized peas of exquisite, 

 flavor. Bears an enormous crop 



♦Everbearing. 3 feet. A prolific and continuous-bearing Pea; pods 3 to 4 

 inches long, containing 6 to 8 large wrinkled peas, \ inch in diameter 



•Heroine. 2\ feet. A medium early green, wrinkled Pea of high merit; large 

 pods containing 8 to 10 immense marrow peas, of rich flavor; very prolific. . 



♦Horsford's Market Garden. 2\ feet. A very fine early main-crop variety, pro 

 ducing an enormous crop of rather small, but well filled pods. (See engraving 

 page 32) 



Pkt. 



.05 

 .05 



.10 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 



.05 



Quart. Peck. 



.20 

 .20 

 .25 

 .20 

 .20 



Oz. 



.10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 

 .10 



.15 



.10 



1.10 

 1.10 

 1.25 

 1.30 

 1.30 



I Lb. 



Bush 



3.75 

 3.50 

 4.00 

 4.50 

 4.50 



Lb. 



.30 

 .30 



.30 



.25 

 .30 



.30 



.20 



.90 

 1.00 



1.00 



.80 



1.00 



1.00 



.50 



Peas we do not deliver free. 

 Purchaser pays transportation 

 by the quart and over. For 

 Parcel Post Zone Rates see 

 page 1. Peas weigh (Postal 

 wtight) 2 lbs. per quart. 



Pk. Bush. 



Pt. 



Ot. 



.30 



.25 

 .30 



.25 



.25 

 .25 

 .30 

 .25 

 .35 

 .35 



.25 



.25 



.40 

 .25 

 .30 



.25 



1.90 



1.70 

 '1.90 



1.70 



1.50 

 1.70 

 1.90 

 1.50 

 2.25 

 2.25 



1.70 



1.70 



2.75 

 1.70 

 2.20 



1.70 



7.00 



6.00 

 7.00 



6.00 



5.50 

 6.00 

 7.00 

 5.50 

 8.00 

 8.00 



6.00 



6.00 



10.00 

 6. CO 

 8.00 



6.00 



Henderson's globe onions (see page 30). 



HAMBURGH OR TURNIP-ROOTED PARSLEY 



ADVANCER PEA 



Our Business 

 was 



foundeTby Peter Henderson in 1847 an ^,™ h Vs"„ ried Charles Henderson £ a d n & £ s Peter and Howard M. Henderson 



