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



HENDERSON'S SELECTED 



GARDEN BEETS 



True Bred, Money Making Strains for 

 Market Gardeners 



CROSBY'S SPECIAL EGYPTIAN 



This is one of the earliest beets on the market, and it is undoubtedly 

 the most desirable small beet for early market purposes, because it 

 attains a presentable shape in a shorter space of time than any other 

 variety. 



The color is an intense, deep red, almost black; and the flesh is sweet 

 and tender. The root is smooth, round, and slightly flattened and the 

 tops are small in size. "Crosby's Special" is a very rapid grower, and 

 can be sown as late as July with a good return. 



The strain we offer is very fine and uniform in shape and color. {See engraving.) 



Price, 20c. oz., 50c. l A\b., $1.50 lb. 



EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN 



An exceedingly early variety and considered by many to be the best of the early 

 garden beets. The root is rounded and flattened especially underneath; grows 

 almost entirely out of the ground, to which it is held by a slender tap-root. The 

 skin is very smooth; violet-red in color; flesh of a dark blood color; leaves brownish- 

 red, more or less mixed with green. Price, 10c. oz.. 35c. 34 lb., $1.00 lb. 



EARLY WONDER 



It keeps well, and is especially 

 suitable for fall sowing because it 

 matures two weeks earlier than any 

 other marketable beet. One of its 

 best points is that entire fields of it are 

 harvested at one operation because 

 all the roots mature at the same time. 

 The demand for Early Wonder is heavy and we ad- 

 vise early orders. (See engraving.) Price, 20c. oz., 

 50c. \i lb., $1.50 lb. 



DETROIT DARK RED 



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We have an excellent selection of this well known variety which has becom 

 popular among market gardeners. 



Its great value lies in its remarkable uniformity in size and color, which show 

 great advantage when marketed in the basket. It is sometimes used for bunching, 

 sells best when used as a 

 basket beet. It is one of 

 the best for fall crop, or to 

 store for the winter market. 



The outer color is dark, 

 the roots are smooth, and 

 very uniform in shape. The 

 flesh is blood red and of ex- 

 cellent quality. The tops 

 are medium in size, rather 

 dark in color, and the whole 

 plant quite vigorous. (See 

 engraving.) Price, 15c. oz., 

 35c. } 4 lb., $1.00 lb. 



ECLIPSE 



One of the best to follow 

 after the very early sorts. 

 When young it may be 

 bunched, but it is also used 

 as a basket beet, and is 

 known and sells freely on 

 every market. It is me- 

 dium in size, the tops small 

 for size of root, the outer 

 color is dark and the flesh 

 strongly ringed in two 

 shades of red. Price, 15c. 

 oz., 35c. ! 4 lb., $1.00 lb. 



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FOR OUR COMPLETE LIST OF TABLE BEETS, SEE PAGE 22. 



