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



HENDERSON'S TESTED 



ASPARAGUS SEED. (I t. to 60 //. of drill. Cultural instructions free) 



Giant Washington. Some varieties of Asparagus seem to be afflicted with rust, but 

 Giant Washington Asparagus — developed under the auspices of the United States 

 Agricultural Department — is declared to be peculiarly immune from this disease. The 

 shoots are of giant size, very vigorous, straight, and what is still more important, of 

 extra good ^quality. Dark green tinged with purple. Undoubtedly a great 



acqusition 



Palmetto, Henderson's. Superior in every way, the stalks are large and uniform 

 averaging nearly an inch in diameter and retaining then- thickness to the tip 

 Fifteen shoots make a good marketable bunch and weigh nearly two pounds. It is 

 adapted to all sections, is less susceptible to disease than others, and will therefore 



thrive where other varieties fail. (Set engraving.) 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. Buyer pays transportation on Asparagus Roots. For Parcel 

 Post Zone rates see page 2. 100 2-year old Roots will weigh about 6 lbs. 

 Palmetto. 2-vr. -old roots (buyer paying transit). $1.75 per 100; $15 00 per 1.000 

 Giant Washington. 2-vr. -old roots (buyer paying transit) S3. 59 per 100;S30.00 per 1000 



HENDERSON S BLACK VALENTINE. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE. BEAN CROPS IN MANY SECTIONS 

 HAVE BEEN POOR DURING THE PAST GROWING SEASON, AND 

 SHORT CROPS HAVE BEEN HARVESTED. PRICES QUOTED ARE 

 SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 

 BEANS. 



DWARF or BUSH. GREEN PODDED. 



Bountiful, Henderson's. The best flat, green podded stringless bean in existence. This 

 superior variety, introduced by us, is popular wherever grown. The plant is re- 

 markably handsome and of thrifty growth, being practically rust and mildew proof 

 It is very hardy, extremely early, very prolific, and is the first to give pods fit tc 

 pick in the spring and the last to yield edible pods in the fall (See specialties page i) 



Black Valentine, Henderson's. Since we introduced this Bean it has been used very 

 extensively by the largest planters. In the South it is grown in enormous quanti- 

 ties 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 shipping. Ready for picking in 45 davs from planting. (See specialties page i) 



Earliest Red Valentine, Henderson's. 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. (See specialties page 2) 



Pull Measure, Henderson's. A round, green-podded bush bean, a cross between 

 the old Refugee and Yosemite Wax. The pods are five inches long, stringless. quite 

 round, have no neck and are of extremely good quality. It is far superior to any 

 of its class Sold out 



Horticultural Dwarf. A bush variety of the popular Climbing Horticultural; A grand 

 shell Bean. Our stock is free from runners 



King of the Earlies. A heavy cropper and excellent shipper 



Low's Champion. One of the best large-podded shell varieties Sold out 



Longfellow, Henderson's. Longfellow is one of the most attractive green-podded 

 Beans for any market. It is very early and bears an enormous crop of long, round, 

 fleshy pods of great firmness, and pale green in color. Its compact growth and habit 

 of bunching the crop near the center of the plant make it very easy to pick 



Refugee, or 1,000 to 1. A very popular market gardener's variety on account of its 

 exceeding productiveness. It is extensively grown for a fall crop both in the north 

 and south. The plants are strong, healthy and robust, about 15 inches high, 

 branching and bushy in growth. Our strain is very fine, and will be found free from 

 flat pods 



Refugee, Extra Early. This is a true Refugee, haying the peculiar, spreading habit 

 of its class, producing a mass of small leaves which protect the pods from the sun, 

 preserving their attractive color under trying conditions. It is two weeks earlier 

 than the old Refugee, and is largely grown as an early spring crop, and again in 

 late fall, at which season it does remarkably well 



Stringless Green Pod, Burpee's. Very early, productive, and a good shipper 



.35 



.15 



1.10 



.40 



3 50 



1.40 



Beans we do not deliver 

 free. Purchaser pays 

 transportation by the 

 quart and over. For 

 Parcel Post Zone Rates 

 page 2 of cover 

 Beans weigh (Postal 

 weight) 2 / bs. per quart 



Quart Peck Bush 



3 . 50 



.60 



.60 



.60 

 .60 



2.75 



3 . 50 

 2.75 



3.50 



3.50 



3.50 

 3.50 



12.00 



10.00 



10 00 



12.00 

 10 00 



12.00 



12.00 



12.00 

 12.00 



Our Seeds are no longer supplied through Dealers. 



On r OKi *»/»*- • B y onl y supplying the Planter direct we protect many customer* 



yj\xr ^Dject. wh0 ha „ had the 



ler seeds foisted upon tbem as "Henderson'!" 



