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iOUTHPOKT WHITE GLOBE ONION. 



ALASKA PEA. 



Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



NOTICE 



All seeds on this page 

 (except Onion Sets and 

 Peas) are delivered 

 transportation paid 

 in United Stales. 

 See page 2 of cover. 

 PRICES 



OKRA, or GUMBO. The pods sliced are esteemed for soups, stews, etc., and must 

 be used when young . 



White Velvet, Henderson's. Large, round, smooth pods; never ridged. (See engrav- 

 ing) 



Dwarf Prolific. Of dwarf, stocky growth, very early and prolific 



Long Green. Long, slender, pale green pods, very tender 



ONION. Henderson's Onion seed is noted among critical Onion raisers for its superiority 

 in quality, yield, weight, shape, trueness to type, uniformity, small necks, as well as 

 for high germination; it is unsurpassed. 



Extra Early Flat Red. Remarkably early, of medium sire, a good keeper, shape uni- 

 form, flat, skin light red, flesh close grained and of fine flavor 



Wethersfield, Large Red (See specialties page is) 



Yellow Globe Danvers. The skin is a rich shining brownish yellow, its keeping qualities 

 are excellent. Very solid and a fine keeper. (See specialties page 15.) 



Round Yellow Danvers. Similar to Yellow Globe Danvers, except being flatter. It 

 matures very early, is a reliable and large cropper 



Prizetaker. A very fine large yellow variety, almost round. It is the largest variety 

 in general cultivation, sometimes attaining 5 inches in diameter. It is good for 

 shipping where the market requires size, and is an excellent keeper. The skin is 

 yellow, the flesh white, it is extremely mild in flavor. (See engraving.) 



White Portugal, or Silver Skin. The leading White Flat Onion. The bulbs attain a 

 good siee, the color is silvery-white when cured under cover. It is flat, early, and for 

 slicing and boiling is unexcelled, the flesh being mild and tender. It is largely grown 

 for pickles when sown three or four times as thick as usual and also for sets 



White Bunch. Of vigorous growth, producing large, showy, white onions, of fine, 

 mild quality, especially adapted for using when young or bunching for sale. Not a 

 good keeper 



SODTHPORT GLOBE VARIETIES. 



Southport White Globe 



Southport Yellow Globe 



Southport Red Globe 



(See specialties page 7j) 



ITALIAN, PICKLING VARIETIES. 



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

 firm ; unexcelled for pickling and early bunching 



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. 



Red Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain . . ] 



Yellow Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain [ bushel of 32 lbs 



White Onion Sets. Grown from our select strain J 



Garlic Sets. Esteemed in cookery, 40c lb. 



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PARSLEY. 



Champion Moss Curled. Densely curled, dark green leaves; beautiful for garnishing; 



a very select and productive stock 



Fern-Leaved. Leaves are exquisitely cut as a fern frond, of fine color, invaluable for 



garnishing 



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



emerald green, instead of dark 



Extra Double Curled. An excellent strain, distinguished for its fine dark color, short 



stiff leaf stems, and densely curlpd leaves. It is extremely even in height, and is just 



as good as it can be in every way. (10 lbs. and upwards .90c. lb.) (See specialties 



page 16.) 



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 specialties page 17.) (10 lbs. 90c. lb.) 



PARSNIP. 



Henderson's Hollow Crown. A fine stock in every respect. It is uniformly half-long, 

 heavy at the shoulder and tapering evenly to a small root about 12 inches from the 

 crown. This type is preferable to any. It is the kind that sells readily and is easy to dig 

 (10 lbs. 90c. lb.) 



Ptas we do not deliver free. Purchaser pays transportation by the quart and over. For 

 Parcel Post Zone Rates see page 2 of cover. Peas weigh (Postal weight) 2 lbs. per quart. 



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



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES OF DWARF AND MEDIUM HEIGHT. 



Alaska. 214 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 engraving.) 



Ameer. This new variety — often called the "Mammoth Alaska" is rapidly growing 

 in favor among Market Gardeners being planted on an extensive scale on many of 

 the largest truck farms. It resembles Alaska, the vine being more vigorous, a little 

 taller or about 3 feet in height and the pods and peas are fully one-third larger. It is 

 a heavy producer of handsome dark green pods containing from 5 to 7 large blue' 

 green round peas of excellent quality. The crop ripens uniformly about three days 

 later than Alaska 



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Oar Business 

 »u founded by 



Peter Henderson in 1847 "i?£"l"££r Peter Henderson and Howard M. Henderson. 



