PETER HENDERSON 8; CO., IMEWjrORiV 



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COMPLETE 

 LIST OF 



Vegetable Seeds 



BEET. — Continued. 



Early Yellow Turnip. Orange-yellow flesh of sweet flavor; pale green leaves 

 ' Eclipse. {See Specialties, page 18.) 



Edmand's. A handsome, uniform, round, Turnip-shaped Beet, very smooth 

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



Egyptian. A standard extra early sort, being 10 to 12 days earlier than the 

 old Blood Turnip. The roots are round and flattened, of good size and deep 

 crimson in color; tops unusually small 



Electric. (See Specialties, page 18.) ... 



Half Long, Henderson's. A blood Beet of superior quality, tender, sweet and 

 free from woody fibre; for slicing it is unequalled; flesh vivid rich red. The 

 roots, about 3 inches in diameter, are pear-shaped with slender tap root 



Long Smooth Blood-Red. An excellent late variety, being a great improve- 

 * ment on the common Long Blood and of intense dark red color 



Swiss Chard. (See Specialties, page 46) 



For Sugar Beet and Mangel Wurzel, see Farm Seed Department, page 68. 



BROCCOLI. White Cape. Medium-sized, creamy-white heads, similar but in- 

 ferior to Cauliflower, though hardier 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Dwarf Improved. 



producing "Sprouts" of fine quality. . . . 

 Dalkeith. {See Specialties, page 1^.) 



A dwarf, compact-growing sort, 



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

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

 properly cooked are tender and of an agreeable flavor 



CABBAGE. (/ oz. prodtices 1,500 plants- i4 lb. to transplant for an acre.) 

 EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES, (for cabbage plants, see page 176.) 



Early Jersey Wakefield, Henderson's. {See Specialties, page 19.) 



Charleston Wakefield, Henderson's. {See Specialties , page 19.) 



Early Market. {See Specialties, pages 8 and 9.) 4 Pkts. 50c. 



Early Spring, Henderson's. {See Specialties, page 19.) 



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



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

 pyramidal heads of excellent quality; good to succeed the extra earlies .... 

 SECOND EARLY or SUMMER VARIETIES. 



Early Summer, Henderson's. {See Specialties, page 20.) 



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

 long-standing; short-stem 



Succession, Henderson's. {See Specialties, page 20.) 



LATE or WINTER VARIETIES. 



Autumn King, Henderson's. {See Specialties, page 21.) 



Late Flat Dutch, Henderson's Selected. {See Specialties, page 20.) 



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

 than most late sorts and not so good a winter keeper, but for fall use it is 

 tender and of superior flavor 



Holland or Danish Ball-Head. {See Specialties, page 21.) 



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



Red Dutch. A popular hard-headed sort for pickling, etc. The best keeper; 

 not extra large, but of excellent quality 



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



heads weighing 10 to 12 lbs. each; color, intense dark red 



SAVOY VARIETIES. The quality and flavor of these "Crumpled Leaf" Cab- 

 bages are very superior; grown in fall and allowed to be touched by frost 

 they are sweet, delicate and most delicious. 



American Drumhead Savoy. {See Specialties, page 20.) 



Netted Savoy. The finest of the Savoys; heads large, solid and compact; 

 flavor of surpassing excellence 



CARROT. (/ oz. for about 125 feet of drill; A lbs. for an acre.) 



Carentan, Early Half Long Scarlet. A distinct, slender, cylindrical variety, 

 with few and small leaves; skin glossy and smooth; flesh red and without 

 core; quality extra fine. Excellent for forcing and frame culture 



Chantenay Half Long Scarlet. {See Specialties, page 22.) 



Coreless, Henderson's. {See Specialties, page 22.) 



Danvers, Half Long. {Henderson' s Selected.) {See Specialties, page 22.) .... 



Early French Forcing. The earliest, and largely grown for forcing. Small, 

 almost globular roots orange-red in color 



Early Scarlet Horn. A popular early variety, 3 to 4 inches long and blunt- 

 rooted; it is a favorite for bunching for market and is sometimes forced. A 

 fine table Carrot and when pulled young is excellent for soups 



Half Long Red, Stump-rooted. A shapely stump-rooted variety, of medium 

 size and one of the best for private gardens, for summer use; medium early . . 



Intermediate, Henderson's. {See Specialties, page 22.) 



New York Market, Henderson's. Handsome and symmetrical, of bright orange 

 color; flesh crisp, tender and sweet, almost coreless, and unexcelled for 

 private use or for bunching 



Long Orange Improved. (See Specialties, page 22.) 



Oxheart, or Guerande. Very distinct and desirable, smooth and handsome, 

 very thick and blunt-rooted, about 6 inches long, a rapid grower and of fine 

 quality; color, orange-red; a good all-season Carrot. . ., 



White and Yellow Belgian. (See Field Carrots, page 68.) 



PRICES 



Delivered free in the U. S. 

 (excepting otherwise noted.) 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



Hhh. 



5c. 



15c. 



40c. 



5c. 



20c. 



S5c. 



5c. 



15c. 



45c. 



5c. 



15c. 



40c. 



10c. 



20c. 



60c. 



10c. 



15c. 



45c. 



5c. 



15c. 



40c. 



5c. 



15c. 



40c. 



15c. 



60c. 



S2.00 



10c. 



25c. 



75c. 



10c. 



30c. 



90c. 



10c. 



35c. 



1.00 



10c. 



35c. 



1.20 



10c. 



3Sc. 



1.20 



15c. 







10c. 



40c. 



1.25 



5c. 



25c. 



75c. 



5c. 



30c. 



85c. 



10c. 



40c. 



1.25 



5c. 



30c. 



85c. 



10c. 



45c. 



1.40 



10c. 



40c. 



1.40 



5c. 



30c. 



90c. 



5c. 



25c. 



75c. 



10c. 



30c. 



90c. 



5c. 



25c. 



80c. 



10c. 



30c. 



1.00 



10c. 



30c. 



90c. 



Sc. 



25c. 



7Sc. 



10c. 



2Sc. 



75c. 



10c. 



30c. 



85c. 



10c. 



30c. 



85c. 



10c. 



30c. 



85c. 



10c. 



2Sc. 



80c. 



10c. 



25c. 



7Sc. 



10c. 



2Sc. 



75c. 



10c. 



25c. 



80c. 



10c. 



25c. 



80c. 



10c. 



2Sc. 



80c. 



10c. 



30c. 



85 c. 



5c. 



15c. 



50c. 



Lb. 



El .25 

 1.75 



1.50 



1.40 

 2.00 



1.50 



1.40 

 1.25 



2.50 

 3.00 



3.50 



4.00 

 4.00 



4.25 

 2.50 



3.00 



4.50 



3.00 

 5.00 



5.00 

 3.00 



2.50 

 3.25 



2.75 

 3.00 



3.00 

 2.50 



2.50 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



2.75 



2.50 



2.50 

 2,75 



2 75 

 2.75 



3.00 

 1.50 



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