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



Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 





We ship Potatoes 

 in Sacks and deliver 

 to transportation co's in 

 N. Y. City. Purchaser 

 Pays freight or express 

 charges. The sack is 

 2}i bus. or 165 lbs. net 

 weight. 



POTATOES, SUPERIOR NORTHERN GROWN. (Prices on application.) 

 EARLY VARIETIES. 



Bovee, Henderson's. A very popular extra early potato. Not only early but a 

 heavy cropper. Shape long, oval, flesh white and of fine quality 



Early Ohio. Early maturing about two weeks before the Early Rose; almost round- 

 flesh solid, cooks dry and mealy _ ' 



Early Norther. A splendid variety, extra early and exceedingly prolific; eyes few and 

 shallow, unexcelled cooking qualities, dry and floury. (See engraving.) 



Early Puritan, Henderson's. A distinct and valuable early variety; both' skin and 

 flesh white; quality superb, dry and floury 



Ear ualft° Se ' The P ° pular standard early; not e<i for earliness, productiveness and fine 



Irish Cobbler. A very fine early variety extensively grown for market in some locali- 

 PW. £♦ 7 are veT .y handsome, almost round, very uniform in shape and size. 

 £lesh, white and of excellent quality, skm, buff with whitish netting. A reliable and 

 heavy cropper 



Peck. 



Bush. 



MAIN CROP VARIETIES. 



Green Mountain, Improved. A reliable medium late potato increasing in popularitv 

 where known It seems to thrive in all soils and in all localities, mak.ng heavy healthy 

 vines and yielding big crops of large, smooth, white-.kinned tubers of handsome 



s^bor d^i/ in^eliorcetlr: 1 ! 1 . 16 : ^ .^ ^X ^ * * *??? .^I T}}^. t0 

 Late Puritan, Henderson's. A handsome, large, white-skinned Potato, and one of th 



best late sorts grown; heavy yielder. good keeper; cooking qualities superior 



Sir Walter Raleigh, Henderson's. A grand main crop potato, forming tubers of large 

 size— oval in form and of the finest quality, the flesh being fine grained white- 

 cooking dry and mealy. It is very productive and a splendid keeper 



^ialthv^^' 161 / 051 ' 3 - °2 e f ° f ,, the ^somest Potatoes grown;' luxuriant! and 

 en ravin ) "^ wonderful 'y uniform, a superior keeper, quality extra. (See 



OUR POTATOES OFFERED ABOVE ARE THOROUGHLY SELECTED ESPECIALLY 

 FOR SEED PURPOSES. 



PU T^ a !t r £ ayS ,« i S lt or ex P res ? charges and assumes risk from freezing or heating. 

 The Sack is 165 lbs. net weight B 



PUMPKIN. (See engraving.) 



Ca fl»=h n H Hend . erson ' s - A small almost round Pumpkin, with creamy-brown skin; 

 i^orZ^°^ 11 7dro7fa d & thlck - fine gained, and of the finest quality' 



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*BESffifc. b A ufifalsf m e ake r s 8 g e oo°d a p ?er COl0red ' ^ ^^ '#& ™. 



^KT.&SSr Ktefght^. 0ld> . weU - known ™^ ProduciivV andgrowing toa 



SU fleVn rfl h v£T and productive smail Pumpkin; roundlflatt'ened'.' skin orange', 

 nesn deep yellow, fine grained and very sweet . 



^irfj? 17- A ? u P erior P' e Pumpkin, small, but 'enormously productive and an 



se ; finelv S.fl h T, ataMt ,r d ' ab0Ut 10 inches in diameter color, golden-rus 

 set, finely netted; flesh Jeep golden, sweet and tender. (Crop failure.) 



I RADISH. 



E ^? L , Y R0UND OR TURNIP SHAPED VARIETIES. 



erower^H S^T-fl A ^^t Vari ^ ty for bunching; bright scarlet color. rap>d 

 grower and of milj flavor. 10 lbs. and upwards 60c. lb 



p.nlfr Carmme Turmp. Round, dark red. very early; good for forcing! '.'. 



in^= r i mS ° n G ^?* T , Urmp - A ver y Potable sort for open ground, larger than any 

 matnrtt^ ™ ^ifc" "imson, the. flesh white and quite untinged with red. It 

 Ster fulUrowth 1 7 a " y ' tS S ' Ze a " d St 'recently remain! firm for a week 



Fireball 



RO co e ioTTes P h Sl1n S g °whHe VerV ea ' rl V-' maturing in 23 days;' skin of aitrSdtive rose 



Ea /c 1 Llet whitIK A 8 / 1 !* Turnip - A mediu !" si ' ze * ' round ' ™riety'. ' c °lor' brighi 

 IIJ„U, ZTau ta PP e A. U8ed ' n enormous quantities in open ground. It matures very 



tSSMSffMp^r^ se lers '. . 10 . lb !'. and up . wards . 60c ; lb - (See engravi "^ 



Ea is 1 ve^v U H n fl d rk D i a il r ^ ed - ♦,, Th i n?°st popular of the round'sorts for outdoor' so wing! ' It 

 size ntr rf„M, °c l0T — ihe . flesh ^ hlt e and crisp. The tops are small for a root of its 

 size. Our stock is very uniform in color and shape. 10 lbs. and upwards 70c. lb 



selU^ry s^rior^tock ^ .^ T^^^^^:^^. * lt>ng while; We 

 Non Plus Ultra. A fine bright red forcing variety with small tops 



R with F g b hnJ?fL J?' 3 ' S Per T f tly bred f ?r forcing. The root is small, uniformly round 

 2„ s ?°£ erect leaves. It grows rapidly, and may be pulled in 21 days. The lower 

 part of the root is white, the upper part bright scarlet . . 



Re ^^?, r ^ ing Q An . id eal round red variety with very small tops. Properly grown, it will 

 mature in 3 weeks. The color is vivid red (See specialties page 12) 



SC roun t d G the e ;k;I h , e r , t - b . eSt ° f th , e >.rcing varieties. The roots are a little longer than 

 uZiukl r a r.7^ „ n , 6nSe S °, arlet ', n color ', Wlth t; ny threadlike roots. We exercise 

 " ™ S ™\IT ^f™??™- °, n - ly P erf e * stocks of this variety and we believe no better 

 (.See specialties page 12) 10 lbs. and upwards 70c. lb.. . 



Sack 



NOTICE 



Pumpkin and Rad- 

 ish seeds are delivered 

 transportation paid in 

 United States. 

 PRICES. 



Oz. 



can be had. 



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.80 



1 50 



.70 

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.90 

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.70 



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.75 

 .80 



.80 



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.80 



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