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



■ALr LONG 

 •CABLET, 

 iTUMP-ROOTED 

 CABBOT 



Henderson's snowball cauliflower. 



WHITE plume celery. 



CELERIAC LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE. 



Sr^ VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



CARROT. (all FRENCH GROWN). 



Carentan, Early Half Long Scarlet. A long, slender variety with small leaves. 



Excellent for frame culture 



Chantenay Half Long Scarlet. (See specialties page 6) 



Coreless, Henderson's. A long, smooth variety of excellent quality.... 

 Danvers, Half Long. A large heavy-shouldered stock, produces great weight 



per acre and keeps well 



Danvers, Henderson's Selected. {See specialties page 6) 



Early French Forcing. Largely grown for forcing. 



Early Scarlet Horn. Early, 3 to 4 inches long, and a favorite for bunching 

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



size and one of the best for summer use; medium early. {See cut) 



Intermediate, Henderson's. The best long rooted Carrot grown, good for 



pitting over winter; grand color 



New York Market, Henderson's. Similar to Danvers, but not so hea%'y; a 



good basket carrot and keeps well 



Long Orange Improved. {See specialties page 6) 



Oxheart or Guerande. Thick and blunt-rooted, 5 inches long, and of fine 



quality 



White and Yellow Belgian. / ly- ,j r- , „ oo ^ 



„,, . „ c (See Field Carrots, page 33.) 



White Vosges ' 



CAULIFLOWER, (for cauliflower plants, see page 52.) 



Snowball, Henderson's. (See specialties page 5) (See cut) 



Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt. (See specialties page 5) 



Gilt Edge Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt. The earliest and best for, forcing 



Extra Early Paris 



Large Late Algiers 



Veitch's Autumn Giant 



We recommend only the three first-named varieties for market use. 



CELERY. 



EARLY SELF-BLANCHING VARIETIES. These grow quickly, blanch easily 

 and are especially adapted for fall and early winter use. 



Silver, Self -Blanching, Henderson's. An extra heavy stock of White Plume. , 



Golden Self-Blanching. (See specialties page 7) (French grown only) 



Golden Rose, Henderson's. A pink form of Golden Self-Blanching . . . . 



Henderson's Perfected White Plume. An old favorite in the self-blanching 

 sorts, the first of the type, still wanted in many sections. (Set cut) 



SECOND EARLY, LONG-KEEPING AND -WINTER VARIETIES. 



"Easy Blanching," Henderson's. (See specialties page 6) 3 pks. 50c. 



Evans' Triumph. Stalks long, white and solid, an excellent keeper 



Giant Pascal. [See specialties page 6) 



Golden Dwarf, Henderson's. (See specialties page 6) 



Dwarf White, Henderson's. Solid, crisp, and of fine flavor 



Boston Market. Solid green stalks, blanching white; crisp and tender; habit 



dwarf and robust; a splendid keeper 



Giant White Solid. A long-stalked variety, used for soup greens 



New Rose, Henderson's. A splendid variety of exceptionally fine flavor. . . . 

 White Rock. A new variety for winter use. of dwarf and vigorous habit, with 



large solid heart, most desirable for market use, and sure to become popular. . 



Winter Queen. (See specialties page 6) 



Celery, to grow for soup greens 



Flavoring Celery. (Old Seed). Excellent for soups, etc 



CELERIAC, OR TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. Produces large turnip-like 

 roots which are highly esteemed for flavoring, or used as salad 



Erfurt Giant. Round, clean-skinned root 



Large Smooth Prague. A highly developed and larger form, almost round, 

 uniform, smooth-skinned, and free from side roots. (See cut) ; . 



CHERVIL. Curled. The young, aromatic leaves are used in soups and salads. 



CHICORY. LARGE-ROOTED or Coffee Chicory. The dried roots are used as 

 an adulterant for coffee. The young leaves sprouted from year old roots, 

 are excellent as salad. Also used as spinach 



COLLARDS. Georgia. A tall, loose form of Cabbage grown in the South as a 

 substitute for Cabbage. The leaves when cooked are tender and delicate. . 



PRICES. 



Pkts., Ozs., and \ Lbs. deliw- 

 ered free, but add Sc. to Lbs. 



Pkt. 



.25 

 .15 

 .25 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 



.10 

 .15 

 .10 



.10 



.05 

 .10 



.05 



.05 



.05 



Oz. 



10 



.10 



.30 



IC 



.10 



.30 



10 



.15 



.45 



05 



.10 



.30 



10 



.15 



.40 



10 



.15 



.40 



05 



.10 



.30 



05 



.10 



.30 



10 



.15 



.40 



10 



.10 



.30 



05 



.10 



.30 



10 



.10 



.30 



05 



.10 



.30 



3.00 



2.00 



5.00 



.70 



.70 



.50 



.50 



1.40 



.35 



.35 



.20 

 .25 



.10 



.15 



.10 



i Lb, 



20 



2.00 



7.00 



10 



.25 



.75 



10 



.30 



.90 



10 



.30 



.90 



05 



.25 



.70 



05 



.25 



.70 



05 



.20 



.50 



10 



.25 



-.75 



10 



.30 



.90 



10 



.30 



.90 





.15 



.30 



11.00 

 7.00 



2.25 

 2.25 

 1.76 



1.50 

 5.25 

 1.20 



1.20 



.50 

 .70 



.30 



.40 



.30 



Our New 

 Leaflet 



7 Celery Culture for Home and Market co^iiCia^'^iiys^Sii^ret"^: Free to Customers "ti'^'*' 



