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



NEW yORK 

 SPINELESS 

 IMPROVED, 

 BGG PLANT 



WHITE CL'RLED ENDIVE. 



LEBK. MUSSELBURGH. 



fZ'Sr VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



CTJCXJMBER.— Continued. 



Livingston's Evergreen. Hardy and wonderfully prolific; valuable for pickling 



Long Green. Dark green fruits 8 to 10 inches long; quality firm, crisp and ex- 

 cellent. It is the best variety for big yellow mustard pickles 



Japanese Climbing. Distinct, may be grown on a trellis, keeping the fruits up 

 from the ground and clean 



Short Green Gherkin. A thick-set, small, green Cucumber, borne in abundance 

 and used exclusively for pickling 



West Indian Gherkin, or ''Burr" Cucumber. Small, oval, green fruits about 

 '2 inches long, covered with soft, fleshy protuberances like prickles; exclu- 

 sively used for pickles 



ENGLISH FORCING or FRAME VARIETIES. These produce remarkably long 

 and \-ery solid fruits, with few and small seeds. Not adapted for open- 

 ground culture. Our seed is from the best English strains. 



Blue Gown. Handsome, black-spined fruits, about 15 inches long 



Cuthill's Black Spine. A prolific variety of medium size 



Duke of Edinburgh. Large, thick, dull green fruits, 15 inches long 



Lockie's Perfection. Very uniform; color, beautiful green 



Lord Kenyon's Favorite. A favorite, uniform in size, and perfect in shape. . . 



Telegraph. Clear, green, sihooth fruits, 14 to 16 inches long; free bearer 



DANDELION. 



Common. Popular for greens, and when blanched for salad 



Large-Leaved. An early, large, broad-leaved variety 



EGG PLANT, (for plants, see page 52.) 



Black Beauty. (See specialties page 8) 



New York Spineless — Henderson's Improved. (See specialties page 8) 



Early Long Purple. An early variety with club-shaped, dark purple fruits 



6 to 8 inches long, a shape preferred by some for slicing; flesh firm 



Black Pekin. A strong-growing variety; medium-sized, almost round, black 



fruits, and very solid 



Florida High Bush. Very productive; large pear shaped, purple fruits of 



fine quality. Plant carries fruit well above ground 



ENDIVE. Sometimes called Chicory. 



One of the best salads, when blanched, also much used for garnishing; if 



boiled makes fine greens. Succeeds best in spring and fall. 



Green Curled. (See specialties page 9) 



French Moss Curled. A small, compact-growing variety with densely curled 



moss-like leaves 



White Curled. Finely cut leaves, almost white, with yellowish midribs. (See 



cut) 



Broad-Leaved Batavian. Escarolle. (See specialties page 9) 



Green curled and Batavian are the best sorts for the market. 



KALE or BORECOLE. 



Largely grown for supplying greens during the fall, winter and spring; 



also used small, like Spinach; and for garnishing. The plants are hardy 



above-zero; frost improves the quality. 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. (See specialties page 9) (See cut) 



Siberian. Green, curly leaves; tender and of delicate flavor; very- hardy 



Brown German Curled, or Purple. Purplish, curly leaves 



KOHL-RABI. 



A bulbous-formed vegetable; when cooked before fully grown, is tender 

 and excellent, combining the flavors of Cabbage and Turnip. 



Early White Vienna. Large, quick-growing, greenish-white skin and tender 

 white flesh 



Early Purple Vienna. The outside color is purple; flesh white and delicate. . 



Short-Leaved Early White Vienna. (See specialties page 9). Early and 

 rapid growing, with few and small leaves; the most delicately flavored; in- 

 dispensable for frames and forcing; can be planted closely 



LEEK. 



Carentan. Dwarf plant; leaves broad; stem short, but very thick 



Large American Flag. (See specialties page 9) 



Musselburgh, or Scotch Champion. A very robust growing stock, makes very 



thick stems and winters well. (See cut) 



Large Rouen. Thick, short-stemmed variety, excellent for either winter or 



autumn use 



LETTUCE. (FOR PLANTS, SEE PAGE 52.) 

 HEAD VARIETIES. 



Big Boston, Henderson's. (See specialties page 10) 25 lb. lots and up. $1.25 



Boston Market, or White-Seeded Tennis Ball. A popular, early, small, com 



pact-heading variety, for early outdoor culture, and largely forced in hotbeds 



and greenhouses; can be planted closely 



Black-Seeded Butter. Forms good-sized, hard heads, extensively used as an 



early outdoor variety 



Mammoth Black-Seeded Butter. (See specialties page 9) 



PRICES. 



Pkls.. Ots., and i Lbs. deliv- 

 ered free, but add 8c. to Lbs- 



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1.25 



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.35 



1.10 



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.75 



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.55 



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.60 



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.75 



.20 



.65 



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.15 



.45 



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.35 



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