PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— SUPERIOR FARM SEEDS. 



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Complete 

 List of 



fARMSEEDS 



Special Prices 



can often be 

 made on large 

 quantities. 



ALFALFA. (.See Covers, page 35). 



ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Potato-like roots.ex- 

 cellent for feeding stock, especially hogs. Qt.. 

 25c.; peck, $1 25; bush., $4.00. 



AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. Sow 3 lbs. per acre A 

 valuable forage plant for dry situations and 

 alkali soils. Oz., 15c.; lb., $1.25, 10 lbs., ©81.15. 



BARLEY. Sow 2 to 2i bush, per acre. 



New White Hulle.ss. 2 to 3 weeks earlier than 



ordinary Barley, grows about same height, and 



the grain will not shell out in the field. Peck, 



80c,; bush, (48 lbs.), $2,50; 10 bush., (gj $2.40. 

 Beardless. Large heads of large grain; big 



yielder. Peck,, 70c.; bush. (48 lbs.), $2.00; 



10 bush., @ $1.90. 

 Vermont Champion. Two-rowed; hardy, prolific 



and early. Peck, 70c.; bush. (48 lbs.), $2.00; 



10 bush., @ $1,90. 



BEANS. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Burlingame Medium. Handsome white Beans, 



medium sized; prolific. Peck, $1,50; bush. 



(60 lbs. ), .$5.50. 

 Boston Small Pea. Very desirable; early, hardy 



and prolific. Peck, $1.50; bush, (60 lbs,), $5.50. 

 Improved Red Kidney. More prolific than the 



ordinary varietv. Peck, $1,50; bush. (60 lbs.), 



$5.50. 

 White Marrow, or Navy Bean. Extensively grown 



as a shell Bean. Peck. $1.50; bush. (60 lbs.), 



$5,50. 



BEANS FOR SOILING, FODDER, Etc. 



Early Green Soja. This produces enormous crops 

 as far north as Canada. It grows about 4 ft. 

 high and yields ten to twenty tons of green 

 fodder per acre, or 20 to 40 bushels of Beans. 

 It is a valuable leguminous plant for the far- 

 mer and dairyman for either green or cured fod- 

 der or grain. It is especially valuable for 

 ensilage in combination with fodder Corn or 

 Japanese Millet (two parts of Millet to one part 

 of Soja Beans), thus furnishing a complete 

 balanced ration. 



Soja Beans are great soil enrichers, adding 

 humus and extracting nitrogen from the air. 

 Sow 3 pecks per acre. {See cut.) 



Price, peck, $1,75; bushel (60 lbs.), .So'.OO; 10 

 bush., @ $4.80. 



Velvet. (Mucuna utilis.) Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 Late; valuable in the South for plowing under. 

 Peck, $2.00; bush. (60 lbs.), $6.00. 



BEET. Mangel Wurzel. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 

 Colossal Long Red (Henderson's). A valuable im- 

 proved and distinct variety. Extra large, long 



roots; blood-red, very nutritious. \ lb., 1.5c.; 



lb., 55c.; 10 lbs., @ 5"0c. lb. 

 Champion Yellow Globe (Henderson's). Smooth, 



large, round roots; yellow flesh, j lb., 15c.; lb. 



55c.; 10 lbs., @ 50c. lb. 

 Giant Intermediate (Henderson's). Big yielder; 



handsome, large ovoid roots, j lb., loc; lb., 



50c.; 10 lbs., (g! 45c. lb. 

 Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing from 



other varieties; sheep prefer it; heavy yielder, 



i lb., 15c.; lb. 55c.; 10 lbs,, @ 50c. lb. 

 Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of excellent 



quality. J lb., 15c,; lb., 50c.; 10 lbs., @ 45c. lb. 

 Long Yellow. Differs from the Long Red only in 



color, i lb., 15c.; lb. 50c.; 10 lbs., @ 45c. lb. 

 Yellow Globe. Large globular roots; good keeper, 



adapted for shallow soils, \ lb,, 15c.; lb., .50c.; 



10 lbs., @ 45c. lb. 



BEET, SUGAR VARIETIES. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per 

 acre. Valuable both for producing sugar and 

 stock feeding. 



White Sugar. Grows to a large size; very nutri- 

 tious, i lb., 15c,; lb,, 40c.; 10 lbs,, (gi 35c, lb. 



Vilmorin's Improved White. (Contains the highest 

 percentage of sugar; also valuable for stock, 

 i lb,, 15c,; lb., 4.5c.; 10 lbs., (3; 40c. lb. 



Lane's Imperial. An improved variety; very hardy 

 and productive. Jib., 15c.; lb., 4.5c.; 10 lbs.. 

 @ 40c. lb. 



Klein Wanzleben. Heaw yielder and easy to dig. 

 ilb., 15c.; lb., 45c.; 10 lbs., @ 40c. lb. 



BEGGAR-WEED. Sow 10 lbs. per acre. A valuable 

 forage and soil-improving plant for the South, 

 growing 2 to 6 ft. high; sow broadcast 10 to 12 

 lbs. per acre; i lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



HENDERSON'S 



HENDERSON'S 



FARMERS' 

 MANUAL 



AN UP 'TO .DATE CATALOGUE. 



DESCRIPTIVE AND ILLUSTRATEa 



OF HIGH-GRADE 



FARM SEEDS 



maiiIed free 



BROOM CORN. Evergreen. Sow 8' to 10 Ibs.'per 

 acre. Free from crooked brush and remains 

 green. Lb., 10c. ; 100 lbs., $7.00. 



BUCKWHEAT. Japanese. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 The best of all; eary, large grain; enormous 

 yielder. Bush. (48 lbs.), $1.90; 10 bush., @ $1.80. 



CASTOR OIL PLANT. From which the Caster Oil 

 of commerce is produced, i lb., 20c.; lb., 50c. 



CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielder of 

 large roots; good keeper. | lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



Danvers. Good-size, handsome, stump-rooted; 

 big yielder, Jib., 30c,; lb., $1.00, 



Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; very pro- 

 ductive. J lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



Large Yellow Belgian. Long yellow-fleshed roots; 

 good keeper. i lb., 30c.; lb., $100.. 



White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily har- 

 vested; heaviest cropper. Jib. 30c.; lb., '$1.00. 



CLOVER. {See page 34.) 



CORN, DENT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. pe>- 



acre. // wanted by Mail, add 10c. per quart for 



postage. In ten bushel lots or over, deduct 10c. 



per bushel on Dent and Flint Corns. 

 Long's Champion Yellow Dent. 



$1.00 peck; $3.25 bush. 

 Eureka (Henderson's). Peck, 80c,; bush,, $2.75. 

 Wood's Northern White Dent. 



Qt., 20c.; peck, 80c.; bush., $2,75, 

 Early Mastodon. A large-eared, early Yellow 



Dent. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c,; bush., $2,50. 

 Golden Beauty. A large Golden Dent; very pro- 

 ductive. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.25. 

 Extra Early Huron. Very early; may be grown 



North and in Canada. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; 



bush., $2.25. 

 Queen of the Prairie. {Pride of the North.) Early 



Yellow Dent, maturing North. Qt., 15c.; peck, 



75c.; bush., $2,25. 

 Early Butler. Earliest Yellow Dent; long grains, 



small cob. Qt., 1.5c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.25. 

 Learning. Low-set ears of good size; golden grain, 



productive. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2. .50. 

 White Cap Yellow. Early; thrives on light soils; 



grain yellow, tipped white, Qt,, 15c,; peck, 75c. 



bush., $2,25. 

 Hickory King. Largest grain, smallest cob of an 



white Corn. Late; maturing south of New. 



Jersey. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c,; bush,, $2.50. 



CORN, FLINT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per acre 



Extra Early Yellow Flint. A ninety-day Corn. The 

 best eight-rowed Yellow Flint , in cultivation. For 

 detail description see our Farmers' Manual. 

 Qt., 20c.; peck, 90c,; bush,, $3.00. 



Longfellow. A large, 8-rowed Yellow Flint; ripens 

 as far north as Mass, Qt,, 15c.; peck, 75c.; 

 bush., $2,50. 



Compton's Early. Earliest Yellow Flint, ripening 

 in from 76 to 85 days. Qt., 15c,; peck, 75c.; 

 bush., $2. .50. 



Large White Flint. Large, handsome, well-filled 

 ears. Qt., 15c.; peck, 7.5c.; bush., $2.25. 



Large Yellow Flint. {Early Canada Yellow.) Large- 

 ly grown in the North. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75.; 

 bush.. $2.25. 



King Philip. Coppery-red, very early large, hand- 

 some ears, Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.25. 



CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. Sow broad- 



cast 2 bush.; in drills, 1 bush, per acre. 



Southern Horse Tooth. A large, leafy grower; es- 

 peciallv valuable for ensilage. Bush,, $2.00 

 10 bush., @ $1.90. 



Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks earlier 

 than above, and better suited for fodder and 

 ensilage in Northern States, Bush., $2.25; 10 

 bush., @, $2.15. 



Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. Valuable for 

 both grain and ensilage; suckers yielding enor- 

 mously. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.25; 10 

 bush., @ $2.15. 



Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Richer, s^^^ff^er and 

 more digestible than the ordinary. Peck. $1.00; 

 bush.. $2.90; 10 bush., @ $2.80. 



Sweet Fodder. Succulent and nutritious for feed- 

 ing green. Peck, 75c.; bush.; $2.75; 10 bush., 

 @ $2.65. 



FARM SEEDS 



we do NOT deliver free, but when 

 small quantities are wanted by mail or express. 



we will prepay carriage in United States '^/dedToZces*^ 



