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



Beauty Tomato. 



Early, prolific, medium sized, 

 smooth and solid; fruits until late 

 in the season. We wish to call 

 ■special attention to our stock of 

 this tomato. It has been bred to 

 such perfection that it is the 

 best all-round variety for the 

 market gardener. The plant is 

 robust, and yields enormous crops 

 of perfectly shaped fruits during 

 the entire season. It is almost 

 round, solid and meaty, the color 

 is deep purplish-red and is not 

 affected by extremes in temper- 

 ature, and the tough skin makes 

 it an ideal shipper; the best of 

 the "purple" varieties. Price, 20c. 

 oz., 70c. J lb-, $2.25 lb. 



Turnips and 

 Ruta Baga. 



The Best 



Market 



Gardeners' 



Varieties. 



PARISIAN HALF-LONG WHITE TURNIP. 



PARISIAN HALF-LONG WHITE TURNIP. 



r" '-' This new type from France is one of the best table 

 ^V turnips we know of and most popular in the Parisian 

 markets. It is a small quick-growing — consequently 

 early — variety, 4 to 5 inches long by 1J to 1£ inches in 

 diameter; skin and flesh pure white; crisp, exceed- 

 ingly tender; free from stringincss and delightfully 

 mild in flavor. The foliage is small, leaf tops short 

 and of light green color. It is not only a splendid little 

 garden turnip, but is unrivaled for forcing under glass, 

 being less liable than any other sort to run to seed when 

 pushed. (See cut.) Price, 15c. oz., 35c. J lb., $1.00 lb. 



EARLY WHITE MILAN TURNIP. 



An extra early variety, the bulb forms very rapidly, 

 making but few and small leaves. It is eminently 

 adapted for early spring and summer planting, and if 

 sown at monthly intervals will furnish a continuous 

 supply of the most tender and delicately flavored tur- 

 nips; the root is of medium size, very handsome, 

 smooth and of a clear ivory-white both inside and out. 

 The flesh is fine-grained, tender and of mild, sweet flavor 

 it never becomes pithy or stringy. It will undoubtedly 

 find a welcome in our markets, as, in addition to the 

 heavy crop assured by its adaptability for close plant- 

 ing, it will be found to be fit for use at least a week 

 earlier than any other white variety in cultivation. 

 Price, 10c. oz., 20c. i lb., 70c. lb. 



EARLY RED-TOP STRAP LEAP TURNIP. 



A popular variety of quick growth; round-fiat, 4 

 to 5 inches in diameter; flesh white and of excellent 

 quality. Our stock is well selected for perfectly 

 shaped roots, good color, and small tops. A very re- 

 liable sort for earl v market. Price, 10c. oz., 15c. { lb., 

 35c. lb. 



PURPLE-TOP WHITE GLOBE TURNIP. 



A large, handsome, globe-shaped variety; white flesh, fine-grained, ten- 

 der and sweet; surface color white with a purple top; a true table turnip and 

 one of the best market sorts, extensively grown and pitted for fall, winter 

 and spring sales, being a good keeper and produces enormous crops. (See 

 cut.) Frice, 10c. oz., 15c. i lb., 40c. lb. 



HENDERSON'S LONG ISLAND IMPROVED 



PURPLE-TOP RUTA BAQA. 



Bred from the American Purple Top, over which it is a 

 great improvement, it is twice the size of ordinary American 

 stocks. In a fair test on several Long Island farms, alongside 

 some of the best European and American varieties, it produced 

 almost twice the weight per acre of any other variety 

 Flesh a rich yellcw, solid and sweet, the quality very super 

 ior. It is perfectly hardy, and a good keeper. 

 (See cut. ) Pries, 10c. oz., 15c. \ lb., 45c. lb. 



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