HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



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Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



PRICES. 



Pkts.. Ozs., .'Hi/ ', Lbs. deliv- 

 ered free, but add He. to Lbs. 



Pkt. Oz. i i Lb. Lb. 



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



Large American Flag. (See specialties page lb'.) 



Musselburgh, or Scotch Champion. (See specialties page 16.) 

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

 autumn use. of slow growth, but slow- in running to seed 



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LETTUCE. (FOR PLANTS. SEE PAGE 4 



HEAD VARIETIES. 



All Seasons. A great improvement on Deacon 



All the Year Round. Hardy and productive; full, round heads 



Big Boston, Henderson's. (See specialties page 17.) 



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

 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 as well as for frame culture 



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



California Cream Butter. Large, solid heads; leaves slight V blotched; resists 

 heat well, and is hardy 



Yellow-Seeded Butter. A distinct, large, dense yellow-headed sort, handsome, 

 crisp, tender and of fine flavor 



Density. A little gem of such dense and compact growth that it is practically 

 all head, and can be grown only 6 inches apart.; the heads are closely formed 

 of attractively crumpled leaves, blanched tp an appetizing creamy-white, are 

 tender, brittle and of perfect quality 



Deacon. A large, firm-heading variety, for early summer or late fall use; light 

 green outside, creamy-yellow inside, of fine buttery quality 



Golden Queen, Henderson's. (See specialties page 18.) 



Hanson. A handsome, large, loose-heading summer variety of fine quality . . . 



Immensity, Henderson's. The largest head Lettuce, often 4 feet in circumfer- 

 ence, not early, but reliable for late summer and fall use; quality fine. . . . 



Market Gardener's Private Stock. A very fine selection of the Salamander 

 type; admirable for midsummer crop 



Matador. A medium early, very compact growing Lettuce, forming a close 

 solid head, the inner leaves and heart of which are creamy-white, tender 

 crisp and of unusually rich and delightful flavor; it stands long without bolt- 

 ing' to seed and is a splendid early garden variety 



Mignonette. A small, sturdy, all-head Lettuce; the solid, compact 

 hearts are creamy-yellow, of very superior quality, sweet, mild, tender and 

 crisp; outside leaves tinged russet. It is very early, hardy, long-standing, 

 and an excellent all-seasons variety and fine for late fall crops in cold 

 frames 



New York, Henderson's. The king of all summer Lettuces; immense heads, 

 often 15 to 18 inches across, as solid as Cabbage; blanches beautifully, crisp, 

 tender and delicious 



Precocity. The earliest head Lettuce grow-n, heading up quickly; it is small, 

 compact in growth, and of a delicate yellowish-green throughout; heads very' 

 solid; quality tender and sweet 



Reichner's Forcing. Good for forcing in medium house, and also useful for 

 early outdoor crop 



Salamander, Henderson's Perfected. (See specialties page 18.) 



Sensation. A deservedly popular variety in the Phila. market; solid heads. . 



Tenderheart, Henderson's. (See specialties page 18.) 



Tennis Ball, Black Seeded. A hardy, extremely early, small, hard-heading vari- 

 ety. A favorite for growing in frames, hotbeds and greenhouses, as well as 

 for early open-ground culture 



Waldorf, Henderson's. A medium-sized variety, equally valuable for open 

 ground or forcing; heads solid and tender with delicious creamy-white hearts; 

 outer color clear, bright green 



White Summer Cabbage. A large-heading summer variety, good for the South 



CURLED OR CUTTING VARIETIES. This type does not form compact heads 

 but large masses of curly, crisp leaves, which are practically everbearing as 

 they keep growing after picking; the best of these are: 



Early Curled Simpson. Forms a compact mass of yellowish-green, curly leaves; 

 earlier than head Lettuces; largely grown in cold frames and the open ground 



Black-Seeded Simpson. Very large loose heads of curly golden-yellow leaves; 

 which are thin and tender. It stands summer heat splendidly and is valued 

 for frame culture 



Grand Rapids. (See specialties page 18.) 



COS, CELERV or ROMAINE VARIETIES. 



These form large, elongated compact, heads that blanch mild and crisp; es- 

 teemed for summer use. 



Express Cos, Henderson's. Very early for a Cos. of dwarf, compact growth; 

 requires no tying to blanch; quality fine 



Paris White Cos. A popular old variety, growing to a large size, with long.| 

 oval-shaped, compact heads, blanching well when tied 



Trianon Cos. Firm, large, oval-shaped heads, blanching snowy- white; crisp 

 tender and sweet; requires tying 



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.GOLDEN QUEEN LETTUCE. 



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Wp HollVAf FPPF to any Post Office or R. R. Express in the II S ill Seeds offered by the pkt. 

 We deliver ritCC OfficeorFrei Z ht Station at ouroption '» lllC v ' S - A " ■ 3CCU5> 02. and J lb. 



We will also Deliver QBa *'i; ies 



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if 8c. per lb. or ICc per qt 

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