^o tlje C(a^dei\ing Public. 



In presenting our General Catalogue for 1883 we desire to call 

 attention to the fact that it embraces many new and important features, 

 perhaps the most valuable of which are 



PETER HENDERSON'S 

 I(EV$ED INSTRUCTION^ ON VEGETABLE AND FLOWER CULTURE, 



which gives all the latest information on this subject that the author of 

 " Gardening for Profit' has to impart. Of course, cultural instructions in 

 the main undergo but little change, yet in our large and varied practice in 

 every season's experience, there crops up some new or important point or 

 detail before unnoticed, but often of the utmost importance to the cultivator 

 and it is mainly such details that the " Revised Instructions'' are intended 

 to convey. Besides this, Mr. Henderson has prepared a series of eleven 

 essays on horticultural subjects, some of which are designed to more fully 

 answer the inquiries on the subjects of which they treat. These essays, as 

 will be seen under the head of Premiums elsewhere, can be bought separately 

 or together, or we send them as premiums on orders from this catalogue 

 to the amount of $5.00, for conditions of which offer, please refer to 

 ''Premiums," on page 2. 



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flllT QpPfi QTlfi "PI Q Tit WQ "PPhfmQO which has long been the largest in the City of New 

 U 111 OCCLL CLliU X Idli b VV dl OKU U.&0) York, we found the past season to be so mnch inad- 

 equate for our business, that last summer we added to our area, by securing the premises, No. 37 Cortlandt St. 

 Our two buildings now give us a space equivalent to thirteen floors, ea;h 25 x 12S feet. With our increased facil- 

 ities, we can still better systematize our business, so that the filling of orders will, if possible, be more prompt 

 than ever, besides allowing us to give more and more of our personal attention each season, not only to the seed 

 testing and trials at our grounds, but to the close supervision of our growing seed crops all over the country ; it 

 wdl thus be seen that as far as possible, every precaution is taken that the " stock" of seeds we offer sha'l be as 

 represented. 



H-i-i-p T)lQT|t "HpTtfl TtTTI PTI t two vearsa g° embraced 1 20,000 square feet of glass. During the sea- 

 UU1 XIOjILU JJCJUOll U1LLCJ-LU son of ^82, over 1,200 sashes have beenadded, so that to-day our Plant 

 Department covers nearly four acres solid in glass, probably double in extent that of any other establishment on 

 this Continent. Our greenhouses being arranged so that they can be graded to any temperature, the most per- 

 fect health and vigor possible is given to the Plants, and with these unsurpassed advantages we are able to com- 

 pete with any in the matter of prices. 



~\?r\V~\JTQ Vf\ 1 Tl (P fi"P flTfiPTQ /'^PPfiQ'i — Whenever it is desired we will send Vegetable Seeds 

 L Ul W OllUlilg Ul UlUCia l^ODDUO/i by mail| but postage must always be added at the rate of 

 16 cents per lb. when ordered in quantities of one-quarter pound and upwards; but when ordered in small quanti- 

 ties—by the packet or ounce — either Vegetable or Flower Seeds will be sent by mail at Catalogue prices, without 

 extra charge. 



QoPfl Q QTI fl "PlciTltQ "pHP T^VnfYPt — Our tra de now extends far beyond the confines of our 

 OCCUd ClliU X1CW-LUO J.U1 XJAJJU1U. own continent, our goods being sent to all parts of the 

 globe. This export business, especially in Seeds, has with us reached such proportions that we pay special atten- 

 tion to all such orders, giving particular care to the packing and forwarding. ■ 



Forwarding of Orders (Hante).^-tf J^^"af3^^^t 



Express office. Plants should never be sent by mail, as we not only send larger and finer Plants when sent by ex- 

 press, but they arrive in better condition, and we always add enough, gratis to cover express charges. It will 

 also be to the interest of purchasers to leave the selection of varieties to us, as it is difficult to judge of the merits 

 of varieties by descriptions. 



Copyright 3883, by Peter Henderson & Co. 



