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



Henderson's Perfected Salamander Lettuce. 



Extra Selected Market Gardeners Strain. 



This is one of the standard vegetables introduced by us, and the de- 

 mand for it has steadily increased until it is the leading variety grown by 

 market gardeners for summer heading. 



Lettuces naturally thrive better during the cooler weather of spring 

 and fall than in a torrid summer, the season really when such crisp, cooling 

 ■salad is in great demand, consequently there has been bred a number of 

 heat-resisting or summer lettuces, among which our Perfected Salamander 

 is the acknowledged leader. It forms good-sized, compact and tender 

 heads, creamy-white inside and of that desirable rich buttery flavor, outer 

 •color, light green; it remains 

 longer in head without running 

 to seed than any other variety, 

 and stands a great amount of 

 heat without burning. We recom- 

 mend it to critical market garden- 

 ers. {See cut.) Price, 20c. oz., 

 50c. i lb., $1.50 lb. 



" The Salamander Lettuce I bought from 

 you last season produced the best Lettuce 1 

 have ever grown notwithstanding a very dry 

 season. ' ' 



ERNEST WESTON, Newport, R. 1. 



" When my neighbors see your Sala- 

 mander Lettuce, they think they are cab- 

 bages. It's a grand Lettuce here." 



M. A. GARRETT, Patterson, La. 



GRAND KAPIDS 

 LETTUCE. 



This does not form compact 

 heads but a large mass of beauti- 

 fully curly crisp leaves, tender 

 and delicious; it is the best of the 

 loose-leaved sorts. A rapid grower 

 and admirable for field or indoor 

 culture, its upright habit pre- 

 vents leaf-rot when grown under 

 glass. Price, 15c. oz., 35c. \ lb., 

 $1.00 lb. 



HENDERSON'S NEW 



Tenderheart Lettuce. 



This is similar to the old Boston Market in gen- 

 eral appearance, but is superior to it in every way. 

 The plant is of the same size, but the head proper is 

 much larger, and it has fewer outside leaves. Its 

 value to the market gardener lies in its remarkable 

 uniformity, every plant coming true to type, and in 

 its ability to stand after maturity without going to 

 seed. It has the bright attractive color of Sala- 

 mander, though the outer leaves are a shade darker. 

 It is without doubt the best first early market lettuce. 

 {See cut.) 



Price, 25c. oz., 75c. \ lb., $2.50 lb. 



" / had a fine crop of your Tenderheart Lettuce last season. The 

 heads were solid, large and fine. Could have sold more if I had 

 them." JAMES T. GARRETT. Oberlin, Ohio. 



MAMMOTH 



Black-Seeded Butter Lettuce 



An enormous heading variety of the popular old 

 Black-Seeded Butter, so extensively grown for early 

 field and frame crops. 



This Mammoth variety has broad, slightly un- 

 dulated leaves almost smooth, of the handsome pale 

 green color selling so well on the Eastern Markets. 

 The very large head is compact, tender, sweet and 

 crisp; from 30 to 40 heads fill a barrel. We recom- 

 mend it for early spring, and it is especially fine for 

 late fall, but it is not a midsummer variety, as the 

 heat is apt to scald it. It is sometimes sold as 

 Mammoth Salamander. Price, 15c. oz., 40c. \ lb., 

 $1.25 lb. 



HENDEKSON'S 



Golden Qyeen Lettuce. 



Golden Queen is one of the best first early head 

 Lettuces for either open-ground or frame culture 

 and a good forcer; medium-sized, solid, golden- 

 yellow heads, crisp and tender. Price, 20c. oz., 50c. 

 \ lb., $1.50 lb. 



" Your Golden Queen is one of the finest Lettuces I ever saw. 

 The people around here prefer it to any other." 



GEO. L. CRIST, Huntsdale, Pa. 



FOR OUR COMPLETE LIST OF LETTUCES, THIRTY-ONE VARIETIES, SEE PAGE 39. 



