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



Water Melons. 



FLORIDA FAVORITE. 



One of the earliest 



KOLB'S GEM. 



SWEET HEART. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



AMERICAN "PURE CULTURE" MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



RECENT discoveries in the production of Mushroom Spawn enable 

 pure cultures to be taken direct-'frQm selected specimens of specific 

 varieties, insuring a greater yield' of more uniform and marketable 

 product than spawn " run " from hit.- and.-miss, large, small and unevenly 

 shaped and colored varieties of mushrooms. 



It is sold in bricks measuring about 8Jx5|xli inches. # Each brick 

 weighs from 1J to 1J lbs., sufficient to spawn an area of 9 square feet. 

 Price, per lb., 18c, 8 lbs. for $1.15, per 100 lbs., $12.50. 



FRENCH VIRGIN MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



This spawn is produced by a new method direct from virgin spores se- 

 cured from the finest type of healthy, large, white French Mushrooms. 

 These being propagated in a sterilized medium insure freedom from in- 

 ferior types as 'well as the bacterial enemies so often prevalent in ordinary 

 spawn. Virgin Mushroom Spawn is sold in compressed tablets measuring 

 3§x2£xl£ inches, to be split into four portions, each portion to be planted 

 ten to twelve inches apart. Full cultural instructions for Virgin Spawn 

 to every purchaser, which should be carefully followed. {See cut?) Price of 

 tablets, 10c. each, $1.10 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 



Henderson's Superior 



i^ G j Wethersfield Onion. 



UNIVERSALLY POPULAR. 



A Leading Variety in all Sections. 



Produces Enormous Crops of Enormous Onions, all 



Clean, Solid, Heavy and Perfect. No " Thick Necks " 



Sure Cropper. Long Keeper. Unequalled Shipper. 



HENDERSON'S LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD is 

 a grand red variety and a general favorite. I 

 With the exception of the Yellow Globe Dan-' 

 vers, there is no variety so largely grown. Our stock 

 is excellent, being saved from only carefully selected 

 bulbs, and will invariably grow to a large size under 

 proper conditions, quite free from necky and misshapen 

 bulbs. The surface color is a rich dark red. It is 

 an early variety to mature and a fine keeper. The 

 flavor is good and mild, admirable for boiling. {See 

 cut.) Price, 20c. oz., 55c. | lb., $1.80 lb. (10 lbs. and 

 over at $1.70 lb.) 



" / like your stock of Large Red Wethersfield Onion better than any 

 other. I feel confident when 1 plant, as 1 know it will always produce a 

 good safe crop." 



JAS. BEASLEY, Duluth, Minn. 



Our New 



and best melons, 

 attaining enormous size ; succeeding further 

 North than other large varieties, rind thin 

 but hard, mottled light and dark green; 

 flesh clear crimson almost to the rind ; flavor 

 sweet and melting. Price, 10c. oz., 25c. 

 i lb., 70c. lb. 



A short, thick, very large 

 Melon, dark green mar- 

 bled lighter; flesh red, quality fair. As a 

 shipper it has hardly an equal. Largely 

 grown, particularly in the South, for ship- 

 ment to Northern markets. Price, 10c. oz., 

 20c. i lb., 50c. lb. 



A thick, oval Melon, 

 light green, mottled, 

 with thin, tough rind ; flesh light red, solid, 

 of fine quality and flavor. It is early, mak- 

 ing a grand second to Cole's Early; stands 

 shipping well, is an excellent keeper and im- 

 proves in quality after ripening. Price, 

 10c. oz., 25c. |- lb., 70c. lb. 

 For our Complete List of Water Melons, 

 See Page 40. 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR ENGLISH 



Mushroom Spawn. 



Mushrooms may be grown by any one having a supply 

 of fresh horse manure and a tight shed or cellar, or under 

 a greenhouse bench where a temperature of 50 or 60 degrees 

 can be evenly maintained. They make a most profit- 

 able crop when successfully grown, and 

 the American market is the best in the 

 world for this most delicious of foods. 

 Frequent importations of our Superior 

 English Spawn insure freshness and ac- 

 tive mycelium. It is sold in bricks 

 weighing about 1J lbs.; enough to plant 

 a bed about 9 square feet. Price, 10c. 

 lb., 50 lbs., $3.75, 100 lbs., $7.00. 



" Your English Mushroom Spawn shipped to me 

 in January lias produced a fine crop." 



E. E. SLOCUM. East Providence. R. I. 



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