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



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IMPORTANT NOTICE.— The prices herein quoted on vegetable seeds are based on customers paying delivery charges when sent either by express or freight, but here ie 

 a plan whereby it rests with you whether WE pay the freight or VOU. If you send the order to us direct WE WILL on purchases of vegetable seeds from this list 

 to the value of $10.00 and upwards, DELIVER FREE by freight or express, at our option, to any railroad station in the United States, PROVIDED that at least 

 half of the order is composed of small seeds — that is, any vegetable seeds in the list other than Peas, Beans, Corn, Onion Sets and Potatoes. If your own order 

 does not amount to $10.00, you can avail yourself of this offer by combining your order with one or more of your neighbors. 



WHEN SEEDS ARE DESIRED BY MAIL, Postage must be added at the rate of 8c. per lb. On Peas, Beans aud Corn, 10c. per quart. Packets, ounces and 

 quarter pounds are mailed free. Half pounds will be supplied at pound rates; half pecks at peck rates; half bushels at bushel rates. We allow 25% off packet prices, 

 but prices of all other quantities are net. 



This List Cancels All Previous Offers. 



January, 1909. 



ARTICHOKE. Jerusalem (Tubers). Buyer paying transit, at 20c. qt.. $1.00 

 peck, $3,00 bush. 

 Large Globe (Seed). The flower heads are cooked like Asparagus 



ASPARAGUS SEEDS. (l z. to 60 ft. of drill. Cultural instructions free.). 



Colossal. A standard variety; large, productive and of fine quality 



Palmetto, Henderson's. (.See specialties page 1.) 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. (For free delivery in U. S. add to prices, 30c. per 100. 



Colossal. : 2-yr.-old roots (buyer paying transit). 75c. per 100; $4.50 per 1,000 

 Palmetto. 2- " " " 1.00 per 100; $6.00 per 1,000 



BEANS 



DWARF or BUSH, GREEN PODDED. 



Bountiful, Henderson's. (See specialties page 1.) 



Boston Favorite, or The Goddard. A very fine selection of Dwarf Horticul- 

 tural. Preferred by some on account of the larger seed 



Black Valentine, Henderson's. Early, extra large, round, straight tender pods; 



enormous yielder and also suitable for late planting (Crop very short.) 



Cream Valentine, Henderson's. A large grower, producing unusually long, 



thick, meaty pods; stringless, tender and remaining so for a long time. . . . 



Earliest Red Valentine, Henderson's. (See specialties page 2.) 



Early French Cholet. (See specialties page 3.) 



Early Mohawk. Very early, and largely grown South for Northern markets; 



will stand more cold than most sorts. 5 to 6-inch pods 



Early Warwick. One of the earliest. The pods are stringless until maturity; 



fine for forcing or frames 



Full Measure, Henderson's. A new, round, green-podded bush bean, a cross 



between the old Refugee and Yosemite Wax. The pods are five inches long, 



stringless, quite round, have no neck and are of extremely good quality. 



It is far superior to any of its class in producing a reliable crop 



Green Pod, Hodson. (See specialties pag; 4.) A new green podded form of 



the Hodson Long-pod Wax, and identical to it in all respects excepting that 



the one is green podded and the other wax podded 



Horticultural Dwarf. A bush variety of the popular Climbing Horticultural. 



A grand shell Bean 



Low's Champion. One of the best large-podded shell varieties 



Longfellow, Henderson's. An ideal snap Bean, prolific, solid long pods, 



stringless and tender 



Long Yellow Six Weeks. Early, productive and of excellent quality, pods often 



8 inches long; a popular variety 



Refugee, or 1,000 to 1. (See specialties page 2.) 



Refugee, Extra Early. (See specialties page 2.) 



Stringless Green Pod, Burpee's. Very early, productive, and a good shipper. . 



White Marrow. A popular shell Bean; seeds ivory-white 



Large White Kidney. A green-podded shell variety. Useful in the green stage 



when picked young and admirable as a shell bean 



For Shell Beans and Field Beans see page 48. 

 DWARF WAX-PODDED or " BUTTER " BEANS. 



Black Wax, Henderson's Improved. (See sptcialties page 4.) 



Currie's Rustproof Wax. (See specialties page 3.) 



California Rustproof Wax. Very similar to Currie's Rustproof Wax 



PRICES. 



Pkts., Ozs , and J Lbs. deliv- 

 ered free, but add 8c. to Lbs. 



kt. 



Oz. 



iLb. 



10 



$.30 



$1.00 



05 



.10 



.15 



10 



.10 



.20 



Lb. 



$3.50 



.35 

 .50 



(Add for free delivery of 

 Beans, 10c. qt.) 



Quart. 



$.25 



.30 



.30 



.25 

 .25 



.30 



.20 

 .25 



.30 



.30 



.25 



.25 



.25 



.20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .25 

 .20 



.20 



.25 

 .25 



.25 



Peck. 



51 . 50 



1.75 



2.00 



1.20 

 1.10 



2.00 



1.10 

 1.40 



1.80 



1 .75 



1.50 



1.50 



1.50 



1.10 

 1.10 

 1.20 

 1.50 



1.20 



1.20 



1.60 

 1.40 

 1.40 



Bush. 



55.00 

 6.(0 



4.00 

 3.75 



7.00 



3.50 



5.00 



6.50 



6.00 



5.50 



5.00 



5.00 



3.50 

 3.75 

 4.00 



5.00 

 4.00 



4.00 



5.50 

 4.75 

 4.75 



PALMETTO ASPARAGUS. 



Henderson's Longfellow bean. 



Henderson's Superior Seeds are only supplied by us DIRECT to planters; they are not on sale in stores. 



