HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



45 



Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



RHUBARB, or PIE PLANT. ( FOR roots, see page 47.) 



Spring-sown seed produces plants of good size to pull from the following spring; 



planting roots saves one year. 

 St. Martin's. A large, red-stalked, compact-growing, immensely productive 



variety and the earliest; quality unusually juicy, rich and spicy 



Victoria. A very large, thick, red-stalked late variety of fine quality 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. 



Mammoth Sandwich Island. (See specialties page 28.) 



SCORZONERA, or BLACK OYSTER PLANT. 



Analysis shows this root to be the most nutritious vegetable grown; although 

 the skin is black the flesh is white, and properly cooked is most delicious. 



SEA KALE. 



The blanched leaf stalks are eaten boiled as Asparagus, having a fine, agreeable 

 flavor. From seed they will be fit to cut the third year, continuing to bear 

 for 8 or 10 years. The roots may be forced in a warm cellar for a winter 

 supply 



SORREL. Broad-Leaved French. The best of the Garden Sorrels; large, pale 

 green leaves of mild, acid flavor; esteemed as salad, cooked as greens, etc. 



SPINACH. 



(Varieties prefixed * may be sown in the fall for spring crop.) 



Round-Leaved. A well-known sort, with thick, round, succulent leaves... 



♦Thick-Leaved, Henderson's. (See specialties page 28.) 



Long Season, Henderson's. (See specialties page 28.) 



Norfolk, Savoy-Leaved. (See specialties page 28.) 



Long-Standing. An excellent compact variety; thick, fleshy, dark green leaves 

 grows slowly but remains a long time fit to use before going to seed . . . 



*Viroflay, Large Round-Leaved. A large, very hardy variety. 



•Hardy Winter, Henderson's. A new and superior Spinach, either sown in 

 spring for early summer use or in the fall for winter use, being very slow to 

 run to seed and very hardy; plant compact-growing, with short-stemmed 

 thick and fleshy rich green leaves 



Victoria. (See specialties page 28.) '.' ..".''. . '". . 



New Zealand. Produces leaves in abundance throughout the summer; may be 

 raised in heat and transplanted three feet apart each way into good soil . 



SQUASH. SUMMER VARIETIES. 



Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck. A bush variety, early and prolific; surface 



deep yellow, densely warted; quality and flavor good 



Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. (See specialties page 29.) 



White Bush Scalloped. The white " Pattypan " or " Cymling "; creamy-white 



skin; fine quality, free cropper 



Long Island White Bush. (See specialties— page 29.). 



Golden Custard, Henderson's. (See specialties page 29.) 



Vegetable Marrow. A favorite English variety, bearing a heavy crop of dull 



yellow fruits 10 to 15 inches in length by 4 to 5 inches in diameter; flesh, be 



fore being quite ripe, tender, marrowy and delicious ; 



AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES. 



Boston Marrow. (See specialties page 29.) 



Delicious (Gregory). This is the result of years of selection, primarily for qual- 

 ity. The introducer claims that it excels any in flavor, which we fully endorse 

 after a table test 



Early Prolific Marrow. Similar to but an improvement over Boston Mar- 

 row; earlier, more productive; exterior color, deep, orange-red; flesh deep, 

 fine grained, dry and sweet. A good keeper , 



Delicata, Henderson's. The earliest of any vine Squash; small, but exceedingly 

 prolific and of surpassingly rich flavor, dry and sweet; splendid for both sum- 

 mer and winter 



Essex Hybrid. One of the best for fall and winter use; a good keeper, of good 

 size, bright orange; flesh thick, dry and most delicious 



Heart o' Gold, Henderson's. Strong-growing, healthy vine, bountiful yielder; 

 large, orange-red fruits, averaging 25 to 35 lbs. each; deep, solid, fine-grained 

 golden-red flesh, dry and sweet 



Hubbard. (See specialties page 29.) 



Large Warted Hubbard. (See specialties page 29.) 



Golden Hubbard. (See specialties page 29.) 



Mammoth Chili. The largest of all Squashes, often weighing 200 lbs. or over; 

 flesh rich and fine flavored 



Winter Crook Neck. A green-striped sort of good quality; excellent keeper 



SWISS CHARD. 



This is a variety of Beet grown for its leaves, which, boiled, form delicious 

 greens; the midribs are esteemed when cooled and served like Asparagus. . . 



PRICES. 



Pkts., Ozs., and \ Lbs. deliv- 

 ered free, but add Sc. to Lbs. 



Pkt. 



10 

 .05 



10 



.10 



.10 



.05 



Oz. 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 



05 

 05 



.10 



Pkt. 



.05 

 .10 



.05 

 .10 

 .10 



.10 



.05 



.10 



.05 



.10 

 .05 



.10 

 .05 

 .10 

 .10 



.10 

 .05 



.05 



Oz. 



.25 

 .15 



.15 



.25 



.10 



ILb. 



10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 



.25 



Oz. 



.10 



ILb. 



.70 

 .40 



.35 



.60 



.30 



$2.00 

 1 .25 



1.00 



2.00 



2 50 



.SO 



Lb. 



.18 

 .16 



.70 



J Lb. 



.30 



.20 



.25 



.20 



.25 

 .25 



.40 



.25 

 .25 

 .25 



.40 



.20 



.15 



Lb. 



100 lb 



12.00 

 14 00 



14.00 



14.00 

 14.00 



16.00 

 14.00 



Lb. 



.60 

 .70 



.60 

 .80 

 .70 



.60 

 .70 



.60 



.80 

 .70 



1.25 

 .80 



.80 

 .80 



1.25 

 .60 



.40 



MAMMOTH SUMMER CROOKNECK SQUASH 



EARLY PROLIFIC MARROW SQUASH. 



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