•PETER HENDERSON ft. CO., NEW YORK- 



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Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



RADISH. (1 oz. for 100 feet of drill; 9 to 10 lbs. in drills for an acre.) 

 EARLY ROUND OR TURNIP-SHAPED VARIETIES. 



Early Scarlet Turnip. The popular standard; of medium size, bright scarlet 

 color, rapid grower and of mild flavor 



Early Giant Crimson Turnip. (See Specialties, page 43.) 



Early Wllite Turnip. Round, of small size; skin and flesh waxy white; mild 



Rose Turnip, Henderson's. {See Specialties, page 43.) 



Early Wllite Tipped Scarlet Turnip. (See Specialties, page 43.) 



Early Round Dark Red. (See Specialties, page 43.) 



Rapid Forcing. Small, round, bright scarlet, with white tip; grows quickly 

 and grand for forci..g; tops very small 



Red Forcing. Extra early, maturing in 21 days; round, bright red root, with 

 small tops; very mild 



Scarlet Globe. Very early; a little longer than round; small top; color, brilliant 

 deep scarlet, holding long after pulling 



Speckled Beauty, or Improved Triumph. White splashed scarlet; globe- 

 shaped; very early, maturing in about 21 days; crisp; very small tops 



EARLY OLIVE AND OVAL-SHAPED VARIETIES. 



French Breakfast. A favorite, oval-shaped, bright scarlet Radish, with white 

 tip; fine for either open ground or forcing 



Red Rocket, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 43.) 



White Rocket, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 43.) 



White-Tipped Rocket, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 43.) 



The Collection of 3 Rocket Radishes, 1 pkt. each for 25c.; 1 oz. each 

 for 40c. (See Specialties, page 43-) 



Scarlet, Olive Shaped. An old favorite, half-long, oval-shaped variety, ma- 

 turing in 25 days; bright scarlet; flesh white, crisp and mild 



White, Olive Shaped. Similar to the above in shape, size and maturity, ex- 

 cepting the skin is pure white 



Yellow, Oval Shaped. A second early; oval, but tapering at the base; skin 

 golden-yellow; remains tender and mUd for a long time 



EARLY LONG VARIETIES. 



Long Scarlet Short Top. The standard; bright scarlet with white mild 



flesh; grows 6 inches in length; matures in about 25 days 



Long Brightest Scarlet. Vivid scarlet, tipped with white; early, maturing in 



25 days; always of mild flavor 



Wood's Early Frame. An improved shorter and early selection from Long 



Scarlet Short Top, maturing a few days sooner; a favorite for frame culture. . 

 Long White Vienna, or Lady Finger. Of attractive, tapering shape, about 



3 inches long, pure white, mild and tender; matures in about 25 days 



SUMMER AND AUTUMN VARIETIES. These attain a larger size than the 

 preceding varieties, usually requiring from 6 to 8 weeks time to mature. 



Giant White Stuttgart. A large, white, turnip-shaped summer Radish. 

 Very tender and mild 



White Summer Turnip. A fiat-round, early summer Radish, 2 inches 

 in diameter; skin and flesh white and tender; ready to use in 30 to 40 days 



Yellow Summer Turnip. A good-sized, round summer Radish; best used 

 before 2 inches in diameter, when the quality is solid and fine 



Chartier. A summer Radish, long, large and handsome; top crimson fading 

 to white at tip; flesh white and delicious, remaining long in good condition. . 



White Strasburg. An early summer Radish, 4 to 5 inches long and tapering; 

 flesh and skin white, solid and fine 



Sandwich, Henderson's. The finest medium early summer Radish; medium 



long and heavy; skin and flesh snow-white; flavor delicate and mild 



WINTER VARIETIES. These varieties grow so firm and compact that they 

 will keep almost all winter, if stored in a dry cellar; they require 2 to 3 

 months to mature. 



Celestial, or White Chinese. An extra fine, large, white Radish, often grow- 

 ing a foot in length by 4 to 5 inches in diameter; flesh firm, mild and crisp .... 



California Mammoth White. A favorite, large white winter Radish, grow- 

 ing 6 to 8 inches longand from 2 to 2^ inches in diameter; flesh white and mild. 



Rose China Winter. A distinct cylindrical variety, 4 to 5 inches long by 2 

 inches in diameter; skin rosy-red; flesh white and firm; good keeper 



Long Black Spanish. A leading winter variety, one of the best keepers. 

 Roots cylindrical, 7 to 10 inches long; skin blackish-brown; firm white flesh. 



Half Long Black Spanish. Differs from the above in its shorter, stockier 

 growth; flesh white, compact and the mildest flavored of this type; good 

 keeper 



RHUBARB, or PIE PLANT. (For roots, see page 172.) 



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 



Champagne. Small stalks of very superior quality; rich red color 



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



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT, (/ oz. to 75 feet of drill.) 



Long White French. One of the most nutritious and delicious of vegetables. 

 Mammoth Sandwich Island. (See Specialties, page 44.) 



PRICES 

 Delivered free in the U. S. 



(excepting otherwise noted.) 



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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. . . . 



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E.iRLT ROUND DARK RED RADISH. 



FRENCH BREAKFAST RADISH. 



ST. M.ARTIN S RHUB.tRB. 



We Deliver Free in the U.S.5?„,\7rF%?fia1i.o%tUS A Vegetable, Flower and Lawn Seeds and Bulbs -,7"?? ril!" 



