HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



43 



Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



POTATOES. — Continued. 

 MAIN CROP VARIETIES. 



Carman No. 3. Enormously prolific, averaging nearly a pound apiece; very 

 uniform in shape, white skinned, few and shallow eyes; flesh snow-white and 

 of exceptionally fine cooking qualities 



Green Mountain, Improved. A reliable medium late potato increasing in 

 popularity where known — in fact, having in some sections superseded all 

 other main crop varieties. It seems to thrive in all soils and in all localities, 

 making heavy, healthy vines and yielding big crops of large, smooth, white- 

 skinned tubers of handsome flattish oval form. It cooks white, dry and 

 mealy, with a desirable flavor exclusively its own. A good keeper, not 

 liable to scab or decay in field or cellar 



Late Puritan, Henderson's. A handsome, large, white-skinned Potato, and 

 one of the best late grown; heavy yielder, good keeper; cooking qualities 

 superior 



Sir Walter Raleigh, Henderson's. A grand main crop potato, forming tubers 

 of uniform large size — oval in form and of the finest quality, the flesh being 

 fine grained, white — cooking dry and mealy. It is very productive and a 

 splendid keeper 



Dncle Sam, Henderson's. One of the handsomest Potatoes grown; luxuriant, 

 healthy grower, outyielding all other varieties; shape and size wonderfully 

 uniform; a superior keeper, quality extra 



SWEET POTATO PLANTS. (See page 68.) 

 PUMPKIN. 



Calhoun, Henderson's. A good-sized, almost round. Pumpkin, with creamy 

 brown skin; flesh deep salmon-yellow, wonderfully thick, fine grained, and 

 of the finest quality for rich-colored pies 



Cheese. The most popular for pies and table use; large, flat-round; creamy- 

 yellow skin; thick, orange flesh of fine quality; a splendid keeper 



Connecticut Field. A productive, large, orange-colored, field Pumpkin 

 usually grown for stock feeding, but it also makes good pies 



Jumbo, or King of the Mammoths. This strain produces the biggest pumpkins 

 grown, sometimes measuring 6 feet in circumference and weighing 200 to 

 250 lbs.; outside color, deep orange-yellow; flesh very thick, fine grained, 

 tender, of bright yellow color, and of excellent quality for pies and other uses . 



Large or Mammoth Tours. An old, well-known variety, productive and 

 growing to a large size, often weighing 100 lbs 



Sugar. A handsome and productive small Pumpkin, 10 to 12 inches in diam- 

 eter; round-flattened, skin orange, flesh deep yellow, fine grained and very 

 sweet i 



Winter Luxury. A superior pie Pumpkin, small, but enormously productive 

 and an excellent keeper; shape almost round, about 10 inches in diameter; 

 color, golden-russet, finely netted; flesh deep golden, sweet and tender.... 



RADISH. 



EARLY ROUND OR TURNIP SHAPED VARIETIES. 



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



color, rapid grower and of mild flavor .' 



Earliest Carmine Turnip. Round, dark red, very early; good for forcing. . . . 



Early Crimson Giant Turnip. (.Sec specialties page 27.) 



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



and crisp 



Rose Turnip, Henderson's. Very early, maturing in 23 days; skin of attractive 



rose color, flesh sparkling white 



Early White Tipped Scarlet Turnip. (See specialties page 27.) (25 lbs. and 



over @ 45c. lb.) 



Early Round Dark Red. (See specialties page 27.) 



Philadelphia White Box. A good variety for cold frames; keeps firm a long 



while 



Non Plus Ultra. A fine bright red forcing variety with small tops 



Rapid Forcing. 'See specialties page 27.) 



Red Forcing. (See specialties page 27.) Extra early, maturing in 21 days 



round, bright red root, with small tops; very mild 



Scarlet Globe. (See specialties page 27.) (25 lbs. and over @ 50c. lb.) .... 



EARLY OLIVE AND OVAL-SHAPED VARIETIES. 



French Breakfast. (See specialties page 27.) 



Half Long Deep Scarlet. Name describes it; an excellent early sort 



Red Rocket, Henderson's. A long, oval-shaped, bright scarlet Radish, mild 

 sparkling white flesh; very small tops 



White Rocket, Henderson's. Long, oval-shaped; pure waxy- white skin and 

 flesh; mild flavor, very small tops 



White-Tipped Rocket, Henderson's. Long, 

 with white tip; mild, very small tops 



oval-shaped; brilliant scarlet 



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

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



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

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



PRICES. 



Include barrels, and delivery 

 to transportation co's. in 

 N, Y . City. Purchaser 



pays freight or expr. chges. 





Peck. 



Bush. 



Bbl. 





.65 



2.25 



4.50 





.65 



2.25 



4.50 





.65 



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4.50 





.65 



2.25 



4.75 





. 65 



2 . 25 



4 . 75 



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SIR WALTER RALEIGH POTATO. 



CALHOUN PUMPKIN. 



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