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



COLE S EARLY WATER MELON. 



MUSHROOM. 



Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



HENDERSON S GLOBE ONIONS. 



MELON, MUSK.-Continued. 



RED OR SALMON-FLESHED VARIETIES. 



The Burrell Gem. (See specialties page 20.) 



Emerald Gem. No variety surpasses this for flavor; the thick salmon-colored 

 flesh is granular, rich and delicious. It is exceedingly early, prolific and 

 long-bearing; fruits small, smooth-skinned, emerald-green with light stripes. 



Miller's Cream, or Red Fleshed Osage. Medium to large, slightly oval and 

 handsomely netted; flesh rich salmon, deep, firm, sweet and melting. . . . 



Paul Rose. This splendid variety is a cross between Netted Gem and Miller's 

 Cream, combining the best qualities of both. It ripens an immense number 

 of moderate-sized fruits; flesh salmon, deep, sweet and richly flavored; rind 

 tough and thin; seed cavity small; healthy and robust 



Tip Top. A very heavy cropping handsome Melon. Fruits moderately large 

 nearly round and deeply ribbed; surface slaty-green slightly netted. Flesh 

 deep salmon colored, thick, solid, fine grained; edible to the rind and of 

 most delicious quality 



MELON. WATER. 



Cuban Queen. Large oval melons; striped dark and light green; flesh red and 

 of excellent quality; the best late sort 



Cole's Early. {See specialties page 21.) 



Citron. Small round fruits, for preserves only 



Florida Favorite. (See specialties page 21.) 



Georgia Rattlesnake, or Gipsy. Medium size, oval shape, heavily mottled 

 good shipper 



Ice Cream. (White-seeded.) A medium-sized, almost round Melon, sue 

 ceeding well in the North. Skin light green, faintly mottled; flesh scarlet 

 and solid 



Kolb's Gem. 'See specialties page 21.) 



Mammoth Iron Clad. An old and popular variety ; grows to an immense size 

 oblong, dark green with light markings; red flesh of fine quality 



Mountain Sweet. An old favorite; oval. shaped, dark green fruits, rind thin 

 flesh red, solid and sweet 



Sweet Heart. A thick, oval Melon, light green, mottled, with thin, tough 

 rind; flesh light red, solid, of fine quality and flavor. It is early, making a 

 grand second to Cole's Early; stands shipping well, is an excellent keeper. 



Sweet Siberian, Henderson's. A Russian variety; ripening thoroughly even 

 after cold weather. It is oval, of medium size, dark green, faintly mottled 

 thin, tough rind; flesh orange-buff, sweet, early and productive 



PRICES. 



Pkts., Ois., and J Lbs. deliv- 

 ered free, but add Sc. to Lbs. 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



i Lb. 



Lb. 



.10 



.10 



.30 



1 .00 



.10 



.15 



.40 



1.20 



.05 



.10 



.35 



1.10 



.10 



.10 



.30 



1 .00 



.10 



.15 



.40 



1.20 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.60 



10 



. 10 



.25 



.75 



.05 



. 10 



.25 



.75 



.05 



.10 



.25 



.70 



.05 



.10 



.25 



.70 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.60 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.50 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.60 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.55 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.60 



.10 



.10 



.30 



1.00 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. (Our leaflet, " Mushroom Culture," free.) 



Delicious mushrooms may be grown by any one having a supply of fresh horse 

 manure and a tight shed or cellar where a temperature of 50 to 60 degrees 

 can be evenly maintained. 



American " Pure Culture " Mushroom Spawn. A pure culture taken direct 

 from selected specimens of specific varieties, insuring a greater yield of more 

 uniform and marketable product than spawn " run " from hit-and-miss 

 mushrooms. It is sold in bricks measuring about 85x05x1* inches. Each 

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

 8 lbs. $1.15 



Henderson's Superior English. (See specialties page 21.) 



French Virgin Mushroom Spawn. The finest type of large, white French 

 Mushroom propagated in a sterilized medium insures freedom from inferior 

 types as well as the bacterial enemies so often prevalent in ordinary spawn. 

 Sold in compressed tablets measuring 3}x2}xlj inches, to be split into four 

 portions, each portion to be planted ten to twelve inches apart. Tablets. 

 10c. each, $1.00 doz., $7.00 per 100. 



MUSTARD. 



White London. The leaves are generally used while quite young in salads and 

 for garnishing. Successive sowings furnish a continuous supply 



Giant Southern Curled. A favorite in the South, where it is sown in the fall 

 for spring salad 



Chinese. Large succulent leaves, pleasantly pungent 



(Buyer pays transit on 



Mushroom Spawn. 

 For free delivery in the 

 C. S. add 10c. per lb.) 



NASTURTIUM, or INDIAN CRESS. The seed pods, gathered green, are 



delicious pickled and used for seasoning like capers 



Tall or Large. Climber, 10 ft. high, ornamental flowers, large seeds. . . 

 Dwarf. A trailer, requiring no support; smaller but more profuse 



OKRA, or GUMBO. The pods sliced are esteemed for soups, stews, etc., and 



must be gathered when young 



White Velvet, Henderson's. Large, round, smooth pods; never ridged; prolific 



Dwarf Prolific. Of dwarf, stocky growth, very early and prolific 



Long Green. Long, slender, pale green pods, very tender 



ONION. Henderson's Onio n seed is noted among critical Onion raisers for its 

 superiority in quality, yield, weight, shape, trueness to type, uniformity 

 small necks, as well as for high germination; it is unsurpassed. 



Extra Early Flat Red. Remarkably early, of medium size, thriving in cool soils 

 where others fail; a good keeper, shape uniform, round and flat, skin light 

 red, flesh close grained, white and mild ; an excellent variety for home gardens 



Wethersfield, Large Red. (See specialties page 23.) (10 lbs. and over @ 

 $1.35 lb.) 



Yellow Globe Danvers. (See specialties page 22.) (10 lbs. and over (u) $1.15 

 lb.) 



Round Yellow Danvers. Similar to Yellow Globe Danvers, except being 

 flatter. It matures very early, is a reliable and large cropper 



Per lb.j 



50 lbs. 100 lbs 





.18 





12.50 





.10 



4.00 



7 . 50 





Pkt. 



Oz. 



i Lb. 



Lb. 





.05 



. 10 



.25 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.50 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.50 



.05 



.10 



.25 



.65 



.05 



.10 



.25 



.75 



.05 



.10 



.15 



.45 



.05 



.10 



.15 



.40 



.05 



.10 



.15 



.45 



. 10 



.15 



.45 



1.40 



. 10 



.15 



.45 



1.40 



.05 



. 15 



.40 



1.20 



.05 



.15 



.35 



1.10 



Our New 

 Leaflet. 



How to Grow Onions for home and Market. 



Including Transplanting, 

 Combating Maggot, etc. 



Free 



to Customers 

 It Asked for. 



