HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



45 



Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



SPINACH. (25 lbs. supplied at the 100 lb. rate) 



(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. (.Sec 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.) Very heavy, broad, deep green, crumpled 

 leaves; of fine, succulent quality; it stands in prime condition long after 

 other varieties have bolted to seed, rendering it especially valuable for 

 spring sowing and summer use 



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 



Cocozelle (Italian vegetable marrow) 



AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES. 



Boston Marrow. (See specialties page 29.) 



Delicious. This is the result of years of selection, primarily for quality 

 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. (See specialties page 29.) 



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. Similar to the old Hubbard in growth, form, size and 

 productiveness. Skin of a rich orange-red and heavily warted highly attrac- 

 tive and of extra fine quality 



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 cooked and served like Asparagus 



TOMATO, (for plants, see page 66.) 



Acme. An old, well-known, early variety, medium in size, smooth, solid and 

 prolific; color, purplish-pink 



Beauty. (See specialties page 31.) Early, prolific; medium sized, smooth and 

 solid; color, purplish-red; fruits until late in the season; the best of the 

 " purple " varieties 



Chalks' Early Jewel. (See specialties page 31 ) One of the best early varieties; 

 about a week later than Earliana. The fruit of Jewel, however, averages 

 larger, is uniform, smooth, solid, of fine quality, and brilliant scarlet 

 heavy cropper 



Crimson Cushion, Henderson's. The scarlet brother of Ponderosa. fruits of 

 immense size, 1 to 2 lbs. each; smooth, almost seedless and solid as beefsteak 

 a prodigious and continuous bearer until frost; color, rich crimson-scarlet 

 quality meaty and superb, either sliced or cooked 



June Pink. (See specialties page 31 ) An extra early selection from Earliana, 

 differing chiefly in outside color, which is of the purplish-pink preferred in 

 some sections to scarlet. The fruit runs uniform in shape and size, about 3 in 

 in diameter, almost round, and borne in clusters. Flesh solid and fine.. 



Dwarf Champion. Of dwarf, stiff, upright growth, scarcely needing support 

 early and prolific; smooth, medium-sized fruits of pinkish-purple color. . . 



Dwarf Ponderosa. (See specialties page 30.) 3 pkts., 50c; 7 pkts., J1.00. . . , 



Earliana. (See specialties page 31.) 



PRICES. 



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

 ered free, but add 8c. to Lbs. 



UZ. 



1 Tk 



2 L«D. 



T K 



1 on lb 



1UU i 



.05 



. 10 



.16 



14.00 



.05 



.10 



.20 



18.00 



.05 



.10 



.28 



25.00 



.05 



. 10 



.20 



18.00 



.05 



.10 



.18 



16.00 



.05 



.10 



.20 



18.00 



.05 



.10 



.18 



16.00 



.05 



.10 



.25 



22.00 



.10 



.25 



.75 





Pkt. 



Oz. 



i Lb. 



Lb. 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.60 



.10 



.10 



.25 



.75 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.60 



.10 



.10 



.25 



.70 



.10 



.10 



.25 



.80 



. 10 



.10 



.30 



.90 



.10 



.15 



.35 



1.00 





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. 1U 



. £,0 



. DO 



.10 



.10 



.30 



.90 



.05 



.10 



.25 



.70 



. 10 



.10 



.30 



1.00 



.05 



.10 



.30 



.80 



. 10 



. 15 



.35 



1 . 10 



.05 



.10 



.30 



1.00 



.10 



.15 



.35 



1.20 



. 10 



. 10 



.30 



1 .00 



.10 



.15 



.40 



1.20 



.05 



.10 



.30 



1.00 



.05 



.10 



.30 



1.00 



.05 



.20 



.60 



2.00 



.05 



.25 



.70 



2.25 



. 10 



.30 



.90 



2.75 



.10 



.40 



1.25 



4.50 



.10 



.30 



1.00 



3.00 



.10 



.25 



.75 



2.50 



.20 









.10 



.30 



.90 



2.75 



THICK-LEAVED SPINACH. 



MAMMOTH SUMMER CROOKNECK SQUASH. 



EARLV PROLIFIC MARROW SQUASH. 



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