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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[February, 
1 
SQUANTUM SUGAR 
CORN. 
A medium early variety, 
ears of fair size, quality the 
very best. It is exceedingly 
sweet and very prolific, pro¬ 
ducing from four to five ears 
on a stalk. This is the va¬ 
riety which is in so great 
favor with the well-known 
Squantum Club ot Rhode 
Island, and used almost ex- 
clusively by them in their 
famous clam-bakes, 
Pkt. 15c.; Quart, 50 ota. 
(Postpaid.) 
HENDERSON 
N’S EARLY SUMMER HENDERSON’S EARLY SNOW- 
CABBAGE BALL CAULIFLOWER. 
Matures 
about TEN 
.days later 
I than the Jer- 
sey Wake- 
1 field, but be- 
j ing of over 
' double the 
size, may be 
classed a s 
the best 
larqe early 
cabbage. In 
weight it i> 
equal to 
most of the 
late varieties, and its short outer leaves en¬ 
able it to be planted- nearly as close as the 
Wakefield, about 12.000 to the acre, while 
Early Flat Dutch,Winningstadt etc., produc¬ 
ing no larger heads can only be grown at the 
rate of 8.000 to the acre. A peculiar quality 
of this variety is that it keeps longer without 
bursting open after heading, than any other 
sort we know of. 
Pkt. 15c.: Oz. 60c.; 1-4 lb. $2.95. 
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Ml. 
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The earl- 
iestofCauli- 
flowers. 
Sown at the 
same time 
: -H>>■!(!' w&t and under 
the same 
‘' ' conditions 
with ten 
other va- 
lK „, rrieties, on 
the first of 
March last 
year, we 
had heads 
of tlieEarly 
Snowball 
measuring 9 inches in diameter by the 10 th 
of J une, one week earlier than any other sort. 
Every plant forminga fine head. In addition 
to its earliness, and greater certainty to head 
than any other variety, its dwarf habit and 
short outer leaves allow it to be planted as 
close as 18 or 20 inches each way, so that from 
twelve to fourteen thousand can be set out 
on an acre. 50 cents per packet. 
MAJOR CLARK’S 
PINK CELERY. 
It is not generally known 
that the red or pink Cele¬ 
ries are as a rule much su¬ 
perior in quality to the 
white sorts. Not only are 
they better flavored and 
more crisp, but they are 
usually hardier and keep 
better during winter. This 
new variety fs of medium 
f growth, stiff close habit, 
arge heart, very solid, 
and possesses a fine wal¬ 
nut flavor. 
Pkt. 20c.; per Oz. $1. 
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| VERY EARLY’ETA31PESCABBAGK 
Attracted 
a great deal 
of attention 
in our trial 
groundslast 
year, not 
only on ac¬ 
count of its 
great earli¬ 
ness,matur¬ 
ing with the 
earliest, but 
also from its 
;:>ec ul i a r 
shaped 
_ _ heads which 
I are shown m th r .cccmpanying engraving. 
1 It is, of course, rather premature to assume 
1 that from its great earliness, the Etampes 
I will take a leading place as an early variety 
I for market purposes, but from what we have 
I seen of it we believe that it wUl prove most 
| valuable and desirable. 
Pkt. 15c.; Oz. ?5c.; 1-4 lb. $2.50. 
SALAMANDER LETTUCE. 
lb 
Wi 
This is the 
best lettuce 
for summer 
use. Forms 
good sized, 
com pact 
heads, color 
light green 
on the out¬ 
side and 
white on the 
inside. Its 
most valu¬ 
able feature, 
however, is 
that it will 
withstand drouth and heat, and remain lon¬ 
ger in head, than any other variety. This 
was fully proven during the unexampled dry 
seasons of 1881 - 82 : 
Pkt. 10c.; Oz- 35c.; 1-4 lb. $1.25. 
CALIFORNIA NECTAR 
MUSKMELON. 
WA 
HiU 
All who were fortunate enough to taste this 
new variety at our place the past summer, 
unite in pronouncing it of most delicious 
flavor. It is an early sort, very productive, 
and of good size, while the flesh is very 
thick, sweet and juicy, and of unsurpassed 
flavor. Packet, 50 cents. 
SCALY BARK WATERMELON. 
First exhibited at the 
Atlanta Exposition in 
I 881 , skin dark green 
and looks as if covered 
with fish scales.although 
quite smooth. The aver¬ 
age weight <>f the mel- 
onsis 35 lbs., although ... 
it is hot unusual for |:^ 
specimens to attain 65 1 
lbs. in weight. The flesh 
is light crimson, solid, 
tender, and of exquisite 
flavor, but its great dis¬ 
tinctive feature, 'how¬ 
ever, is the fact that it 
remains in choice eating 
condition from ten to 
fifteen days after being 
pulled. This with its 
very tough, thin rind, will make it most 
valuable for shipping purposes. 
Pkt. 15c.; Oz. 50c.; 1-4 lb. $1.50. 
j NEW DWARF PEA, “AMERICAN WONDER.” 
A large supply of this enables us to offer it 
I this year at as low prices as many of the 
1 older varieties are sold at. American Won- 
I der is one of the earliest wrinkled peas in 
I cultivation, of the finest quality, and exceed- 
I ingly productive. It is very compact and 
dwarf in 
growth, sel¬ 
dom exceed¬ 
ing 10 inches 
in height. An 
actual sketch 
of it as it ap¬ 
peared in our 
trial grounds 
is shown in 
’ our catalogue 
for this year. 
Pkt. 15c.; 
Qt. 80 cts. 
(Postpaid.) 
PERFECT GEM SQUASH. 
Equally desirable as a summer or winter 
variety—yield very large, as many as 24 
squashes being produced on a single vine. 
The squashes are from 4 to 6 inches in diam¬ 
eter, of a creamy white, and with a thin, 
smooth shell. The flesh cooked is dry, sweet, 
and rich in 
flavor, and 
free from 
strong taste 
peculiar to 
some sorts. 
A splendid 
keeper in a 
cool, dry 
room, free 
from frost 
they may be 
had until 
spring. 
Pkt. 10c.; 
Oz. 8(>c.; 
1-4 lb. $1. 
Extra Early PURPLE TOP MUNICH TURNIP. 
From our experience with it for two seasons 
we think that it must take the same place 
among lurnips, that the Egyptian variety 
does among the beet family ; that of being 
the earliest of all. We have seen whole fields 
of the Munich Turnip, that have been fit to 
pull at least two weeks betore any other 
sort. The 
variety has 
a purplisli 
top. flesh 
snow white 
attai ns a 
fair size, 
and is of 
excellent 
flavor. 
Pkt. 5c.; 
Oz. 10c.; 
1-4 lb. SO 
cents. 
NEW EXTRA EARLY 
PEA, “ HENDERSON’S 
FIRST OF ALL.” 
A most valuable pea 
for the market or fam¬ 
ily garden, comparative 
trials having shown it to 
be earlier than :he Phila¬ 
delphia Extra Early, 
Caractacus, and other 
varieties of this class, 
pods of good size, well / 
filled with peas of excel- \ 
lent flavor. A prodigous 
bearer, and ripens up so 
thoroughly as not to re¬ 
quire more than two pick¬ 
ings to clean off the crop. 
In this and in its earli¬ 
ness consists its great 
value. Packet, 15c. • 
Quart. TOc. (Postnald 
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PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 & 37 Cortlandt St. N. Y. 
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CHARLES D. MERWIN, 
Seed Grower, Milford, Conn. Established in 1850. Grows 
the Best Onion Seed in America for Market Gardeners. One 
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1838 Hi 1883 
Pomona Nursery, 
5 AAA KIEFFER’S HYBRID 
PEARS in Orchard, and 
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James Vick, Big Bob, and 40 other sorts 
best Strawberries. Hansell, Superb, and 
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Quinces, &c. Lowest rates. Catalogue 
free. J. S. COLLINS, 
Moorestown, N. J. 
Grape. Origin,Vermt. 
Early as Hartford. Size 
and color of Catawba. 
Goodaslona. Keeps 
until April. Driesinto 
Unisons. Champion 
Quince, hardy, produc¬ 
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Address F. L. PERRY’, 
Canandaigua, N.Y’., 
for Illustrated Circular, 
Price of Trees, &c. 
KIEFFEK PEARS. 
POCKLINGTON GRAPES. 
Plants for Sale Cheap. For prices address, 
A. HAMMOND, Geneva, N. Y. 
Shakers’ Garden Seeds. 
TRUE and GENUINE. FRESH and RELIABLE. 
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Mount Lebanon, Col. Co., N. Y. 
1 , 000,000 
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Established 1825. 
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