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64 EVERYTM1MG FOE. THE GAKDEM -Vegetable Seeds 
Our pamphlet, “Salads, Growing and Blanching,” gives full instructions for growing and blanching Lettuce . Sent free if asked for. 
Henderson’s 
Tested 
Vegetable Seeds 
Complete 
List 
CUCUMBER — Continued. 
ENGLISH FORCING VARIETIES. These produce remarkably long 
and very solid fruits, with few and small seeds. Not adapted for open 
ground culture. Our seed is from the best English strains. Packets 
sold contain 10 seeds. 
Cuthill’s Black Spine. A prolific variety of medium size. 
Duke of Edinburgh, Daniel’s. Large, thick, dull green fruits, often 30 
inches long.. 
Lord Kenyon’s Favorite. A favorite; uniform in size and perfect in shape. 
Telegraph. Clear, green, smooth fruits, 14 to 16 inches long; free bearer. 
DANDELION. 
Common. Popular for “greens,” also when blanched for salad. 
Large-Leaved. An early, large, broad leaved variety. {Crop failure .).. 
EGG PLANT. (1 oz. for 1,000 plants.) 
Black Beauty. ( See Specialties, page 33.) ( See engraving.) . 
Black Pekin. A strong growing variety; medium sized, almost round, 
black fruits and very solid.. 
Early Long Purple. An earlier, hardier variety with club-shaped, dark 
purple fruits, 6 to 8 inches long, a shape preferred by some for slicing. . 
New York Spineless—Henderson’s Improved. ( See Specialties, page 33.) 
ENDIVE. “Escarolle” and “Chicoree.” (1 oz. for feet of drill.) 
One of the best salads, especially when blanched; also much used for 
garnishing; if boiled, makes fine “greens.” 
Broad-Leaved Batavian (“Escarolle.”) {See Specialties, page 33.).... 
French, Moss Curled. A small, compact growing variety, with densely 
curled moss-like leaves. 
Green Curled (“Chicoree.”) ( See Specialties, page 33.). 
White Curled. Finely cut leaves, almost white with yellowish midribs, 
can be used without blanching when young. 
Fetticus. See Corn Salad.. 
KALE or BORECOLE, (l oz. for 150 feet of drill.) 
Brown German Curled, or Purple. Purplish, curly leaves. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. (See Specialties, page 34.) ( See engraving ?). 
Siberian. Green, curly leaves; tender and of delicate flavor. 
KOHL-RABI. A bulbous-formed vegetable; when cooked, before fully 
grown is tender and excellent, combining the flavors of Cabbage and 
Turnip. 
Early Purple Vienna. The outside color is purple; flesh white and 
delicate. 
Large White Vienna. Large, quick-growing, greenish-white skin and 
tender white flesh. 
Short-Leaved Early White Vienna. (See Specialties, page 34.)....... 
LEEK. (1 oz. will sow 100 feel of drill.) 
Large American Flag. (Sec Specialties, page 34.). 
Large Rouen. Thick, short-stemmed variety, excellent for either 
winter or autumn use, of slow growth, but slow in running to seed. 
Musselburgh, or Scotch Champion. (See engraving.) (See Specialties , 
page 34.).. 
LETTUCE. (1 oz. for 3,000 plants.) 
HEAD VARIETIES. 
All Seasons. This popular variety is one of the best of the “Butterhead” 
Lettuces; medium to large in size, of attractive appearance. 
Big Boston, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 35.). 
Black-Seeded Butter. Forms good-sized, hard heads, extensively used 
as an early outdoor variety as well as for frame culture. 
Bostqn Market, or White-Seeded Tennis Ball. A popular, early, small 
compact-heading variety. 
Deacon. A large, firm-heading variety, for early summer or late fall use; 
light green outside, creamy-yellow inside, of fine buttery quality. 
Golden Queen, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 39.;. 
Hanson. A handsome, large loose-heading summer variety of fine 
quality. 
Immensity, Henderson’s. The largest head Lettuce, often 4 feet in 
circumference; not early, but reliable for late summer and fall use; 
quality fine. 
Mammoth Black-Seeded Butter. Similar to, but larger than Black- 
Seeded Butter, enormous heads, tender, sweet, and crisp. (See 
Specialties, Page 36.). 
May King. (See Specialties, Page 39.). 
Mignonette. (See Specialties, page 36.). 
New York, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 38.).. 
Salamander’s Perfected, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 38.). 
Tenderheart, Henderson’s. A succulent early head Lettuce. 
Tennis Ball Black-Seeded. Extremely early, small, solid heads. 
' Unrivaled. (See Specialties, page 39.). 
Henderson’s Succession Collection of Head Lettuces. (See page 39.) 
CURLED OR CUTTING VARIETIES. This type does not form compact 
. * ,heads, but large masses of curly, crisp leaves, which are practically 
everbearing, as they keep growing after picking; the best of these are: 
Black-Seeded Simpson. It stands the summer heat splendidly, and is 
practically everbearing. 
Early Curled Simpson. Forms a compact mass of yellowish-green, 
curly leaves; earlier than head Lettuces. 
Grand Rapids. Beautifully crumpled and curled. (See Specialties, Page 
37.) (.See engraving.) . 
COS, “CELERY” or “ROMAINE” VARIETIES. These form large, 
elongated, compact heads that blanch mild and crisp. 
Express, Henderson’s. A very early Cos Lettuce of dwarf, compact 
growth, heading up without tying. The self-folding inner leaves 
blanch beautifully white, crisp and tender. It stands hot weather 
splendidly. 
Trianon. (See Specialties, page 37.). 
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BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT 
DWARF GREEN CURLED SCOTCH KALE 
MUSSELBURGH LEEK 
GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE 
