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From PETEE -HEHDE1SOM CO 0 » HEW YOIRH. 
Henderson 
Tested 
5 Vegetable Seeds 
Complete 
List 
SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. (1 os. to 75 feet of drill.) 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. (See Specialties, page 52.) . . 
SCORZONERA, or BLACK OYSTER PLANT. 
The skin is black, flesh white; properly cooked it is most delicious. . 
SEA KALE. 
The blanched leaf stalks are eaten boiled as Asparagus, having a fine, 
agreeable flavor. From seed they will be fit to cut the third year 
continuing to bear for 8 or 10 years. The roots may be forced in £ 
warm cellar for a winter supply . 
SORREL. Broad-Leaved French. The best of the Garden Sorrels; large, 
pale green leaves of mild, acid flavor; esteemed as salad, cooked as 
“greens," etc. 
SPINACH. (1 03. for 100 feet of drill.) 
(Varieties prefixed * may be sown in the fall in latitude of New York for 
spring crop.) . , « 
*Hardy Winter, Henderson’s. Slow to run to seed and very hardy; 
plant compact growing, with short-stemmed, thick and rich green 
fleshy leaves. • •. 
Long Season, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 52.). 
Long-Standing. A compact variety; thick, fleshy, dark green leaves; 
grows slowly but remains a long time fit to use before going to seed. . 
New Zealand. Sown outdoors after frost, it soon grows to a 3-foot bush 
and.yields a continuous supply. May also be sown indoors in March 
and transplanted later. Soak seed 24 hours in tepid water. 
Norfolk, Savoy-Leaved. The best for early spring or fall . 
Round-Leaved or Dutch. (See Specialties, page 52.). 
^Thick-Leaved, Henderson’s. Produces large, thick, crumpled leaves of 
fine quality; very slow in running to seed. (See engraving.) . 
Victoria. Stands in prime condition long after other varieties have bolted 
to seed, rendering it especially valuable for spring sowing and summer 
*Viroflay, Large Round-Leaved. A large, very hardy variety..'.. 
SQUASH. SUMMER VARIETIES. (Bush varieties, 1 os. for 50 hills.) 
Golden Custard, Henderson’s. A very large golden, scalloped bush 
Squash, often 1 foot in diameter; wonderfully productive and of extra 
quality. 
Long Island White Bush. (See Specialties, page 52.). 
Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. (See Specialties, page 52.). . 
Vegetable Marrow Bush. A favorite English variety, bearing freely 
oblong, dull yellow fruits 10 to 15 inches in length; flesh tender, 
marrowy and delicious. Should be used before fully grown. 
White Bush Scalloped. The white “Patty Pan" or “Cymling"; creamy 
white skin; fine quality, free cropper. 
Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck. A bush variety, early and prolific; 
surface deep yellow, densely warted; quality and flavor good. 
AUTUMN and WINTER VARIETIES. 
Boston Marrow. A popular second-early Squash foj- autumn use; skin 
thin, reddish-yellow; flesh dry, fine grained and delicious. (See en¬ 
graving.) . 
Delicata, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 53.). 
Early Prolific Marrow. A very popular second-early Squash for autumn 
and early winter use ... 
Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old Hubbard excepting the skin is of r. 
rich orange-red and heavily warted; flesh of extra fine quality . 
Heart o’ Gold, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 53.). 
Hubbard. (See Specialties, page 53.) ... 
Large Warted Hubbard. (See Specialties, page 53 ) ... 
Mammoth Chili. The largest of all Squashes, often weighing 200 lbs. 
or over; flesh rich and fine flavored . 
SWISS CHARD BEET. (See engraving) (See Specialties, page 51.) 
Lucullus. Distinct from the variety offered below. The leaf stems are 
rounder, very thick and fleshy. The whole plant is taller, the leaves 
are deeply and closely crumpled similar to a Savoy Cabbage. This 
variety will probably be highly esteemed by those who prefer the rib 
of the leaf, as it is more strongly developed than in the old variety; the 
entire leaf is equally tender and palatable. (See Specialties, page 51.) 
Ordinary. The well known Swiss Chard Beet, (See Specialties, page 51.) 
TOMATO. (1 os. for 1,500 plants.) (For Plants, see Page 184.) 
Acme. An old, well-known, early variety, medium in size, smooth, solid 
and prolific; color, purplish-pink .. 
Beauty. Early, prolific; medium-sized, smooth and solid; color, purplish- 
red; fruits until late in the season . . 
Bonny Best. An extra early, scarlet, round fruited variety of great value., 
The fruit is very even in size and shape . 
Chalk’s Early Jewel. One of the best early varieties; about a week 
than Earliana. The fruit of Jewel, however, averages larger, is uniform, 
smooth, solid, of fine quality, and brilliant scarlet; a heavy cropper... . 
Crimson Cushion, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 55.). 
Dwarf Champion. Of dwarf, stiff, upright growth, scarcely needing 
support; early and prolific, smooth, medium-sized fruits of red-purple 
color . 
Earliana. (See Specialties, page 55.). 
Freedom. (See Specialties, page 55.). . . . ; .. 
June Pink. An extra-early selection from Earliana, differing chiefly in 
outside color, which is of the purplish-red preferred in some sections to 
scarlet. The fruit runs uniform in shape and size, about 3 inches in 
diameter, almost round, and borne in clusters. Flesh solid and fine. . . 
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Henderson’s thick-leaved spinach 
BOSTON MARROW SQUASH 
SWISS CHARD 
