PEXER HENDERSON A CO., NEW YORK- 
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HENDERSON’S GARDEN PEAS 
ILLUSTRATED ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE 
Henderson's Famous Prosperity Pea 
The Earliest Highly Flavored Pea Grown, With Little Effort 
The Best of All Peas May be on Your Table Very Early in June 
The keen anticipation with which one looks forward to the first 
mess of Peas is more than realized when Prosperity is first brought 
to the table. 
Until the introduction of this variety there w'cre none but the 
small round-seedeil sorts, which, whatever other qualities they 
possessed, were greatly lacking in flavor. The whole problem of 
supplying the table very early in the season with delicious Peiis 
w'as solved w'ith the advent of Prosperity. We introduced it from 
England in 1897, and from then until now it has steadily gained in 
popularity. 
It is really a great achievement to be able to supply the table 
with Peas equal in quality to any produced later in the season, 
and that as early as the &st week in June. The immense size of 
the pods, borne in such great profusion, insure a liberal quantity 
at all times, while the quality is excellent. Its prolific character is 
established by its success in the market garden, where the problem 
“/ have grown your Prosperity Peas for several years. The\ are the very best." 
WM. DECKER. Netcong, N. J. 
"Your Prosperity Peas heat everything around here for earliness, good eating, 
quality and abundance." WILSON TRUEBLOOD, Kirkwood, Mo. 
HEROINE PEA 
Heavy Cropper Large Curved Pods 
Luscious Marrow Flavor 
When in England, one is struck w'ith the particularly rich flavor 
of the Peas grown there. In that favorable climate they acquire 
a flavor almost impossible under our conditions. 
But Heroine is so constituted that it flourishes in our hot summers 
and retains its native flavor, so that with this variety one may 
rival the British product in his own garden. We can give it no 
stronger recommendation. 
It is 2 feet high and bears an abundant crop of large, well filled 
pods at the height of the season. {See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 25c. 
pt., 40c. qt., $1.50 for 4 qts., $2.75 peck. 
“/ wish to say that your Heroine Peas are unequalled. One gentleman looking 
at them last season said, ‘I've seen this shown in catalogues, and read of it, but did 
not believe it, but will have to now.'" T. S. NORTHRUP, Hawley, Neb. 
"This is the first year 1 have grown your Heroine Pea and I think it is a 
wonder. Miss Rich asked me to send them some nice peas for some special occa¬ 
sion. I sent the Heroine, and I was sent for to give them the name of the Peas — 
they were so relished. They do well as a secojid crop and are long-bearing. 
HENRY KENW.\RD, Sta^nford, Conn. 
TELEPHONE PEA 
Delicious Quality Enormous Pods 
One of the oldest varieties grown. It has been on the market for 
nearly forty years and is better today than ever before; The plant 
is about five feet high and bears a heavy crop of enormous pods, 
well filled with large Peas of delicious quality, rich in flavor, tender 
in quality and most attractive in appearance. 
The vines, while tall, are not heavy and require but little support. 
(See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt.,' 25c. pt., 40c. qt., $1.50 for 4 qts., 
$2.75 peck. 
"The Telephone Pea we bought of you has done fine. IVe had them for our 
table July 1.5th. the finest without exception we ever ate. Another year J shpll have 
more of them." Mrs. WM. LEIGHTON, 14 Holt St.. Concord, N. H. 
of filling the basket is of primary importance. Its quality is simply 
but eloquently told in the few testimonials we print on this page. 
Prosperitjf should be planted a little thicker than other large- 
podded sorts, as the vine is single-stemmed and occupies less room 
than the heavier growing, branching varieties. This is really one 
of its valuable features, for its large crop is produced in a com¬ 
paratively small space. The vines arc two feet high, pale green 
in color; the pods are borne singly and freely from top to bottom of 
the vine, contain from six to ten Peas of luscious quality, fully as 
large, and as rich in flavor as Telephone, but nearly two weeks 
earlier. 
Continuous, careful selection, patiently and intelligently prac¬ 
tised from year to year, have enabled us to keep our stock free from 
the small podded “rogues” that infest all the large sorts, so that 
Prosperity is better in every respect than ever. (.See cut.) Price, 
15c. pkt., 30c. pt., 55c. qt., $2.00 for 4 qts., $3.50 peck. 
"My Prosperity Peas are ahead of all in this community." 
L. W. THOMAS. Yulaha, Fla. 
"I have beaten my whole neighborhood with the Prosperity Peas which I got from 
you." LLOYD M. MAYER, Portsmouth. R. I. 
Dwarf, Early, Eaisily Grown Pods Large 
Peas Delicious Equal to any Tall, Later Sorts 
One of the newer dwarf varieties that produces Peas equal in 
.size and rich “melting marrow” flavor to the best of the tall, later 
sorts. It is admirable for a second-early crop, and is so vigorous, 
so sure to produce a good erop, that it may be safely relied on not 
only for an early crop, but for successive sowings throughout the 
entire season when Peas can be grown. The pods are very large 
and are produced in prodigal abundance. ' They are always well 
filled — packed with very large Peas of a rich, inviting green color 
of perfect flavor. It is one of the easiest to care for. The vines 
are only 15 or 18 inches high, so that it does well without support. 
(See cut.) Price, 15c. pkt., 30c. pt., 55c. qt., $2.00 for 4 qts., 
$3.50 peck. 
"Your Melting Marrow Peas have easily proven their quality above all others: 
they are the largest sweet flavored peas we ever ate." 
R. H. WILLI AM.SON. Glidden, Wis. 
"I am pleased to tell you that the pea Melting Marrow proved to be the best dwarf 
pea I have ever grown, and during the last 6.9 years in Canada, I have tried a great 
many varieties. The flavor was good and the yield enormous." 
CIIAS. J.AMES FOX, So. London, Ont., Can. 
THOMAS LAXTON PEA 
An extra-early wrinkled marrow of excellent quality, and a valu¬ 
able addition to the very early varieties. It is three feet high, and 
somewhat more vigorous in habit than Prosperity. The pods are 
medium to large, blunt-ended and filled to the tip with large Peas 
of true, rich, “marrow” flavor. Its strong vine and heavy cropping 
character make it very suitable for an early crop in the private 
garden. It may be used to great advantage as an immediate 
successor to Prosperity. If sown together, 'I'homas Laxton will be 
in full production just as the crop of Prosperity is diminishing. 
Price, 15c. pkt., 30c. pt., S5c. qt., $2.00 for 4 qts., $3.50 peck. 
MELTING MARROW PEA 
Peas, Beans and Corn we do not deliver free, but will do so if 5c. per pt. or 10c. per qt. is added to the prices 
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