•PETER HENDERSON 8iC0.,NEW YORK- 
SST VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
PRICES 
Delivered free in the U. S. 
(excepting otherwise noted.) 
Pkt. 
| Oz. 
1 i Lb. 
| Lb. 
RADISH—SUMMER AND AUTUMN V AR IE TIE S— Continued. 
Chartier. A summer Radish, long, large and handsome; top crimson fading 
to white at tip; flesh white and delicious, remaining long in good condition. . 
White Strasburg. An early summer Radish, 4 to 5 inches long and tapering; 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
flesh and skin white, solid and fine . 
Sandwich, Henderson’s. The finest medium early summer Radish; medium 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
long and heavy; skin and flesh snow-white; flavor delicate and mild. 
WINTER VARIETIES. The flesh is so firm and compact in these that they will 
keep almost all winter, if stored in a dry cellar; they require 2 to 3 months to 
mature. 
Celestial, or White Chinese. An extra fine, large, white Radish, often grow- 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
SI. 00 
ing a foot in length by 4 to 5 inches in diameter; flesh firm, mild and crisp. . . . 
California Mammoth White. A favorite, large white winter Radish, grow- 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
1.00 
ing 6 to 8 inches long and from 2 to inches in diameter;[flesh white and mild. 
Rose China Winter. A distinct cylindrical variety 4 to 5 inches long by 2 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
70c. 
inches in diameter; skin rosy-red; flesh white and firm; good keeper. 
Long Black Spanish. A leading winter variety, one of the best keepers. 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
70c. 
Roots cylindrical, 7 to 10 inches long; skin blackish-brown; firm white flesh. . 
Half Long Black Spanish. Differing from the above in shorter, stockier 
growth; flesh white, compact and the mildest flavored of this type; good 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
keeper. 
5c. 
10c. 
30c. 
SI. 00 
RHUBARB, Or PIE PLANT. (For roots, see page 170.) 
Spring-sown seed produces plants of good size to pull from the following 
spring; planting “ roots ” saves one year. 
St. Martin’s. A large, red-stalked, compact-growing, immensely productive 
variety and the earliest; quality unusually juicy, rich and spicy. 
10c. 
30c. 
SI. 00 
Champagne. Small stalks of very superior quality; rich red color. 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
Victoria. A very large, thick, red-stalked late variety of fine quality. 
SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. l oz. to 75 feet of drill. 
5c. 
20c. 
50c. 
1.50 
Long White French. One of the most nutritious and delicious of vegetables. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. ( See page 43.) Produces roots nearly 
double in size and weight of the old variety and of superior quality and 
delicious flavor. 
5c. 
10c. 
10c. 
30c. 
1.00 
SCORZONERA, or BLACK OYSTER PLANT. 
Analysis shows this root to be the most nutritious vegetable grown; although 
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the skin is black the flesh is white, and properly cooked 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 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
2.50 
for 8 or 10 years. The roots may be forced in a warm cellar for a winter supply. 
SORREL. Broad-Leaved French. The best of the Garden Sorrels; large, pale 
10c. 
30c. 
90c. 
3.00 
green leaves of mild, acid flavor; esteemed as salad, cooked as “ greens,” etc. 
SPINACH. (1 oz. for 100 ft. of drill ; 10 to 12 lbs. in drills for an acre.) 
( Varieties prefixed * may be sown in the fall for spring crop.) 
5c. 
15c. 
35c. 
1.00 
Round-Leaved. A well-known sort, with thick, round, succulent leaves.... 
♦Thick-Leaved, Henderson’s. Produces large, thick, bright green crumpled 
5c. 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
leaves of fine quality; very slow in running to seed; one of the best market sorts. 
5c. 
10c. 
15c. 
40c. 
Long Season, Henderson’s. (See page 43.) . 
10c. 
15c. 
30c. 
70c. 
Norfolk, Savoy-Leaved. Large, fleshy, dark green leaves, closely crumpled. . 
Long-Standing. An excellent compact variety; thick, fleshy, dark green 
5c. 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
leaves; grows slowly but remains a long time fit to use before going to seed. . 
5c. 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
♦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 fall sown for winter use. being very slow to 
run to seed and very hardy; plant compact-growing, with short-stemmed, 
5c. 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
thick and fleshy rich green leaves. 
Victoria. Very heavy, broad, deep green leaves; almost as crumpled as a Sa¬ 
voy Cabbage, of fine, succulent quality; it stands in prime condition long after 
other varieties have bolted to seed, rendering it especially valuable for spring 
5c. 
10c. 
15c. 
40c. 
sowing and summer use. 
New Zealand. Produces leaves in abundance throughout the summer; may 
5c. 
10c. 
15c. 
40c. 
be raised in heat and transplanted three feet apart each way into good soil. . 
SQUASH. SUMMER VARIETIES. (Bush varieties , 1 oz. for 50 hills ; 5 to 6 
lbs. per acre. Running varieties, 3 to 4 lbs. in hills per acre.) 
Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck. A bush variety, early and prolific; sur- 
5c. 
10c. 
30c. 
SI. 00 
face deep yellow, densely warted; quality and flavor good. 
Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. (See page 43.) Of healthy, 
compact, bushy growth, bearing very large golden warted squashes, often 
1$ to 2 feet long and weighing 5 to 6 lbs. each; early and productive and of 
fine quality. 
5c. 
10c. 
10c. 
15c. 
25c. 
35c. 
80c. 
SI. 00 
White Bush Scalloped. The white ” Pattypan ” or “ Cymling ”; creamy- 
white skin; fine quality, free cropper. 
Long Island White Bush. (See page 43.) An improved selection of the 
above; squashes larger, about 9 inches in diameter, and much deeper, con¬ 
taining nearly twice the amount of flesh; ridges and scalloped edge much 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
less prominent; early and productive. 
Golden Custard, Henderson’s. A mammoth golden, scalloped bush Squash, 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
SI.00 
often 1 foot in diameter: wonderfully productive and of extra quality. 
Vegetable Marrow. A favorite English variety, bearing freely oblong, 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. 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
90c. 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
81.10 
HAI>F LONG BLACK SPANISH RADISH. 
ST. MARTIN’S RHUBARB. 
THICK-LEAVED SPINACH. 
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