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A nother season has been ushered in with its accompaniment^ Henderson’s “Everything for the Garden.” It is with 
^ a sensation of satisfaction and, we trust, pardonable pride, that we present a copy of this — our sixty-second consecu¬ 
tive annual catalogue — to each of our patrons with our compliments and best wishes for their happiness and prosperity. 
These old friends we number at over a quarter of a million and many of them liave dealt with us for decades. They know 
us, our goods and our ways, and were we content to “rest on our laurels” and enjoy their exclusive patronage we would 
simply conclude this preface with the season’s greetings, for as one old friend happily voices it “your old customers need no 
solicitation.” But a great and growing business with constantly increasing facilities enable us to care for many new con¬ 
stituents who, buying seeds entirely' on confidence, are entitled to know something of the seller’s reputation. 
BLOOD WILL TELL IN SEEDS AS WELL 
AS IN ANIMALS. 
It is not enough to know that seeds grow, for weed seeds will grow I The vital 
point is, What will they produce? This is a matter that is too lightly considered 
by some seed bio’ers, who are more interested in hunting for the lowest in price, 
while progressive farmers and gardeners appreciate that “blood will tell” in 
seeds as well as in animals, and realizing that their crops depend upon the 
seeds they plant, avoid “cheap” seeds as being poor economy, knowing tha 
Henderson’s superior seeds produce superior and more profitable crops. 
While we do not wisli to appear egotistical, yet in justice to ourselves 
and our seeds, and for the benefit of people who have never dealt with us, we 
claim to be the producers and distributors of the best seeds in the world — it is our 
business and our profession. We know that planters of seeds buy them 
entirely on confidence; we realize that to lose a man’s confidence is to lose 
his patronage. If you have never used our seeds, try them this year and we 
will try and retain your confidence, as we have succeeded in doing with 
annually-increasing thousands for over half a century. 
From the FLORIST’S EXCHANGE: 
"The house of Peter JleiidersoD Co., founded 
in 1S47. h/is steadily developed duriDf( its existence 
of over hnlf a century into the largest establishment 
in America—if not in the world-supplying seeds, 
plants, bulbs and other garden, farm and green¬ 
house requisites direct to the users. It is thoroughly 
departmentized, thus giving to each branch the 
advantage of specialized knowledge which insures a 
greater perfection in output than is possible with 
smaller concerns where a few are supposed to 'know 
it all.* ... A great institution, magnificent seed 
cleaning and grading machinery, and great numbers 
of people are employed. . . . The general public, 
certainly, never formed the least idea of the im¬ 
mensity of the business transacted by them. Peter 
Henderson & Co. have long since established a name 
for reliable quality and purity of the large quantities 
of seeds handled by them." 
From the KANSAS CITY STAR : 
"Henderson's Catalogue is on our table. This 
publication repre.sents one of the oldest seed houses 
in America, and one that does an immense business. 
The name of Peter Henderson tC’ Co. is a household 
word wherever flowers and vegetables are grown 
and gardens jdanted." 
The Superiority of Henderson’s Seeds, Plants, 
Bulbs, etc., won for them 
65 HIGHEST AWARDS 
at the Columbian and Pan>American Elxpo* 
sitions: also 
TWO GOLD MEDALS 
and other awards at the Jamestown Elxposition 
CHARLES HENDERSON, President 
