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PETER HENDERSON! &'CO..MEW YORK 
S p r VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
PRICES 
Delivered Free In the U. S. 
(excepting otherwise noted.) 
Pkt. 
! Oz. 
1 } Lb. 
1 Lb. 
BEET. (1 oz. to 50 feet of drill; 6 lbs. per acre in drills.) 
Arlington. Medium-sized, round, uniformly shaped, of deep blood-red color; 
1 
quality sweet, tender and free from stringiness and bitterness. 
Bassano, Early Flat. Valuable for its earliness; flesh white, zoned with pink; 
10c. 
15c. 
25c. 
75c. 
flavor sweet and delicious. 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
65 c. 
Bastian’s Blood Turnip. A fine second early, following Egyptian and Eclipse, 
Brazilian Variegated. Beautiful for garden decoration; foliage crimson, 
yellow and white. 
5c. 
10c. 
10c. 
20c. 
25c. 
65c. 
1 
Crimson Globe. (See Specialties , page 16.) . 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
1.00 
Crosby’s Egyptian. Very early and of excellent quality; small tops. 
Detroit Dark Red. A fine strain of turnip-shaped Beet. Valuable for its re¬ 
markable uniformity and smoothness; size medium; flesh fine grained, tender 
5c. 
| 10c. 
30c. 
80c. 
and remaining so for a long time; admirable for either early or late. 
Dewing’s Improved Blood Turnip. Handsome, smooth and round, taper- 
5c. 
10c. 
30c. 
80c. 
ing at the base; color of flesh strongly zoned, of fine quality. 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
70c. 
Early Model. (See Specialties, page 16.) .. , 
Early Blood Turnip. A standard variety, following Eclipse in earliness; 
10c. 
15c. 
45c. 
1.50 
quality excellent; color, deep blood-red; the tops make excellent “greens”. , 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
70c. 
Early Yellow Turnip. Orange-yellow flesh of sweet flavor; pale green leaves... 
Eclipse. Extremely early; of uniform globular form; glossy red, flesh fine- 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
grained and unusually tender and sweet. 
Edmand’S. A handsome, uniform, round, turnip-shaped Beet, very smooth 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
and of good size; tops small, flesh red and of excellent quality; fine for late... . 
Egyptian. A standard extra early sort, being 10 to 12 days earlier than the 
old Blood Turnip. The roots are round and flattened, of good size and deep 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
65c. 
crimson in color; tops unusually small. 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
65c. 
Electric. (See Specialties, page 16.) . 
Half Long, Henderson’s. A blood Beet of superior quality, tender, sweet and 
free from woody fibre; for slicing it is unequaled; flesh of vivid rich red color. 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
1.00 
The roots, about 3 inches in diameter, are pear-shaped with slender tap root.. 
10c. 
15c. 
35c. 
1.00 
Lentz. Leaves and roots are pale in color, but of delicious quality. 
Long Smooth Blood-Red. An excellent late variety, being a great improve- 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
70c. 
ment on the common Long Blood and of intense dark red color. 
Swiss Chard. Grown exclusively for the foliage which, cooked, makes most 
delicious “greens;” or the midrib may be cooked and served like Asparagus . . 
For Sugar Beet and Mangel Wurzel, see Farm Seed Department, page 66. 
BROCCOLI. White Cape. Medium-sized, creamy-white heads, similar but in- 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
ferior to Cauliflower, though hardier.. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Dwarf Improved. A dwarf, compact-grow- 
15c. 
60c. 
2.00 
ing sort, producing “ sprouts” of fine quality. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
2.00 
Dalkeith. An improved variety of compact growth, bearing very large sprouts. 
CARDOON. Large Spanish. Large, fleshy-leaved plants, chiefly used as a 
winter vegetable. The blanched stalks and broad ribs of the inner leaves 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
2.50 
when properly cooked are tender and of an agreeable flavor. 
CABBAGE. (1 oz. produces 1,500 plants; Vz lb. to transplant for an acre.) 
EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES, (for cabbage plants, see page 172.) 
10c. 
35c. 
1.00 
3.50 
Early Jersey Wakefield, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 17.) . 
5c. 
30c. 
1.00 
3.00 
Charleston Wakefield, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 17 .). 
10c. 
35c. 
1.00 
3.25 
Early Spring, Henderson’s. ( See Specialties, page 18.) . 
10c. 
35c. 
1.00 
3.50 
Early York. Very early, producing small, oval-shaped heads. 
Early Winningstadt. An old, popular, medium early variety, with large, 
5c. 
20c. 
60c. 
2.00 
pyramidal heads of excellent quality; good to succeed the extra earlies. 
Miniature Marrow. Scarcely larger than a heading Lettuce, or about G 
inches in diameter, nearly all heart with few outside leaves; very early and 
5c. 
20c. 
60c. 
2.00 
remarkable for its fine delicate flavor. 
10c. 
35c. 
1.00 
3.00 
St.John’s Day Early Drumhead. Early .very dwarf; medium-sized, hard heads 
SECOND EARLY or SUMMER VARIETIES. 
5c. 
20c. 
60c. 
2.00 
Early Summer, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 18.) . 
Fottler’s Improved Brunswick. Heads large, flat and solid; a sure header, 
10c. 
30c. 
90c. 
2.75 
long-standing; short stem. 
5c. 
20c. 
60c. 
2.00 
Succession, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 19.) . 
LATE or WINTER VARIETIES. 
10c. 
35c. 
1.00 
3.00 
Autumn King, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 20.) . 
Late Flat Dutch, Henderson’s Selected. Our improved highly-bred strain 
10c. 
35c. 
1.00 
3.00 
of this old favorite Winter Cabbage will be found very superior. 
Premium Flat Dutch. A standard and excellent variety, developing earlier 
than most late sorts and not so good a winter keeper, but for fall use it is ten- 
5c. 
25c. 
75c. 
2.50 
der and of superior flavor. 
5c. 
20c. 
60c. 
2.00* 
Holland or Danish Ball Head. (See Specialties, page 20.) . 
RED VARIETIES. This class is esteemed for pickling, making slaw, etc. 
Red Dutch. A popular hard-headed sort for pickling, etc. The best keeper; 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
2.50 
not extra large, but of excellent quality.. 
Mammoth Rock Red. A large-growing select strain, producing very solid 
5c. 
25c. 
70c. 
2.25 
heads weighing 10 to 12 lbs. each; color, intense dark red. 
SAVOY VARIETIES. The quality and flavor of these “ Crumpled Leaf ” 
Cabbages is very superior; grown in fall and allowed to be touched by frost 
they are sweet, delicate and most delicious. 
American Drumhead Savoy. The largest heading Savoy; a general favorite 
10c. 
35c. 
1.00 
3.00 
for both private use and marketing. 
Netted Savoy. The finest of the Savoys; heads large, solid and compact; 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
2.50 
flavor of surpassing excellence. 
5c. 
25c. 
75 c. 
2.50 
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CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD CABBAGE. 
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