■PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK §• 
ST VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
PRICES 
Delivered free In tbe U. S. 
(unless otherwise noted.) 
Pkt. I 
Oz. 
V. Lb. 
Lb. 
BEET. (1 oz. to 50 feet of drill ; 5 lbs. per acre in drills.) 
Arlington. Medium-sized, round, uniformly shaped, of deep blood-red color; 
quality sweet, tender and free from stringiness and bitterness. 
10c. 
15c. 
25c. 
70c. 
Bassano, Early Flat. Valuable for its earliness; flesh white, zoned with pink; 
flavor sweet and delicious. 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
Bastian’s Blood Turnip. A fine second early, following Egyptian and Eclipse, 
5c. 
10c. 
20c, 
60c. 
Brazilian Variegated. Beautiful for garden decoration; foliage crimson, 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
Crimson Globe. (See special description, page 11.) The finest table Beet 
grown. Early, of medium size, uniformly round; color, deep crimson through¬ 
out; exceedingly tender and sweet and a good keeper. 
10c. 
20c. 
50c. 
$1.40 
Crosby’s Egyptian. Very early and of excellent quality; small tops. 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
70c. 
Detroit Dark Red. A fine strain of turnip-shaped Beet. Valuable for its re¬ 
markable uniformity and smoothness; size medium; flesh fine grained, tender 
and remaining so for a long time; admirable for either early or late. 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
80c. 
Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip. Hand some,.smooth and round, taper¬ 
ing at the base; flesh strongly zoned, of fine quality. 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
Early Blood Turnip. A standard variety, following Eclipse in earliness; 
quality excellent; color, deep blood-red; the tops make excellent "greens”. 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
Early Yellow Turnip. Orange-yellow flesh of sweet flavor; pale green leaves... 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
70c. 
Eclipse. Extremely early; of uniform globular form; glossy red, flesh fine¬ 
grained and unusually tender and sweet. 
5c. 
10c. 
25c. 
70c. 
Edmand'S. A handsome, uniform, round, turnip-shaped Beet, very smooth 
and of good size; tops small, flesh red and of excellent quality; fine for late... . 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
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 
crimson in color; tops unusually small. 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
Electric. (See special description, page 11.) An extra early, round, blood tur¬ 
nip Beet; flesh rich crimson with lighter-colored zones; small top; quality 
exceedingly fine grained and tender; flavor delicate, rich and sugary. 
10c. 
15c. 
40c. 
SI .25 
Henderson'S Half Long. A blood Beet of superior quality, tender, sweet and 
free from woody fibre: for slicing it is unequaled; flesh of vivid rich red color. 
The bulbs, about 3 inches in diameter, are pear-shaped with slender tap root.. 
10c. 
15c. 
30c. 
85c. 
Lentz. Leaves and roots are pale in color, but of delicious quality. 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
Long Smooth Blood-Red. An excellent late variety, being a great improve¬ 
ment on the common Long Blood and of intense dark red color. 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
Swiss Ch&rd. Grown exclusively for the foliage which, cooked, makes most 
delicious "greens ”; or the midrib may be cooked and served like Asparagus .. 
5c. 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
For Sugar Beets and Mangel Wurzel, see Farm Seed Department, page 62. 
BROCCOLI. White Cape. Medium-sized, creamy-white heads, similar but in¬ 
ferior to Cauliflower, though hardier. 
15c. 
60c. 
$2.00 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Dwarf Improved. A dwarf, compact-grow¬ 
ing sort, producing " sprouts” of fine quality. 
Dalkeith. A greatly improved variety of compact growth, bearing very large 
10c. 
20c. 
60c. 
S2.00 
10c. 
25c. 
75c. 
2.50 
GARDOON. Large Spanish. Large, fleshy-leaved plants, chiefly used as a 
winter vegetable. The blanched stalks and broad ribs of the inner leaves 
when properly cooked are tender and of an agreeable flavor. 
10c. 
35c. 
$1.00 
3.50 
CABBAGE. (1 oz. produces 1,500 plants', Mi lb. to transplant for an acre.) 
EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES, (for cabbage plants, see page 166.) 
Early Jersey Wakefield, Henderson’s. (See svecial description , page IS.) 
This famous Cabbage was introduced by us, and still retains its lead as the 
best first Early in cultivation. The heads are of pyramidal shape, with blunt 
peaks, and are remarkably solid. The outside leaves are small, though of 
great substance, enabling the plants to stand severe weather. Our seed is 
from highly-bred, selected stock and is unequaled. 
5c. 
30c. 
1.00 
3.00 
Early Charleston Wakefield. (See special description, page IS.) This is the 
largest Early Cabbage, which we bred from the Early “ Jersey ” Wakefield, 
to meet a demand for a larger heading sort. It possesses all of the valuable 
characteristics of the parent with the advantage of the heads being fifty per 
cent, larger, though a few days later. Our strain of the seed is very superior. 
10c. 
35c. 
1.00 
3.25 
Early Spring, Henderson's. (See special description, page IS.) The only 
Early, round, flat-headed Cabbage; fully one week earlier than any other flat 
Cabbage, and yielding one-third more than any other extra early; it heads 
firmly, is fine-grained and of extra good quality. 
10c. 
40c. 
1.25 
4.00 
Early York. Very early, producing small, oval-shaped heads. 
5c. 
25c. 
75c. 
2.25 
Early Winningstadt. An old, popular, medium early variety, with large, 
pyramidal heads of excellent quality; good to succeed the extra earlies. 
5c. 
20c. 
60c. 
2.00 
Miniature Marrow. (See special description, page 12.) Scarcely larger than 
a heading Lettuce, or about 6 inches in diameter, nearly all heart with few 
outside leaves; very early and remarkable for its fine delicate flavor. 
10c. 
50c. 
SI. 50 
5.00 
St.John's Day Early Drumhead. Early .very dwarf; medium-sized, hard heads 
5c. 
20c. 
60c. 
2.00 
SECOND EARLY or SUMMER VARIETIES. 
Early Summer, Henderson's. (See special description, page IS.) This 
peerless variety was introduced by us; it makes a large, solid, round, flat 
head, coming in about ten days later than Wakefield. 
10c. 
30c. 
SI. 00 
3.00 
Fottler’s Improved Brunswick. Heads large, flat and solid; a sure header, 
long-standing; short stem. 
5c. 
20c. 
60c. 
2.00 
Succession, Henderson’s. (See special description, page 14-) Universally 
conceded to be the grandest Cabbage in existence for either summer or winter 
use; heads hard and uniform, 10 to 12 lbs. in weight; quality extra fine and 
a good keeper.. 
10c. 
35c. 
$1.10 
3.50 
LATE or WINTER VARIETIES. 
Autumn King, Henderson’s. (See special description, page 15.) The ac¬ 
knowledged ,T King ” of all Winter Cabbages, producing enormous solid heads 
weighing 25 to 30 lbs.; interior crisp,close, fine-grained, white; splendid keeper 
10c. 
35c. 
1.00 
3.25 
Late Flat Dutch, Henderson’s Selected. Our improved highly-bred strain 
of this old favorite Winter Cabbage will be found very superior. 
5c. 
25c. 
75c. 
2.50 
CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD CABBAGE. 
AUTUMN KING CABBAGE. 
SHST Best Hethods of Cabbage Culture for Early and Late Etc. Free 
