SEEDS, PLANTS. BULBS, ETC 
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HENDERSONS SUPERIOR SEEDS 
YIELD SUPERIOR PRODUCTS 
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 seldom 
taken into consideration by the average buyer, many of whom are more 
interested in hunting for the lowest in price, while progressive farmers and gar¬ 
deners appreciate that “blood will tell” in seeds as well as in animals, and realizing that 
their profits for a whole year depend upon the .seeds they plant, they avoid “cheap” seeds as 
being poor economy, knowing that superior seeds produce superior and more profitable crops. 
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While we do not wish 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 distributers of the 
BEST SEEDS IN THE WOEID-it is our business and our profession^ We know that pllnteS 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, TBY 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 
If you had the time and we had the space, we could entertain you with thousands of letters of similar purport to the following: 
tlenderson’s Superior Seeds, “ Direct to the Planter/’ Appreciated : 
“/ think your ‘New Departure' is a good one and will receive its reward. 
It is 21 years since I purchased my first • Henderson's Seeds,' and I have yet 
to find one seed or plant that has failed to fulfill the utmost expectations 
when purchased from j r o u direct, hut J have several times purchased 
seeds elsewhere labeled ‘ Henderson's so and so ,' and found them inferior, 
leaving me to lament too late , that I had been foolish enough to allow myself 
to * fall among thieves' for the sake of saving a little time. Heartily wishing 
you success.”—J. G. Brittain, Went Arlington, Baltimore, Md. 
“ You state you will henceforth deal direct with planters; T think this will 
meet with general approval. Your seeds are the truest to name of any, and I 
have bought from a good many seedsmen.” — K. L. Nash, Palmetto, Fla. 
“ ire can get seeds nearer home, but quality in garden seeds is of more 
importance. Unquestionably your seeds are the surest and safest. We have 
never planted a seed from Henderson that refused to grow.” 
— Quarry Gardens, Leesvllle Cross Bonds, Ohio. 
tienderson’s Superior Seeds Produce the Prize-Winners: 
“Am pleased with your seeds; I have taken first premiums on best collections 
of vegetables raised by gardeners here for the last five years. I also took 
many separate premiums on specimens, such as your Succession Cabbage, 
etc.” — C. Pflrgino, Terre Haute, Ind. 
”1 have much pleasure in telling you that I have won eight prizes at the 
Horticultural Show here, for vegetables and flowers grown from your seeds.” 
— J. M. Hetson, Harbor Commissioner’s Office, Montreal, Can. 
“/ get more prizes on vegetables raised from your seeds than from those 
of any other seedsmen.”— Miss M. J. Sweet, West Broome, Prov. Quebec. 
tlenderson’s Superior Seeds Retain our Customers for Decades : 
“ Seeds and plants give entire satisfhetion. I believe myself to be one of 
the oldest customers of your firm— I was a student in New York during the years 
1849-iiO — returning home 1 purchased at your store and have dealt with you ever 
since."— I)r. Geo. T. Binoay, Westport, N. S. 
“7 have dealt now with your firm for over .10 years, and I safely assert 
that after trying various other seedsmen during that jteriod, I have always 
returned to Deter Henderson & Co., as the most reliable firm in its dealings.” 
— John F. Wielandy, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 
"It is about 40 years since ire first ordered seeds from Deter Henderson 
Co., and ire have ordered more or less all this time from the establishment with 
(generul satisfaction. Never had reason to complain.” 
— A. M. Engle, Moonlight, Kans. 
tlenderson’s Superior Seeds Yield Superior Grops : 
“ \ ased your seeds along with others in the spring . and can truthfully 
say that Henderson's Seeds yielded wore than twice the crop of any other." 
—Wm. Killy, Paterson, N. ,T, 
“/ hare used many different growers' seeds, hut yours excel all others in 
yielding capacity. ’’—Edwin Inman, South Amboy, N. .J. 
“/ waa prevented from sending my usual order to you last spring, hut the 
results from seeds obtained elsewhere were so distinctly inferior to what 1 have 
been accustomed to secure with your seeds, that 1 return to you." 
— L. W. Chaney, Northfield, Mfnn. 
"People hero are enraptured with the quality of vegetables produced from 
your seeds; they are the acme of perfection—all true to types—and would serve 
as models for your catalogue pictures. This is no praise, lint fads " 
— C. H. Roy, Jelllco, Tenn. 
tlenderson’s Superior Seeds Bring Forth Press Comments : 
“ We take pleasure in noting the beautiful catalogue, ‘Everything for the 
Garden , from the old and trustworthy house of Deter Henderson Co. The 
sterling worth of the firm's goods is too well known to require amplifica¬ 
tion.' —Extract from Rural New Yorker. 
Henderson s Catalogue is on our table. This publication represents one 
of the oldest seed houses in America, and one that does an immense business. 
1 he name of Deter Henderson & Co. is a household word wherever flowers and 
vegetables are grown and gardens planted ”— Kansas City Star. 
“ The house of Deter Henderson J' Co. has long since established a name 
for the reliable quality and purity of the large quantities of seeds handled bv 
it. — Extract from Florists’ Exchange. 
tlenderson’s Seeds are Recommended Inj Old Customers to New: 
"Everything we have gotten ft-om you, seeds, plants and bulbs, have been 
nil awl more than you represented them to he. 1 most cheerfully recommend 
your Arm whenever opportunity presents ."— W. J. Martin, Clarlnda, Iowa. 
"At the close of a prosperous season in gardening operations, I cannot 
refrain from expressing my appreciation of the superior quail tv of vour seeds 
ami the produet of the same. 1 planted none lint Peter Henderson A. Co.’s 
seeds, and if a single seed failed to germinate, 1 do not know it. and the fruits 
proved quite true. I deem it a duty l owe your house, in consideration of the 
quality of your goods and the gentlemanly manner in which you have always 
treated me, to make this fact known to my friends, and to secure for you as 
many new customers as possible, as I am morally sure that your old cus¬ 
tomers need no solicitation."— Henry I,. Grant, Gratton, \V. Va. 
HENDERSON’S PLANTS BRING JOY TO THOUSANDS OF HOMES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. 
“ The plants came Saturday morning, and I am very much pleased with 
them. I think they are the nicest I have ever received for the money. 1 thank 
you for the extras you so kindly sent—I did not expect any with so small an 
order—and also for the advice you gave about the Camellia.” 
— Mrs. G. R. Pierpont, Salem, Va. 
“7 wish to acknowledge the safe arrival and excellent condition of the 
plants sent by you, and also to thank you for the gift of several rose plants 
and others as premiums. I beg also to state that all my orders to you in the 
past lmve been most satisfactorily filled, and my garden is a very constant 
reminder of your courteous attention to my orders.” 
—Mrs. G. Seabury, St. Paul, Minn. 
order. They looked as healthy, 
were at onn> put into the ground 
they liked the climate” 
— Mrs. J. H. Warren, San Francisco, Cal. 
“ J must write you a few lines to thank you for the very nice lot of extras 
u hich you put in with my last order of plants. Your generosity in this respect 
ought certainly to secure you life-long friends and pntrons*of which I will 
always be one. The extra plants you give, together with the splendid qualit v 
of your goods, makes it more advantageous to order from yon than from 
cheaper houses, whose plants and seeds are not good. Again thanking von 
I remain, Walter D. Klapp, Natchez, Miss.” 
“ Your package of plants came in perfect 
fresh and green as if picked yesterday. They 
according to directions, and all seein as tho' 
