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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 
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IN OUR EXPERIENCE 
/Is seedsmen, for OVER 
HALF A CENTURY, we 
have never received so 
many eulogistic letters in 
one season about any one 
vegetable as for the 
“1897,” or 
“PROSPERITY” PEft 
during the past season. 
Space only permits us to print 
folk ' 
the 
following: 
Hyde Park . N. Y. 
“I picked ‘ Prosperity’ Pea oil the 
18th of June. It is far superior to any 
early Pea I have ever grown; there 
are eight and nine fine large peas to a 
pod. It certainly is a very fine Pea.'* 
JAMES HORROCKS, 
Manager, Crum wold Harms. 
“7 want to say that 1 had a full 
crop of ‘ Prosperity ’ Peas in exactly 
48 days from planting last spring, 
and unlike the usual 'Extra Early’ 
Henderson's 
“PROSPERITY 
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PEA. 
Offered on Opposite Page. 
they were as full, wrinkled, and 
sweet as any late Pea I ever tasted, 
better than even the' Champion of 
England,’ which has been always 
my * hobby.’ They are all you claim, 
and in future I do not intend to 
plant any other kind.” 
CHARLES !l\ BOWMAN, 
Brownsville, Pa. 
“ My ‘ Prosperity' Peas are a 
sight to behold. 1 picked my first 
of them on the 7th of this month, 
picked from the small early ones 
the 6th, just one day ahead. When 
they become known, they will dis¬ 
place all other early Peas. I 
planted them the same day as the' 
extra early ones, which was the 
17th of March. They will surely 
become the standard early Peas, 
as good as the best, and as early as 
the earliest.” ROBERT BIRCH, 
Ma rk et Garden er, 
Plymouth, Mich. 
" The * Prosperity ’ Peas I bought 
of you last year were wonders 
for size ofpod, ea rlin ess and produc¬ 
tiveness.” JOHN E. HARRELL, 
York Corner, Me. 
“ The ‘Prosperity ’ Peas 1 got 
from you are the best yielding 
Peas I ever saw ; the pods were 
from six to eight inches long, and 
nine to ten Peas in a pod.” 
JOHN S. PINK, 
Strinestown, Pa. 
"I have never had such good 
seeds as 1 got from you. Your 
new '1897' or * Prosperity’ Pea 
was the finest and the most pro¬ 
ductive that I ever saw.” 
Miss AXXIE SPEAR, 
North Scituate, Mass. 
" 7 sent to you for some of the 
'Prosperity' Pea last year, and 
can truly say they were the best 
I ever had.” Mrs. E. KINGSLEY, 
Polaud, N. Y. 
“ Gentlemen:—1 have always bad 
my own garden for sixty years 
past, and always made a specialty 
of high grade Pens, aud when 1 saw 
yo n r a d vert /semen t of * PR OS PE R- 
ITY’ PEAS, I ordered seed from 
you, and, when they blossomed, I 
did not think they would be very 
prolific producers, but, when the 
pods developed a length of 4 Mi 
inches, as many did, I began to 
thiuk differently,and, when shelled, 
turned out from eight to ten large 
Peas from a pod; they were a sur¬ 
prise. They are the earliest large 
Pea 1 ever knew; with early plant¬ 
ing they will mature here by the 
loth to 20th of June, ns early as 
any of the small ‘ buckshot' sorts. 
They are the sweetest, tenderest, 
and most delicious Pea / overate.'* 
JAMES R. SLA US ON, 
Racine, IVis. 
MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
Awarded George D. Moore, of Arling¬ 
ton, Mass., First Prize for “Hender¬ 
son’s 1897 ” Pea over all other peas, 
and Mr. Moore writes us: 
*• Your early' 1897' Pea took first 
prize, and tops anything I have 
ever seen exhibited at the Moss. 
Horticultural Society, and the 
Society is, open to all the world. 
1 ha vc given four quarts to several 
of our Vegetable Commissioners, 
and they all agree that so far it 
lea ds a nyt h ing yet offered. ’ ’ 
3 “ROCKET” RADISHES. 
T HE above illustration gives an excellent idea of these splendid new Radishes. One is the Red Rocket, which we introduced to 
successful cultivation a few years ago. We have now been able to secure two other varieties, quite similar in everything but 
color. These have proved to be so distinct that we offer them, being sure that our patrons will bo pleased with the variety 
in this popular type. A dish composed of these three Rocket Radishes, prepared for the table, presents a most attractive 
appearance, and we advise every lover of this vegetable to grow some of each. In addition to their bright appearance, it is necessary 
to state that they are absolutely the earliest varieties grown ; they mature at exactly the same time, and grow so quickly that they 
never take on that strong, rank flavor which we associate with the later varieties. 
RED ROCKET. This variety has a very small top, which per- WHITE TIPPED ROCKET. This is_tho ideal first early 
mits close planting—a great advantage when grown under glass— 
the bulb is smooth, deep scarlet in color, with a very small root. 
The flesh is crisp, and of good flavor. (See cut.) 
PRICE. 10c. pkt., 20c. oz, 60c. V lb. 
WHITE ROCKET. A trifle heavier than Red Rocket. It 
has an equally small top ; the bulb is pure white while the color 
of the flesh is distinct, being of a clear, waxy white. (See cut.) 
PRICE, 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. 14 lb. 
Radish. For many years the old French Breakfast has held a 
foremost place among all the varieties offered. Wo have now to 
offer a sort that possesses all of its merits, and, in addition, 
extreme earlinoss. It has a very small top, which will make it 
popular where room is limited. The general color of the bulb 
is clear deep rose, the white tip at the base being very clearly 
defined. The flavor is deliciously mild. (See cut.) 
PRICE, 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. % lb. 
HENDERSON’S SEEDS, Etc., ARE GENUINE ONLY WHEN PURCHRSED FRORI US DIRECT. WE DO NOT SUPPLY DEALERS. 
