Identifier: hendersonswholes19pete_7 (find matches)
Title: Henderson's wholesale catalogue. : seeds, implements, fertilizers, insecticides &c. for market gardeners and truckers
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Catalogs Seeds Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Fertilizers Catalogs Insecticides Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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is newest—and we think the best of all the yellow varieties—is our hybrid, the resultant crossbreed between StowellsEvergreen and Golden Bantam, and it possesses many of themerits of both parents with other merits exclusively its own.The plants, sturdy, healthy and leafy grow 6 to 7 feet high andbear almost invariably on each stalk, and in 60 to 70 days fromsowing—two fine ears 8 to 10 inches in length, buxomly filledwith deep succulent kernels of a rich, translucent cream-yellowcolor, tender, deliriously melting and sweet. This luscious milk stage quality being maintained for an unusually longtime on account of the thick, protecting husks which also checkattacks from insects, worms and smut. When mature this cornis of a golden-chrome color. Price, 15c. pkt., 35c. pint, 60c.quart, $4.00 peck. For free delivery in the U. S., add 5c. per pint or 10c. qt. FOR OUR COMPLETE LIST OF SWEET CORN SEE PAGE 37. FOR FIELD CORN SEE PAGE 48. HENDERSONS SUPERIOR SEEDS FOR .MARKET GARDENERS. 15
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The Henderson Perfected White Spine Cucumber. EXTRA EARLY—HEALTHY—PROLIFIC—HANDSOME. I have grown your Henderson Perfected White Spine Cucumber for 3 years andcan recommend it to any who are growing truck for market. M. HARRIS. Bushnell. Fla. Your Perfected White Spine is the most uniformly beautiful type of Cucumberwe have ever seen while it? deep green color is retained giving a fresh picked appear-ance for an unusual length of time. FRANK T. EMERSON, Fremont. Nebr I must compliment you on your strain of White Spine Cucumber—the HendersonPerfected—/ picked cucumbers on May 28th from vines that were not above theground on April loth. C. H. KENNERLY. Palatka. Fla. Your Henderson Cucumber is a wonder, in proof of which we intend planting itlargely this year. II. H. DANIELL. Madison, Conn. THE DAVIS PERFECT CUCUMBER. This comparatively new cucumber produces slim sym-metrical fruits 9 to 12 inches in length very uniform in shape andof handsome appearance. The color—glossy dar

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