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| Keywords: Everything for the garden (16389962352).jpg Ft°©m PETER HEMDEIRSOM CO D9 MEW YORE5 <br> 59 <br> HENDERSON'S <br> LONG SEASON SPINACH <br> Spinach sown in late spring and summer has a most aggravating <br> habit of going to seed just when it should be ready for use <br> Henderson's Long Season grows more slowly than others <br> but after attaining its growth will stay in that condition <br> for a much longer time so that with this variety there is <br> nothing to hinder any one from enjoying this delicious <br> vegetable during the entire season <br> This peculiar quality makes it ideal for a summer <br> crop a season in which most varieties suffer <br> severely but it is also extremely hardy <br> Sown in September and carried through <br> the winter with slight protection it <br> will give a good supply early in <br> spring <br> The plant is small with <br> lustrous green leaves <br> These are short broad <br> very thick and of so <br> great substance that <br> it loses bulk in cook- <br> ing less than any other <br> sort The leaf stems <br> are very short which <br> so greatly reduces the <br> size of the plant that <br> it forms a compact <br> dense rosette perfect <br> in color and substance <br> and unequalled in fla- <br> vor It occupies less <br> room than any other <br> sort See cut Price <br> Sc pkt 10c oz 20c ii <br> lb 50c lb <br> I have tried several kinds of Spinach for spring sowing and have come to the <br> conclusion that your Long Season' is the best Please quote me on 700 pounds <br> HARRY B SWEENEY Congress Heights D C <br> ROUND-LEAVED or dutch spinach <br> One of the oldest and best known sorts for the early spring crop <br> It may be sown at intervals during April from which very satisfac- <br> tory crops may be had quite early in the season It succeeds equal- <br> ly well as a fall crop for which purpose it is sown during the first <br> two weeks in August The Price 5c pkt <br> plants arc very com- iiftfflll M A 10c oz 15c \i <br> pact the leaves 8 �� jfr lb 35c lb <br> thick and very <br> tender <br> MAMMOTH BUSH SUMMER CROOKNECK <br> WE ALSO OFFER THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES OF SPINACH <br> Varieties prefixed may be sown in the fall in latitude of New York for spring <br> crop 1 oz for 100 feet of drill <br> HARDY WINTER HENDERSON'S Slow to seed and very hardy; with <br> dark green fleshy leaves Price 5c pkt 10c oz ISc J4 lb- 40c lb <br> LONG STANDING A compact growing variety; with thick dark green <br> leaves; grows slowly but remains a long time fit for use Price 5c pkt <br> 10c oz 15c M lb 35c lb <br> NEW ZEALAND Sown outdoors after frost it soon grows to a 3 foot bush <br> and yields a continuous supply May also be sown indoors in March and <br> transplanted later Soak seed 24 hours in tepid water Price 5c pkt 10c <br> oz 30c M lb 90c lb <br> NORFOLK SAVOY-LEAVED The best for early spring or fall Price 5c <br> r kt 10c oz 15c M lb 35c lb <br> THICK-LEAVED HENDERSON'S Produces large thick crumpled leaves <br> of fine quality Price 5c pkt 10c oz 15c \i lb 40c lb <br> VICTORIA Stands in prime condition long after other varieties have bolted <br> to seed rendering it especially valuable for spring sowing and summer <br> use Price 5c pkt 10c oz 15c M lb 40c lb <br> VIROFLAY LARGE ROUND-LEAVED A large very hardy <br> variety Price 5c pkt 10c oz 15c M lb 35c lb <br> HENDERSON'S LONG ISLAND <br> White Bush Squash <br> The white scalloped Patty Pan or Cymling <br> has for years been a favorite summer Squash on <br> account of its earliness etc This sort is just as <br> early more prolific and the fruits are much deeper <br> and have less prominent scallops consequently are <br> easier prepared contain less waste arid almost twice <br> the amount of flesh The plants are of the true <br> bush habit See cut Price 10c pkt 15c oz <br> 35c M lb 1 00 lb <br> MAMMOTH BUSH SUMMER <br> Crookneck Squash <br> A highly improved type of the popular Yellow <br> Summer Crookneck The plant grows in true bush form <br> and bears just as L many fruits as the older variety but of <br> much greater size It is very heavily warted; the skin is rich <br> orange and the flesh solid deep and of superior quality See <br> Squash continued on next page cut Price 10c pkt 15c OZ 35c J4 lb 1 10 lb <br> Pou'ndefbT Peter Henderson in 1847 <br> is now carried on <br> by his son <br> Charles Henderson <br> and his <br> grandsons <br> Peter and Howard M Henderson 43874851 149634 78295 Page 59 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874851 c1915 10 5962/bhl title 78295 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co NameFound M lb Biodiversity Heritage Library Everything for the garden 1915 Garden Stories Books Bulbs Plants Catalogs Equipment and supplies Flowers Gardening Lawn mowers Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 43874851 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874851 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-28 Check categories 2015 August 25 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16389962352 2015-08-25 02 52 20 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Everything for the garden 1915 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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