Keywords: Everything for the garden (16459493138).jpg iSTABLg S <br> WE <br> CLAIM <br> �� <br> ijj <br> HENDERSONS SUPERIOR SEEDS <br> YIELD SUPERIOR PRODUCTS <br> OUR CUSTOMERS <br> iRIB <br> VN <br> ; fS i a '«»- <br> grow <br> \ <br> J /i <br> It IS not enough to know that seeds <br> for weed seeds will grow The vital point is <br> What will they produce This is a matter that is too seldom <br> taken into consideration by the average buyer many of whom are more <br> interested in hunting for the lowest in price while progressive farmers and gar- ' ' ttW- <br> deners appreciate that blood will tell in seeds as well as in animals and reahzmg that - <br> their profits for a whole year depend upon the seeds they plant they avoid cheap seeds as <br> being poor economy knowing that superior seeds produce superior and more profitable crop <br> «IP <br> While we do not wish to appear egotistical yet in justice to ourselves and our seeds and for the <br> benefit of people who have never dealt with us we claim to be the producers and distributers of the <br> BEST SEEDS IN THE WORLD � it is our business and our profession We know that planters of seeds <br> buy them entirely on confidence ; we realize that to lose a man's confidence is to lose his patronage If <br> you have never used bur seeds TRY THEM THIS YEAR and we will try and retain your confidence <br> as we have succeeded in doing with annually-increasing thousands for over half a century <br> If you had tte time and we had the space we could entertain you with thousands of letters of similar purport to the following <br> tienderson's Superior Seeds Direct to the Planter Appreciated ; tienderson's Superior Seeds Yield Superior Crops ; <br> �'/ think your ' Xew Departure' is a good one and will receive its reward <br> It is 21 years since I purchased my Srst � Henderson's Seeds ' and I have yet <br> to find one seed or plant that has failed to fulfill the utmost expectations <br> when purchased from you direct but I have several times purchased <br> seeds elsewhere labeled 'Henderson's so and so ' and found them inferior <br> leaving me to lament too late that I had been foolish enough to allow myselt <br> to ' fall among thieves' for the sake of saving a little time Heartily wishing <br> you success � J G Bbittain West Arlin on Baltimore Md <br> You state you will henceforth deal direct with planters I think this will <br> meet with general approval Your seeds are the truest to name of any and I <br> have bought from a good many seedsmen � R L Nash Palmetto Fla <br> �' We can get seeds nearer home but quality in garden seeds is of more <br> importance Unquestionably your seeds are the surest and safest We have <br> never planted a seed from Henderson that refused to grow <br> � QuAREY Gardens Leesville Cross Roads Ohio <br> tienderson's Superior Seeds Produce tiie Frize-Winners <br> ' �� 4m pleased with your seeds I liave taken first premiumson best collections <br> of vegetables raised by gardeners here for the last five years 1 also took <br> many separate premiums on specimens such as your Succession Cabbage <br> etc � C Pflhgixg Terre Haute Ind <br> / have much pleasure in telling you that I have won eight prizes at the <br> Horticultural Show here for vegetables and flowers grown from your seeds <br> � J M Hetsox Harbor Commissioner's Office Montreal Can <br> / get more prizes on vegetables raised from your seeds than from those <br> of any other seedsmen � Misa Id J Sweet West Broome Prov Quebec <br> � Henderson's Superior Seeds Retain our Customers for Decades ; <br> Seeds and plants give entire satisfaction I believe myself to be one of <br> the oldest customers of your firm � / was a student in \ew York during the years <br> 1S49- T0 � returning home I purchased at your store and have dealt with you ever <br> since � Dr Geo T Bingay Westport N S <br> 7 have dealt now with your firm for over 30 years and J safely assert <br> that after trying various other seedsmen during that period I have always <br> returned to Peter Henderson Co as the most reliable firm in its dealings <br> � John F Wielandy Santa Fe New Mexico <br> It is about 40 years since we first ordered seeds from Peter Henderson <br> Co and we have ordered more or less all this time from the establishment with <br> general satisfaction Never had reason to complain <br> � A M Engle Moonliglit Kans <br> / used vour seeds along with others in the spring and can truthfully <br> say that Henderson's Seeds yielded more than twice the crop of any other <br> � Wm Kelly Paterson N J <br> 7 have used many different growers' seeds but yours excel all others in <br> yielding capacity � Edwin Inman South Araboy N J <br> I was prevented from sending my usual order to you last spring but the <br> results from seeds obtained elsewhere were so distinctly inferior to what I have <br> been accustomed to secure with your seeds that I return to vou <br> � L W Chaney Nortlifleld Minn <br> People here are enraptured with the qualit v of vegetables produced from <br> your seeds they are the acme of perfection � all true to types � and would serve <br> as models for your catalogue pictures This is no praise but facts <br> � C H Roy Jellico Tenn <br> tlenderson's Superior Seeds Bring Fortli Press Comments <br> We take pleasure in noting the beautiful catalogue 'Everything for the <br> Garden ' from the old and trustworthy house of Peter Henderson C- Co The <br> sterling worth of the firm's goods is too well known to require amplifica- <br> tion � Extract fro m Rural New Yorker <br> Henderson's Catalogue is on our table This publication represents one <br> of the oldest seed hou ses in America and one that does an immense business <br> The name of Peter Henderson £ Co is a household word wherever Sowers and <br> vegetables are grown and gardens planted � Kansas City Star <br> The house of Peter Henderson Co has long since established a name <br> for the reliable quality and purity of the large quantities of seeds bandied by <br> it � Extract from Florists' Exchange <br> Henderson's Seeds are Recommended bij Oid Customers to New ; <br> Everything we have gotten from you seeds plants and bulbs have been <br> all and more than you represented them to be I most cheerfuily recommend <br> your firm whenever opportunity presents � W J Martin Clarinda Iowa <br> At the close of a prosperous season in gardening operations I cannot <br> refrain from expressing my appreciation of the superior quality of your seeds <br> and the product of the same I planted none but Peter Hender son it- Co 's <br> seeds and if a single seed failed to germinate I do not know it and the fruits <br> proved quite true I deem it a duty 1 owe vour house in consideration of the <br> qualit v of your goods and the gentlemanly manner in which vou have always <br> treated me to make this fact known to m v friends and to secure for you as <br> man v new customers as possible as I am morally sure that your old cus- <br> tomers need no solicitation � Henry L Grant Grafton \V Va <br> HENDERSON'S PLANTS BRING JOY TO THOUSANDS OF HOMES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY <br> The plants came Saturday morning and I am very much pleased with <br> them I think they are the nicest I have ever received for the money 1 thank <br> you for the extras you so kindly sent � I did not expert any with so small an <br> order � and also for the advice you gave about the Camellia <br> � Mrs G R PiERPONT Salem Va <br> 7 wish to acknowledge the safe arrival and excellent /condition of the <br> plants sent by you and also to thank you for the gift' of several ro se plants <br> and others as premiums I beg also to state that all m v orders to you in the <br> past have been most satisfactorily filled and m v garden is a very constant <br> reminder of your courteous attention to my onlers <br> � Mrs G Seabbry St Paul Minn <br> I'our package of plants came in perfect order They looked as healthy <br> fresh and green as if picked yesterday They were at once put into the ground <br> according to directions and all seem as tho' they liked the climate <br> �Mrs J H Warren San Francisco Cal <br> / mu st write vou a few lines to thank vou for the ver y nice lot of extras <br> which you put in with m v la st order of plants Your generosit y in this respect <br> ought certainly to secure you life-long friends and patrons of which I will <br> alwa ys be one The extra plants you give together with the splendid qualit v <br> of your goods makes it more advantageous to order from you than from <br> chciper houses whose plants and seeds are not good Again thanking yoa <br> I remain Walter D Klapp Natchez iliss 42383160 133997 66553 Page 3 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42383160 1902 10 5962/bhl title 66553 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; 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