. Mid-summer catalogue : 1896, for summer planting, pot grown strawberry plants, cabbage & cauliflower plants, celery and other vegetable plants, for summer sowing, vegetable seeds, turnips, ruta baga, mangel and farm seeds, lawn essentials, insecticides, fungicides and implements for applying . lb.; 55 cts. lb. I^arg-e Yellow French. Similar to tiie white in every respect, except as tocolor of the flesh. 5 cts. pkt.; 10 cts. or.; 90lb.; 5? cts. lb. WE DELIVER FREE I any post-office In the United States, ALL VEGETABLE SEEDS offered in this Catalogue by the packet,pound, pound, % pint, pint and
. Mid-summer catalogue : 1896, for summer planting, pot grown strawberry plants, cabbage & cauliflower plants, celery and other vegetable plants, for summer sowing, vegetable seeds, turnips, ruta baga, mangel and farm seeds, lawn essentials, insecticides, fungicides and implements for applying . lb.; 55 cts. lb. I^arg-e Yellow French. Similar to tiie white in every respect, except as tocolor of the flesh. 5 cts. pkt.; 10 cts. or.; 90lb.; 5? cts. lb. WE DELIVER FREE I any post-office In the United States, ALL VEGETABLE SEEDS offered in this Catalogue by the packet,pound, pound, % pint, pint and quart. When Peas. Beans and Sweet Corn are wanted by eipress or frrijnt,at purchasers expense, 7c. per pint, or 15c per quart, can be deducted. PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—MANGELS AND SUGAR 2STSUMMER IS THE TIME 50 SOW^gJ MANGELS. The best soil for Mangels is loose, friable loam and deeo plowing. If ex-pedient follow the plow with a subsoil plow, and the crop will more than repaythe extra trouble. The ground should be well enriched, and the seed sown indrills 24 inches apart in light soils, and 30 inches apart in strong rich out the plants with a hoe to 9 inches apart in the former, and 12 inchesapart in the latter. 6 to 8 pounds of seed are used per acre if sown with adrill, or double that quantity if sown by hand. Cultivate with a horse hoe. Hendersons Colossal Long Red—The roots are smooth and regular, of the largest size and blood red color. The quality is exceedinglynutritious, and in all respects this variety is most distinct and valuable. {Seecut.) 15c. per i lb.; 35c. per lb. I raised over ico tons c{ your Collossal Long Red Mangel on 2 acres. In many cases threeweighed over 100 lbs., the best crop I ever saw on a-i average, either in this country or
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