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Title: Everything for the garden : 1906
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Catalogs Seeds Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Plants, Ornamental Catalogs Vegetables Seeds 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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s that are practicallyself-supporting, so that trellis or brush is not essential, thoughlow brush or crossed sticks, if convenient, will not be misapplied.The massive pods are produced in prodigal abundance fromground to summit, and are packed with from six to eight im-mense wrinkled marrow Peas of a rich green color, which hue ismaintained when cooked, thus appearing especially attractivewhen served, while the delicious melting quality and superbrich butterv flavor is unequalled by anv Pea of American origin.(See cut.) Price, 15c. h pt., 30c. pt., 50c. qt., $3.00 pk. Your new dwarf pea Melting Marrow, is certainly the fiyiest pea inexistence. I do not believe there is anotlier pea that can compare with it forearliness, size and flavor. I mode the first planting on May 15th, and onJune 29th (just 46 days), I picked the first mess and they were Die sweetest,tenderest and most delicious peas that we ever tasted. They are all and more thanyou claim for them. LLOYD H. SANDS, Tolona, Ills.
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HENDERiONSUFPOIMF PEA. Peas large, very prolific, often 10, sometimes 12, Peas to a Pod.Fairly Melting in your Mouth for Sweetness. Heroine is a medium early, green wrinkled Pea, com-bining quantity and quality in a degree surpassed by noother variety. It grows uniformly about 2h feet high, andis literally covered with its long, heavy, pointed pods. Inthe cut we show the size and form of the peas, which come8 or 9 in a pod. The quality of this pea is simply perfec-tion—that rich, buttery, marrow-like flavor for which thepeas grown in the gardens of Old England are celebrated.(Sec cut). Price, 10c. pkt., 20c. pt.f30c. qt., $1.75 pk.,$6.00 bush. Your Heroine Peas are unequaled. Ive read of such peas incatalogues but did not believe it. We will have more of the Heroine next year. T. S. NORTHRUP, Hawley, Neb. This is the first year I haire grown your Heroine Pea and I think itis a wonder. Miss Ritch asked me to send themsome nice peas for somespecial occasion. I sent the Heroine, and I

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