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VEGETABLE SEED IMOVELTIES

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PROSFERIiy
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IN OUR EXPERIENCE
As seedsmen, for OVER HALF A CEN-
TURY, we have never received so many
eulogistic letters about any one vege-
table as for Henderson's
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PROSPERITY'* PEft.
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f" TT/jen / s.in- your advertisement of •PROSPERTTT'
PEAS, I ordered seed from you. They proved I'rolitlc
produeers.t he many pods developed a lenprth of ^Vj inches,
and, nhea shelled, turned out from eiffht to ten large
Peas from a pod; they were a surprise: the earliest large
Pea I ever knew; vvith early planting they will mature
here hy thel.'itb to2Hth of, June. They are the sweetest,
tenderest, and most delicious Pea I ever ate."
JAMES H. SLAUSO.t, Racine, Wis.
••I had a fail crop of 'Prosperity' Peasin exact !y4.s days
from planting last spring, and unlike the usual 'Extra
Early' they were as full, wrinkled, and sweet as any late
pea I ever tasted, better than even the ' Champion of
England,' which has always been my 'hobby.' They are
all you claim, and in future I do not intend to plant
any other kind."
CHARLES W. BOWMAN, Brownsville, Pa.
"My 'Prosperity' Peas are a sight to behold. I picked
my ftr.st on the Ttb of June; from the small extra early
ones,ju.st one day ahead. I planted them the same day.
When they become known they will displace all other
carlv Peas. As good as t he bcit lates and as early as the
earliest." ROBERT BIRCH,
§ Market Gardener, Plymouth, Mich.
"I picked 'Prosperity' Pea on the IStb of June. It is
far superior to any early Pta I have ever grown; there
are eight and nine Sne large peas to a pod. It certainly
is a very One Pea." JA.UES HORROCKS.
Manager, Crumwold Farms, Hyde Park, N. T.
w^l;%l'sT^B. * HENDERSON'S "PRfl^PFRITY"
WE have never yet been able to offer to our patrons an early Pea
■which possessesin a marked degree more desirable qualities. On
both sides of the Atlantic, specialists in Pea culture have been
struggling with the problem how to combine fine quality and pro-
ductiveness with earliness. It must be conceded that hitherto all these efforts
have failed, inasmuch as we have only been able to offer for very early use the
round or hard-shell types of "Extra Early Peas." These have a value pecu-
liarly their own, but the quality is far below what we would wish. We feel
confident that at last a variety has been secured which cojnbines earliness
■with all the good features of the later "marro^w" varieties, viz.: delicious
flavor, tenderness, sweetness, size and productiveness.
Tills variety has had very thorough and exhaustive trials conducted in
various latitudes and under varied conditions, therefore we have no hesitancy
in making the most extravagant claims for its merits, which are supported by
the opinions of expert gardeners.
" Prosperity ' ' Pea grows about 2% feet in height ; the vine Is robust, and
the foliage is large and vigorous, closely resembling Telephone in general ap-
pearance, though dwarfer and veiy much earlier. The pods, which are as
large as Telephone, are produced in great abundance, and are -well filled
•wnth from six to ten peas of enormous size, but, as we have stated, its chief
value lies in its earliness and delicious flavor; when we consider that a pea so
large and as rich in flavor as any of the later wrinkled sorts can be had three
days after Henderson's First of All, thebest and earliest round or hardrshell variety,
its value can be readily seen.
Among those who grow peas for their own use exclusively, there are many
who plant only the extra early types, because our short spring and hot summers
are not conducive to the free growth of the later varieties. It is to this class
of growers that we recommend this variety with confidence. They can no'w
obtain early in the season, ■while climatic conditions are favorable, as de-
licious peas as is possible under any circumstances in this country or any
Other. 15c. j^ pint, 25c. pint, 40c. quart, $2.50 peck, $8.00 bushel.
^ Beans, Corn and Peas we do NOT deliver free,