Keywords: Peter Henderson and Co's seed catalogue (16436107312).jpg 90 <br> PETER HENDERSON CO 'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS <br> BRYANT'S IMPROVED PLANT PROTECTOR <br> We offer this season an improved pattern of this <br> useful article which we feel certain will give great <br> satisfaction As shown in the engraving it is of circu- <br> lar form having a diameter of 18 inches and a height of <br> 12 inches The uses of the Plant Protectors are three- <br> fold ” first against insects ; second against early frosts ; <br> third agaiust the cold winds so fatal to tender plants <br> when first set out Tomatoes Egg Plants Cucumbers <br> Melons and all Vegetables of a tender nature can be <br> forwarded and more safely grown by the use of these Protectors ; also all tender <br> flowering plants and the more delicate kinds of annual flower seeds can be raised <br> by being covered with them <br> They should be used from six to twelve days according to circumstances if only <br> for protection against early frosts; they should be put on in the evening and taken off <br> as soon as safe from frost in the morning ; if against cold winds keep them on during <br> the day until the young plant has taken root ; if against the insect that attacks <br> Cucumbers and Melons leave them on night and day for 6 or 8 days until the plant is <br> strong enough to resist their attacks; if for annual flower seeds leave on until the <br> seeds begin to germinate Price 2 00 per dozen <br> THE SIDNEY SEED SOWER FOR GARDENS <br> This useful implement will supply a want long felt by <br> all who have experienced the difficulty of sowing seeds <br> with any regularity particularly in wet or windy weather <br> It will distribute with equal regularity peas or the small- <br> est flower seeds in any required quantity either broad- <br> cast or in drills or pots Small size 1 each ; large size <br> 1 50 each <br> PATENT EXCELSIOR WEEDING HOOK <br> The only instrument that can be used to <br> advantage among small and tender plants <br> This instrument will work well among rows of <br> seedlings among ornamental plants or in any <br> place where freedom from weeds is desired <br> It removes the weeds with far greater rapidity <br> than in the usual manner without injuring the plants or soiling the hands and is <br> in all respects one of the best instruments ever offered for this purpose Price 30 cents ; <br> by mail 40 cents <br> NOYES' HAND WEEDER <br> This is a convenient cheap and useful <br> little implement for clearing away weeds <br> working between plants dressing pots and <br> for other small work where a large hoe could <br> not easily be used Price 40 cents each 43797089 148915 77745 Page 90 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43797089 1875 10 5962/bhl title 77745 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co Biodiversity Heritage Library Peter Henderson Co's seed catalogue 1875 new album Garden Stories Catalogs Equipment and supplies Gardening Peter Henderson Co Seed industry and trade Seeds Trade catalogs U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 43797089 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43797089 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom peter henderson co u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-02-03 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16436107312 2015-08-24 05 50 49 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 1875 books Peter Henderson Co's seed catalogue Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |