Excerpt from Peter Henderson and Co. Free Catalogue, 1896 There are but few seed firms in existence that can show such a record of growth and advancement in so comparatively short a time as that of Peter Henderson Co. It seems almost incredible that in so few years such a gigantic concern could have been reared. A great institution, magnificent machinery and great numbers of people are em ployed. The general public, certainly, never forming the least idea of the immensity of the busi ness transacted. The house of Peter Henderson Co. Has long since established a name for itself for the reliable quality and purity of the large quantities of seeds handled by it. Thinking some information regard ing its working in detail would be of benefit and interest to readers of the Florists' Exchange, an inter view was sought and obtained with a hearty invita tion, Come and see. Our first visit was to the Hackensack trial grounds, a farm of some hundred acres. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.