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The heads remain in edible condition a long time before sending up a 

 seed-stalk. A very valuable sort for garden use. 



Morse. A lettuce of Simpson type, but it is a larger and better grower 

 and stands heat better. Promises to be an acquisition in the garden as 

 well as under glass. 



Dwarf White Heart is a most excellent Cos variety, blanching well and 

 of best quality and long standing. 



Hanson, Blonde Beauty, Simpson and White Star are large growing, 

 loose heading sorts, excellent for outdoor planting. 



Prize Head. If one desires a dark-colored, purplish green lettuce of 

 fiae texture and long standing quality, this sort would be satisfactory. 



Mignonette quite closely resembles Prize Head, but is earlier and forms 

 a smaller, closer head. 



ONIONS. 



The experimental list of onions included twenty-nine American, one 

 Siberian, one Mongolian and three Japanese varieties. 



The excessive rains of the season retarded the growth of the American 

 sorts and prevented their maturing; but the others were entirely drowned. 



The Bermuda onions are gaining great popularity for quick growth, and 

 large well formed bulbs. 



The Red and White differ only in color, both having a thin skin, crisp 

 flesh and mild flavor.' 



Bountiful, from Landreth, is a medium-sized, globular onion, with yel- 

 low skin and white, tender flesh. 



Danvers Yellow, from D. M. Ferry. One of the standard varieties for 

 commercial or domestic use, producing a round, firm bulb of good flavor,, 

 and fine keeping qualities. By a careful eelection of seed of the Globe 

 type a distinct form has been obtained called Olohe Danvers, but the 

 quality, texture and flavor are the same. 



Extra Early Red, from Ferry, is much like Bermuda Red, of medium 

 size and flat; very prolific and uniform in shape and size. A good, early 

 market variety. 



Gigantic Gibraltar, Burpee. The Gibraltar is very similar to Prize- 

 taker, but more globular and of lighter color. It is a very fine looking 

 oaion, straw colored skin, white crisp flesh and very mild flavor. 



The Southport Globes, Red, White and Yellow, also Michigan Yellom 

 Globe, are varieties that need no description, as nearly every gardener's 

 list includes them. They are all good shaped, prolific and mild-flavored 

 varieties. The seed was obtained from D. M. Ferry & Co. 



Golden Ball and Ivory Ball, from Johnson & Stokes, are two varieties 

 that belong to the Globe class. They have respectively a bright yellow 

 and pure white tender skin, snow-white, tender flesh and mild flavor. 

 They are among the best keepers. 



Gold Seal, from Landreth, is an early variety, resembling Extra Early 

 Red, except in color, which is a bright yellow. A desirable early sort. 



Golden, from Landreth. This is a very round variety, rich in color,, 

 much like the Danvers, but larger, harder and a better keeper. This 

 seems to be a desirable acquisition for the market gardener's list or 

 as a domestic variety. 



