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Henderson s Succession Collection superior Head Lettuces. 



This set comprises the four varieties named below, with which may be produced a continuous 

 supply of the most delicious Lettuce that can be raised from early spring until late fall. ••• ••• ••■ 



Mignonette for Extra Early Described on page 31 I New York for Main Summer Crop Described on page 30 



Salamander for Second Early " " " 31 I Big Boston for Summer and late Fall .. . " 29 



Price, 1 pkt. each of the above four Lettuces for 30 cents. 



Boston Lettuce 



Wins Praise from 

 all Users ••• ••• •.. 



"Your Big Boston Lettuce is a grand 

 success. I don't think there is a lettuce to 

 beat it. I have some that look like cab- 

 Next year all of my lettuce will be 

 Big Boston." H. L. RICE, Sunrise, La. 

 "I must say that your Big Boston Let- 

 tuce is a good one, for they grow like cab- 

 bages and are very crisp and good-flavored." 

 GEORGE SPREADBOROUGH, 



Camberley, Surrey, Eng. 

 "I had some of your Big Boston Lettuce 

 last year and it was fine. Simply grand." 

 MRS. M. STEWARD, 



Hollidaysburg, Pa. 



"Your Big Boston is the finest lettuce 



in this section, and it is certainly fine." 



E. NADLER, Chester, N. Y. 



"The Big Boston was a splendid success. 



Hardly a head weighed less than 2 lbs., 



while I had many that weighed 3 lbs." 



Mai. W. H. NASH, Vancouver, Wash. 

 ' ' Your Big Boston Lettuce was a great 

 success — the finest lettuce ever seen around 

 here." 



H. W. M. DRAKE, Port Gibson, Mich. 

 " The lettuce I have raised from your 

 Big Boston seed created quite a sen- 

 sation here. Every one asked me where I 

 got the seed. You will get several orders 

 from here." 



H. HUEBSCH, Austin, Texas. 

 " Your Big Boston Lettuce is fine." 



CHAS. RIESS, St. Bernard, Ohio. 



" We were much pleased with your Big 



Boston Lettuce — they produced fine large 



heads." W. L. TAYLOR, Lawton, Mich. 



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HENDERSON'S BIG BOSTON LETTUCE. 



A GRAND LARGE CABBAGE LETTUCE. 



For Either Midsummer or Fall Use. Big, Compact, Tender and Crisp White Heads. 



THIS grand variety, introduced into cultivation by us several years ago, has proved 

 to be most valuable, steadily gaining in popularity until it is now more extensively 

 grown than anv other kind of lettuce, either for the private table or for sale, 

 North, South, East or West ; whether grown in the open ground for summer and fall use, or 

 in frames for spring, or forced cool in greenhouses for winter use, it invariably gives both 

 grower and user the utmost satisfaction, producing during all seasons, under ordinarily 

 favorable conditions, splendid large buttery-yellow heads, packed with thoroughly 

 blanched leaves, crisp, tender, sweet and. white, delighting both the palate and the eye. 

 This grand variety makes a handsome plant ,^with but few outside leaves, and stands long 

 before bolting to seed. Although Big Boston is one of our best large-heading midsummer 

 lettuces, it is also peculiarly adapted for cool open-ground culture; large areas of it may 

 be, seen in the vicinity of New York as late as Nov. 15th; a slight covering of salt hay 

 amply protects the plants from hard frosts, and when cut for market the leaves are as 

 fresh, bright and untinged as if in midsummer. Thousands of acres of it are grown 

 during the winter in Florida and other Southern States for shipping to Northern markets ; 

 as far north as Maine it is a wonderfully popular summer lettuce; in fact, we know of 

 no other variety that gives such general satisfaction under so many varied conditions. 

 (See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 75c. M.lb., $2.50 lb. 



Our SUCCESSION COLLECTION of Lettuces offered "above, is worthy of your attention. 



