PETER HENDERSON & CO.-VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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LETTUCE Continued. 



HESDEBSON S NEW YORK LETTUCE. 



HENDERSON'S NEW YORK LETTUCE is of unusual size 

 and solidity of head, with but little tendency to run to seed. 

 We have had it time and again eighteen inches in diameter, 

 and weighing neai'ly four pounds, with heads almost as solid 

 as an Early Summer Cabbage, which in genei-al form it some- 

 what resembles. The variety blanches itself naturally, is crisp, 

 tender and of excellent flavor, and always free from bitterness. 

 The outside color is distinct in shade from any other Lettuce 

 that we are familiar with, being a clear, deep apple green, while 

 on the inside the color is yellowish white. It is not a forcing 

 variety, but it is certainly one of the best varieties for summer 

 use ever introduced. lOcts. pkt. ; 20 cts. oz. ; 60 ets.ll lb. ; S2 lb. 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. Properly speaking it does not 

 head, but forms a close, compact mass of leaves, of a yellowish 

 shade of green, which are quite curly. This peculiarity enables 

 it to mature quicker than varieties that form firm heads, and 

 gives it its great desideratum— earliness. It is the kind that 

 is planted in cold frames almost exclusively, and it is also 

 largely grown as an early open air variety between a Cabbage 

 crop. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 50 ets. 3^ lb. ; SI. 50 lb. 



BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON. Like the Curled Simpson this 

 variety does not properly form a head ; but it differs from that 

 variety in being much lighter in color, the leaves being nearly 

 white and attaining nearly double the size of the Curled 



Simpson. It 

 stands the sum- 

 mer heat splen- 

 didly, while it is 

 equally suited 

 for forcing. It 

 may not, how- 

 ever, on account 

 of its large size, 

 prove under 

 some c i r c u m- 

 stances as pro- 

 fltab 1 e as a 

 strictly forcing 

 ^'^c kind, such as, for 

 ^'5^_ instance, the 

 Boston Market, 

 or Tennis Ball. 

 10 cts. pkt. ; 15 

 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. 

 34 lb. ; $1.50 lb. 



BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON LETTUCE. 



YELLOW-SEEDED BUTTER. This withstands summer heat 

 well, and remains in head long before running to seed. It is a 

 veiy distinct soil, making a large, dense yellow head, very 

 crisp and tender, and excellent in flavor. Its beautiful yellow 

 heart gives it a very handsome appearance. 10 cts. pkt. ; 15 

 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. i| lb. ; $1.50 lb. 

 Large White Summer Cabbage. One of the very best head Let- 

 tuces for summer that we know of. The heads are of 

 good size, close and well formed. It is a splendid mar- 

 ket variety. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. i^ lb. ; $1.50 lb. 

 Oak-Leaved. A distinct variety, due to the peculiar outline 

 of the leaves, which are shaped like those of the oak. 

 The heads are compact, crisp and tender, and it is 

 largely free from that bitter taste peculiar to so many 

 kinds of Lettuce. 10 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. J^ lb. ; 

 SI. 50 lb. 

 BOSTON MARKET. This is an improved variety of the 

 Tennis Ball, and attains a larger size. It grows very 

 compact, is white and crisp, and is one of the very best 

 varieties for forcing. 10 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. 

 14:1b.; SI. 50 lb. 

 GREEN FRINGED OR CALIFORNIA CURLED. This 

 ornamental sort is of a very delicate and peculiar sliade 

 of green, the inner parts of the leaves white, with edges 

 beautifully cut and fringed. 10 ets. pkt. ; 15 ets. oz. ; 50 

 cts. 14 lb. : SI. 50 lb. 

 Early Prize Head. Forms a mammoth plant, in which even 

 the outer leaves are crisp and tender, and remain so 

 throughout the season. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. 

 34 lb. ; SI. 50 lb. 

 BLACK SEEDED BUTTER. Similar to Tennis Ball, but larger. 

 Used extensively as an outdoor variety. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 

 50 cts. V^: lb. ; SI. 50 lb. 

 Large India. Withstands summer heat better than most kinds ; 

 forms an immense solid heaa. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. 

 1^ lb. ; SI. 50 lb. 

 BOSTON CURLED. A variety of superior quality, very sym- 

 metrical and ornamental in growth. (See cut.) 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 



cts. oz. ; 50 cts. 



141b.; $1.50 lb. 



BOSTON CCBLED LETTUCE. 



Drum.head or 

 Malta. Heads 

 very large, 

 crisp, tender, 

 and of good 

 flavor; one of 

 the best sum- 

 mer varieties. 

 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 

 cts oz. ; 50 cts. 

 141b. ; SI. 50 lb. 

 TENNIS BALL 

 BLACK SEED- 

 ED. A favorite 

 forcingvariety, 

 an d, as the 

 name i n d i- 

 cates, forming 

 a hard head. 

 It makes but 

 few outer 



leaves, and for this reason can be planted quite closely under 

 glass — from six to seven inches apart. It is the variety so 

 largely used in our hot-beds and forcing-pits, and in green- 

 houses. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. 34 lb. ; $1.50 lb. 

 PARIS WHITE COS. The Cos Lettuce differs entirely in shape 

 from the other varieties, the head being elongated and of coni- 

 cal form, eight or nine inches in height, and five or six inches 

 in diameter. The outer coloring of this variety is yellowish 

 green. To be had in perfection it requires to be tied up to in- 

 sure its blanching. Millions of this variety are annually grown 

 to supplj' the markets of London alone. 10 cts. pkt. ; 20 cts. 

 oz. ; 60 cts. 34 lb. ; $2.00 lb. 

 Brown Dutch. Very hardv. One of the best for winter use. Sets, 

 pkt. ; 20 cts. oz. ; 60 cts. }i lb. ; $2.00 lb. 



Lettuce Plants 



Of Early Curled Simpson, Boston Market and Black-Seeded Butter 

 varieties, from cold frames, SI. 00 per 100; $7.50 for 1,000. 

 Ready from November 1st to April 1st. 



Large lots at special low rates. 



The seeds received from you, ordered by Mr. C. H. Taylor, of Grand Rapids, all did well. The White Plume Celery excelled anything in the Celery line ever grown 

 by myself or in this vicinity. The quality was superb; in weight it was from 10 to 12 lbs. to the bunch of 12 stocks.— JNO. Jkbb, Walker, Kent Co., Mich., Jan. 17th, '88. 



