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STECKLERB’S SELECTED BIG BOSTON. 
—It is perfection, and you cannot buy any 
Big Boston Lettuce at any price that is 
superior to our strain. The heads of this 
strain are so firm and solid that almost 
every head can be cut. It is a standard 
market garden and shipping variety, being 
grown almost exclusively in many sections 
for shipment and for market. Extra large, 
round, firm. heading variety, and makes 
a good appearance in market. Our seed of 
this variety is grown for us by a lettuce 
seed specialist whom we consider the best 
in the world. Our seed of Big Boston is 
the purest and hardest heading stock that 
you can obtain. Packet, 10c.; 0z., 20c.; %4 
lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
ICEBERG.—The unusual solidity of the 
heads is insured by the large white main- 
ribs of the leaves, each of which, curving 
strongly into the center, acts like a truss, 
making it impossible for the leaves to open 
outward and expose the center, which is 
consequently thoroughly blanched. Packet, 
10c.; 02., 20c.; %4 Ib., 65c.; 1b., $2.00, post- 
paid. 
IMPROVED ROYAL CABBAGE.—A very 
celebrated variety, forming ffine, large, 
solid heads, both crisp and delicate flavor; 
stands the heat remarkably well, and is 
especially adapted to the Southern States, 
or for planting to succeed the early varie- 
ties. Packet, 10c.; oz., 20c.; 1%, Ibk., 60c.; 
lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
apart in the row. 

ground. 
when their shade will keep down the weeds, 5 
30c. per dozen, $1.25 per 100, postpaid. 
Eforseradish. 
January to April. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
CULTUBE.—Mushrooms may be grown almost anywhere and at 
so long as the conditions required are 
During the Summer months they may be 
grown out of doors and an abundant supply secured at a trifling 
in all cases, 
damp, and a uniform temperature as nearly 75 degrees as possible 
Full directions, ete., accompany every 
any season of the year, 
reasonably considered. 
expense. The location should, 
is of primary importance, 
package. 75c. per brick, postpaid. 



Steckler’s New York or Wonderfal 
Cabbage Lettuce. 
STECKLER’S NEW YORK OR WON- 
DERFUL CABBAGE LETTUCE.—For all 
sections and all seasons. Excellent for 
mid-summer; one of the best for resisting 
heat. Heads large, well blanched, erisp, 
tender and sweet. Matures in 55 days. 
Packet, 10c.; 02., 25c.; % 1lb., 75c.; 1b., $2.50, 
postpaid. 
HORSERADISH. 
CULTURE.—Horse Radish rarely produces seed but is grown 
from pieces of the root. 
wherever a few feet of space is available, but when grown as a 
crop they should be set in rich, moist, well prepared ground in 
rows two and one-half feet apart and about eighteen inches 
Set the roots vertically, small end down, and 
the top of the root one to three inches below the surface of the 
Cultivate thoroughly until the tops cover the ground, 
For the home garden they may be set 
Planted from 
be rather dry than 

