JOHNSON'S MARKET GARDENERS' WHOLESALE PRICE-LIST 



LETTUCE — Cabbage or Heading Varieties (Continued). 



Sensation. The best and most popular all-year-round Lettuce ; forms a solid 

 head before half grown ; light yellowish 'green color, of the finest quality, 

 Silver Ball. Head white, solid, firm ; splendid for spring and summer use . . 

 Philadelphia Dutch Speckled Butter. Fine; large heads of excellent quality, 

 Mornberger's Dutch Butter. Improvement on Dutch Butter ; private stock, 

 Johnson's Florida Header. (New.) PopularSouth. Largeheads of unusual quality, 

 California Cream Butter, or Royal Summer Cabbage. Fine, solid heads . . 

 Salamander. Fine old sort, compact heads, resists summer heat admiraVjly . . 

 Johnson's Summerlead. A grand new summer lettuce, veiy large and hand- 

 some; remarkable to withstand heat and drought ; superior quality 



Deacon. A large solid cabbage lettuce for summer ; heads light green . . 

 New York. (Wonderful.) Large, dark green heads ; used only as a summer sort. 

 Improved Hanson. Very large, solid and of fine quality; withstands the hot sun, 



LETTUCE — Curled or Loose Leaved Varieties. 



Black-Seeded Simpson. Our improved strain ; large, loose heads; light color . 

 The Morse. Xew large sort : early, tender ; the best curled lettuce .... 



Grand Rapids. A famous shipping, loose-headed forcing sort ; popular West . . 

 Early Prize Head. (Brown Cabbage.) Large, loose heads, tinged with brown . 



Early Curled Silesian. A leading'early curled sort ; fine for cutting 



Parisian Cos Lettuce. See Novelties, page 7 



New Trianon Cos, or Celery Lettuce. The finest of all the Cos sorts ; leaves 

 when bleached are stiff like celery stalks, and can be eaten in the same manner. 



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New Giant Italian. The largest and best of all. Very hardy, with distinct, 



dark-colored leaves; mild in flavor, like the Italian Onions 



American Flag. Very large, hardy and productive ; popular for market .... 

 London Flag. Old sort, smaller and inferior to the new large varieties - . . 

 Monstrous Carentan, or Scotch Champion. (]\Iusselburg.) Very large . . 



MELOiN, MUSK— Cantaloupe. 



Early Jenny Lind. Small, early; light green flesh; fine for early market . . . 

 McCleary's improved Jenny Li'nd. The standard at Philadelphia; large; early, 



Extra Early Prize. One of the earliest. Profitable for the market 



Champion 'Market. A fine shipper; green flesh; fine quality 



Johnson's Dreamwold. Xovelty, see page 8. The earliest good market melon, 

 Anne Arundel. Shape of Acme; much larger in size; thick green flesh .... 

 Paul Rose, or Petoskey. (New.) Cross of Osage with Netted Gem. Early; 

 nearly round; thick salmon-colored flesh; a tine shipper and long keeper . . 

 Norfolk Button. (Xew.) Very early and prolific; thick, sweet, green flesh . . 

 Rocky Ford. (Improved Netted Gem.) Largely grown in Colorado for ship- 

 ment: oblontr in shape; sweet, green flesh. Never breaks down in shipping . 

 Van Buskirk's Netted Rock or Eden Gem. An improved Rocky Ford . . . 



New Ford hook. A red-fleshed Jenny Lind. See Novelties . . . ' 



Burrell's Gem. A golden-fleshed Pvocky Ford. Fine shipper, originator's seed. 

 Improved Shippers' Delight. New, fine, early. Good shipper. Distinct shape, 

 Netted Gem. (Golden Jenny.) Early; small, nearly round and of fine flavor, 

 Tip=Top Nutmeg. Slightly oval; grows to good size; sweet, yellow flesh . . . 

 Large Hackensack, or Turk's Cap. Large, round ; flattened; green flesh 

 New Early Hackensack. Ten days earlier than Hackensack, which it resembles. 

 Emerald Gem. Small, early, productive ; sweet salmon flesh, deep green skin, 

 Red=Fleshed Osage, or flilier Cream. Medium size : globe shape; very sweet, 

 New Green=Fleshed Osage. One of the best of green-fleshed sorts 

 Sweet Home. Large and very early; very thick, delicious green flesh . . . . 

 New Melrose. Very hardy, dark ^reen, oval shape ; very superior quality . . . 

 Long Island Beauty. The best of the Hackensack type ; very early; fine quality. 

 Cannon Ball. Round, medium size: heavily netted; green flesh; fine shipper, 

 Bay View. Very prolific and of good size; oblong; green flesh ; quite late . . . 

 Improved Montreal Nutmeg. Large, round, netted; flesh thick and light green, 

 Acme, or Baltimore. Early ; oblong ; pointed; light green flesh ; a fine shipper, 



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ABOUT PRICES Market Gardeners, Farmers' Clubs and Institutions wanting to 

 — purchase seeds in unusually large quantities should write for 

 special prices. Although we have made prices very low in this 

 catalogue, yet where a number of pounds or bushels are wanted, we can frequently supply 

 at a lower price than by the single pound or bushel. In writing, give us a list of quanti- 

 ties and varieties required, and we will return list promptly with our LOWEST COST 

 PRICE FOR THE LOT. Before buying, let us estimate on your entire order for Spring 

 planting:. Address inquiries, Johnson Seed Company, Philadelphia. 



