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Leek. 



One ounce will pow one hundred feet of drill, and pro- 

 duce about one thousand plants. 



NEW GIANT ITALIAN. 



This new leek from Italy is 

 fully twice the size of the ordi- 

 nary London Leek, and much 

 han (Isomer in appearance. 

 Like the Italian onions, it is 

 very mild and agreeable iu 

 flavor; extremely hardy and a 

 fine keeper. All who have 

 srown it were astonished at 

 its large size and line white 

 appearance. Pkt., lOc; oz., 

 20c: 341b., 60c.; lb., $2.10. 



LARGE AMERICAN 

 FLAG. Previous to our in- 

 troduction of theGiant Italian, 

 this was the favorite variety 

 with gai'deners. Very fine 

 and large. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; 

 U lb., ,'iOe.; lb., 81.75. 



C ARENTAN, or SCOTCH 

 CHAMPION. Anextralargc 

 variety from Scotland, grow- 

 ing rapidlv and very hardy. 

 Pkt.,5e.; oz., 20c.; ^ 'b-, 50e.; 

 lb., $1.7.5. 



London Flag. Pkt., 5c.; 

 oz , lOc; }i lb., 35c.; lb., $1.25. 



NEW GIANT ITALIAN. 



Lettuce. 



One ounce will sow about one hundred square feet and 

 produce three thousand plants. 



NEW No. 66, or TREASURE LETTUCE. Oftered 

 last season for the first time. (See Novelties, Page 8.) Pkt., 

 15c.; oz., .30c.; H !b., 85c.; lb., 83.00. 



NEW^ SENSATION LETTUCE. The best variety yet 

 Introduced for all seasons and purposes, but the shyest seed- 

 ing variety we have ever grown. (See Specialties, page 8.) 

 Pkt., 15c.: oz., i5c.; % lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00. 



JOHNSON & SsTOKES' NEW HOT-HOUSE. This 

 new lettuce cannot fail to produce admirable results and 

 please the most critical grower. It grows very rapidly to 

 nearly double the size of the Tennis Ball, a sure header and 

 never rots in the earth like some. Every gardener who 

 grows lettuce in greenhouses or hot-beds shoidd give it a 

 trial. Pkt, lOc; oz., tOc; '.^ lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00. 



NEW GOLDEN QUEEN. A splendid new forcing let^ 

 tuce, of golden yellow color, of very dwarf, compact growth, 

 with few loose outer leaves, enabling it to be planted very 

 close. The quality is very similar to the Boston Market, or 

 Tennis Ball, but distinct in appearance. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; 

 141b., 40c; lb., $1.40. 



GRAND RAPinS LETTUCE. 



GRAND RAPIDS. This variety originated at Grand 

 Rapids, Mich., where it is largely grown for shipment to dis- 

 tant points,, and is considered by many the best loose-headed 

 lettuce for forcing under glass. Leaves medium size, of 

 light, yellowish green color, much crimped and frilled, thin, 

 but of very upright growth ; crisp, tender and of good 

 quality. Owing to its upright habit it maybe planted very 

 closely. It is of extremely rapid growth; very little liable to 

 rot; will stand without spoiling a week to ten days after it is 

 fit to cut, and retains its freshness a long time after cutting. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; ^4 lb., 35c.; lb., S1.20. 



BEICHNER S EARLY WHITE BUTTER LETTUCE. 



REICHNER'S EARLY WHITE BUTTER, OR 

 RIDGE LETTUCE. This very excellent new variety is 

 the result of several years' seleciion from the Philadelphia 

 Early White Cabbage, njade by the Keichners, who are 

 among the best market gardeners around Philadelijhia. It 

 is one of the best forcing lettuces, as well as one of the best 

 for sowing in open ground, and for planting on ridges, being 

 entirely hardy and almost frost- and weather-proof. Pro- 

 duces tine, large, white, solid heads of superb quality. Pkt, 

 5c.; oz., 25c.; 'X 1^., t)5o.; lb., $2.25; 2 lbs., $4.00. 



BIG BOSTON. This variety resembles the well-known 

 Boston Market, but produces heads about double the size, 

 and matures a week later, A valuable sort for open ground 

 or forcing. Pkt., .5c.; oz., 20c.; ^ lb., 60c ; lb., $1.75. 



ARLINGTON TENNIS BALL. This strain of whit*- 

 seeded Tennis Ball is saved by one of the most successful 

 market gardeners in Arlington, Mass., where the Tennis 

 Ball Lettuce originated. The seed is .saved from plants 

 started under glass, by which means the valuable forcing 

 qualities are better retained than from plants started outside, 

 and from selected heads only. It is in every respect the same 

 as the originator used for stock and which other gardeners 

 have heretofore been glad to get, paying 81.00 per ounce for 

 it. We highly recommend this special strain, knowing that 

 nothing finer in a forcing lettuce can be obtained. Pkt., 10c. ; 

 oz., 25c.; 34 lb., 65c.; lb., $2.2.5. 



BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. In Chicago and other 

 Western cities this is the most popular and best selling let- 

 tuce grown. It differs from Early Curled Simpson in being 

 much lighter in color, the leaves nearly white and attaining 

 almost double the size of that variety. It also stands the 

 summer heat splendidly when grown outside. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 20c.; 34 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.75: 2 lbs,, $a0O. 



SILVER BALL. A handsome variety, head of silvery 

 white, very solid and firm, of exquisite flavor. A splendid 

 variety for winter forcing, also for early spring and summer 

 use, coming early and standing a long time before running 

 to seed. It is one of the best all-the-yeai-round lettuces we 

 know of. We offer an extra selected strain, pronounced by 

 market and private gardeners who have had it, superior to 

 any they can.get. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; 34 lb., 60c.; lb., $1.75. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' CHAMPION SPRING and 

 SUMMER. This new lettuce was offered for the first time 

 five years since, and from the number of favorable reports 

 and its wonderful popularity, has certainly proved a boon to 

 every gardener who planted it. It is certainly one of the 

 most valuable and distinct varieties in existence. It 

 is a beautiful briglit golden color, and is not only one of 

 the best lettuces for early spring planting, forming good 

 solid heads before half grown, but alike valuable for growing 

 during the hottest summer months, being one of the slowest 

 to shoot to seed. The heads are so solid that they generally 

 have to be cutbefore any seed stalk can make its appearance. 

 Pkt., lOc; oz.,35c.; 34 lb., 90c.; lb., $3.25; 2 lbs., $6.00. 



NEW WHITE RUSSIAN SUMMER. This is pre- 

 eminently one of the best sorts to withstand our long, hot 

 summer. The heads generally have to be cut before any 

 seed-stalk will appear. It is not a forcing variety, but one 

 of the best for open ground crops, both North and South. Of 

 very rapid growth, with few outer leaves ; in color it is a 

 light apple green, yellowish-white inside, and forms a very- 

 large, golid head of the finest quality for market and ship- 

 ping. All who have planted it are enthusiastic in its praise. 

 This lettuce is so distinct that a casual observer could readily 

 discover a single head in an acre of any other sort. Pkt., lOc; 

 oz., 35c.; 34 lb., 90c.; lb., $3.25; 2 lbs., $6.00. 



