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Johnson & Stokes' Specialties for Market Gardeners. 



A. I. Harcoubt, Chest- 

 nut, 111.. October 14, 1S89, 

 writes: "The New Let- 

 tuce, Longstander Bronze 

 Head, proved the finest 

 we ever raised. The 

 heads were large, rich 

 and tender. The only ob- 

 jection was that they 

 would not go to seed, as I 

 wanted to get the seed 

 for planting again." 



E. M. Posey, Gaines- 

 ville, Ala.. September 15, 

 18S9, writes : " I was 

 much pleased with the 

 new Lettuce, Longstan- 

 der Bronze Head. Al- 

 though the seeds were 

 planted late they stood 

 the hot weather better 

 and remained in head 

 longer than any I ever 

 had. The heads were 

 large, firm and of the 

 best quality. Even those 

 left in the seed bed head- 

 ed and were one mass of 

 balls— a sight to behold. 

 I think it the best lettuce 

 I have ever seen." 



New White Russian Summer Lettuce. 



This is a new sort of mvaltiible ment that has 

 been planted by ourselves and by man\ of our most 

 intelligent market gardeners during the past three 

 seasons. It is pre-eminently one of the best sorts to 

 withstand the extreme heat of long hot summer 

 months, as it forms beautiful large, solid heads, with 

 out sho^^^ng the slightest disposition ^\ hatever to run 

 to seed. The heads generall^ have to he cut befort 

 any seed-stalk will appear Of very rapid growth 

 with few outer leaves ; in color it is a very light 

 green, being almost white and forms a i ery large 

 solid head of the finest qualit\ 411 market garden 

 ers who have planted it are enthusiastic in its prai&e 

 This lettuce is so distinct that a casual obser^e^ 

 could readily discover a single head of it in an acre of 

 any other sort. Stock limited— order early Oz 3oc , 

 i/i lb., $1.00 ; lb.,S3.50. 



New Lettuce— Victor Dutch Butter. 



Notwithstanding this fine variety is now offered 

 for the first time, it has had a famous local reputa- 

 tion around Philadelphia, where market gardeners 

 have heretofore paid very high prices for the seed. 

 It is most highly prized for early spring and autumn 

 sowing, producing crisp, white solid heads, almost 

 equal to a cabbage ; the outer leaves are speckled 

 with a brownish tinge. It is an elegant variety, for 

 growing in cold frames, and stands the heat and cold 

 to a remarkable degree ; we regard it as one of the 

 very best and most profitable varieties to grow. 

 Oz., 25c.; )i lb., 85c.; lb., $3.00. 



Longstander : Bronze; Head ; Lettuce. 



In offering this new lettuce for sale for the first 

 time, we do not deem it necessary to add any further 

 description than the sample testimonials published 

 on this page, coming from some of our best market 

 gardeners, to whom we distributed the seed for trial 

 last spring. From our own experience and that of 

 these customers we feel fully justified in claiming it 

 to be the largest, handsomest, most tender and 

 compact in head, and longest standing of any known 

 ariety. Its beautiful golden bronze color is well 

 expressed bj' one of our cus- 

 tomers who says: " It looks 

 greasy, as though a fine yel- 

 low oil had been pouj-ed over 

 it, saturating every part of 

 the head and leaf." Oz., 25c.; 

 ;+' lb., 85c.; lb., I3.00. 



John ^W ETZELL Reed Cit\ Mich., 

 ■Nov 4 issq writes ' There are 

 not words in the English lansfiiage 

 to sulficienth pruse ^our new 

 Longstander Bronze Head Ixttuce. 

 It goes to head wheu ^er^ small 

 and continues jTi on in-C through the 

 whole summti attuning i size 

 lirger than i half bushel I could 

 not get an\ of it to go to seed for 

 iiie it stood from \pni until Octo- 

 ber and neM-r «tflrted to seed It is 

 exceedin.?h tondc r and oi the best 

 fla-^ or It looks -^ eiv greas\ like, 

 as thoueh a fine \ellow oil had 

 been poured o\er it situratmg 

 p\(r\ pirt ot the held and leal" 



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