...POPULAR VEGETABI^E SEEDS. 



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LETTUCE. 



One ounce will sow about one hundred square feet and 

 produce three thousand plants. 



NEW No. 66, or TREASURE LETTUCE. Now 



• offered for the first time. (See Novelties, page 12.) Pkt., 

 loc; oz., 40c.; J4 lb., $1.25 ; lb., $-1.00. 



TILTON'S WHITE STAB. New and distinct. See 

 Novelties, page 12. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c.; Y^ lb.,45e ; lb., SI. 60. 



NEW SENSATION tETTUCE. The best variety yet 

 introduced for all seasons and purposes, but the sliyest seed- 

 ing variety we have ever grown. (See Specialties, page 15.) 

 Pkt., 15c.j oz., 45c.; y^ lb., 11.50 ; lb., $5.00. 



GRAND RAPIDS 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 looee-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 may be 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., 15e.; 14 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.25. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' 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 suie header and 

 never rots in the earth like some. Every gardener who 

 grows lettuce in greenhouses or hotbeds should give it a 

 trial. Pkt., lOc; oz., 45c.; '4 lb., $1.25. 



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.; 

 M lb., 45c.; lb., $1.50. 



BIG BOSTON. (Hillingev's Belmont Forcing.) This new 

 variety resembles the well-known Boston Market Lettuce, 

 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., 60e; lb., S1.75. 



NEW ICEBERG. A handsome new cabbage lettuce 

 of fine quality. The large, eurly leaves which cover the out- 

 side of the solid heads are of a bright, light green, with a 

 very slight reddish tinge at the edges; they have small in- 

 dents, which hold thedewdrops, and they are thus kept fresh 

 and show a remarkably crystalline appearance, which well 

 warrants the name of Iceberg. Pkt., 5c.: oz, lOc, J4 'l^-, "lOc.; 

 lb., $1.50. 



ARLINGTON TENNIS BALL. This strain of white- 

 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 $1.00 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.; }i lb., 65c.; lb., $2.25. 



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 summei- 

 use, coming early and standing a long time before running: 

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

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

 market and private gardeners who have had it, superior to 

 any they can get. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20e.; H lb., COc; lb , $1.75. 



DENVER MARKET. An early variety of head let- 

 tuce, either for forcing or open ground. It forms large, solid 

 heads and is very slow to run to seed. The leaves are beauti- 

 fully curled and crimped (like Savoy Cabbage^ and are very 

 tender and crisp. The crimped leaves distinguish it from, 

 any other lettuce now grown. The shape of the head resem- 

 bles the Hanson. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; 1.4 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.25. 



BLOND BLOCKHEAD, or SUNSET. A French 

 variety of attractive shape, large, solid heads, and beautifuC 

 golden color, hitherto unknown in this class of lettuce. It 

 withstands heat remarkably, keeps in good, fresh conditioui 

 long after being cut, and ships splendidly. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 15c.; i41b.,40c.;lb.,$1.40. 



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 th& 

 summer heat splendidly when gi-own outside. Pkt., 5e.; oz.„ 

 20c.; 14 lb., 60c.; lb., $2.00. 



CALIFORNIA ALL HEART. The valley of Santai. 

 Clara, California, just south of San Francisco, has of late year.'* 

 been noted for growing the finest lettuce in the world. This. 

 new variety was sent from there, with the request that we 

 test it. The originator, a prominent grower, in sending us the 

 seed, wrote: "No praise is too hi^h foritsmerits, as its supe- 

 rior does not e.^ist." Its shape is very distinct, heading up. 

 like a pointed cabbage and almost as solid, of a beautiful! 

 light-green shade, almost white, and particularly rich and 

 buttery in flavor. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20e.; i^ lb., 65c.; lb., $2.25. 



PHILADELPHIA EARLY WHITE CABBAGE. 

 Produces fine, greenish-white, well-formed heads of extra, 

 quality and remarkably tender and crisp. It is of very quick 

 growth and is largelv grown both for forcing and summer 

 use. Pkt., 5c,; oz., 15c.; J4 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.25. 



REICHNER'S early -WHITE BUTTER LETTUCE, 



REICHNER'S EARLY WHITE BUTTER, OR 

 RIDGE LETTUCE. This very excellent new variety is 

 the result of several years' selection from the Philadelphia 

 Early White Cabbage, made by the Reichners, who are 

 among the best market gardeners around Philadelphia 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 fine; large, white, solid heads of .superb quality, as 

 shown in our illustration above. Pkt., 5c.; oz. , 25c.; J^lb., 

 75c.; lb..$2..50; 21hs.. $4,50. 



VICTOR DUTCH BUTTER. This fine variety is a 

 greatly improved strain of the Dutch Speckled Butter, 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 

 forcing variety, or for growing in cold frames, and stands 

 heat and cold to a remarkable degree. Pkt., 5e.; oz., 25c.; }4 

 lb., 05c,; lb., $2.25. 



