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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



Pliotograpliic Representation of Johnson & Stokes' Champion Spring and Summer Lettuce. 



Johnson & Stokes' Champion Spring and Summer Lettuce. 



This new lettuce "U'as offered for the first tinie four years since, and from the number of favorable reports and its wonder- 

 ful popularity, has certainly proved a boon to every gardener who planted it. It is certainly one of tiie most valuable and 

 -distinct varieties in existence, Tiie photo above hardly does it justice, as it -would be impossible to portray on paper its 

 beautiful bright golden color and flaky light appearance, in wliich it isunapproached by any other lettuce. It is notonly 

 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 sosolid that they generally have 

 to be cut before any seed stalk can make its appearance. Pkl., lOc; oz., 35c.; J4 lb., 90c.; lb., 83.25 ; 2 lbs., $6.00. 



CALIFORNIA CKEAM BtTTTER. This variety forms 

 large, solid, round, compact heads, light green outside and 

 •creamy yellow within. It is medium early and strongly 

 recommended as a summer variety, being verv slow to shoot 

 *oseed. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; Ji lb., 45c.; lb., Si. 60. 



PHILADELPHIA DUTCH BUTTER SPECKLED. 



Producing large heads of excellent quality ; one of the best 

 for the market gardener ; stands heat well and slow to run to 

 aeed. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; % lb., 45c.; lb., 81.65. 



IMPROVED HAJ!JSON. An improved strain of this 

 superior curled heading variety, of large size, often weighing 

 three pounds; sweet, tender and crisp, of a beautiful green 

 •without and white within. Resists heat and drought well. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; 14 lb., 3 Jc; lb., SI. 25. 



NEW WHITE RUSSIAN SUMSIER, 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, Kolld 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., 35e.; J4 lb., Sl.OO; lb., S3.50. 



LONGSTANDER BRONZE HEAD. This new let- 

 tuce is pronounced by those who have grown it the largest 

 and longest slanding of any brown cabbage lettuce. It goes to 

 head when very small and continues growing through the 

 whole summer, attaining a verv large size. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 20c.; M lb., 65c.; lb., $2.2.5. 



NEW PERPETUAL, or IMPROVED SIMPSON. 



This variety is entirely distinct, not heading, but forming 

 huge compact bushes. The \eiif is b, yelloixiisli-green and vei-y 

 lender. For private use it is especially adapted, as only one 

 -sowing is necessary for the whole season. It remains up to 

 the time of seeding of just the same quality for eating as at 

 any time before. Pkt. be; oz., 15c.; % lb., 4'Oc.; lb., $1.35. 



TOMHANNOCK. a splendid new cutting lettuce of 

 fine quality, which it retains for an unusual length of time 

 during growth ; the leaves grow upright, the edges of the 

 leaves growing outward and handsomely -wrinkled. The 

 inside leaves are of a verv pnle green, and remarkably crisp 

 and tender. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; % lb., 30c.; lb. , $1.00. 



SALAMANDER. An excellent summer variety, with- 

 standing drought and heat to a remarkable extent; forms 

 good-sized, compact heads; light green outside; white within. 



Pkt.,5c.;oz.,15c.; ^^ lb., 40c.; lb., $1.40. 



NEW YORK. A very large green lettuce, with solid 

 heads, often weighing three to four pounds each. Not.suited 

 for forcing, but excellent for summer use, being slow to slioot 

 to seed. Pkt., 5c.; oz., loo.; % lb., 40c.; lb., $1.40. 



AMERICAN VARIETIES MIXED. Fifteen kinds 

 mixed in one packet. Early, medium and late sorts, giving 

 lettuce for table use the entire season. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c. 



Other Standard Varieties Lettuce. The following 

 are so well known as not to require a detailed description. 

 We can furnish them at the uniform price of 5c. per pkt.; 15c. 

 per oz.; 40c. per Klb.; $1.40 per lb., post-paid: WhiteSeeded 

 Tennis Ball, or Boston Market, Black Seeded Tennis 

 Ball, Hubbard's Market, Deacon, Early Curled Simp- 

 son, Curled Silesian, Phila. Early Prize Head, Stand- 

 ivell, Chartier, Black Seed Satisfaction, Inaproved 

 Defiance Summer, Improved Yellow Seeded Butter, 

 Large Passion, Oak Leaved, TVhite Cos. 



THE TRIANON COS, or CELERY LETTUCE. 



This new variety 

 from France is 

 by far the best 

 Cos Lettuce we 

 have ever grown 

 and, after a criti- 

 ca 1 test of four 

 seasons, we can 

 recommend it as 

 the very finest of 

 its class. The 

 leaves when 

 bleached are stiff 

 like celery stalks 

 and can be eaten 

 in the same man- 

 ner. In many 

 countries of Eu- 

 rope -ivhere 

 known, this let- 

 tuce is preferred 

 to celery. Those 

 NEW TRi.\NON COS LETTUCE. „,i,o have never 



grown the Cos Lettuces will be amply repaid by giving this 

 new sort a trial. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c.; M lb-, 60c.; lb., $2.00. 



