STOKES 



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SEEDS 



SUPER-STANDARD STRAINS 



Lettuce 



Three pounds will 

 plant an acre 



Green-Leaved Big Boston 



A very pure strain of the Unrivaled Type, sometimes called White Big Boston 



Days to maturity, 75. Green-Leaved Big Boston is an item of such great importance to us that we now 

 have our seed grown privately in California. This crop was grown from our private stock seed, which we 

 consider to be the finest selection of the Unrivaled Type of Big Boston. A member of our firm went to 

 California for the specific purpose of making a thorough inspection of this crop at the time it was in its market 

 stage. Every possible precaution has been taken to insure its purity. We now offer this stock of Green- 

 Leaved Big Boston as one of the most excellent strains available, regardless of price. 



The brilliant green appearance of this type of Big Boston causes it to bring a consistently higher market 

 price than the standard Big Boston, which shows a red tinge to the leaf, especially in cool weather. Green- 

 Leaved Big Boston is highly recommended for growing in coldframes, for the first field-planting in the spring, 

 and for a subsequent planting in the late summer. There may be some who hesitate to pay $4 per pound 

 for this variety. In answer to them we can only say it is very much more expensive to produce this kind 

 of seed than ordinary Lettuce. At the very most it will cost about $5 per acre additional to grow this, the very 

 finest strain of the Big Boston type that we know of. Under normal conditions the first two crates will pay 

 for this advantage. Price, delivered: Pkt. 15 cts. ; oz. 40 cts. ; Vilb. $1.25; lb. $4; 5 lbs. or more, $3.50 per lb. 



Big Boston 



SELECT STRAIN 



Days to maturity, 78. This stock of Big Boston 

 is offered as the very finest available, and must 

 in no sense be compared with the ordinary strains 

 which can be purchased for considerably less money. 

 Lettuce-growers who are looking for the very best 

 in Big Boston need go no farther. This type has 

 consistently shown its superiority in trials in all 

 parts of the country, and is the finest development 

 of Big Boston that we know of. It is a white-seeded 

 cabbage-heading Lettuce of the butter type, medium 

 large, globular, light green, with slight tinge of 

 brown on margin of outer leaves. It is early, hardy, 

 and stands long-distance shipping. The head is 

 brittle and buttery. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10c; oz. 

 20c; l/ 4 Ib. 60c; lb. $2; 5 lbs. or more, $1.75 per lb. 



Salamander 



SELECT STRAIN 



Days to maturity, 71. We consider Salamander 

 to be the most profitable warm-weather Lettuce. 

 It is of high table quality, which cannot be said for 

 All-Seasons, a warm-weather variety which we have 

 discontinued. Salamander has made a success in 

 warm weather on all kinds of soil. This strain is 

 one of the very purest available. Salamander is a 

 butter variety, strictly cabbage-heading, large to 

 medium in size, early-intermediate in season, stand- 

 ing well before shooting to seed. Head light green, 

 but not spotted or brownish. Market-gardeners 

 will have great satisfaction in using this stock 

 of Lettuce Price, delivered: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 20 cts.; V 4 lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2; 5 lbs. or more, $1.75 

 per lb. 



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