H. W. BUCKBEE. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 



Mlfrnonette— A new Cabbage Lettuce. 

 Entire plant measures only 7 inches across, 

 while the heads are solid and compact. The 

 outer leaves are richly colored with raeset 

 red and pretty bronze green, and the solid 

 hearts ore of a light creamy color. Ia very 

 hardy and fit for use five daya after Boston 

 Market; it is also longstanding, excellent 

 even for mid-summer. Pk t . 5c. ; oz. 1 Oc. ; 

 2 oz. 16c; H lb. 30c; X lb. 55c: lb. 



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Wonderful— Grand New Head Let- 

 tuce—a very large-head variety, excellent 

 for furnishing fino, crisp, well-blanchedLet- 

 tuce during the hot summer months, with- 

 standing both heat and drouth to a marked 

 degree Plants are rich dark green, fre- 

 quently growingmorethanl5 inohesin diam- 

 eter; the heads are proportionately large, 

 tightly fcldod andthe inner loaves blanched 

 toapuro white. It is mild and refreshing 

 to the tasto. Ileads stand for quite along 

 time, even in hot summer, bof ore running to 

 eeod. Pkt. Cc; oz. lOc; 3 oz. 10c; X 

 lb. 30c; M lb. 65c; lb.Sl.OO. 



MIGNONETTE LETTUCE, 



Gold Nugiret— Choice'new variety;noted for its solidity and buttery 

 flavor; q lick growor, very hard heading; leaves golden yellow; ia ver7 pro- 

 ductive and fine flavored. Pkt. 3c; oz. 8c; 3 oz. 15c. ; X lb. £0c; 

 Xlb. 40c; lb. 70c 



Early Prizoliead— This old standard sort Btill stands at the head of 

 the large, thin-leaved, clustering sorts. The very large loaves aro eavoyed or 

 crimpod, bright green, tinged with rod, and are excoodingly tendor, ct'.bj 

 and swoet, forming a large, loose head. Eoct for garden and market. Pkt. 

 4c; oz. 8c; 8 oz. 15c; X lb. 8Gc; X lb. 40c; lb. 7Gc. 



Dwarf White Heart, or 

 Celery Lettuce— Earliest in culti- 

 vation and is the slowest to shoot to 

 seed. Tho pi ants grow about 8 inches 

 high and f to 6 inches across. Outer 

 loaves ore well foided over, blanch- 

 ing the inner leaves thoroughly with- 

 out any "tying up" or any artificial 

 aid. Of stiff growth, every plant 

 making a well-developed head of the 

 most excellent flavor and crisp and 

 tender. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 10c; 8 oz. 

 lGc; x lb. 30c; H lb. 55c; lb. 

 81.00. 



Silver Ball— A remarkable va- 

 riety, in that it is an excellent sort 

 both for forcing and out-of-door cul- 

 ture. The thick, light green leavos 

 have so much sheen that they look 

 silvery white in some lights; and ths 

 good sized head is of a most excel- 

 lent quality. Pkt. L 3c; oz. 8c; 

 8 oz. 15c; X lb. 85c; X lb. 



40c; lb. 70c 



DWARF WHITE HEART, 



Tomhannock— This Lettuce doesn't head; makes a loose bunch of 

 leaves of very fine quality; forms a beautiful plant 10 to 12 inches high by 9 

 to 10 inches across; edges of outer leaves are a reddish bronze; within, the 

 leaves are almost white; very crisp and tender; it is a very early sort. Pkt. 

 4c; oz. 8c; 8 oz. 15c; X lb. 85c; X lb. 40c; lb. 75c. 



Big Boston— Best Mid-Season Head or Cabbage Lettuce— Very 

 popular variety with gardeners who want a large-heading, forcing sort, and 

 also for out-door winter culture; plunts large, very hardy and vigorous, 

 with broad, comparatively smooth, thin and very hard bright r-reen'lcaves; 

 quite tonder; indoors this forms a solid head, while outsido is less distinct- 

 ively a heading sort. Pkt. 3c; oz. 8c; 8 oz. 15c-; H lb. 8Cc; X lb. 

 40c; lb. 70c. 



WnNUEIiKDt. 



Wan Francisco Market, or tho Deacon Lettuce— This maguifl- 

 cont gutter Lettuce is unsurpassed for family gorden or for market. With 

 ThoDoacon, evon the amateur gardener can raise fine, solid, nicely blanched 

 heads equal to any the market affords. It stands hot weather better than 

 nnyothorof the rich butter varieties, and seldom becomes acrid in flavor even 

 under the greatest summer heat. Plants grow quiehly and ntako firm heads 

 nearly C9 large and tight as a cabbage, there being but few outer leaves when 

 the hoed isful'y grown. Theheadsnro light green outside, while the inner 

 blanched portion ie beautiful cream yellow, of dolicious, rich, buttery 



flavor. It is the result of moro than 

 forty years careful selection in the 

 garden of a private family. Pkt. 

 4c; oz. 8c; 2 oz. 15c; X lb. 

 85c; X lb. 40c; lb. 75c. 



Tilton's White Star— Of the 

 Black Seeded Simpson type, but 



frows 1 arger and more rapid ly ; has a 

 roader, thicker, darker colored leaf, 

 less frilled at the edge; forms a 

 larger, moro distinct and solid cen- 

 tral cluster of leaves. Blanches per- 

 fectly and is of excellent quality; 

 plants remain long in condition for 

 nso before going to seed; good keeper 

 when cut, owing to its thick loaves. 

 Pkt. 3c; oz. 8c; 8 oz. 15c; X 

 lb. 85c; X lb. 40c; lb. 70c. 



Mammoth Black Seeded 

 Butter — A 6train of large, smooth- 

 leaved head Lettuce, forming largo, 

 solid cabbage-like heads of thick, 

 brittle leaves, inner ones becoming 

 very white, tender and fine flavored. 

 Pkt. 4c; oz. 8c; 8 oz. 15c; X 

 lb. 85c; X lb. 40c; lb. 75c 



OB CELERY LETTUCE. 



Philadelphia Butter— Often Called California Butter, oa 

 Cabbage Lettuc" — Hany prefer a largo-growing, thick-leaved, smooth, 

 rich flavored Lettuce, and to moct this demand we present this sort. Plant 

 dark green, with many nearly round, thick leaves; formed into a very solid, 

 round head which stands a long time without running to seed. Leaves 

 very thick, folded or puckered at the base, the inner ones blanched to a 

 rich yellow color, and exceoiiingly rich and nutty in flavor. Pkt. 4c; oz. 

 8c; 8 oz. 15c; X lb. 85c; X lb. 40c; lb. 75c 



Sirs. Lampe, St. James, 111., writes: "The seeds you sent us wero very 

 fine; wo had tao best garden here. All came up well and did splendidly. 

 The Lettuce was the best I ever had." 



Buckbee's Rockford Seed Farms are Noted or Lowest Prices, Best Seed, Promptness and Accuracy. 



