H. W. BUOKBEE, EOCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



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LETTUCE 



MORE OF THE VARIETIES 

 THAT NEVER. FAIL TO DE- 

 LIGHT BUCKBEES CUS- 

 TOMERS. 



EAELY PRIZE HEAD 

 None Better for Garden or Market 



This old standard sort still stands at tbe 

 head of the large, thin leaved, clustering sons. 

 The very arge leaves are savoyed. or crimped, 

 bright green, tinged with red, and are exceed- 

 ingly tender, crisp and sweet, forming a large, ^ 

 loose head. Best for garden or man et. Pkt. 

 4c ; oz. 8c; 2 oz. 15c; H lb 25c; % lb. 40:.; lb- 75c. 



GOLD NUGGET 

 A Solid-Headed, Fine Variety 



Choice new variety, noted for its solidity 

 and. buttery flavor, yuick grower, very hard 

 heading Leaves golden yellow Is very pro- 

 ductive mid fine fl ivorerl. Pit. 3c; cz. 8c.; 2 oz, 

 15c.; H lb. 250. ; y- lb. 40c; lb. 70c. 



EARLY PRIZE HEAD 



BIG BOSTON 

 Best Midseason Head Lettuce 

 Very popular variety with gardeners who 

 want a large beading, forcing sort, and also 

 for outdoorW inter culture. Plants large, very 

 hardy and vigorous, with broad, compara 

 tively smooth, thin and veryhard bright green 

 leaves. Quite tender. Indoors this forms a 

 solid head, while out side is less distinctive'y 

 » heading sort. Pkt. 3c; oz 8c; 2 oz. 15c; 54 lb. 

 25. ; V% lb 40c ; lb 70c. 



SILVER BALL 

 A Good Variety Anywhere 

 A remarkable variety , in that it is an exce'- 

 ent sort both for forcing and out of door cu I- 

 ture. The thick light green leaves have so 

 much sheen that they look silvery white in 

 some lights. Mid the gO"d-sized head isof a 

 most excellent quality. Pkt. 3c. ; oz. 8c. ; 2 oz. 15c; 

 H lb. 25c.; V? lb. 40c.; lb. 70c. 



IMPROVED HANSON 



IMPROVED HANSON 

 A Great Heat-Resisting Sort 



Large, firm heads, dehciously sweet, 

 crisp and tender. Heads green outside, 

 white within. None bettor for outdoor 

 culture. Pit. 4c; oz. 8c; 2 oz. 15c; M lb. 

 250 ; Hlb. 40c; lb. 75c. 



TILTON'S WHITE STAR 

 Keeps Long Time After Cutting 



Of the Black-Seeded Simpson type, but 

 grows larger and more rapidly, has a 

 broader, th.cker, darker-colored leaf, less 

 frilled at the edge; forms a larger, more 

 distinct and solid centralclusterof leaves. 

 Blauches perfectly, and is of excellent 

 Quality. Plants remain long ! u condition 

 for use before going fo seed. Good keeper 

 when cut, owing to its thick leaves. Pkt. 

 3c; oz 8c: 2 oz. 15c; M lb. 25c ; y t lb. 10c; 

 lb. 70c. 



TILTON'S WHITE STAR 



NEW ASPARAGUS LETTUCE 



Stems Cook Like Asparagus 



A distinct new variety, and is already one of 

 the most popular sorts, made so not only on ac- 

 count of its original features, but also by its su- 

 perior quality. The young leaves are crisp and 

 tender, and aredesirable forall Lettuce purposes. 

 When the leaves are large enough they can be 

 stripped and the stems cooked like asparagus — 

 makes a delicious dish. Bv all means try it. Pkt. 

 4c; oz. 8c ; 2 oz. 15c; a lb. 25c 



PHILADELPHIA BUTTER 

 Often Called California Butter or Cabbage 

 Lettuce. 



Many prefer a large -growing, thick - leaved, 

 smooth, rich flavored Lettuce, and to meet 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, aDd exceedingly 

 rich and nuttv in flavor. Pkt 4c. ; oz. 8c ; 2 oz 15c- 

 54 lb. 25c ; y, ft. 40c ; lb. 75c 



MEW ASPARAGUS LETTUCE 



SAN FRANCISCO MARKET 

 or The Deacon. Lettuce 



This magnificent Butter Lettuce is unsurpassed 

 for family garden or for market. With The Dea- 

 con even the amateur gardener can raise fine, so) id, 

 nicely blanched heads equal to any the market 

 affords. It stands hot weather better than any 

 other of the rich butter varieties, and seldom be- 

 comes acrid in flavor even under the greatest Sum- 

 mer heat. Plants grow quickly and make firm 

 heads nearly as large and tight as a Cabbage, 

 there being but few outer leaves when the head is 

 fully grown. The heads are light green outside, 

 while the inner blanched portion is beautiful 

 cream yellow, of delicious, rich, buttery flavor. 

 It is the result of more than forty years' careful 

 selection in the garden of a private family. Pkt. 

 4e ; oz. 8c ; 2 oz. 15c. ; j£ lb'. 25c ; y» lb. !0c. ; lb- 75o. 



MAMMOTH BLACK- SEEDED BUTTER 



Solid and of Most Excellent Quality 



A strain of large smooth-leaved head Lettuce, 

 forming large, solid. Cabbage-like heads of thick, 

 brittle leaves, inner ones becoming very white, 

 tender and fine flavorpd. Pkt. 1c; oz. Sc.; 2 oz. 15c; 

 H lb. 25c. ; H lb. 10c. ; lb. 75c 



TOMBANNOCK 



TOMHANNOCK 



The Handsome Reddish Bronze Lettuce 



This Lettuce doesn't head makes a loose bunch of 

 leaves of very finejquality. Forms a beautiful plant ten 

 to twelve inches high by nine to ten 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 ; 2 oz. 15c. ; % lb. 25c. ; M lb. 40c ; lb. 75c. 



DWARF WHITE HEART, or CELERY LETTUCE 

 Noted for Its Most Excellent Flavor 



Earliest in cultivation, and is the slowest to shoot to 

 seed. The plants grow about eight inches high and four 

 to five inches across. Outer leaves are well folded over, 

 blanching the inner leaves thoroughly without any 

 "tying up" or any artificial aid. Of stiff erowth. every 

 plant making a well-developed head of the most excel- 

 lent flavor and crisp and tender. 



Pkt. 5c ; oz. 10c. ; 2 oz. 16c. ; H lb. 30c ; M lb. 55c ; 

 lb. $1.00. 



DWARF WHITE HEART 



PROMPTNESS, ACCURACY, BEST SEEDS. THE TRIO THAT HAS MADE BUCKBEE'S REPUTATION 



