H. "W. BUOKBEE, ROOKFOKD, ILLINOIS. 



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LETTUCE 



MORE OF THE VARIETIES 

 THAT NEVER FAIL TO DE- 

 LIGHT BUCKBEE'S CUS- 

 TOMERS. 



EAELY PRIZE HEAD 

 ?or.: Bctijr for Garden or Market 



Thic old atandard snrfc still stands at the 

 head of tlic large, thin lea ved, clustering sons. 

 The very lartjo leaves are savoyed. or crimped, 

 bright i rccn, tinged with red, and are exceed- 

 ingly tender, crisp and sweet, forming a large, 

 loose head. Best for garden or mari-et. Pit. 

 •10.; oz, 80; 2 oz. 150.; H lb. 25o.; % lb. 40c.; lb. 75o. 



GOLD NTJGGET 

 A Solid-Headed, Fine Variety 



Choice new variety, noted for its solidity 

 r.nd buttery flavor, yuiclv grower, very hard 

 head ng. Leaves golden yeJIdw, Is very pro- 

 ductiv.. and fine fl iv. >red. Pit. 3c.; oz.8o,; 2 oz. 

 15c.; H lb. 26e. ; lb. 40c.; lb. 70c, 



EARLY PUIZE HEAD 



BIG BO "ON 

 Best Midseason Head Lettnco 

 Very popular variety with gardeners who 

 want a large headi •, forcing sort, and also 

 for oatdoorWinter 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 ■ ntside is less distinctively 

 a heading sort. Pkt. Sc.; oz 8c.; 2 oz. 15c.; H lb, 

 26.; i41b. 40o ; lb. 70c. 



SILVER BALL 

 A Good Variety Anywhere 

 A remarkable variety, in that it is an excel- 

 lent sort both for forcing and out of door cul- 

 ture. The thick light green leaves have so 

 much sheen that they look silvery wh te in 

 some lights, Hnd the good-pized head is of a 

 most excellent quality. Pkt. 3c. ; oz.Sc, ; 2oz. 15c,; 

 Mlb. 25o.; H lb. 40c.; lb. 70c. 



IMPROVED HANSOy 



IMPROVED HANSON 

 A Great Heat-Resisting Sort 



Large, firm heads, deliciously sweet, 

 crisp and tender. Heads green outside, 

 white within. None bettor for outdoor 

 culture. Pkt. 4c.; oz. Sc.; 2 oz. 15o.; M lb. 

 850 ; Ms lb. 40o.; lb. 75c. 



TILTON'S WHITE STAR 

 Keeps Long Time After Cutting 



Ot the Black-Seeded Simpson type, but 

 grows lurj;er and more rapidly, has a 

 broader, thicker, darker-colored leaf, less 

 frilled at the edge; forms a larger, more 

 distinct and solid central cluster of leaves. 

 Blanches perfectly, and is of excellent 

 quality. Plants remain long 'a condition 

 for use before going fo seed. Good keeper 

 when cut, owing to its thick leaves. Pkt. 

 3o.; oz. Sc.; 2,oz. I5c. ; H lb. 250.: H lb. 40c.; 

 lb. 700. 



TILTON'S WHITE STAR 



NEW ASPARAGUS LETTUCE 



Stems Cook Like Asparagus 



A distinc't new variety, and is already one of 

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

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

 lierior quality. The young leaves arc crisp and 

 tender, and are desirable for a 11 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.; It. 250. 



PHILADELPHIA BUTTER 

 Often Called California Butter or Cabbage 

 Lettuce. 



^^any prefer a large -growing, thick - leaved, 

 smooth, rich flavored Lettuce, and to meet this 

 ileraand we present this sort. Plant dark green, 

 with many nearly round, chick 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 exceedingly 

 rich and nuttv in flavor. Pkt 4o, ; OZ. 8c ; 2 OZ 15c- 

 ^i. lb 25c. ; H lb. 40c. ; lb. 750. 



MEW ASPARAGUS LETTUCE 



SAN FRANCISCO MARKET 

 or The Deacon Lettuce 



This magnificent Butter Lettuce is unsurpassed 

 for family garden or for market. With The Lea- 

 con even the amateur gardener can raise fine, solid, 

 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 ^^Lt as a Cabbare, 

 there being but few outer leaves when the head is 

 fully grown. The heads are light green oiitsiCc, 

 while the inner blanched portion is beautiful 

 cream yellov.', of delicious, rich, buttery flavor. ' 

 It is the recultof more than forty years' careful i 

 selection m the garden of a private family. Pkt. 

 4e ; oz. 8o.; Z oz. 15c.; K lb. 25e.; % lb 40o.; lb. 7So. 



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 thicl<, 

 brittle leaves, inner ones becoming very white, 

 tender and fine flavored. Pkt, 4o, ; oz. 8o.; 2 OZ. 15c.; 

 M lb. 25c. ; H lb. 40c. ; lb. 75c. 



TOMHANKOCK 



TOMHANNOCK 



The Handsome Reddish Bronze Lettuce 



This Lettuce doesn't head makes a loose bunch of 

 leaves of very fineiquality. 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. ; H lb. 25c. ; X 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. Ttie plants grow abouteight 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 growth, every 

 plant making a well-developf d head of the most excel- 

 lent fl•^vor and oiisp and tender. 



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

 lb. SI. 00. 



DWARE WHITE HEART 



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