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VEGETABLE SEEDS 



LETTUCE 



HEADING 

 VARIETIES 



513 "KRISPHEART" (Henderson's) 



This is a new and distinct variety the result of a cross 

 between a Butterhead Lettuce and a Cos Lettuce. It 

 possesses the delightful tender quality of the former and 

 the attractiveness and cooling crispness of the latter 

 parent. The plant is small and very compact, being 

 practically all heart. These features make it very 

 desirable for home gardens as it may be planted very 

 dose together. 



Krispheart is a sure header, the outer leaves are dark 

 green, denoting a vigorous constitution, but the heart 

 is a blending of gold and cream. {See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 25c; oz. 75c; transportation paid. 



516 MAY KING 



Good for First Outdoor Planting 



This early butter-head variety of Lettuce is very well 

 suited for the first outdoor planting. 



The heads are of a medium size and very compact in 

 form, being very tightly wrapped. The hearts are 

 creamy yellow in color, very tender and crisp, and of 

 excellent flavor. 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; ]4, lb. 7Sc; lb. $2.50; trans- 

 portation paid. 



518 MIGNONETTE (Henderson's) 



A First Early, All Heart, Delicious Gem — Ideal for 

 the Home Garden 



A delicious gem of a lettuce that only the home gardener 

 can enjoy. It cannot be bought on the market, ss mar- 

 ket gardeners would not consider it profitable on ac- 

 " count of its small size. However, for the home gardener 

 who demands quality above all else, Henderson's 

 Mignonette is the ideal sort for him to grow. It is a 

 deliciously sweet flavored tender morsel with that 

 creamy-white melt-in-your-mouth appearance, that is 

 bound to revitalize jaded appetites especially during 

 the torrid days of midsummer. The outer leaves have 

 a bronzed api>earance. 



It is extremely hardy, and is the best sort for early 

 spring use, for cold frame culture or for an outdoor 

 winter crop in the Southern States. It is very early and 

 heads quickly and surely, being slow to go to seed. The 

 diminutive plant permits it to be set as closely as 5 

 inches apart; an obvious advantage to many. {See 

 illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; % lb. $1.20; lb. $4.00; 

 transportation paid. 



520 NEW YORK (Henderson's) 



{See Color Plate Page 39) 



Immense Heads as Solid as a Cabbage. Blanches 

 Beautifully 



The King of Main Crop Head Lettuce. It produces 

 immense heads, often 10 and 12 inches across, and 

 weighing enormously. The interior is beautifully 

 blanched, white, crisp, tender and delicious, being abso- 

 lutely free from any trace of bitterness. 



It is a very large, robust growing variety, rooting 

 deeply, resisting hot, dry weather, very slow to run 

 to seed and a sure header under most trj'ing conditions. 

 The outer color is of a distinct apple green. 



We introduced this variety a number of years ago, 

 and it has been extensively grown by our customers 

 in almost all sections of the country and from whom 

 we receive most gratifying reports. As a standard 

 main summer crop, hot weather Lettuce, it is in every 

 way desirable and has no equal, but is not recommended 

 for forcing. (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.20; lb. $4.00; 

 transportation paid. 



Important Notice Regarding Henderson's New York Lettuce 

 This Lettuce was introduced by Peter Henderson & Co., in 1886, and the seed has been sold by us continuously ever since. 

 During the past few years growers have been shipping to the principal markets of the country vast quantities of New York Lettuce 

 under the name of Iceberg. All of this has been growm from seed of Henderson's New York, vrhich is the true name of the variety. 



