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HENDERSON'S TESTED SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



LETTUCE 



HEADING 

 VARIETIES 



Black Seeded Big Boston Lettuce. 



A medium 

 size, cabbage 



type similar to Big Boston, but a little larger in frame of plant, 

 also a trifle darker in color and has same tint of brown on margin 

 of leaves. While the heads are not quite so solid as white-seeded 

 Big Boston, some growers prefer it, claiming it to be hardier. 

 Price, oz. 25c., M lb. 70c., lb. S2.00. 



^ I , f-y. A very desirable first early variety and 



Oolden l^Ueen. ^^^^^^ to none for forcing. The heads 

 are medium sized solid, crisp and tender. Golden yellow in color, 

 Price, oz. 30c., M lb- 90c-. lb. $3.00. 



May King 



GOOD FOR FIRST 

 OUTDOOR PLANTING 



This early butter-head va- 

 riety 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 wrap- 

 ped. The hearts are creamy 

 yellow in color, very tender 

 and crisp, and of excellent 

 flavor. {See engraving.) Price, 

 oz. 20c., I4 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 



Mignonette. 



A small, 



sturdy, all- 

 head Lettuce; the hearts yel- 

 low, tender and crisp; outside leaves tinged rus- 

 set. It is very early, hardy, long-standing, and 

 fine for late fall crops in cold frames. 

 Price, oz. 30c., H lb. 90c., lb. S2.75. 



CURLED OR LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 



This type does not form compact heads but large masses of 

 curly, crisp leaves. 



Henderson's Special Stock of 



Grand Rapids 



The Most Dependable Lettuce for Forcing. 

 The Easiest of All to Grow. 



Henderson's Grand Rapids is a weU-known variety, and the 

 best of the loose-leaved lettuces. Our special stock of seed is 

 very superior, producing plants of beautiful appearance having^ 

 bright green leaves crimped at the edges; crisp 

 and tender and free from the tendency to rot 

 observed in some varieties. Henderson's Grand 

 Rapids matures quickly, is of large size, and 

 undoubtedly the 'best lettuce for forcing pur- 

 poses and growing under glass, as the very ex- 

 tensive use of it by market growers amply 

 proves. {See engraving.) Price, oz. 20c., 

 M lb. 60c., lb. S1.75. 



Black-Seeded Simpson, ^^^^i^^s^ 



■^ loose 



heads of curly golden-yellow leaves; which are 

 thin and tender. It stands summer heat 

 splendidly. Price, oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 



Early Curled Simpson. ^ ° -^ ^ ^ ^ 



•^ -^ compact 



mass of yellowish-green, curly leaves; earlier 

 than head Lettuces; largely grown in cold 

 frames and the open ground. 

 Price, oz. 20c., I4 lb. 55c., lb. $1.75. 



MAY 



KING 



Salamander, Henderson's Per- 

 fected. '^^^ standard summer lettuce. There 

 is no variety which stands heat bet- 

 ter. It will produce good lettuce when it is 

 scarcest on the market, and will prove one of the 

 most profitable crops. Our stock is as nearly per- 

 fect as possible, and we confidently recommend 

 it. Price, oz. 25c., ^i lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 



Unrivaled. This variety is early in matur- 

 mg being ready for use about 

 the same time as Henderson's Big Boston which 

 it resembles in appearance with the exception 

 that it has no red tinge. We highly recommend 

 it. Price, oz. 25c., H lb. 70c., lb. $2.00. 



"The Grand Rapids seed which I obtained from you, pro- 

 duced the best lettuce I have ever grown." 



E. F. Quiel, Wyandotte, Mich. 



"The Grand Rapids is a favorite with us." 



A. K. VRADENBURGH, Albany. N. Y. 



Henderson's World Famous Introductions are only genuine when bought direct from us. We do not supply dealers. 



