HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Lettuce — Lattlch Salat 



One ounce will sow 100 square feet, 

 or 120 feet of drill. 



Culture — For winter use sow in 

 greenhouse or hotbed and cover seed 

 very lightly. Transplant first three in- 

 ches apart and then to eight inches. 

 For outside use sow in rows, covering 

 seed one-quarter inch, the rows eighteen 

 inches apart, then thin out plants to 

 eight inches in row. 



Improved Big Boston Lettuce — Iden- 

 tical in color, shape and general ap- 

 pearance as the Boston Market Lettuce, 

 but double in size. It is about one week 

 later in maturing, but its solidity and 

 greater size of head will make it a most 

 valuable sort, desirable either for cold 

 frames or open ground planting. Packet 

 10c ; ounce 20c ; ^ pound 50c ; 

 pound $1.75. 



Grand Rapids Forcing — There is no 

 better forcing variety among the curled- 

 leaved sorts than the Grand Rapids, and 

 it is quite as good for outdoor culture as other 

 sorts. Packet 10c ; ounce 20c ; % pound 50c ; 

 pound $1.75. 



Black-Seeded Simpson — One of the best curled 

 varieties, withstanding the* summer heat. Packet 

 10c; ounce 20c; % pound 50c; pound $1.75. 



Wayahead — Very early, sure-head and solid. 

 Outer leaves light green, inner yellow. Packet 10c; 

 ounce 20c; % pound 50c; pound $1.75. 



May King — A new German variety, fine for forc- 

 ing and outdoors ; heads of medium size, yellowish- 

 green in color; very early and a fine variety. Packet 

 10c; ounce 20c; ^ pound 50c; pound $1.75. 



Brittle-Ice — Grows to a larger size, is of more 

 pleasing appearance, and retains its crispness and 

 mild flavor to a greater 

 degree during the hot 

 summer months than any 

 other crisp-head variety. 

 Packet 10c ; ounce 20c ; 

 K pound 60c ; pound 

 $2.00. 



Hubbard Market — A 



large-heading variety, 

 good for either forcing or 

 sowing in open ground. 

 Packet 10c ; ounce 20c ; 

 % pound 50c ; pound 

 $1.75. 



New Golden Queen — 

 Popular for forcing. 

 Packet 10c ; ounce 20c ; 

 14 pound 60c; pound 

 $2.00. 



California Cream Butter 

 — Outside leaves are of 

 medium green color, and 

 inside is folded a solid 

 head of rich, creamy- 

 yellow color. It is con- 

 sidered by growers one 

 of the best in cultivation. 

 Packet 10c ; ounce 20c ; 

 % pound 50c; pound 

 $1.75. Broad-Iioudou Iieek. 





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Big' Boston Iiettuce. 



Salamander — (B. S.) — Compact, tender heads re- 

 sisting summer heat. Packet 10c; ounce 20c; 

 54 pound 50c; pound $1.75. 



Boston Market, or Tennis Ball — This variety is 

 used specially for greenhouse and hotbed culture, 

 because it can be planted very close. It grows very 

 compact, fair size, heads slightly tinged with red 

 on edge of leaves. Packet 10c ; ounce 20c ; 

 }i pound 50c; pound $1.75. 



Iceberg — A large, crisp lettuce, always tender, 

 stands hot weather remarkably ; give each head 14 

 inches in the row. The color is light green, lightly 

 tinged with brown. Packet 10c; ounce 20c; 

 % pound 60c; pound $2.00. 



Early Curled Simpson— Very early, largely grown 

 in cold frames. Packet 10c ; ounce 20c ; K pound 

 50c; pound $1.50. 



Romaine or Cos Lettuce 



New Trianon Cos, or Celery Lettuce — The finest 

 of all the Cos sorts ; leaves when bleacehd are stiff 

 like celery stalks, and can be eaten in the same 

 manner. Packet 10c; ounce 20c; V4 pound 50c; 

 pound $2.00. 



Mustard 



The young and tender leaves of the Mustard are 

 greatly relished as salads or when cooked like 

 spinach. The seed should be sown in shallow drills 

 as early as the ground can be prepared in spring, 

 and the leaves cut when several inches long. 



White— Packet 5c; ounce 10c; % pound 25c; 

 pound 75c. 



Giant Southern Curled— Packet 5c; ounce 10c; 

 % pound 25c ; pound 75c. 



Leek— La"c*» 



Broad London, or Large American Flag— Best 

 American-grown seed. Packet 10c; ounce 25c; 



;4 pound 60c ; pound $2.00. 



