SEEDS AND IMPLEMENTS 



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LETTUCE— Lattich Salat 



Biff Boston Lettuce 



WAY AHEAD. — Very early. Sure-heading and finest 

 quality. Heads very large and solid. Outer leaves 

 light green, inner yellow. Packets, 5c. 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, 

 5c. Ounce, 20c. *4 Pound, 50c. Pound, $1.25. 



DEACON LETTUCE. — Large, solid, long-standing 

 summer lettuce. Heads light green in color, and very 

 pleasing to the eye. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. ^4 

 Pound, 35c. Pound, $1.00. 



HUBBARD MARKET. — A large heading variety, 

 good for either forcing or sowing in open ground. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. % Pound, 35c. Pound, $1.25. 



NEW GOLDEN QUEEN.— Popular for forcing. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. % Pound, 35c. Pound, $1.25. 



CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER.— Outside leaves 

 are of medium green color, and inside is folded a solid 

 head of rich, creamy yellow color. It is considered by 

 growers one of the best in cultivation. Ounce, 15c. 

 % Pound, 35c. Pound $1.25. 



SALAMANDER.— B. S— Compact, tender heads, re- 

 sisting summer heat. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. % 

 Pound, 30c. Pound, $1.00. 



BOSTON MARKET, OR TENNIS BALL.— This va- 

 riety is used specially for greenhouse and hotbed cul- 

 ture, because it can be planted very close. It grows 

 very compact, fair size, heads slightly tinged with red 

 on edge of leaves. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. % Pound, 

 30c. Pound, $1.00. 



IMMENSITY. — A very large heading variety, one of 

 the largest of the cabbage sorts and almost a third 

 larger than California Cream Butter, which it resem- 

 bles in color and shape. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. a /4 

 Pound, 35c. Pound, $1.25. 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON.— Very early, largely 

 grown in cold frames. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. % 

 Pound, 40c. Pound, $1.25. 



ROMAINE OR COS LETTUCE 



NEW TRIANON COS, OR CELERY LETTUCE — 



The finest of all the Cos sorts; leaves when bleached 

 are stiff like celery stalks, and can be eaten in the 

 same manner. Ounce, 15c. }4 Pound, 30c. Pound, 

 $1.00. 



One ounce will sow 100 square feet or 120 feet of drill. 



CULTURE. — For winter use sow in green- 

 house or hotbed and cover seed very lightly. 

 Transplant first to three inches apart and then 

 to eight inches. For outside use sow in rows, 

 covering seed one-quarter inch, the rows eigh- 

 teen inches apart, then thin out plants to eight 

 inches in row. 



IMPROVED BIG BOSTON LETTUCE. — 



Identical in color, shape and general appear- 

 ance 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 most valuable sort, desirable either 

 for cold frames or open ground planting. Mar- 

 ket Gardeners, do not neglect to include some 

 of this seed in your list. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 

 15c. % Pound, 50c. Pound, $1.50. 



GRAND RAPID FORCING.— There is no bet- 

 ter forcing variety among the curled-leaved 

 sorts than the Grand Rapids, and it is quite as 

 good for outdoor culture as other sorts. Packet, 

 5c. Ounce, 15c. % Pound, 40c. Pound, $1.25. 



BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON.— One of the best 

 curled varieties, withstanding the summer heat. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. % Pound, 35c. Pound, 



$1.25. 



MUSTARD 



The young and tender leaves of the Mustard are 

 greatly relished as salads or when cooked like spin- 

 ach. 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.— Ounce, 5c. % Pound, 15c. Pound, 40c- 

 GIANT SOUTHERN CU RLED— Packet, 5c. Ounce, 

 10c. % Pound, 25c. Pound, 75c. 



LEEK 



Lauch. 



BROAD LONDON, OR LARGE AMERICAN FLAG.— 



Best American-grown seed. Packet, 5c- Ounce, 15c. 

 % Pound, 35c. Pound, $1.25. 



