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BIG BOSTON 76 days. Very popular in all parts of the world; 

 known as Trocadero in Europe. Especially valuable for 

 summer and fall use out-of-doors, and for hotbed and cold 

 frame culture. It is a cabbage, butter-head type with 

 glossy, plain edged leaves tinged brown on the margins; 

 forms a firm, well folded head, buttery-yellow at the heart 

 and of excellent quality. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 



BLACK SEEDED BIG BOSTON Similar to regular Big 

 Boston, but has larger outer leaves, and the head is usually 

 not so firm. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 



BLACK SEEDED TENNISBALL The same as Salamander. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



BROWN DUTCH 76 days. Standard very hardy sort. Plant 

 medium large; dark green overlaid with bronze-red; forms 

 moderately firm buttery-head, yellowish inside, and of good 

 quality. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1/4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00. 



CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER 75 days. Popular over the 

 entire country; especially valuable for cool season culture. 

 Plant large with thick, dark green leaves tinged with brown 

 and spotted. Forms very large, globular head, rich golden- 

 yellow inside, buttery, and of best quality. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



CRISP AS ICE 76 days. Particularly valuable for home and 

 market gardens; forms heads under rather adverse weather 

 conditions. Plant medium small; deep green overlaid with 

 dark brown; forms firm well blanched head of delicate 

 buttery flavor and tender quality. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1/4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00. 



HANSON 82 days. One of the most popular home and market 

 garden sorts; very hardy; widely used in all parts of Amer- 

 ica. Plant very large with broad, thick, frilled, light 

 yellowish-green leaves, forms quite large, globular, very 

 hard cabbage-like head which is white at the heart, crisp, 

 sweet, and tender. It is best known under the name 

 "Nonpariel" in Canada. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



HUBBARD'S MARKET 67 days. Well known cabbage, 

 butter-heading variety for home and market garden use 

 and for cold frame culture; popular in Cuba and South 

 America. Plant dark green with crumpled straight edged 

 leaves; compact; forms medium sized, fairly firm, globular 

 head which is well blanched, buttery and sweet. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



ICEBERG 82 days. Very popular for home gardens; tender 

 head and thin leaves make it unsuitable for shipping. Plant 

 large with broad, crisp, wavy light green leaves tinged 

 brown on margins. Head very large, hard, crumpled; white 

 inside; crisp, very sweet and of good quality but not 

 buttery. Must not be confused with the familiar shipping 

 variety. New York, which is commonly called Iceberg by 

 shippers and green grocers. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; lb. $2.00. 



MAMMOTH BLACK SEEDED BUTTER 72 days. Reliable 

 butter-heading sort especially desirable for spring planting 

 in home gardens. Plant large, medium green; head large, 

 firm; interior well blanched to light golden-yellow; of 

 excellent quality with delicate buttery flavor. Similar to 

 Black Seeded Tennisball and Salamander, but larger. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 65c; lb. $1.75. 



MAY KING 61 days. The earliest heading lettuce; standard 

 for greenhouse forcing and does splendidly out-of-doors in 

 early spring. Plants small, allowing very close planting, 

 hght green tinged shghtly with brown; head medium small, 

 round, firm; interior rich golden-yellow, buttery, of splendid 

 quality. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 



White Boston 



MIGNONETTE 66 days. Splendid for the home garden; the 

 most popular lettuce in Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines. 

 Plant medium small; compact; medium brown with dark 

 greenish tinge; leaves frilled; head globular; firm; heart 

 almost white; of excellent quality. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Vi lb. 75c; lb. $2.00. 



NEW YORK The most largely used lettuce in the world; 

 grown in immense quantities on the Pacific Coast and 

 shipped to all parts of the country. Plant large, dark green, 

 crisp heading; outer leaves notched and slightly curled on 

 the edges. Large, tightly folded cabbage-like head is well 

 blanched, crisp, and sweet. Our Special is a strain of regular 

 New York carefully selected for several generations. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; V4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00. 



NEW YORK NO. 12 An early variety which does well in mid- 

 summer and is an even and well-bred selection. It is a 

 trifle lighter in color than other strains of New York but 

 is popular with shippers. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1/4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00. 



SALAMANDER 70 days. Particularly popular with market 

 gardeners because it forms fairly good heads when the 

 weather is so warm that most varieties fail. Head globular, 

 hard and buttery; of sweet, delicate flavor. The same as 

 Black Seeded Tennisball. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



UNRIVALED 76 days. Sometimes called White Big Boston 

 since it has the characteristics of this popular variety with 

 its smooth leaves and buttery yellow heart but has no 

 tint of brown on the head and is lighter green. Our White 

 Boston is the perfected pure-bred strain of Unrivaled. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1/4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00. 



WAYAHEAD A medium dark green butter heading variety 

 with plain edged outer leaves, somewhat crumpled, and a 

 yellow heart. It is easily grown, heads well from spring 

 till fall, and is a good home garden variety. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



WHITE BOSTON This is a cabbage, butter-head type, leaves 

 smooth and straight on the edges. Plant and head entirely 

 light green; heart buttery and yellow. This strain is the 

 best in existence, and we have given it this name to 

 distinguish it from Big Boston. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; V4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00. 



