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Qreen-Leaved Big 

 Boston 



STOCK OF A NEW BIG BOSTON WHICH IS 

 FREE FROM THE RED TINGE ON THE LEAF. 

 1916 RESULTS ALMOST WITHOUT PARALLEL. 



At this writing all reports received of this Lettuce * 

 have been almost without parallel. For some timep* 

 we have been making a strong effort to procure a 

 stock of Big Boston which was absolutely free from 

 any red tinge. We felt all along that such a Lettuce 

 would command a higher price on the markets, and 

 experience with this one has proved it, for even in 

 our most depressed markets of this past season our 

 Green-leaved Big Boston averaged 15 cents per box 

 over any Big Boston Lettuce offered. This, we feel, 

 is as strong a test as it could possibly have. Green- 

 leaved Big Boston is about two weeks earlier than 

 our S. S. Big Boston. Its heads are large, uniform 

 and of a bright green color with positively none of 

 the usual red tinge. If you have been looking for 

 a Big Boston Lettuce which is a sure header and 

 all green in color you cannot do better than fall 

 back on this magnificent new Lettuce. All the 

 stock which we offer has been thoroughly tested 

 for purity and found to be about 99 per cent true to type. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., V 4 Ib. 85 cts., lb. $3. 



Green-Leaved Big Boston Brings $2.50 to 

 $3.25 Per Two-Dozen Box 



Mr. C. R. Hurlburt, of Monroe County, New York, wrote us on 

 August 6, 1916, as follows : "I have been cutting this lettuce (Green- 

 Leaved Big Boston) the past week and am quite well satisfied with 

 it. I find it withstands the heat of the sun better than another kind 

 planted in the same bed and heads better. It is free from all red 

 color and has sold from $2.50 to $3.25 per two-dozen box. I feel as 

 though I could recommend this lettuce to all who want a first-class 

 article. I shall use probably twenty-five pounds of this another 

 season and you may place my order for same to be delivered later." 



440 S. S. Big Boston 



THE STANDARD HEADING VARIETY 



Big Boston is the most generally used Heading Lettuce in 

 this country. The selected type of the matured plant has very 

 compact, well-defined, broad, well-blanched heads with very 

 broad outside leaves, mostly smooth and having a light brownish 

 red border. Big Boston will mature in seventy-eight days from 

 the sowing of the seed. The heads will weigh approximately 

 one pound under normal conditions. The seed is white in color. 

 The quality of Big Boston is only fair and, therefore, is recom- 

 mended as a market-garden variety, although its reputation 

 carries it into a good many home-gardens. It succeeds especially 

 well in either spring or autumn but is not recommended as a 

 summer variety. It is a splendid shipper, sure header, reliable 

 and hardy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V 4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



442 Bigger Big Boston 



VALUABLE FOR EARLY SPRING OR LATE FALL PLANTING 



Anyone desiring a Lettuce of the Big Boston type which is 

 slightly larger in its growth, but otherwise having the same 

 general characteristics, could do no better than plant Bigger 

 Big Boston. The past season^ results of our market-garden 

 trade with this variety, which was introduced by Walter P. 

 Stokes three years ago, have been very gratifying. Bigger Big 

 Boston will mature in about the same time as Big Boston, and 

 has very much the same general appearance except for the size 

 of the head. It is especially advised for early spring or late 

 summer planting as it has a tendency to blast under midsummer 

 heat. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V 4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



Green-Leaved Big 

 Boston Lettuce 



455 Salamander 



A Lettuce for which there are over fifty synonyms, among the 

 most common being Dreer's All Heart, Sensation and Black- 

 seeded Tennis-Bail. Its high merit and adaptability to all 

 purposes is, no doubt, the reason for the very general renaming 

 this variety has received. It is decidedly a butter variety, strictly 

 cabbage-heading, large to medium in size, maturing in about 

 70 days, and standing well before shooting to seed. The color 

 is light green, never spotted or brownish in any part; quality 

 excellent and highly recommended for both private and market- 

 gardens, being of a very sweet flavor, a sure and reliable header, 

 an excellent shipper and good seller. The 1916 results were most 

 satisfactory in every particular. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V 4 lb. 

 30 cts., lb. $1. 



458 Mammoth Salamander 



A Lettuce similar in style and habit to the Salamander but the 

 matured head will average fully from 1 to 3 inches larger. Mam- 

 moth Black-seeded Butter is a synonym for this variety. The 

 name "All Right" has also been given it. Both are descriptive. 

 One of the chief features of this Lettuce is its long-standing habit 

 after maturing, very often remaining in marketable condition 

 for fully two weeks, whereas the Salamander is liable to shoot 

 to seed in half that time. This is a very desirable Lettuce for 

 all purposes but particularly for fall sowing. It will stand 

 summer heat well, but is not suitable for forcing. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., V 4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



465 All Seasons 



A variety very similar to the Deacon type which we have 

 ceased to list, but being a little larger and later and generally 

 more satisfactory than that variety. The chief characteristic of 

 All Seasons is its adaptability to withstand intense summer 

 heat without burning or blasting. Experience has proved that it 

 is one of the most satisfactory Lettuces for this purpose. The 

 leaves are peculiarly smooth, thick and dull, and do not make 

 a very attractive appearance. It usually comes, however, when 

 there is very little Head Lettuce on the market and, therefore, 

 commands a better price than it ordinarily would. It will mature 

 in about 77 days, and will hold nearly three weeks before shoot- 

 ing to seed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V 4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



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