HIGH QUALITY SEEDS 



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Continued 



BIG HEAD. Is a large, solid, most satisfactory variety in the family garden or for market. 

 Growing to large size it is later than most of the other varieties, but it is the moM sure-heading of any 

 large buttery rariefy. The interior of the head blanches to a bea itiful golden yellow and is of a rich, 

 bntterv flavor, a most excellent sort for summer, as it withstands the heat. Packets, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 

 15c.; fib., 35c.; lb., $1.00. 



CAI^IFORISIA CREAM BUTXER. This is one of the best of the summer varieties of 

 Head Lettuce. The heads are of good size and are so very solid they often have to be cut before the 

 seed stalk can appear. They are crisp, have a rich, buttery flavor and are an ornament to the table. 

 Packet, 5c. and lOc; oz., 15c.; ilb., 35c.; lb., $1.00. 



BAIvXIMORE OAK LEAF. This Lettuce will resist the heat of summer and stand longer 

 before running to seed than any variety I have ever known. It makes a large, solid head and is very 

 popular with those who know it. Packet, 5c. and lOc. ; oz., 15c.; I lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



Market Gardener's 

 Private Stock. A fine 

 selection of the Black 

 Seed summer type. 

 This sort is largely 

 grown for a midsum- 

 mer crop. It is slow 

 to seed and stands 

 long without burning. 

 Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; 

 oz., 15c.; i lb., 40c.; 

 lb , $1.25. This seed 

 comes direct from the 

 originator and grower. 



Deacon. A fine Let- 

 tuce; makes large, 

 dense head,s, with 

 thick leaves of supe- 

 rior flavor. It forms 



a solid heart, blanch- 



ing to a rich yellow *''^35^rj^?^^^l3^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^p^?^^^^ desirable rich, buttery 



color; crisp and ten- -^-f- - flavor. It remains long 



der. Packet, 5c.; oz., * in good table condition 



lOc; i lb., 30c. ; lb., $1. after reaching maturity. It resists heat and drought 



Boston Market, or White-Seeded Tennisball. and is slow to run to seed. For spring or summer 

 A splendid early Lettuce, forming fine, hard heads this is an excellent variety. Packet, 5c.; oz., 15c.; 

 of the best quality. One of the earliest j lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



IMPROVED HANSON. This standard v ariety is one of the best for outdoor summer planting, 

 owing to its wonderful heat-resisting qualities. It forms very large, firm heads, which are de- 

 liciously sweet, crisp and tender. The outside leaves are green and inside ones almost white. 

 This is a fine market summer sort for all sections and the very best for the central states, where 

 there is a great deal of sun. Packet, 5c.; oz., l5c.; 1-4 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00. 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. A leading early sort; does not head, but forms a compact mass of 

 curly leaves of yellowish-green. Matures early; generally grown in cold-frames and as an early 

 crop. Very tender and most crisp. Packet, 5c.; oz., l5c.; 1-4 lb., 35c.; lb., ^1.00. 



ROYAL CABBAGE. The handsome heads are very large, almost as large as a flat Dutch Cab- 

 bage, and extremely solid. The leaves are a beautiful, light green, and the head, being large, 

 there are a great many large, crisp, tender blanched inside ones. This sort is very hardy and 

 stands extremes of climate better than other sorts. It goes to seed very slowly, and is for both 

 early and late sowing. Introducers' seed. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., l5c.; 2 ozs., 25c.; 1-4 

 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00. 



DEFIANCE. Fine quality, crisp and tender, and slow in running to seed. An old sort, but a 

 good one. Packets, 5c. and lOc; oz., I5c. ; 1-4 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00. 



TRIANON COS, or CELERY LETFUCE. The heads are long and conical, often measuring 10 

 inches high by 18 inches in circumference. A short while before cutting, tie up the leaves, and 

 they will blanch quickly and form solid heads, becoming as crisp as celery stalks. Packet, 5c.; 

 oz., I5c.; 1-4 lb., 30c.; lb., 85c. 



headingsorts and very 

 popular, both for 

 home use and market. 

 Packet, 5c.; oz., 10c. ; 

 1 lb., 30c.; lb., $L 



Mammoth Black- 

 seeded Butter. This 

 is largei- in size and 

 quite an improvement 

 tj V e r the ordinary 

 B I a c k-seeded Butter 

 and the Salamander, 

 and is a most desirable 

 summer Lettuce. It 

 is a cabbage-headed 

 Lettuce, of beautiful 

 green color, forms 

 large-sized, compact, 

 tender heads, creamy 

 white inside, and of a 



SEEDS POSTPAID BY MAIL. Remember that I pay the postage on all seeds at packet, 

 ounce and quarter-pound rates. Seeds ordered in large quantities, if ordered to be sent by mail, add 

 8 cents per pound or 15 cents per quart to cover postage. 



