HIGH QUALITY SEEDS. 



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LETTUCE— 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 most sure-heading 

 of any large buttery variety. The interior of the head blanches to a beautiful golden yellow and 

 is of a rich, buttery flavor, a most excellent sort for summer, as it withstands the heat. Packets, 

 5c. and lOc; oz., 15c.; J4 lb-, 35c.; lb., $1.00. 



CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER.— 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 be- 

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



BALTIMORE 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. Pkt., 5c. and lOc; oz., 15c.; lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



MARKET GAR. 

 DENER'S PRI- 

 VATE STOCK. — 



A fine selection of 

 the Black Seed sum- 

 mer type. This sort 

 is largely grown for 

 a midsummer crop. 

 It is slow to seed 

 and stands long 

 without burning. 

 Packet, 5c. and lOc; 

 oz., 15c.; 54 lb., 40C.; 

 lb., $1.25. This seed 

 comes direct from 

 the originator and 

 grower. 



DEACON. — A 



fine Lettuce; makes 

 large, dense heads, 

 with thick leaves of 

 superior flavor. It 

 forms a solid heart, 

 blanching to a rich 

 yellow color; crisp 

 and tender. Pkt., 5c.; 

 oz., loc; % lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



BOSTON MARKET, or WHITE-SEEDED 

 TENNISBALL.— A splendid early Lettuce, 

 forming fine, hard heads of the best quality. 



Market Gardeners' Private Stock Lettuce 



One of the earliest 

 heading sorts and 

 very pooular, both 

 for home use and 

 market. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 i/oc; ^ lb., 30C.; 

 lb., $1.00. 



MAMMOTH 

 BLACK- SEEDED 

 BUTTER. — This 

 is larger in size and 

 quite an improve- 

 ment over the ordi- 

 nary Black-seeded 

 Butter and the Sala- 

 mander, and is a 

 most desirable- sum.- 

 mer Lettuce. It is a 

 cabbage-headed' Let- 

 tuce, of beautiful 

 green color, forms 

 large-sized, compact, 

 tender heads, creamy 

 white inside, and of 

 a desirable rich, but- 

 tery flavor. It re- 

 mains long in good table condition after reach- 

 ing maturity. It resists heat and drought and is 

 slow to run to seed. For spring or summer this 

 is an excellent variety. Packet, 5c.; oz., 15c.; 

 ^ lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. ^ ^^^ 



IMPROVED HANSON.— This standard variety is one of the best for outdoor summer plant- 

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

 deliciously 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., 15c.; ^ 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. Very tender and most crisp. Packet, 

 5c.; oz., isc; ^ lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00. 



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

 Cabbage, 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. Packet, 5c. and lOc; oz., 15c.; 2 ozs., 25c.; 

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



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

 good one. Packet, 5c. and lOc; oz., 15c.; J4 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00. 



TRIANON COS, or CELERY LETTUCE.— 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., 15c.; 14 lb., 30c.; lb., 85c. 



Hague, Va., July 26, 1907. 



G. EDWARD SCHULTZ, Esq., 



Dear Sir: Enclosed please find check for $9.95, amount d'ue you for seed. Everything 

 you sent came up to standard and gave perfect satisfaction, and I have, and will continue 

 to recommend you to all my neighbors. EDWARD C. NEWTON. 



