HOLMES SEED COMPANY, HARRISBURG, PA.— VEGETABLE SEEDS 11 



Holmes' Improved Bi^ Boston Lettuce 



f C'T'Tri Lattich Koppolet 



LilLA i i UV/Hi Lattuga Salata 



Culture. — For early crop, seed outdoors in September or transplant to coldframes as soon as 

 large enougrh to handle, and Winter like early Cabbage. Sow in well protected frames in February, 

 and in hotbeds in March. For home use, sow in rows a foot apart early in Spring; thin plants to a 

 foot apart. One ounce will produce about 1,500 plants. 



Head Lettuce 



Boston Market. (Private Stock.) Ideal for forcing; fine quality; tender, 



sweet; crisp 



California Cream Butter. Produces large, solid heads in cool weather 



Deacon. Large, firm-heading; fine buttery quality 



Denver Market. Large, solid heads; leaves crimped 



HOXiMES' (JIANT CBYSTAIi H£AD. Exceeds every other variety In size 



and productiveness. Fine flavor, crisp, tender 



HOI^MSS' IMPROVED BICr BOSTON". Plants, large, very vigorous, broad, 



comparatively smooth, hard, light-green leaves 



HOZiMBS' PERPECT. A fine all-round Lettuce, exceedingly quick grower, 



with handsome buttery head 



Holmes' Rapid Porcing". Solid golden yellow heads; crisp; tender 



HOI^MES' ZERO. Large, solid heads, yellowish green; delicious flavor... 

 IMPROVED HANSON. A large, flat head, resembling that of Cabbage; very 



tender and sweet 



Mammoth Black-seeded Butter. Enormous head, tender, sweet and crisp 



May King". Handsome, early; compact heading variety; quality extra fine. . . . 



New Iceberg". Heads hard, tender, crisp 



New York, or Wonderful. Immense heads; solid, crisp, tender, delicious 



FMladelpMa Dutch Speckled Butter. Large heads; excellent quality 



Philadelphia Early Dutch Butter. Heads very compact; for forcing 



Philadelphia White Cabbag'e. Large-headed Summer variety. 



SAI^AMANDER. Good-sized, compact and tender heads, creamy white inside, 



rich buttery flavor ................. . 



Tennisball, Black-seeded. Very early, small-, hard-heading variety 



Thick Head Yellow. Extra fine, large Summer variety 



Yellow-seeded Butter. Large, dense, yellow head, crisp, tender; fine fiavor. . . . 



Curled or Cutting Lettuce 



This type does not form compact heads, but large masses of curly, crisp 

 leaves, which are practically everbearing, as they keep growing after picking; 

 the best of these are: 



Black-seeded Simpson. Large, loose heads; curly, yellow leaves. ............. 



Early Curled Silesia. One of the best cutting varieties 



Early Curled Simpson. Yellowish green; curly; earlier than head Lettuces. . . 



Early Prize-Head. Large, loose heads, stained red; curled 



HOZiMES' IMPROVED CrRAND RAPIDS. Large, compact bunches of light, 



finely curled golden foliage; delicious 



The Morse. Light green ; hardy. Superior to all , . . ., . 



Tomhannock. An upright Lettuce; tinged brown 



Cos Lettuce 



Cos, or Romaine. (New.) Long-standing, solid hearts; bright golden yellow; 



crisp; tender 



Paris Whit© Cos. A popular old variety . , , , . 



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