Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 



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LEEK, LETTUCE 



GENERAL 

 LIST OF 



Vegetable Seeds 



Delivered free in tlia U. S. 

 (unless otherwise noted) 



LEEK, MONSTROUS CARENTAN 



BGWIOH MARKET LETTUCE 



SALAMANDER LETTUCE 



EARLY CURLM) SIMPSON 



LEEK. (1 oz. will sow 100 feet of drill. ) 



Large American Flag. This very superior variety produces white, 

 uniformly large stems 2 inches in diameter by 10 inches long, of deli- 

 cate flavor ' 



Scotch Champiop, or Musselburgh. Large-growing, broad, flat- 

 leaved 



Broad London Flag. Hardy; of good quality; the whole plant is 



edible 



LETTUCE. {1 oz. for 3,000 plants.) / 

 HEAD VARIETIES. , ^ , ^. 



Holmes' Improved Big Boston. A grand, large, solid heading va- 

 riety, for frame and open-ground culture, heading at all seasons; 



crisp, tender and sweet; well blanched leaves 



Boston Market, or White-Seeded Tennis Ball. A popular, early, 

 small, compact-heading variety, for early outdoor culture and largely 



forced in hotbeds and greenhouses ; can be planted closely 



Black-Seeded Butter. Forms good-sized, hard heads, extensively 



used as an early outdoor variety as well as for frame culture 



Mammoth Black-Seeded Butter. Similar, but larger than the above, 

 enormous head, tender, sweet and crisp, good for all seasons, but par- 

 ticularly fine for late fall use 



YeMow-Seeded Butter. A distinct, large, dense yellow-headed sort, 



handsome, crisp, tender and of fine flavor 



Deacon. A large, fii-m-heading variety, for early summer or late fall 

 use- light green outside, creamy -yellow inside, of fine buttery quality 

 Holmes' Rapid Forcing. One of the best first early head Lettuces 

 * for either open-ground or frame culture and a good forcer; medium- 

 sized, solid, golden-yellow heads, crisp and tender. 



Hanson. A handsome, large-heading, summer variety of fine quality. . 

 New York, Henderson's. The king of all summer Lettuces; immense 

 heads, often 15 to 18 inches across, as solid as Cabbage; blanches 



beautifully ; crisp, tender and delicious 



Philadelphia White Cabbage. ,A large-heading, summer variety, 



good for the South 



Sal^nander. Medium early and one of the best for summer use ; re- 

 , mains long in head without running to seed and a great heat and 

 drought register; heads of good size, compact and tender; light green 



outside, white within 



Tennis Ball, Black-Seeded. A hardy, extremely early, small, hard- 

 heading variety » A favorite for growing in frames, hot-beds and 



greenhouses, as well as for early open-ground culture 



Pf^ladelphia Early Dutch Butter. Heads very compact; for forcing 



Stonehead Golden Yellow. Solid, medium-sized heads 



Holmes' Giant Crystal Head. Largest heading variety ever intro- 

 duced, exceedingly hard and compact. 



PhMadelphia Dutch Spreckled Butter. Fine, large heads of ex- 

 cellent quality 



Thick Head Yellow. Extra fine, large summer variety 



California Cream Butter. Produces large, solid heads in cool 



weather. Planted largely in southern markets and shipped north. . 

 Wonderful. One of the best for resisting heat. Extra large, with 

 solid, pale green, tender heart; crisp and sweet; an excellent va- 



' riety for market-gardeners 



New Iceberg. Quick-growing; heads hard, handsome, tender and crisp. 

 Leaves curly, bright light green, with slight reddish tint at the 



edges 



New Swisation. Extremely popular; forms a solid head, even be- 

 fore half- grown 



Hard-Head. Very solid, rapid grower; outeir leaves ting«i with 



brownish red 



Denver Msarket. Large, solid heads; leaves crimped; good for forc- 

 ing or outdoors 



Defiance. Excellet !; summer variety; heads large and solid 



Sliver Ball. For sp dng and summer use. Solid, silvery white heads 



of rich flavor 



Holmes' Zero. This new variety produces large, solid heads of a 

 yellowish -green color, exceedingly hardy, a valuable variety for the 



market-gardeners , 



Giant Yellow Heart. Originated from the Crystal Head. Enormous 



size, measuring up to 15 inches across 



CURLED OR CUTTING VARIETIES. This type does not form com- 

 pact heads, but large masses of curly, crisp leaves, which are prac- 

 tically everbearing as they keep growing after picking; the best of 

 these are: 



Early Curled Simpson. Forms a compact mass of yellowish-green, 

 curly leaves; earlier than head Lettuces ; largely grown in cold frames 

 and the open ground 



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