May King Lettuce— Very early and tender 
PRIZE HEAD. One of the very best loose-bunching or non-heading 
varieties. Leaves brown, very curly, and of remarkably fine 
flavor. Grows quickly and all except the outer row of leaves are 
very brittle. It is probably the most easily grown lettuce in cul- 
tivation. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Salamander. One of the most popular varieties for withstanding 
heat. Medium size, light green, and forms a hard, buttery head 
of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
P A SSION The most popular variety among California and New 
•r»>-nJ«>-»i ^ Orleans market gardeners. A medium-sized cab- 
bage, butter-heading sort. We have the best and truest 
stock of this variety that can be obtained. It is esj 
recommended as a garden lettuce for our climate. It heads well, 
and bears shipping remarkably well, since it re- 
vives nicely after wilting. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Vi 
lb. 45c; lb. $1.50. .. - ' \ 
THE MORSE tnnl&Z , 
non-heading variety, ' * - & 
forming a large bunch of 
leaves, which are very 
crisp and of fine flavor. 
In color it is a light green 
and very attractive. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
M _lb. 40c; lb. Jig 
Strawberry. Our last season's novelty. A medium-sized variety 
with hard, compact heads. Brownish-red on the surface and 
having pink colored heart. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. 
White Seeded Tennis Ball. This variety is the same as Boston. 
Market, which see for description. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 40c i 
lb. $1.25. 
White Summer Cabbage. The oldest and best known cabbage- 
heading variety. Forms a medium-sized, hard head of fine 
quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; M lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
WHITE PAKIS COS. The best of the Cos or celery varieties. Forms 
a large, light-green plant, with the head well folded and quite 
solid. Cos lettuce is also called Romaine, and is verv popular 
with our foreign population, for it is highly prized in England and 
France, while little known to our own people. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c: 
H lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Our great LETTUCE FIELDS on our seed farms are almost world 
famous. We exhibited some very large views of these fields at the 
World's Fair at St. Loins and they attracted more than usual atten- 
tion. In miniature form these fields are now illustrated on pages 3 
and 6 of this catalogue. Imagine these 
~) great stretches of beautiful Lettuce in 
brown and gold and bril- 
liant green, fo; all the.-i- 
shades 
peculiar to 
Lettuce. We 
are the larg- 
est single 
growers in 
the world of 
Lettuce Seed. 
It is our pre- 
eminent spe- 
cialty and we 
ship it to all 
pa i ts of the 
world. 
Hanson Lettuce — One of the very best garden varieties 
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