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CARTERS TESTED SEEDS— CHOICE VEGETABLES. 
LETTUCE, CABBAGE-H EADED — Continued 
No. 
593 Carten All the Year Round. — This is a superb stock, the 
heads being very solid, white and crisp, and slow to run to seed. 
608 Big Boston. — Very large, tender heads, splendid for both 
indoor or outdoor culture. 
f91 Carters Green-fringed.— Of a very delicate and peculiar 
shade of green, inner parts of the leaves being white; the edges 
are prettily fringed and serrated, the appearance being very 
striking and pleasing. Useful summer variety. Exhibited in 
the Gold Medal Exhibit (all Carters Vegetables), R.H.S. Holland 
House Show. 1913. 
•09 May King. —Heads of globular shape, firm and close ; colour 
light green, ribs delicate, and waved centre is of a light yellow 
and very tender. 
•92 Carters Round-leaved.— A hardy flat-shaped variety that 
can be sown at almost any season. The heads are very compact 
and firm, solid, and white; slow to run to seed. In our own 
trials we have repeatedly seen this variety standing firm when 
others have bolted. This fine variety was included in 3 Gold 
Medal Exhibits during 1913. 
591 Carters Green Fringed. — A delicate and very crisp inner leaves ; 
white and of excellent flavor. 
596 Continuity. — Distinct brown-tinged variety ; useful for hot dry 
seasons. 
597 Early Paris Market.— Quick growing ; for framework is one 
of the best; distinct tinted edge. 
603 Improved Drumhead. — Grows to large size; colour light 
green. 
612 Grand Rapids.— An open cabbaging type, producing a large 
quantity of leaves, which can be used for salads in a very early 
stage before hearting varieties are ready. 
610 Black 8ccdcd Tcnnisball. — A standard sort of excellent 
form, being tender, crisp, and compact. 
611 Whito 8eeded Tonnisball.— Very early; a good forcer; 
tender and crisp, free from bitterness. 
613 Iceberg:.— A large solid-headed very crisp kind, the hearts of 
which under moderate cultivation weigh from 2 to 3 lb. 
J oz. 1 oz. \ oz. 1 oz. i b. 
Price of the above .. .10 .15 .25 .40 1.25 
COS OR ROMAINE VARIETIES. 
617 Carters Giant White Cos. — This remarkably fine Lettuce 
becomes more popular every season, and is without doubt the 
best and finest flavoured Cos Lettuce in cultivation. Owing to 
the self-folding habit it possesses, no tying is required. The 
heads are very solid and crisp eating. It does not run to 
seed as quickly as other Cos varieties. 57 First Prizes reported 
by customers during one season. Awarded 4 Gold Medals and a 
Silver Cup, and this fine Lettuce was staged in 2 Gold Medal 
Exhibits during 1914. 
No. 624 Carters Jumbo Cos, described in next column. 
Price of the above f oz. J oz. i oz. 1 oz. i lb. 
.10 .15 .25 .40 1.25 
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