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DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO 
Lettuce 
Improved Big Boston Lettuce 
Sure Header and Very Hardy—Splendid Shipper 
This is a selection made from the well known and pop¬ 
ular Big Boston. The mature plants are compact, forming 
a well defined, broad, slightly pointed, hard well-blanched 
heads, with outside leaves characteristically turned and 
twisted backward at their uppermost borders, but other¬ 
wise very tightly and completely overlapping one another. 
Leaves very broad, smooth, thick and stiff, not easily torn, 
making it a splendid shipper. Color light green. It sur¬ 
passes the old variety by being of rich buttery flavor, and 
forming extra large sized heads which sometimes weighs 
5 pounds each. It succeeds admirably well in all parts of 
the country. Fine variety to grow in late autumn in North, 
sure header, very hardy, slow to shoot to seed, and reliable 
in every way. We can say with confidence that this is the 
finest strain of Big Boston in the whole world, and well 
worth the money we ask for it. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 
40c; 1 lb. $1.60; 10 lbs. $13.00, prepaid. 
Lettuce Black Seeded Simpson 
Improved Big Boston 
Bohemian Head Lettuce 
Very early, heads medium in size and very slow to shoot 
to seed. It will head when all other varieties will fail and 
although it sells for about half the price that Big Boston 
does, on account of its small size, it is profitable to raise. It 
is of attractive light green color, of excellent quality, mild, 
delicate, sweet buttery in flavor, soft in texture. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
15c; Yi lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.40; 10 lbs. $13.00, prepaid. 
HUBBARD MARKET 
A cabbage butter head of good size, dark green, leaves crumpled 
and edges straight. Quality very high; sweet and very buttery in 
flavor, soft in texture. Succeeds well in all parts of the country. 
T. pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.20; 10 lbs. $11.00, prepaid. 
EGG PLANT IS A DELICACY of the highest order, prepared 
for the table as follows: Boil it, drain it, mash it, mix with enough 
flour to a consistency of pancake batter, then fry as you do pan¬ 
cakes. Use young egg plants only. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON LETTUCE 
Black Seeded Simpson is the finest leaf lettuce, and 
absolutely reliable, succeeding admirably well whether 
planted in the spring, summer or fall; whether in the 
open or under glass it never disappoints. Stands more 
heat, more drought and succeeds under the most un¬ 
favorable conditions, where most other lettuces would 
be a failure. Our seed has been saved from the largest, 
earliest and most perfect heads, and can be relied upon 
in every way. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.20; 
10 lbs. $1.10, prepaid. 
ALL SEASON LETTUCE 
HEAT AND DROUGHT RESISTANT SORT 
This is a fine, sweet, tender and large Head Lettuce. A 
decidedly butter variety with thick soft leaves of much sub¬ 
stance, strictly cabbage-heading, very slow to shoot to seed, 
of regular growth, medium early in season. Heads globular, 
very compact, well defined, extremely well blanched. Leaves 
broad in shape, peculiarly smooth, very little blistered, un¬ 
usually thick in appearance, crisp, tender, sweet and white, 
as large as Late Flat Dutch Cabbage, of grayish green color, 
never spotted nor brownish, extremely solid. A distinct sure 
heading variety for all seasons, unsurpassed as a Head Let¬ 
tuce for general home and market garden use in Northern cli¬ 
mate. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.40: 10 lbs. $13.00, 
prepaid. 
We sell half pounds at pound rate, 5 pounds or over at 
10 pound rate, 25 pounds or over at 100 pound rate. 
Lettuce All Seasons 
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