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Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
LETTUCE 
Continued 
Ice Drumhead 
Ice Drumhead—The Longest Keeping Head Lettuce 
Improved All Seasons or 
Deacon 
Solid Heads; Crisp and Tender and of Fine 
Buttery Flavor. 
This magnificent butter lettuce is unsur¬ 
passed for family garden or market use. 
Light green outside, while the inner blanched 
portion is a beautiful cream yellow, of de¬ 
licious, rich, buttery flavor. More heat and 
drought resistant than most varieties. Pkt. 
8c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 21c; V 4 lb. 40c; V# lb. 
75c; lb. $1.35; 2 lb. $2.60. Postpaid. 
Mammoth Big Boston 
Big, Compact, Tender, Creamy White Heads. 
Quality Is Exceptionally Fine. 
A very popular variety for Market Gar¬ 
deners. It heads well in the open ground 
during cool weather in Spring and Fall and 
is grown very extensively in the South for 
shipping North during the Winter. It is 
also a fine forcing variety for cold-frames 
during the Winter months. Our strain is 
very hardy, sure to head and produces solid 
heads of large size, often 10 to 12 inches 
across, which are slow to go to seed. The 
leaves are thin, hard and crisp, compara- 
New Creamy Heart tively smooth but wavy at the edges and 
are of bright light green color, slightly 
tinged with reddish brown. The inner head blanches to an attractive greenish-white. 
The quality is excellent. Pkt. 8c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 21c; J / 4 lb. 40c; V 2 lb. 75c; lb. $1.35; 
2 lbs. $2.60. Postpaid. 
Grand Rapids Forcing 
Unusually Rapid Grower, Indoors or Outside. Leaves Grow in Loose Clusters and 
Are Finely Crimped. 
A Sure Header, Slow to Run to Seed, 
Unaffected by Hot Weather. Crisp, 
Tender and Delicious. Absolutely Free 
from Bitterness. The Pure White 
Head Is of Good Size, and the Quality 
Cannot Be Equaled by Any Other 
Variety. 
We have an improved strain of Ice 
Drumhead this year, which is supe¬ 
rior to what we have been sending you 
in the past. The seed of our im¬ 
proved strain is black instead of 
white. It grows rapidly; heads very 
early; the heads are as large as Sum¬ 
mer Cabbage and as solid. The leaves 
are thick, broad, light green outside, 
changing toward the center from a 
golden yellow to a creamy white. The 
heads are as palatable as beautiful; 
very tender; never bitter; of delicious¬ 
ly sweet buttery flavor. Ice Drum¬ 
head is a sure header and an all head¬ 
er. It stands hot weather better than 
any other variety of its class. Can 
be used when quite young and until 
it runs to seed. We control the en¬ 
tire stock of this variety. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; l / 4 lb. 45c; V 2 lb. 
80c; lb. $1.50; 2 lb. $2.75. Postpaid. 
New Creamy Heart 
The Improved California Cream But¬ 
ter. Rich, Buttery Flavor, Solid 
Heart. 
This excellent variety of Lettuce is 
in favor with both private and market 
gardeners. It is a very reliable, hard- 
heading variety of Cabbage Lettuce 
and will give satisfaction wherever 
grown. It rarely fails to make a 
large, solid head and is adapted for 
both spring and summer use. It 
withstands heat and forms large 
heads, leaves closely set, with solid 
heart, even before it is fully grown. 
The leaves are broad, very thick, blis¬ 
tered and crumpled. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
2 oz. 25c; l/ 4 lb. 40c; V 2 lb. 70c; lb. 
$1.30; 2 lbs. $2.40. Postpaid. 
Wonderful or New York 
Market 
The Big Money Maker. The Stand¬ 
ard Summer Main Crop, Hot 
Weather Head Lettuce 
A grand Head Lettuce sometimes called Los Angeles, 
furnishes fine, crisp lettuce during the hot summer 
months. This is one of the largest varieties grown, pro¬ 
ducing heads more than 15 inches in diameter and weigh¬ 
ing more than 2 pounds each. The outer color is rich 
dark green, but the heart blanches beautifully and is 
crisp, tender and delicious. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 28c; 
y 4 lb. 50c; V 2 lb. 95c; lb. $1.75; 2 lb. $3.40. Postpaid. 
New variety of superior quality and beautiful appearance; a strong grower, free 
from rot; one of the best for forcing; keeps crisp and tender without wilting when 
exposed for sale, longer than most other forcing lettuce. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 
V 4 lb. 45c; y 2 lb. 80c; lb. $1.50; 2 lbs. $2.75. Postpaid. 
(These Seeds are Bred for Disease Resistant Qualities) 
ALL POSTPAID 
Wonderful or New York Market Lettuce 
Extra Early May King Lettuce 
See Pages 2 and 3 for lower prices on large quantities 
