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VEGETABLE SEEDS 
KOHL-RABI or Turnip-Rooted Cabbage —ffioljlrabi. 
A vegetable of tbe cabbage tribe, with a thick stem; sweet and deli* 
cate when cooked. 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Flesh is white. Pkt. 5c. 
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. Rich purple. Pkt. 5o. 
Dwarf German Kale. 
ENDIVE— 2Binter*SaIat. 
This plant furnishes an attractive and appetizing salad for 
the fall and winter months, or by repeated sowing a supply 
may be had nearly all the year round. 
GREEN CURLED. Leaves finely cut or laciniated, 
giving the plant a rich mossy appearance which is greatly, 
enhanced when the centers are nicely blanched. Pkt. 5o, 
oz. I5c. 1-4 lb. 35c. 
BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN. Has slightly 
wrinkled thick leaves. It is usually grown for use in soups 
and stews. Pkt. oc, oz. 15c. 
BORECOLE, or KALE— ®riin=ftot)l. 
The Kales are more hardy than cabbage, and are improved by frost, 
but the time and manner of sowing and the culture are identical with 
cabbage. 
DWARF GERMAN, or GERMAN GREENS. A dwarf varie¬ 
ty, rarely exceeding 18 inches in height, but spreading out under good 
cultivation to 3 feet in diameter; the leaves are very beautifully curled, 
and of a bright green. Pkt. 5c, oz. flOo 
HERBS— ^rSuter. 
DILL. Leaves used with pickles, seeds for flavoring soups and 
Vinegar. Pkt. 5c, oz. lOc, H lb. 30o 
SAGE. Leaves are used in stuffing and sauces. Pkt. 5c. 
SAVORY, SUMMER. Used for seasoning. Pkt. 5o. 
THYME. For seasoning. Pkt. 5c. 
LAVENDER. Its flowers are used in the manufacture of oil and 
distilled water. Pkt. 5c. 
MARJORAM, Sweet. Used for seasoning. Pkt. 5o 
WORMWOOD. Beneficial for poultry. Pkt. 5c. 
Early White Vienna Kohlrabi. 
Big Boston Head Lettuce. 
LETTUCE—Sobf--©oIat. 
CABBAGE OR HEADING VARIETIES. 
BIG BOSTON. The most popular and satisfactory head let¬ 
tuce with market gardeners. It forms a fine head, is tender and crisp, 
and is very slow to run to seed. Outer leaves are light green, and the 
inner ones are bright, creamy yellow, of a very fine flavor. Altogether, 
we recommend it as being the best head lettuce for general use. 
Pkt. 5c, oz, 15c, % lb, 45c 
IMPROVED HANSON. For outdoor culture there are none 
more reliable than this. In rich ground, well cultivated, the heads grow 
to resemble small cabbages. Outer leases green, white within, having 
no bitter taste. Pkt. 5o, oz. 15o, H lb. 45c 
EGG PLANT— (Sier ^flnnje. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE. This variety 
is a general favorite both tor market and private use. Plants, 
large, spreading; foliage light green; fruit very large, oval; 
color a splendid dark purple Plants usually ripen four to 
eight large fruits. Pkt. 5c. 
LETTUCE- S31dtter=SaIat. 
BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON. Among the 
many varieties of Curled or Leaf Lettuce, there is no 
one better fitted for the general use of market garde¬ 
ners and the private cultivator than Block-Seeded 
Simpson. It is suitable for growing under glass as 
well as for early outdoor planting. Forms a compact 
mass of thin leaves which are tender and of excellent 
quality. By far the most popular Lettuce with the 
market gardeners of Chicago and elsewhere. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, M lb. 45c 
PRIZE HEAD. For general use no Lettuce has 
ever given such universal satisfaction. It forms a 
large head of loose leaves, bright green in color, 
tinged at the edges with red; very crisp and tender, 
and of excellent flavor, and has the faculty of keeping 
its good qualities throughout the entire season. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, M lb. 45c 
COS LETTUCE, Trianon. These Lettuce make 
long, narrow, upright heads; sweet and tender. 
*»M- So. oz. 15c. H lb. 45c 
Black-Seeded Simpson LeLuce. 
