MEMPHIS, TENN. 
RUSSELL-HECKLE _ garden seeds 27 
New 
Lettuce 
Culture— One ounce will produce 3,000 plants. 
For early use sow under glass in January or 
early February, and transplant as soon as the 
ground can be nicely worked. Sowing may be 
made in the open ground from April to middle 
of August, every 2 or 3 weeks for succession. 
BIG BOSTON. Our strain is reselected, 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, com¬ 
paratively 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. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz. t 
15c; 2 ozs., 25c; V4 lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c. 
Standard Varieties of Lettuce 
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER. COS Or ROMAINE. 
EARLY SIMPSON CURLED. MIGNONETTE. 
LARGE WHITE CABB HEAD. IMPROVED HANSON. 
Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., I5c; 2 ozs., 25c; Vi lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 50c; 
1 lb., 95c. 
Lettuce Plants 
Varieties: BIG BOSTON and NEW YORK or WONDERFUL. 
Ready about March 1st. Postpaid, 50, 30c; 100, 45c; 200, 75c; 
500, $1.50. Not prepaid, 50, 20c; 100. 35c; 200, 60c; 500, $1.25. 
PRIZE HE AD. Very popular, large, loose-heading sort. Leaves 
finely crumpled and fringed, outer ones shaded brown; very 
crisp, sweet and tender. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; 
Vi lb., 35c; Vi lb., 55c; 1 lb., 95c. 
NEW YORK WONDERFUL. A large heading variety, frequently 
weighing 2 to 3 lbs. Outer leaves large and crumpled. Blanched 
heart, creamy, crisp, tender, free from bitterness. The most 
popular shipping lettuce grown in this country. Postpaid, pkt., 
5c; oz., 20c; 2 ozs., 30c; Vi lb., 40c; y 2 lb-, 60c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
NEW ICEBERG. A Winner for the Home Garden. A beautiful and 
easily grown Lettuce of the crisp-head type. One of the very 
best summer-growing varieties. The leaves are wavy with 
fringed edges, tinged at margins with brown. Makes a firm, 
hard head, with strong, incurving ribs, blanching the heart 
leaves to a creamy whiteness. The quality is very good, sweet 
and exceedingly crisp. It is ready for the table in 55 to 60 days. 
Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 2 ozs., 30c; Vi lb., 40c; y 2 lb., 60c; 
1 lb., $1.00. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. A popular curled or loose leaved 
variety. It is light green colored, with inner leaves almost 
white. Good for spring and early summer culture. Large 
growth, excellent qualitv Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; 
V4 lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c. 
GRAND RAPIDS. 45 days. Black seed. One of the most popular 
non-heading varieties. Curled, crisp, light green leaves are 
especially tender and sweet. Early, disease resistant. Postpaid, 
pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 2 ozs., 30c; Vi lb., 40c; y 2 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 95c. 
New Vork or Wonderful. 
Chicken Lettuce 
Your poultry needs “green” food and this variety of Lettuce 
is just the thing you will want to grow for this purpose. It is 
a genuine Lettuce which will yield as much or more chicken 
or rabbit feed than any plant you may have used for “greens." 
When once cut it starts to grow again and makes a successive 
crop. The largest plant of Lettuce in cultivation. Postpaid, 
pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; Vi lb., 40c; y 2 lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
Black Seeded Simpson. 
PRICES ON LARGE QUANTITIES QUOTED ON OUR GREEN INK LIST. 
