LETTUCE—Continued 
Big 
Boston 
—The Old 
Reliable 
California Cream Butter 
Globular Shaped Solid Heads 
Which Are Firm. Dark green, 
round thick leaves forming a very 
solid round head which stands a 
long time without running to seed. 
Outer leaves spotted brown, inner 
ones blanched to a rich yellow. 
Exceedingly rich and buttery in 
flavor. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 11c; 
Vi lb. 23c; y 2 lb. 43c; 1 lb. 78c. 
Mammoth Big Boston 
Big, Compact, Tender, Creamy 
White Heads. A very popular 
variety for Market Gardeners. It 
heads well in the open ground 
during cool weather in Spring and 
Fall and is grown very extensive¬ 
ly in the South for shipping North 
during the Winter. It is also a 
fine forcing variety for cold-frames 
during the Winter months. 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¬ 
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. Post¬ 
paid, Pkt. 5c; oz. He; Vi lb. 23c; 
Vt lb. 43c; 1 lb. 78c. 
Early Prize Head 
Crisp Tender. Bright Green 
Leaves Edged with Brown. This 
old standard sort still stands at 
the head of the thin-leaved clust¬ 
ering sorts for the home garden. 
Exceedingly tender, crisp and 
sweet. There is more Prize Head 
Lettuce grown in this country 
than any other variety. Leaves 
light brown, varying to bright 
green. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
Vi lb. 45c; Vi lb. 80c; 1 lb. $1.48. 
New Creamy Heart 
(“See illustration below”) 
Butter. Rich, Buttery Flavor, 
Solid Heart. This excellent var¬ 
iety of Lettuce is in favor with 
both private and market garden¬ 
ers. It is a very reliable, hard- 
heading variety of Cabbage Let¬ 
tuce and will give satisfaction 
wherever grown. It rarely fails 
to make a large, solid head and is 
adapted for both spring and sum¬ 
mer 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 and crumpled. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 11c; Vi lb. 
23c; 1/2 lb. 43c; 1 lb. 78c. 
We guarantee 
Satisfaction. See 
page 1. 
Chicken or Rabbit Lettuce 
The finest green feed for chickens or rabbits. In this new variety 
you will find a feed which yields as much or more than other green 
feeds. It is economical to grow, for when cut it resumes its growth 
rapidly and can be cut again and again; or the leaves can be pulled 
off each stem. The yield is extremely heavy. Chicken or Rabbit 
Lettuce is too coarse for the table. Grows 3 to 4 feet high and just 
loaded with large leaves. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Zi lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, 
postpaid. 
Mushrooms 
Asparagus Celery or Ivory White Sea Kale 
One Ounce Will Produce About 200 Plants. Asparagus Celery or Ivory White Sea Kale 
is a delicious perennial vegetable which is cultivated somewhat like Asparagus, and is 
very easily grown. It is ready for use earlier in the spring than Asparagus, and com¬ 
bines the flavor of Asparagus with that of Celery. Its blanched stalks are cooked like 
Asparagus and the leaves are used as greens. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; oz. 48c, postpaid. 
Corn Salad 
A most refreshing salad, especially for Winter use; can also be cooked and used like 
spinach. Plant is of quick growth and hardy. For Spring crop sow seed Vi inch deep 
in rows 1 foot apart and thin to 6 inches in row. For extra early crop, sow seed in 
September and cover with straw or leaves in Northern States. For Fall use a sowing 
should be made in July or August. One ounce will plant a row 50 feet long. Pkt. 5c; 
ounce 10c; Vi lb- 30c, postpaid. 
BROWN DUTCH BUTTER—A fine large heading variety of excellent quality and a buttery flavor. 
It seldom fails to make a large solid head. It will withstand heat. Leaves are broad and thick and 
quite wrinkled. Postpaid, pkt. 5c, oz. 9c, 'A lb. 21c, </ 2 lb. 38c, 1 lb. 70c. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON—A fine cutting variety of unusual merit. Grows very compact on the 
order of head lettuce, but does not head. Leaves are light green in color. Postpaid, pkt. 5c, oz. lie, 
Zi lb. 23c, '/ 2 lb. 43c, I lb. 78c. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON (Silesia)—An early maturing variety that is good for forcing in hot 
bods, forming a compact mass of leaves. Leaves are light green with curled edges and are very tender. 
This variety will withstand drouth. Postpaid, pkt. 5c, oz. lie, Zi lb. 23c, Zi lb. 78c. 
MUSHROOMS 
Sure-Crop Mushroom Spawn 
One pound will spawn about 10 feet square. Mushroom beds may be made in a warm, 
dry cellar, or in any building where the frost does not penetrate, and in the open 
air during the summer and fall months. Having procured the spawn, the next 
thing to be attended to is to make preparations for the beds. About a fortnight 
or three weeks before the beds are to be made collect a quantity of fresh horse 
manure without the straw; place it in a heap under cover, and as it heats keep 
turning it over once or twice a week, until the fiery heat has become exhausted, 
which will require from ten to fourteen days’ time. When the manure is in a con¬ 
dition to be made up, lay out your bed according to your requirements, say 
three feet wide, ten feet long, and from two to three feet deep; beat it well down 
with the back of the spade as the process of building goes on. When the bed 
has been made some time, say a week or thereabouts, and the heat sufficiently 
declined to a temperature of 65 or 75 degrees, the spawn may be put into it. 
Break the spawn in pieces two inches square, and put them six inches apart all over 
the bed, then cover the bed with two inches of rich soil. When the soil looks 
dry, give a gentle watering with tepid water, using a hose or watering-can. 
Best AMERICAN GROWN SPAWN. Brick, 35c; 3 bricks $1.00; 5 bricks $1.50; 
10 bricks, $2.75, postpaid. 
New Creamy Heart 
Mushrooms Growing on Single Shelf 
REMEMBER—We send free seeds with every seed order 
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