WALTER S. SCHELL, Inc., QUALITY SEEDS, HARRISBURG, PENNA 
LETTUCE 
HOW TO GROW LETTUCE. To grow head Lettuce early, 
sow the seed in February or March in boxes or flats or in hot¬ 
beds in close rows. When an inch or more high, transplant to 
other flats or coldframe. Set plants about 2 inches apart each 
way. From there set out in the garden as soon as the soil is 
warm, placing the plants 6 to 8 inches apart in rows 12 inches 
apart. Where there are no hotbeds or flats, sow the seed out¬ 
side when weather permits and transplant outside. For loose- 
leaf or cutting Lettuce, sow the seed either broadcast or in 
rows; make sowings every 2 weeks for Lettuce all summer, 
and cut as it comes. Cover seed by raking over if sowed 
broadcast, or the birds will get most of it. Sowing in rows is 
best, for then seed can be covered and plants cultivated. One 
ounce will produce about 2,000 plants. 
Schell’s Strain White Big Boston 
Very uniform, solid heads. Color light green, with no brown 
edge which distinguishes the “Big Boston.” Schell’s White 
Big Boston is ten days earlier than Big Boston. We urge all 
of you who specialize in growing fancy quality Head Lettuce, 
whether an acre or fifty acres, to get acquainted with our strain 
of White Big Boston. It will prove a money-maker for you. 
For the home-garden it is a very desirable Head Lettuce. We 
sell many thousands of pounds of it annually. Include it in 
your order. Our strain of White Boston Is used exclusively by 
hundreds of largest Lettuce-growers throughout the country. 
They have found it the best. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; ^lb. 
75 cts.; lb. $2.50; 10 lbs. $22.50; 25 lbs. $52.50; 50 lbs. $100. 
Schell’s White Big Boston Lettuce. A fancy quality early 
Head Lettuce planted exclusively by thousands of our custom¬ 
ers, many of them very large growers using hundreds of pounds 
I of seed. 
Schell’s Special Strain Big Boston Lettuce 
A grand variety for early, midsummer, or fall use. Big, compact heads, 
as yellow as gold inside and deliciously sweet, tender, and crisp. A very 
slight tinge of brown on the extreme edge of the leaf distinguishes the genu¬ 
ine Big Boston. It is more extensively grown than any other Lettuce, 
either for the private garden or for market. It is grown by market-gardeners 
everywhere in the open ground for summer and fall; in frames for early 
spring; forced cool in greenhouses for winter use, or planted out in fall with 
protection for early spring use. Our gardeners grow enormous crops of 
Big Boston on a comparatively small acreage because it can be planted 
close. The heads are very compact, with very few loose outside leaves, 
almost all head. It keeps its fine quality longer after being cut than most 
others, thus giving it added value for shipping. Thousands of acres of it 
are grown by our customers and this requires many thousands of pounds 
of our seed. My strain of it seems to be preferred, judging from the excel¬ 
lent reports we are receiving from new customers who have grown it for 
the first time and made comparison by growing our strain beside others. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; i/ 4 lb. 45 cts.; y 2 lb. 65 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. 
$5.50; 10 lbs. $10. 
Forms the largest heads of all Lettuces, 
crisp and tender; very fine for early 
summer. Where there is an abundance of moisture, properly drained, 
this variety will produce enormous heads. Try it. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 
Vilb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
Giant Crystal Head . 
Schell’s Hot-Weather Head Lettuce resists 
extreme heat without going to seed 
Schell's Hot-Weather Head 
T pffi/pp An early Lettuce, producing good- 
i/etmce. sized, tightly formed heads, very 
tender and delicious. The inside is a rich cream- 
yellow and the outside a light green. Resists the 
extreme heat without going to seed and without 
burning. Fine for early and midsummer crop. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; VJb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 
New York Lettuce No. 41, 
Bred along pure-line development for a protected 
head, by which we mean it has covering leaves which 
protect the head from sun- or fog-burn. The shape 
is more or less conical until the head enlarges, which 
spreads the point of the cone and develops a firm, 
globular head. Leaves are dark green and quite 
savoyed. For spring and fall crops, and on good 
land will produce a larger percentage of marketable 
heads for the first cutting than other strains. 
New York Lettuce No. 5084, Schell’s Strain. 
An early strain which has proved very desirable 
here in our eastern states. It is globular, fairly 
well covered with wrapper leaves, and it is dis¬ 
tinctly early. Leaves very dark green, savoyed. 
New York Lettuce No. 12, Schell’s Strain. A 
very desirable strain for summer culture. It is 
lighter in color, a little more curly on the edges, 
and forms very solid, bald heads. The heads are 
usually soft when viewed in the field early but 
tighten up and form good solid heads at maturity. 
PRICES. Your choice of all three of these strains 
of New York. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; Vjib. 
75 cts.; lb. $2; 5 lbs. $9.50; 10 lbs. $17.50. 
Schell’s Special Strain of Big Boston Lettuce 
Giant White Cos orRomaineLettuce. ^ r y\eftui. Ce it 
differs from other Lettuce in the shape of the leaves, which are long-spoon¬ 
shaped, upright. Let plants be 4 inches apart in the rows. If the tall, 
narrow leaves are drawn together and tied, they blanch the inner leaves. 
Served in the best hotels as “Romaine Salad.” Try it. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 
15 cts.; Mlb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. $5.75. 
Mr. Walter N. Grass, Pennsylvania, writes: “Excellent germination, 
reliability and success —that is why I plant Schell's Quality Seeds.” 
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