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C. A. (keeser, Seedsman and Florist, 
BURPEE’S HARD-HEAD LETTUCE. 
I truckers, and was extensively 
grown for markets the past year, 
j We recommend all our friends to 
] try it. Per packet, lo cents; ounce 
j '~o cents; fourth pound 75 cents; 
' pound $'2.50. 
I LETTUCE—Tomhannock. 
^ As shown in the illustration. 
I 'i'lie Tomhannock Lettuce forms a 
l/.-aitlifulplant; ten to twelve inches 
high by nine to ten inches across; 
the leaves grow upright, the upper 
part of the outer leaves turning 
outward very gracefully, and are 
handsomely wrinkled. The edges 
of the outer leaves are of a glo.ssy 
reddish hronze, very ornamental 
a id fresh in appearance; within, 
the leaves are almost white and 
wonderfully crisp and tender. It tomhannock lettuce. 
grows very quickly, is ready to cut early, and remains for weeks of the finest quality 
being slow to run to seed. Per packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; pound, $3.00. 
Although we have introduced several valuable varieties of Lettuce in past years, 
never has a variety elicitated uniformly such enthusiastic praise from both market 
girdcners and amateurs, burpee’s hard-head is most appropiately named, as it is 
undoubtedly the hardest-heading of all lettuces. It grows very rapidly and 
heads e.xtremeJy early; the heads are of large size and nearly as solid as cabbage. The 
outer foliage is more compact in growth than usual with other varieties. It is the 
MOST beautiful of all lettuce when ready for use; the outer leaves are tinged with 
brownish led, changing toward the center of the head from a beautiful golden yellow 
to a creamy white. It is as palatable as it is beautiful; very tender; never bitter, of a 
sweet, buttery flavor; it surpasses in quality all other varieties of cabbage lettuce. 
It is ready for use from the time it is three inches across until it runs to seed, and 
always crisp and tender. From the sample packets distributed for trial, and our sales 
the jjast year, we have received but one verdict, and that is— “the quickest in 
FOK.MING HK.ADS, THE HARDEST HEADS OF ALL, AND THE BEST FOR FL.WOR AND LONG 
ST.ANDlNG.” Per pkt. TO cts : oz. 40 cts.; % lb $1.25- per lb $4.00. 
LETTUCE. 
LETTUCE—Paper White. 
A very oinamental and most beautiful variety. Of a very delicate and pccaKar 
shade ttfgrcen, with the inner part of the leaves white. The edges are beautifully cut 
and fringed, being entirely distinct. The leaves are not only tender and of good 
(jualily, but also highly ornamental on the table. Per packet, 10 cents; ounce 25 
cent; fourth pound, 75 cents: pound $2.50. 
BURPEE’S—Silver Ball Lettuce. 
As sliown in the illustra¬ 
tion, this Lettuce, produces 
a beautiful head, very firm, 
solid and compact, with 
handsomely curled leaves. 
The head is an attractive 
silvery while color, very rich, 
buttery, and most delicious 
flavor. It comes early and 
'lands a long while before 
runidng to seed. A t cx- 
t elient variety, both r*r ca:ly 
spring and summer use. AU burpee’s silver ball lettuce. 
though only inlroducetl by us in 18S4, this variety has given splendid satisfaction, and 
has undoubtedly “come lo stay.” It has become very popular with our Philadelphia 
BLISS’S ABUNDANCE PEA. 
The distinguish i n g 
characteristic of this 
really distinct new Pea 
is its ' remarkable pro¬ 
ductiveness. It is a 
second early variety, 
attaining a height of 
from fifteen to eighteen 
inches. The foliage is 
large, full and dark 
green. Pods three to 
three and one-half 
inches long, roundish 
and well filled, containing six to eight large wrinkled Peas of excellent quality. A 
striking feature of this variety is its remarkable tendency for branchmg directly from 
the roots, forming a veritable bush. Many plants throw out si.x or more branches, 
each of which becomes literally covered with blossoms and'.pods in such abundance 
that the quantity produced by each branch would be pdnsidered a bountiful yield for 
an entire plant of many of the older varieties. In proof of this we need only to refer 
to the illustration, which is a photographic representation of a single plant of the 
.Abundance Pea. This branching habit makes it necessary to sow the seeds much 
thinner than usual. Six to eight inches apart in the rows is as near as the plants should 
stand; if the soil is very rich eight inches is preferable. Packet, 10 cents; per pint, 
-;5 cents ; per quart, 65 cents, by mail, postpaid. Py e.xpress or freight, pint, 2ocents; 
quart, 35 cents; peck, $1.75. 
BURPEE’S EARLIEST RADISH (Scarlet Button.) 
“Xamed an 
introduced by 
last year: thi 
new Radish 
previously 
tested all over the 
United States by 
customers lo 
whom we h a d 
sent sample pack 
cts of the seed. 
Consequently 
there was a very 
large demand for 
the seed, and 
grown upon a 
larger scale for 
markct.it has ful¬ 
ly sustained our 
claim that it is 
THE VERY EAR¬ 
LIEST RADISH IN 
CULTIVATION. 
One customer 
reports that lU’R- 
I'Eic’s Kakliest 
was ready for the 
table April* 25th 
while the French 
breakfast, .sown 
the same day, 
was not ready 
until a week later 
Mr. J. A. Hill, 
Mooresvillc, Ala. 
rt^poris that he 
planlc<l the see I 
Ap••i^ i-'th: it germinated April i ph, and the radishes were first enten on May 5th 
As shown in, tlie illustration, it does not grow large but is a beautiful nidish, of round 
f Tin, with deep scarlet akm. Of mild flavor, for crispness and tendcrne.<s it .surpas.scs 
all other stniins of scarlet turnip radish. It has short, narrow leaves, making a very 
small top, and fn.m its remarkable earliness, will be largely grown by market garde¬ 
ners; in the family garden its delicious (pialil-y will enhance its certain popularity. 
I’er packet, lo cents; ounce, 15 cents; one-fourth pound, 50 cents; per pound, ifi, 30, 
