44 ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY—"Pure and Sure" Seeds 
Lettuce New York 
Lettuce 
One ounce will produce 3,000 plants 
EARLY CURLED VARIETIES 
Black Seeded Simpson. Larger and lighter color 
than Early Curled Simpson. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
^ lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
Chicken Lettuce. Very hardy, rapid growing, me¬ 
dium light green, non-heading butter type which 
produces an abundance of leaves. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 
Early Curled Simpson. The standard loose-headed 
variety. Earlier than the heading sorts. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
Grand Rapids. Especially adapted for early family 
use. A loose-headed Lettuce of pleasing appear¬ 
ance and remarkable table merit. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; ^ lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
Prize Head. Forms a very large loose head, slightly 
tinged with brown. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; ^ lb., 40c; 
1 lb., $1.25. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
Hanson. In every respect an ideal lettuce. It 
never fails to make large, handsome heads. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; ^ lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
Hardy Green Winter. The standard Winter sort. 
Of delicious flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c. 
Iceberg. A sure and hard-heading variety. Outer 
leaves light green, curly, and finely fringed. 
Hearts are of a beautiful white color, crisp and 
tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
Mammoth Black Seeded Butter. A fine variety 
for outdoor planting or for cold frames. It pro¬ 
duces extra large heads, very compact, of a fine 
flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; ^ lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
New York. This is a decidedly crisp, cabbage¬ 
heading variety. It is very large and robust 
growing, rooting deeply, resisting hot, dry 
weather, is slow to run to seed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; M lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
St. L. S. Co.’s Black Seeded Forcing. The favorite 
of gardeners who grow for the St. Louis market. 
Heads are of a medium size, well formed and 
compact. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
St. L. S. Co.’s Imp. Butter. This delicious variety 
is of the cabbage type. Every plant is uniformly 
perfect, nearly all head with but few outside 
leaves. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
St. L. S. Co.’s Summer. This excellent variety is 
noted for its extra large and Arm heads, and thin 
leaves of the finest quality. May be sown all 
through the year and stands heat remarkably 
well. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
Trianon Cos (Romaine). Head tall and very 
thick, blunt at top. Leaves are very dark green, 
crimped, broad-ribbed, and a long narrow spoon 
shape. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c. 
St. Louis Market. A great favorite among the 
gardeners for summer sowing. Its large crisp 
heads have made this a most popular market 
variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
St. L. S. Co.’s Big Boston. Especially valuable 
for summer and fall use out-of-doors. It is a 
butter-head type with glossy leaves tinged brown 
on the margins. Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; 
1 lb., $1.25. 
St. L. S. Co.’s Big Market Gardener. Whether 
grown in the open ground for early spring or fall 
use, or in frames for spring, it invariably gives 
both the grower and user the utmost satisfaction. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
