A beautiful crop of Schell’s New York No. 12 Strain grown from our seed by Mr. John A. Goeke, New Jersey. Mr. Goeke.at left, 
has just cut another one of the all-perfect heads. Our Mr. C. Zerbe Shunk in center. 
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 
hot-beds or flats, sow the seed outside 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. 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 French-Head Lettuce . £ s m m ° a ny 
desirable qualities are earliness—it is ready for market 
a week to ten days ahead of Big Boston when sown at 
the same time; quality and appearance—it produces 
a beautiful, attractive, uniform, compact head of light 
rich green, silvery white inside and of unexcelled 
quality. A perfect shipper. Does not tip-burn easily; 
many exhaustive tests under normal and under un¬ 
favorable growing conditions have proved it far more 
resistant to tip-burn than any other Lettuce. This 
is due to the nature of this variety, which develops un¬ 
usual hardiness as the plants begin to head. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 25 cts.; y 4 lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50; 10 lbs. $22.50. 
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 
of seed. 
THEY GROW BETTER 
THEY YIELD BETTER 
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