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Slate's Good Seeds and Prompt Service, South Boston, Virginia 
Lettuce 
The heading varieties should be started very early 
in the spring in a hot bed or cold frame. When plants 
are about three inches high, transplant to well-pre¬ 
pared rows in the garden, setting them ten inches 
apart in the row. The loose or curled varieties may 
be seeded in shallow rows or in cold frame and used 
from there. In order to have crisp, tender lettuce, it 
is essential that the plant be kept growing as fast as 
possible. 
198— ICEBERG. —This variety makes the largest 
heads of any and is considered the best general pur¬ 
pose lettuce to be had. It was introduced some years 
ago and has become so popular that it commands a 
premium on all markets. For both home and market 
growers there is nothing better. The heads are very 
solid and made up of perfectly blanched leaves of the 
very tenderest quality. It stands both cold and hot 
weather unusually well, and we highly recommend 
it for both early and late sowing. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
195— BIG BOSTON. —This is one of the best of 
head lettuce for spring planting because it stands the 
hot weather of early summer better than other sorts. 
It is good for both market and home gardeners and 
our strain of seed has been bred for years to produce 
good solid heads. The leaves are large, rather smooth 
and of a deep green color. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, ^ lb. 30c, lb. 90c, postpaid. 
201— PRIZE HEAD EARLY.— Leaves are large, 
crumpled and curled and of a bright green color 
tinged with red at the edges. It is very early and its 
unusual colorings make it a most desirable sort for 
garnishing. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, ^ lb. 30c, lb. 90c, postpaid. 
200— EARLY CURLED SI MPSON. — An early 
sort making large curled leaves of a beautiful light 
green color. It is very tender and in all respects a 
most desirable variety. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, ^ lb. 30c, lb. 90c, postpaid. 
199— GRAND RAPIDS. —A very early hardy 
variety that will produce an abundance of greens for 
the table or poultry in a short time. It is a loose or 
curled variety that forms large clusters of deep green 
leaves of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, ^ lb. 30c, lb. 90c, postpaid. 
Iceberg Lettuce 
Leek 
Leek is one of the finest of spring onions and is 
easy to grow. Plant the seed in the fall from July 
to October in rows where they are to remain. Thin the 
seedlings to four inches apart in the row and culti¬ 
vate often. A side dressing of manure or fertilizer 
will improve them. They will remain all winter in 
the open ground and yield large mild onions very 
early next spring. You have never known the best 
onion until you try leek. 
191— AMERICAN FLAG.— This is one of the 
largest and best of the leek family. Tops are beauti¬ 
fully curled. Roots thick, mild and sweet. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
mustard. 
This ranks as a most important garden crop owing 
to the very short time in which it can be matured. 
For very early spring and late fall use it makes a 
most valuable addition to the garden, and its greens 
are as good as turnip or kale. Mustard should be 
seeded either broadcast or in shallow drills. Sowing 
may be done at almost any time of the year and it 
will make greens in from four to six weeks from 
sowing. 
203— SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED.— A beauti¬ 
fully curled and crimped variety that grows rapidly 
and makes an enormous crop of tender leaves. It is 
the most popular variety in cultivation and its frilled 
leaves make a most desirable garnish. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, ^ lb. 20c, lb. 60c, postpaid. 
204— CHINESE BROADLEAF. —A large smooth 
mustard which is preferred by many gardeners owing 
to the fact that its smooth leaves do not catch the 
grit and sand that the curled kind do. This relieves 
much of the work of preparing it. It makes a big 
yield and its greens are as good as those of any 
variety. * 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 20c, lb. 60c, postpaid. 
FOR YOUR FLOWER GARDEN 
The finest of the new varieties as well as 
hundreds of old favorites are listed in the 
flower seed section of this book. Turn to page 
24 and you will find a most complete list of 
flower seeds. Many of the leading florists and 
plant growers use our flower seed every year. 
There is a reason. 
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