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476 Iceberg 
° 82 days. A Sure Header Even in Hot Weather. A ° ° 
486 Black Seeded Simpson superb aria -Heamine variety, The head is jatge and aha Early Carled Smapson a eee 
An Old Reliabl iety. 5 rs agai compact with broad brittle leaves, e outer leaves 45 days. Very Dependable Outdoor rly Cu Sort. 
variety. Sos le eae bea) pees ee ee are A light green edged with brown. They are strong-}| The glossy light green leaves, well curled and pried Ponta 
eurly leaves of light green color, with inner leaves almost white. | ly ribbed and curl tight over the inner ones, which are] a fairly compact cluster of good size. Very crisp, ten oe 
Good for spring or fall sowing. Does not go to seed until quite} tender, juicy, and very white, One of the best summer] and palatable. Largely grown for early outdoor crop to 
late, remaining a long time in edible condition. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz.,}@TOWing sorts because of ‘its ability to resist heat.| supply spring and early summer needs. Pkt., 7Ctsss one 
15 cts.; 44 Ib, 38 cts.; 1% Ib., 60 cts.; Ib., $1.00;- 2 Ibs., $1.85, | PKt., 10 cts.; 0z., 17 cts.; 14 lb., 44 cts.; % Ib., 76 cts.; | 15 cts.; 14 1b., 38 cts.; 1% Ib., 60.cts.; lb., $1.00; 2 lbs., $1.85, 
postpaid.- i : ‘ Ib., $1.25; 2 Ibs., $2.25, postpaid. postpaid. 
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48s Early Prizehead 
45 days. Often Reférred To as Red Edged Lettuce, 
; ; An old standard loose-leaf type that has always been 
N Y IN a great pores tye With the oe co dene because of 
1 its quick growth and easy culture. The leaves are 
477 ew ork Specia e: 12 large, finely crumpled and fringed; outside they are 
_ 60 to 65 days, Used Annually by Thousands of Market Gardeners. A |zreen touched with red, inside a light green. The 
new. strain specially bred for cultivation east of the Rockies. Belonging |inner leaves especially are brittle, tender and sweet 
io the crisp-heading class, it produces enormous glopular heads measuring The plants are medium-large and. yield a good sup- 
up to 12 inches in diameter and with such cabbage-like solidity that they ply of lettuce. PKt., 7 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; %4 Ib. 38 cts.: 
often weigh 3 pounds. The outer leaves are medium green and slightly 1% Ip., 55 cts.; 1b $1 00: 2 lbs $1 85 post paid. e 
eurled at the edges, and they press tightly around the head. Pkt., 10 cts.; Pia aE AA) Deh!) 9 100; Dp . 
ez., 20 cts.; %4 Ib., 54 cts.; % Ib., 96 ets.; Ib., $1.75; 2 lbs., $3.30, post- 



483 Big Boston 
70 to 75 days. Our Strain Used Annually by Thou- 
sands of Truck Growers. A fine. large type of the 
butter-head class and probably the most widely 
grown head lettuce. The heads are huge, up to 12 
inches in diameter, solid and tightly folded. The 
broad outer leaves are a sleek bright green. The 



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490 Tomhannock 
45 days. Decidedly crisp, strictly bunching. Leaves 
are crumpled and the-color light green almost a 
bright brown varying to bright green near the cen- 
ter of the plant, edged red. Very good quality, 
sweet in flavor, Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 17 ets.; 1%4 Ib., 44 
ets.; 1% lb., 76 cts.; Ib., $1.35; 2 Ibs., $2.60, postpaid. 

482 
Shumway’s Hardy Green Winter 
My Own Introduction of Many Years Ago—A Great 
Favorite Everywhere. This variety also known as 
Hammersmith. A cabbage or butter-head, medium- 
sized variety. Leaves crumpled with straight edges. 
This sort forms tight hard heads in the late fall or 
early winter, hence deriving its name, Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 18 cts.; %4 Ib., 48 cts.; % Ib., 83 cts.; Ib., $1.50; 
2 1bs., $2.90, postpaid. 
heart is brittle, tender and buttery; blanching to a 
rich creamy yellow. Pkt., 7 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; %4 Ib., 
oe ote rs % Ib., 55 cts.; lb., $1.00; 2 Ibs., $1.85, post- 
paid. 

Chicken 493 
A Loose Leaf 
Sort—Affords 
Abundant Green 
Food. This lettuce 
will yield more 
food for your 
poultry or rabbits 
than any plant 
that you may have 
used for greens. 
Grows 4 feet high 
when running to 
seed. Ready to 
eut in 45 days, 
after which it 
starts to grow 
again and makes 
a successive crop. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; 0oz.. 
ets.; % Ib., 50 
cts.; lb., 90 cts.; 
2 Ibs., $1.65. post- 

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481 California Cream Butter 
75 days. A very hardy butter-head variety of fine quality. The leaves 
are broad, thick and -erumpled; dark green spotted brown outside, 
blanched a rich golden yellow inside. Flavor buttery and sweet. Will 
grow at almost any season, but is especially adapted for summer. Strictly 
an outdoor type. Popular with both market and private gardeners. Pkt., 
7 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; %4 Ib., 38 cts.; 14 Ib., 60 cts.; Ib., $1.00; 2 Ibs., $1.85, 
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491 : 
Salamander or Black Seeded Tennis Ball 
70 days. An Old Dependable Cabbage Heading 
Sort. This is a cabbage butter Jhead medium sized 
variety. Leaves are straight on the edges but 
crumpled. Does well under any weather conditions. 
Pkt., 7 ets.; oz., 16 ets.; 14 Ib., 40 ets.; 14 Ib., 68 ets.$ 
Ib., $1.20; 2 Ibs., $2.20, postpaid. 
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492 White Boston 
48 days. The Latest Introduction in Head Let- 
tuce. Beautiful solid heads of medium size. Tight- - 
ly folded heart that blanches to a bright creamy 
yellow. Light green outer leaves. Sweet and 
crisp. An excellent summer variety or for forcing. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 18 cts.; 4 Ib., 48 ets.; 1% Ib., 83 ets.: 
Ib., $1.50; 2 Ibs., $2.80, postpaid. 


eM te 484 Denver Market 
82 days. A well known standard variety. The heads are medium sized 
and firm; conical when young, but nearly round when mature. The leaves 
are light green, crisp, coarsely fringed, and more heavily savoyed and 
erumpled than any other lettuce. Especially suited for summer cultiva- 
tion. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 18 cts.; %4 lb., 48 cts.; % Ib., 83 ets.; lb., $1.50; 
2 |bs., $2.80, postpaid, aa f 

