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RELIABLE GARDEN SEEDS 
LETTUCE 
CULTURE. Sow very shallow in hotbeds in March, and trans- 
plant as soon as the ground can be worked. Then sow in the open 
ground in rows 1 foot apart; thin out plants to 1 foot apart in 
the rows. Sow often. One ounce will sow 125 feet of drill to pro- 
duce 3,000 plants. 
Price, All Varieties, Except as Noted: 
Pkt 10c;0%.)25e5014 Ib. 75e7 05, tb-2S1.25. 
Big Boston. 50 days. Especially valuable for summer and fall 
use out-of-doors, and for hotbed and cold frame culture. 
Forms a firm, well folded head, buttery yellow at the heart. 
Black-Seeded Simpson. 40 days. The leaves are thin, crisp, tender, 
broad, light green; very early. 
Denver Markef. 45 days. Fer forcing cr open ground; the crisp 
leaves curled and crimped. 
Early Curled Simpson. 40 days. A compact mass of yellowish 
green. 
Early Prize Head. 50 days. Bright green, tinged with brownish 
red, of superb flavor, tender and hardy. 

Grand Rapids Lettuce 

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Big Boston Lettuce 
Grand Rapids. 38 days. Most popular loose-leaved variety. 
Best forcer for winter and early.spring. Leaves light green, 
broad, curly and heavily fringed. 
Iceberg. 55 days. No Lettuce surpasses Iceberg in quality. 
The heads are very solid, of medium size, with few green 
outer leaves. The white heart is crisp and delicious. 
Imperial. 55 days. Heads large, solid and attractive. An ex- 
cellent shipper. Resistant to brown blight, and partially 
resistant to mildew; does well under varying weather con- 
ditions. 
Improved Hanson. 45 days. Heads large, fine form, sweet, 
tender and crisp, color green outside and white within. 
Intermediate between the types (black seeds). 
New York. (Also ‘’Wonderful’’ and ‘’Los Angeles’). 55 days. 
A remarkable Head Lettuce famous from coast to coast. 
Immense round heads about 15 inches across, weighing 
Fe = 3 pounds, crisp and solid. Deep rooted and drought 
resistant. 
Wayahead. 42 days. Sure to head; of large size, tightly 
folded, the interior blanched to a rich butter-yellow. 
New Chicken Lettuce. 45 days. Chicken or rabbit feed. 
When cut, it starts to grow again like a Kale, which can 
be pulled off each stem. Does not make a head, but sends 
up a stout stalk 3 or 4 feet high, just loaded with leaves. 
White Self-Closing Cos. 55 days. Of all Celery or Cos Lettuce, 
this is the leader. Beautiful light colored outer leaves, 
centers blanching to a pure white, very tender and. of 
delicious flavor. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1/4 Ib. 75¢; 1 Ib. $1.25. 
HERBS 
Home “Herb Gardens” for culinary and medicinal uses, 
for their pungent scents and attractive plant and flower 
effects, have become smart gardening. 
We offer the easiest grown and most useful types. 
Plants should be cut on a dry day just before full bloom, 
and hung up to dry. 
Anise. 55 days. Leaves used for flavoring, garnishing, 
cordials; seeds in baking. Pkt. 20c; 12 oz. 50c. 
Basil, Sweet. Spicy sweet taste; a good addition to green 
salads, to dishes containing tomato or cheese, to fruit 
drinks, and in soups with other herbs. Leaves may be 
dried. Pkt. 20c; 2 oz. 45c. 
Caraway. 60 days. Leaves used for flavoring soups, etc. 
The second year the aromatic seeds are used to flavor 
bread, cookies, cake, etc. Pkt. 20¢; Y oz. 35¢e. 
Chives. An onion type and flavor, the plant perfectly hardy 
and perennial. The finely chopped leaves are much 
favored in salads, soups and stews. The growing plant is 
quite ornamental. Pkt. 25¢; 2 oz. 75¢. 
Horehound. A poor-soil plant, grown compactly. The leaves 
and juice from the flowering tops provide that pungent, 
bitter, efficient flavor found in cough syrups and 
“Horehound candy.” Pkt. 20c; 2 oz. 40c. 
Dill. 70 days. Leaf, stem and seed used; indispensable in 
dill pickles. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40c. ; 
Lavender. 60 days. Perennial. Delicate, permeating fra- 
grance; for scenting wardrobes and other clothes con- 
tainers. Pkt. 20¢; 12 oz. 50c. 
Rosemary. Fragrance and pungent taste to season meats 
and soups. Pkt. 20c. 
Sage. Perennial. The leaves and tender tops are used to 
season dressing and sauces. A medicinal tea is also made 
from the dried leaves. Pkt. 25¢; 2 oz. $1.25. 
Summer Savory. Leaves and flowering tops are put into 
dressings, boiled with peas and snap-beans; and are used 
fresh in salads with other herb flavorings. Pkt. 20c. 
Sweet Fennel. Eat the fresh tender 
or break up 
sauces; seeds 
Pkt. 20c; 
} stems raw (like celery); 
into salads. Leaves may flavor soups and 
give pleasant taste to candy, and medicine. 
Ya oz. 35c. 
Sweet Morjoram. 70 days. Used as a relish in soups, broths 
and dressings. Perennial. Pkt. 20c. 
- Broad-Leaved Thyme. 70 days. An aromatic perennial about 
12 inches high; quite ornamental, with tiny lilac flowers. 
The leaves are used for flavoring soups, gravies, stews, 
sauces and dressings; and in tea Yes headaches. Pkt. 20c. 

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