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LETTUCE Easiest Vegetable to Grow and the Greatest of All Health Foods 
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486 Black Seeded Simpson 
An Old Reliable Loose Leaf Variety. A good cut-and-come-again 
variety. Ready for use in 40 days, is non-heading, growing nice 
curly leaves of light green color, with inner leaves almost white. 
Good for spring or fall sowing. Does not go to seed until quite 
late, remaining a long time in edible condition. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 19 cts.; 4 Ib., 55 cts.; % Ib., 85 cts; Ib., $1.50; 2 Ibs., $2.75, 
postpaid. 
477. New York Special No. 12 
60 to 65 days. Used Annually by Thousands of Market Gardeners. A 
new strain specially bred for cultivation east of the Rockies. Belonging 
to the crisp-heading class, it produces enormous glopular heads measuring 
up to 12 inches in diameter and with such cabbage-like solidity that they 
often weigh 3 pounds. The outer leaves are. medium green and slightly 
curled at the edges, and they press tightly around the head. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
o0z., 25 cts., % lb., 75 cts.; Y% Ib., $1.25; lb., $2.25; 2 Ibs., $4.25, postpaid. 

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481 California Cream Butter 
5 days. A very hardy butter-head variety of fine quality. The leaves 
are broad, thick and crumpled; 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., 
10 cts.: 0z., 19 cts.; %4 Ib., 55 cts.; % Ib., 85 cts.; Ib., $1.50; 2 Ibs., $2.75, 
_ postpaid. 
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484 Denver Market 
; s. A well known standard variety. The heads are medium sized 
Sitent: 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., 19 cts.; %4 Ib., 55 cts.; % Ib., 85 cts.; Ib., $1.50; 
2 Ibs., $2.75, postpaid. : 

82 days. 
Superb crisp-heading variety. 
compact with broad brittle leaves. 
are a light green edged with brown. 
ly ribbed and curl tight over the inner ones, which are 
tender, juicy, and very white. 
growing sorts because of its ability to resist heat. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 44 lb., 60 cts.5 1% 1b., 95 cts.; 
lb., $1.75; 2 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. 






for continuous crop 
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476 Iceberg 
A Sure Header Even in Hot Weather. A 
The head is large and 
The outer leaves 
They are strong- 
One of the best summer 
4ss Early Prizehead 
Often Referred To as Red Edged Lettuce. 
An old standard loose-leaf type that has always been 
a great favorite with the home gardener because of 
45 days. 
its quick growth and easy culture. The leaves are 
large, finely crumpled and fringed; outside they are 
green touched with red, inside a light green. The 
inner leaves especially are brittle, tender and cweet. 
The plants are medium-large and yield a good sup- 
ply of lettuce. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 19 cts.; 4% Ib., 55 cts.; 
1% lb., 85 cts.; lb., $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 

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 cts.; 14 lb., 44 
cts.; 4% 1b., 76 cts.; 1b., $1.35; 2 lbs., $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., 19 cts.; % Ilhb., 55 cts.; 44 Ib., 85 cts.; lb., $1.50; 2 
lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 

45 days. i 
The glossy light green leaves, well curled and frilled, form 
a fairly compact cluster of good size. 
and palatable. 
supply spring and early summer needs. 
19 cts.; %4 Ib., 55 cts.; 14 Ib., 85 cts.; lb., $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.75; 
postpaid. 
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487 Early Curled Simpson White Seeded 
Very Dependable Outdoor Early Curled Sort. 
Very crisp, tender, 
Largely grown for early outdoor crop to 
Pkt., 10 cts.; OZ 
I give more seed in 
my packets than any 
other Seedsman 

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 
heart is brittle, tender and buttery; blanching to a 
rich creamy yellow. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 19 cts.; %4 Ihb., 
aa A 14 Ib., 85 cts.; 1b., $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.75, 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 
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seed. Ready to 
eut in 45 days, 
after which it 
starts to grow 
again and makes 
a successive crop. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 
19. cts.; %4 Ib., 55 
cts. 32: 46. 1Ib., -85 
cts.; Ib., $1.50; 2 
Ibs., $2.75, post- 
paid, 

491 
Salamander or Black Seeded Tennis Ball 
70 days. An Old Dependable Cabbage Heading 
Sort. This is a cabbage butter-head medium sized 
variety. Leaves are straight on the edges but 
Seer natn Does ws ne aee any weather conditions. 
7 cts.; Oz. cts.; 4% lb., 55 cts.; % Ib., 85 cts. 
lb., $1.50; 2 ibs. $2.75, postpaid. as : : 
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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.; 0z., 19 cts.; %4 lb., 55 cts.; 14 Ib., 85 cts.; 
Ib., $1.50; 2 Ibs., $2.75, postpaid. 
