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~ 485 Shumway’s All Season or Everbearing 
Unquestionably the Very Finest Loose-Leaf Lettuce 
45 days. A popular general purpose loose-leat 
lettuce, early and of fine quality. The plant is large 
and handsome; the leaves, broad, light green, and 
very crinkled, the inner ones forming a semi-com- 
pact mass. They are tender, crisp, remain in 
fresh table condition a long time, and have an ap- 
petizing flavor. Suitable for hotbed or cold frame 
supply from where it gets the name Everbearing. Very heat- 
resistant and reliable. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 28 cts.; 4 Ib., 
70 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.15; Ib., $2.10; 2 Ibs., $4.10, postpaid. 
R. H. Shumway-—"The Pioneer American Seedsman"'—Established 1870 
LETTUCE. Shumway’s Superior Varieties of Proven Merit 
1/, oz. of seed to 100 feet in drill—3 Ibs. per acre. ‘For choicest solid heads transplant from seedling beds. 

NOTICE 
New Orleans, La. 
Dear Sir: 
Your Seed book came 
too late for me_ this 
spring and I had 
bought part of my 
seed from another seed 
house. I now wish I 

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had waited for yours — 
as my first sowing was 
not good. My Carrots 
from your seéd were 
the best I- ever grew 
and a big crop too, I 
thought I would never 
get all 
picked but I did, and 
my wife canned over 
guess you know your- 
self. Be sure to send 
catalog early next 
time. Yours truly, 
CHAS. MONARDT 
my Beans — 
culture but at its best as an outdoor lettuce. A | 100 quarts. Your Cab- 
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favorite with the home gardener because it is so easily grown. Every plant made a 
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Market Gardeners’ Special 
Low Prices on Pages 
Read What My 6 -and-7 
Customers Say: 
Reading, Penna. 
Dear Mr. Shumway: 
My father has bought 
all his seed from you 

ailhis-scea trom vou | 475 Shumway’s Giant Crystal Head 
with “mem that. he It Heads Where Others Fail—a Big Money Maker 
buying for the | old 80 days. An excellent crisp-heading variety. ‘he 
of Shumway as ne has | leaves are wavy with fringed edges, and they 
ward. You, will re- | tightly overlap each other, forming a large, com- 
ing last year in my | pact, crumpled head, very white inside. Good 
welll satisfied wv ith quality, crisp and firm in texture, very sweet, but 
Bee. Bovaure to, send not buttery in flavor. Stands a long time before 
wish you could have | going to seed. Well suited to either market or 
meigtibors were so well home garden. An excellent variety. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
Bure you will get more | 9z., 28 cts.3; 4 Ib., 70 cts.; 4 Ib., $1.15; Ib., $2.10; 
2 Ibs., $4.10, postpaid. 
orders from here. 
Yours truly, 
FRANKLIN A. MORSE 

478 Grand Rapids 
I Offer a Pure Bred Strain That is Unsurpassed 
Excellent Garden and Greenhouse Sort 
45 days. A very early, loose-leaved, curled variety, bet- 
ter adapted than any other for greenhouse forcing, and | 
widely used for that purpose. The plants are large, upright, | 
and beautiful, comprising an enormous cluster of broad, 
light green leaves, delieately curled and crinkled, and much 
frilled at the edges. The leaves are crisp and delicious, and | 
retain their freshness for a long time after cutting. Stands 7) 
shipping well. The outside leaves may be cut first, leaving é 
the inner ones for further growth, or all may be cut at once. | 
Though outstanding for forcing, it is equally adapted for | 
field culture. Pkt., 10 ets.; 0z., 20 cts.; 4 Ib., 60 cts.; ¥% | 
Ib., 95 cts.; Ib., $1.75; 2 Ibs., $3.40, postpaid. 

479 May King 
Earliest of All Head Lettuce 
55 to 60 days. A fine strain of the butterhead 
class, and the earliest head lettuce grown. The 
plants are very compact and can be planted 
close together. Outdoor sowing may be done 
very early, since the plants resist cold damp 
weather well. The outer leaves are yellowish- 
green edged with reddish-brown. The- inner 
ones are a rich creamy-yellow, and deliciously 
tender, with a sweet buttery flavor. May be 
planted in August for a fall crop. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
guy 20 cts.; % 1b., 60 cts.; 1% lh, 95 cts.5; Ib, 
5; 2 lbs., $3.40, postpaid 
Hanson Head 
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4s9 White Paris Self Folding or Cos. 
55 days. Also called Romaine. Becoming steadily more pop- 
ular and considered by many to be superior to other varieties. 
It makes a unique and delicious salad. Tall oval heads, well 
folded, light green outside and greenish-white at the heart. “A 
very desirable variety for home use. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 
14 tb., 60 cts.; 2 Ib., 95 cts.; Ib., $1.75; 2 Ibs., $3.40, postpaid. 
4s0 Hanson Head Lettuce 
A fine old standard strain widely used by market garden- 
ers. The plants are extremely hardy, resist summer heat well, § 
and are grown all over the United States. A sure header. Keeps 
better than most head lettuce varieties. The outside leaves are 
light yellowish green, broad and frilled. They curl tightly 
over the inner leaves, which are compact, crinkled, crisp, sweet, 
tender and well blanched. The heads are good sized, globe- 
shaped and hard. An outdoor type only. May be planted over 
a very long season. Pkt., 10 cts.; 02., 20 cts.; 4 Ib., 60 cts.5 
Y, Ib. 95 cts.; Ib., $1.75; 2 lbs., $3.40, postpaid. 
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