LETTUCE 
Lettuce grows best during the cool seasons of 
the year and in rich, moist, cool soil. Sow as soon 
as ground can be worked in the Spring. 
1 ounce will produce about 3,000 plants 
HEADING VARIETIES 
Baby Head. 55 days. A new miniature variety 
which may be planted much closer in the row. 
The deep green leaves form a solid head of 
crisp, nutty flavor. Pkt. 25c. 
Big Boston. 76 days. A most desirable variety 
for forcing or open ground planting. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 50c. 
Bronze Beauty. 45 days. A new, early variety, 
forming loose heads of bright bronzy-green. 
Crisp, tender, nutty flavor. Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.00. 
Great Lakes. This is a heading Lettuce which 
is so largely used by shippers. What chiefly 
distinguishes Great Lakes from other varieties 
is its increased resistance to tip-burn injury 
and greater ability to produce solid heads 
under adverse conditions. Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.00. 
Iceberg. 84 days. A solid heading large variety 
of excellent quality. Pkt. 15c., oz. $1.00. 
May King. 63 days. Selected strain. As a 
Lettuce for greenhouse forcing, this is the best; 
heads form very quickly, are firm and of fine 
quality. Pkt. 15c., 0z. 75c. 
Tennis Ball, Black-Seeded, Select Strain. 
70 days. A very popular sort for open ground 
culture; forms a handsome head and is crisp 
and tender. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c. 
White Boston. 75 days. A sure, hard-heading 
variety, the heart and inner leaves are a rich 
yellow. It is deliciously flavored, very tender, 
of splendid quality. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c. 
ONIONS 
Onions do best in light, loamy soil. Sow seeds 
as early in Spring as possible in drills 14 inch deep. 
Fertilize well. 
1 ounce will sow 100 feet of drill 
Ailsa Craig. 105 days. Grows to a large size; 
very mild flavor; pale yellow. A valuable 
exhibition variety. Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.00. 
Bunching Onion Seed. Hardy long white. 
The finest white Onion for bunching referred 
to as Scallions. Successive sowings may be 
made all season long until frost. Pkt. L5c., 
16 oz. 50c., oz. 85c. 
Danvers Yellow Globe. 105 days. Selected 
with the greatest care; the true shape and color; 
a reliable and sure cropper. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., 
V4 Ib. $1.50. 
Danvers Yellow Globe (Selected Strain). 105 
days. The finest type of this popular variety 
on the market. Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.00, 14 lb. $3.00. 
Large Red Wethersfield. 100 days. The lead- 
ing variety of the East; almost round; deep 
red color; grows to good size and is a good 
keeper. Pkt. 15c., oz. 85c-. 
Prizetaker. 100 days. Of a rich straw color 
and enormous size, averaging 12 to 14 in. 
in circumference. Pkt. 15c., oz. $1.00. 
White Portugal or Silverskin. 100 days. 
Bulbs of medium size; flattened; skin silver 
white; flesh fine grained and mild-flavored. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. $1.00. 
OKRA OR GUMBO 
1 ounce will sow 40 feet of drill. This plant 1s 
extensively cultivated for its green pods, which are 
used in soups and stews. Sow about the middle 
of May 
Improved Dwarf Green. 55 days. Very early 
smooth pods. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 4 Ib. 75c. 
White Velvet. 55 days. Pods smooth of large 
size, and a creamy white. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 
V4 Ib. 75 
LOOSE LEAFED VARIETIES 
Grand Rapids. 45 days. Very popular non- 
heading variety, with fringed, curled leaves. 
Pkt215c3102-.90c; 
Oak Leaf. 53 days. This novel variety excels 
in ability to withstand hot weather without 
turning bitter. Its leaves are small and tender 
and deep green, testifying to their richness in 
vitamins. It has superior butter-type flavor. 
Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.00: 
ROMAINE OR COS LETTUCE 
Trianon Self-Closing Cos. 
finest of the Cos varieties. Leaves long, 
narrow and erect. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c. 
Lettuce, Romaine 
PARSLEY 
No salad is complete without this. 1 ounce will 
sow 150 feet of drill. Sow early in the Spring in 
drills 1 foot apart and 1% inch deep. Thin out the 
young plants to 4 inches 
Double Curled. Dwarf, finely curled; excellent 
for table and edgings. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 
V4 Ib. $1.00. 
Perfection. Beautifully curled and highly orna- 
mental. Pkt. 25c., 44 oz. 60c., oz. $1.00. 
Plain Leaf. 
flavoring and drying purposes. 
oz. 35c., 14 lb. $1.00. 
PARSNIPS 
Try cooking like candied Sweet Potatoes for 
a new taste treat. 
1 ounce will sow 100 feet of drill 
All American. This new variety has long, 
white roots, is small cored and fiberless; tender 
and sweet. Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 4 Ib. $1.50. 
Hollow-Crowned. 120 days. Roots very long, 
white, smooth, and sweet. Excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 Ib. $1.00. 
SALSIFY OR VEGETABLE 
OYSTER 
For something different and unusual. 
1 ounce will sow 50 feet of drill 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. Grows to an 
extra large size and quite smooth. Flesh is 
almost white. Very mild and delicate oyster 
flavor. Pkt. 15c., oz. $1.00. 
WATERMELON 
1 ounce will plant 30 hills 
Cole’s Early. 75 days. Very early variety; 
flesh very deep and sweet; color light green 
striped. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c. 
One of the finest varieties for 
Pkt. 10c., 
ANNUAL FLOWER SEEDS 
The vegetable garden is an ideal place, to plant a row or two of Annual Flower Seeds 
for a steady and easy to get at supply of cut flowers. 
36 
70 days. The. 
Lettuce, Improved Big Boston 
PEPPER 
1 ounce will produce about 1,500 plants 
California Wonder. 100 days. A sweet variety 
of great merit. Heavily productive over a long 
season. Fruits very large, smooth, and regular. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. $1.00. 
Harris Early Giant. 85 days. The plants pro- 
duce enormous yield. The Peppers are deep 
green turning to brilliant red. Flesh thick and 
of a very sweet flavor. Pkt. 15c., oz. $1.00. 
Hot Bullnose or Large Bell. 85 days. Large, 
deep green fruits, turning scarlet. Mildly 
pungent. Pkt. 15c., 1% oz. 60c., oz. $1.00. 
Long Red Cayenne. 100 days. A long, slim 
pod, rather pointed, and when ripe of a bright 
red color; extremely strong and pungent. 
Pkt. 15c.;0z. 75c. 
Merrimack Wonder. 75 days. New, extra- 
early variety, especially adapted to New 
England gardens. The flesh is attractive, dark 
green, turning to bright red, with a sweet, 
mild flavor. Pkt. 25c., % oz. $1.00. 
PUMPKIN 
1 ounce will plant 20 hills. 1 pound 250 hills . 
Sow in good soil in May, when the ground has 
become warm, in hills 8 10 10 feet apart each way; 
or in fields of Corn, about every fourth hill 
Mammoth. 120 days. A productive variety, 
which grows to an immense size, often weigh- 
ing more than a hundred pounds. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 50c., 4 lb. $1.50. 
Sugar. 115 days. A small, fine-grained, sweet 
Pumpkin; very prolific and a fine table variety. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 44 lb. $1.00. 
Pumpkin, Sweet Sugar 
