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BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON 
NEW YORK OR WONDERFUL 
HERBS 
Caraway. Biennial. Seeds used for 
flavoring. 
Dill. Annual. Leaves used for flavor- 
ing soups and sauces. Dry branches 
and seeds used in pickles. 
Lavender. Perennial. Dried flowers 
used for perfume. Sweet scented. 
LETTUCE 
Hardy, may be sown very early in spring Heading sorts require bet- 
ter soil than loose leaved. 
Loose Leaf Varieties 
Grand Rapids. 43 days. Most popular sort for early planting or green- 
house forcing. Forms loose clusters of large, thin, bright green leaves 
that are very curly and fringed. Pkt., 8c: oz., 20c; % lb., 60c. 
Early Prizehead. 47 days. Plants of medium size, crisp and tender, 
color light reddish brown on a medium green base. Leaves crumpled 
and highly frilled at the edges. Fine flavor. Pkt. 8c; oz., 20c: % lb., 
60c. 
Black Seeded Simpson. 45 days. One of the best varieties for early 
planting. Leaves are large, frilled and crumpled, light yellowish 
green. Pkt., 8c; oz., 20c; %4 lb., 60c. 
Chicken Lettuce. A hardy, tall growing, non-heading, dark green vari- 
ety producing the largest amount of leaves of any Lettuce, for poultry 
and rabbit feed. Pkt., 8c; oz., 20c; % Ib., 50c. 
Heading Varieties 
California Cream Butter. 75 days. Heads large, globular, solid with 
golden yellow interior. Leaves large, thick, dark green, tinged and 
spotted with brown. Pkt., 8c; oz., 30c; % lb., $1.00. 
Hanson. 80 days. An old favorite which is sure to head. Heads large, 
globular, compact, tender and sweet. Leaves yellowish green, curly. 
Pkt., 8c; oz., 25c: Y% Ib., 6O0c. 
New York or Wonderful. 80 days. A large curled heading Lettuce with 
dark green outer leaves which are slightly curled. Heads are well 
balanced, sweet, tender and of excelient quality. Pkt., 8c: oz., 30c; %4 
Ib., 60c. 
Iceberg. 84 days. A large, late variety with wavy, fringed, light green 
leaves. Heads compact, crumpled. crisp and sweet, white interior. 
Fine for home gardens. Pkt., 8c; oz., 25c; %4 lb., 60c. 
Big Boston. 75 days. Medium sized, compact head with creamy yellow 
heart. Leaves are smooth and glossy. Edge slightly tinged with 
brown. Pkt., 8c; oz., 24c; Y% lb., 60c. 
White Big Boston. 76 days. A Letiuce similar to the famous Big Boston 
but altogether free from the reddish tinge on the outer foliage. The 
outer leaves are of medium size, of bright green color, enclosing the 
whitish green head. The heart is tightly folded, of a bright creamy 
yellow color, and a tasty, sweet and crisp flavor, Pkt., 8c: oz., 20c; 
Y% Ib., 60c. 
Oak Leaf. 40 days. This variety forms a rosette of medium green leaves 
the shape of oak leaves. Tender, heat resistant, of excellent quality, 
retaining its flavor late in the summer after other sorts have become 
bitter. Pkt., 10c. 
MUSTARD 
This is used-as a salad vegetable or cooked like Spinach. Sow thinly 
in rows about a foot aport. 
Fordhook Fancy (Ostrich Plume). A handsome upright growing, mild 
variety which is slower to go to seed. Leaves green and plumelike. 
Pkt., 8c; oz., 20c. 
Chinese. Plants medium, large and vigorous. 
Mild flavor. Pkt., 8c: oz., 20c. 
Leaves broad and large. 
Sage. Perennial. Used either fresh or 
dried as a seasoning. 
Sweet Marjoram. Annual. Used for 
seasoning. 
Thyme. Perennial. Foliage used for 
seasoning soups and dressings. 
Any herb: 10c a pkt.; 3 pkts. for 25c. 
CHINESE MUSTARD 
Deposit Seed Company, Deposit, New York 
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