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28 R. H. Shumway-"The Pioneer American Seedsman"’—Established 1870 
LETTUCE. Shumway’s Superior Varieties of Proven M 
Vp oz. of seed to 100 feet in drill—3 Ibs. per acre. For choicest solid heads transplant from seedling beds. 
485 Bibb or Limestone Lettuce 
Very Finest! It Will Be Your Favorite 
55 days. You have never had a salad until you have made 
it of Bibb or Limestone Lettuce. This is a favorite of chefs in 
all luxury eating establishments. The tenderness, the flavor 
and erispness are absolutely supreme. Leaves are smooth and 
dark green in color blanching in the center to a cream color. 
It grows into a loose cluster of leaves partially heading like a 
small heading specie. Matures quickly; can be harvested all 
summer without loss of quality and is adaptable to all cli- 
mates. You must try it and you will be a repeat customer. 
Pkt., 20 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.00; 1% Ib., $1.65; Ib., $3.00; 
2 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. 
Market Gardeners’ Special 
Low Prices on Pages 
6 and 7 
474 Slobolt 
43 days. A lettuce 
.« that is capable of de- 
veloping well in hot 
weather without quick- 
ly shooting to seed or 
bolting.—Hence its 
475 Giant Crystal Head 
It Heads Where Others Fail—a Big Money Maker 
80 days. An excellent crisp-heading variety. The 
erit 
3 of The Best 
Lettuces 
Bibb or Limestone 
Giant Crystal Head 
Grand Rapids _ 
472-—Special Offer 
—3 Pkts., one of 
each variety 
(value 50 cts.), 
only 40 cts. 
494 — One oz. of 
each (value $1.40), 
only $1.00. 
Shumway’s Giant 
Crystal 
_ Head — 
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name. Slobolt has light : z 
sane ove that are | leaves are wavy with fringed edges, and they 
Sibel they acd a ently overlap each other, forming a large, com- 
lienally tender and fia- | pact, crumpled head, very white inside. Good 
vorsome. If only the | quality, crisp and firm in texture, very sweet, but 
they reach a desirable not buttery in flavor. Stands a long time before 
ize, lett . : A 
te ar the | Zoings to; seed....Well suited to either market or 
plants over a period of home garden. An excellent variety. Pkt., 15 cts.; ie! 
several weeks. Pkt., 20 e uth ant s , 00: “= 
Se ese cts ton, | 0%. 50 cts.; 14 1b:, $1.00; Yy 1b:,"$1.65; Ib, $3.00; 2 zy 
60 cts.; ™% Ihb., $1.35, 
postpaid. 
Will Head 
lbs., $5.50, postpaid. 
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, delicately curled and crinkled, and much 
frilled at the edges. The leaves are crisp and delicious, and 
retain their freshness for a long time after eutting. Stands 
shipping well. The outside leaves may be cut first, leaving 
the inner ones for further growth, or all may be cut at once. 
Though outstanding for foreing, it is equally adapted for 
field culture. Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 40 cts.; Y% Ib., 75 cts.; 
Ib., $1.10; Ib., $2.00; 2 Ibs., $3.50, postpaid. i 
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 f < 
ones are a rich creamy-yellow, and deliciously . 
tender, with a sweet buttery flavor. May be 
planted in August for a fall crop. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
oz., 40 cts.; 4 1b., 75 cts.; Y% Ib., $1.10; Ib., $2.00; 
2 lbs., $3.50, postpaid. 
See 
Front 
Cover 
491 Great Lakes—an America Winner 
““A New Variety That Heads in Hot Weather” 
An outstanding all ’round crisphead or Iceberg type lettuce 
for all sections and all seasons. Especially valuable as a sum- 
mer lettuce as it stands the heat and sun and is remarkably 
slow to throw seed stalks. Heads are small, flattened and ob- 
long to triangular in shape. The leaves fold completely over the 
heads. which are solid even before they attain full size. Foliage 
is veined and a distinctive dark green, Pkt., 25 cts.; Wy OZ, 
45 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; 4 1b., $2.00; 14 1b., $3.25; 1b, $5.50, postpaid. 
Head 
Lettuce 
Hanson 
480 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- 
Grand Rapids 
shaped and hard. An outdoor type only. May be planted over 
a very long season. Pkt., 15 cts.; 02., 40 cts.; 1% 1b, 75 cts; Old 
1, Ib., $1.10; Ib., $2.00; 2 Ibs., $3.50, postpaid. Reliable Lettuce 
