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[Image] DANVERS HALF LONG LARGE WHITE VOSGES OXHEART SCARLET HORN IOWA STANDARD IMPROVED LONG ORANGE
CARROTS One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 3 or 4 pounds for one acre.
One indispensible root for the farm, deserving of general cultivation. Well managed, no crop pays better, and most farmers would find an acre or so desirable. A nutritious, succulent food in the winter for cattle, horses, sheep and pigs. For early, sow in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, in drills fifteen inches apart, covering one-half inch; thin plants out to three or four inches apart in row. For field culture rows should be of sufficient distance to admit use of a horse cultivator; sow seed from middle of April to first of June. A light, sandy loam, deeply tilled, is best; seed is slow to germinate; use care to firm soil after sowing. Average 800 to 1,000 bushels per acre.
EARLY SCARLET HORN. - Favorite extra early variety. Very early. Orange-scarlet, fine grained, and agreeable flavor. Top small, short, stump-shaped root; grows well in shallow soil. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. 90c.
OXHEART, or Guerande. - Most valuable variety in existence. Intermediate between Half-Long and Horn sorts; diameter 3 to 4 inches at neck; beautiful shape; rich orange color. Easily pulled, early as any, best quality all season. Fine for stock; has yielded 1,200 bu. per acre. Cut tops with scythe; pull with potato hooks. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.
[Image] IOWA STANDARD
IOWA STANDARD CARROT. - The most desirable early variety for bunching and, although a trifle later than the first earlies, still will yield so much handsomer roots and larger crop that everyone is pleased with it. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.
DANVERS. - Is in form midway between the Long Orange and Shorthorn class, growing generally with a stump root. It is of a rich, dark orange color, grows to a large size, is smooth and the flesh very close texture, with little core. It is a first-class carrot for all soils, and it is claimed that under good cultivation it will yield the greatest weight per acre with smallest length root of any grown. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 65c.
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. - Desirable for garden or field. Grows to large size, averaging 12 inches in length, and 3 inches in diameter at the top. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4lb. 20c, lb. 65c. By express or freight, not prepaid, 5lbs. or more at 45c per lb.
LARGE WHITE VOSGES, or Improved Short White. - A stock variety which is enormously productive and easy to harvest. Color light green above ground, white below; flesh rich, white, solid and crisp; heavy yielding. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4lb. 20c, lb. 60c. By express, not prepaid, 5lbs. or more, 45c per lb.
VICTORIA. - Largest carrot grown, heaviest cropping and most nutritious variety cultivated; roots remarkably fine, light orange, symmetrical, excellent quality, of high feeding properties; good keeper; heavy cropper on all soils; best adapted for rich land; grows half as much weight again per acre as ordinary sorts: grows well out of ground; easily harvested. All who have cattle should raise a quantity of carrots for feeding milch cows in winter. It increases the flow of milk and gives to the butter a delicious flavor and a rich golden color. Breeders of fine horses feed carrots to help keep them in health and condition. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. By exp. or frt., not prepaid, 5lbs. or more at 50c, lb.
STOCK FOOD COLLECTION BETTER THAN CONDITION POWDERS OR STOCK MEDICINES
[Images] VICTORIA THE HEAVIEST CROPPING VARIETY IN CULTIVATION A HORNED COW
The live stock thrive better and keep in best condition when they have a diversified ration, of green pasture and vegetables in addition to their regular grain feed. We offer you in this collection rape for summer pasture and pumpkins and roots for fall and winter feeding when the pastures are gone. We give you enough seed to produce vegetable feed for 25 to 30 animals during the entire season and we believe it will prove a most profitable investment to any farmer who keeps live stock. The list includes: 5 lbs. Dwarf Essex Rape (1 acre for pasture). 1 lb. Big Tom Pumpkin (4 acres in the corn). 2 1/2 lbs. Giant Half Sugar Beet (1/2 acre). 1/2 lb. Victoria Carrots (1/4 acre). 1/2lb. Golden Ball Turnip (1/4 acre). PREPAID ANY ADDRESS, $2.50.
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ATTENTION PAID TO ROOT CROPS BY LIVE STOCK RAISERS
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CUCUMBER (One ounce will plant 50 hills, two pounds will plant one acre.)
[Image] EARLY EXPRESS.
Cucumbers succeed best in a rich, loamy soil. For first early, sow in hotbeds, in berry boxes or in small flower pots, six weeks before they can be set out in open ground. When danger of frost is over transplant in hills four feet apart each way. For general crop plant in open ground in May, about twelve seeds in a hill. When danger of bugs is past thin to four strong plants in a hill. For pickling, plant in June. Sprinkle vines with plaster or air-slaked lime, or use Slug Shot, to protect them from bugs.
EARLY EXPRESS. - We are pleased to introduce this most remarkable and valuable new variety, which originated with Mr. C. P. Coy. It is by all odds the earliest variety in existence. Quality is the very best, being free from any rank, strong flavor, and it is as fine a variety for slicing as any later sort. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 1/4lb. 50c, lb. $1.75.
[Images} IOWA STANDARD DAVIS PERFECT. LEMON CUCUMBER. EMERALD
IOWA STANDARD. - The handsomest of long green varieties. Are well formed and hold their color excellently. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 1/4lb. 45c, lb. $1.50.
IMPROVED CHICAGO PICKLE. - Variety which originated with a leading pickle grower near Chicago; is considered the best variety there; very prolific; matures early; produces immense number of desirable shaped pickles. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4lb. 40c, lb. $1.25.
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. - Standard sort. Vine vigorous and productive, forming fruit fine for the table, nearly as early as short sorts; firm fruit about 12 inches long. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25.
EARLY CLUSTER. - Slim form. Extra prolific, frequently setting in clusters of two and three. Fine for small pickles. If fruit is kept gathered, the vines will continue in bearing. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25.
GREEN PROLIFIC. - One of the best pickling varieties; dark green, tender, crisp; very productive, of fine flavor and good for table use. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25.
LEMON. - As will be noticed from our illustration, it is round and about the size of a baseball. Fruits produced in great profusion. Used for slicing or sweet pickling as any ordinary variety of cucumber, but have a flavor peculiarly their own, superior to any, being crisp and tender and having none of the bitter or acrid taste sometimes found in other cucumbers. Of best quality when the fruit begins to turn yellow. Desirable for use as mangoes. Will be liked by all who try it. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c.
ASTRO. - For growing in hotbeds. It yields a continual picking and sells easily at $1.00 per dozen. Fruit large, perfect shape, 12 to 18 inches long, of very best quality for slicing. Has few seeds. Pkt. 15c, oz. $1.
JAPANESE CLIMBING. - The vines are of healthy, vigorous growth, with rich, dark green foliage, and throw out strong, grasping tendrils enabling it to climb trellis, wire netting, brush or any other suitable support. Large size, cylindrical, flesh pure white, skin dark green, turning to brown and netted when ripe; fine for slicing. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50.
DAVIS PERFECT. - A grand new variety. Everyone who saw the crop last year says they never saw anything to equal it. Dark, glossy green, slim and symmetrical, with an average length of 10 to 12 in. They hold color till nearly ripe when they turn white without a yellow streak on them. Quality fine, as seeds are very soft when fit for table use. Very tender, brittle and of exceptional flavor. Early as earliest strain of White Spine and outyields all others. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 45c, lb. $1.50.
[Images] EMERALD NO. 1 - PERFECT SPINE. NO. 2 - IMPROVED BISMARCK. NO. 3 - IMPROVED CHICAGO PICKLE. NO. 4 - LONG GREEN
PERFECT WHITE SPINE. - This improved strain is pronounced by good judges superior to all others. Fruit even and good size, straight, well formed and symmetrical. It is of uniform shape, making it unexcelled for pickling. Immensely productive and keeps solid and crisp a long time. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25.
EMERALD. - A new sort which possesses the rich dark green color which has long been sought for but never before obtained, retaining its color until fully ripe. Its fruit sets early and its vigorous vines abound in long, straight, handsome fruits of most desirable qualities. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4lb. 45c, lb. $1.50.
IMPROVED BISMARCK. - An excellent variety with very long fruit pointed at both ends, very uniform in shape, size and color, thus making it an excellent sort for marketing. Holds its dark green color. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 45c, lb. $1.50.
ROLLISON'S TELEGRAPH. - An English forcing variety bearing fruits 14 to 16 inches long. Dark green, smooth and of perfect shape. Much used and greatly liked by market gardeners for hotbed and greenhouse growing in winter and early spring. Pkt. 15c, oz. $1.00.
WEST INDIA GHERKIN, or Burr. - Makes a handsome pickle of first-class quality. Try it. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 65c.
SNAKE. - The cucumbers grow curled up like a snake with the head protruding, and some are six feet in length. Are grown chiefly as a curiosity and for exhibition. In pkts. only. Per pkt. 10c.
SLUG SHOT WILL KEEP THE CUCUMBER VINES FREE FROM BUGS. LISTED AMONG INSECTICIDES
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CURIOUS VEGETABLES
ORNAMENTAL MICE- This vegetable curiosity is a native of Central Africa, having a small, neat growing vine and bears numerous oval fruits, clear green in color, which are always completely covered with long, light green spines or hairs. Nice for pickling. Ptk. 10c. CATERPILLARS- Prostrate creeping plants with small yellow flowers, changing into "Vegetable Caterpillars." They are grown as curiosities and sometimes are put into salads and pickles. Pkt. 10c. SNAILS- Another singular variety having most oddly twisted seed pods resembling snails. Pkt. 10c.
[Illustration of cotton]
COTTON- Grown mainly as a curiosity in the north. Start the seed early in the house and transplant to the field as soon as warm weather arrives. It makes an ornamental plant in the flower bed and has showy, large flowers, followed by the boil of pure white cotton which interests everyone. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. CHINESE TEA- Many of our customers will be glad to grow this as a curiosity, of nothing else. The plant is of a shrubby nature, with beautiful shiny foliage and fragrant blooms; requires same treatment as any tender shrub. Can be kept growing in pots through winter. About 10,000 pounds of tea per year is grown by one man in South Carolina. Pkt. 10c. EGYPTIAN LENTILS- Largely used in Oriental countries as a principal article of diet. It was from these that the dish of pottage was made for which Esau sold his birthright to Jacob in Bible times, and many will be interestedin them for that reason. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.
COLLECTION OF ODD VEGETABLES Persons exhibiting at fairs should grow some of the curiosities of the vegetable family to help make attractive showing. Try and have something different from your neighbors. Any of the following at 10c. per pkt.: Sea Kale, Cardoon, Scolymus, Ornamental Mice, Caterpillars, Snails, Yard Long Beans and Mixed Peppers. Any of the following at 5c per pkt.: Martynia, French Sorrel, Ground Cherry, Chufas, Brussell's Sprouts, Swiss Chard, Endive, Okra, Vegetable Marrow, Garden Lemon, Vine Peach, Pomegranate, Mixed Gourds and Cotton. The entire collection of 22 pkts. for $1.00
CARDOON- A plant grown for its large, thick leaves. Blanched and used like asparagus. Pkt. 10c. ALPINE STRAWBERRIES- If sown early, will produce bearing plants the first year. Grown in Europe, where they are ever-bearing, producing all summer. Pkt. 10c.
[Illustration of Apline Strawberry]
FRENCH SORREL- Grown for and used as "greens." Has large light green leaves with mild acid flavor. Fine for salads. Pkt. 5c. MARTYNIA- Also called "Devil's Claw" and "Unicorn Plant." A large ornamental plant, bearing beautiful flowers which are succeeded by large seed pods which when young are fine for pickling. Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c.
[Illustration of Martynia]
SEA KALE- Is grown and used like Chard Beets, except that it is perennial and when established can remain for years without renewal. Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c. SCOLYMUS- Grown for the roots, which are used like salsify. Roots often 10 to 12 in. long. Can be dug and stored for winter. Pkt. 10c. WONDERBERRY- A variety of Solanum largely advertised last year. We offer it as a novelty but do not recommend it. It is different from our Garden Huckleberry, which we do not think it equals either in productiveness or edible value. The fruits are about as large as dried peas, blue black in color, with a peculiar flavor relished by some. Pkt. 10c.
[Illustration of Giant Frenched Endive]
ENDIVE (One ounce will sow about 60 sq. ft.) Preferred to lettuce by those who have tried it. Should be more largely used. One of the best and most wholesome salads for fall and winter use. Sow seed in April for early use or in June for July for winter use. When leaves are 8 inches long tie together with a string near top to blanch. GREEN CURLED- Has finely cut leaves and makes a handsome plant. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 10c, lb. $1.25. GIANT FRINGED- Also called winter lettuce. This fine new variety is the best of all. It is a strong, vigorous grower, making a large, white heart, and the leaves are beautifully curled, and of best quality. Very crisp and refreshing. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50.
[Illustration of an Improved New York Egg Plant]
EGG PLANT A tender plant that should be started quite early in a hotbed or box in the house, which must be kept warm. Transplant late to open ground 2 1/2 feet apart. IMPROVED NEW YORK- Our strain of this, the leading market variety, we believe to be unsurpassed. Very large size, skin deep purple, flesh white and of excellent quality. Very productive. Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c, 1/4 lb. $1.20. EARLY LONG PURPLE- The earliest variety in existence, being several weeks earlier than the above. Same color as Improved New York, but longer and somewhat smaller. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 90c. PEARL WHITE- Pure creamy white; slight shading of light green near stem; good quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 40c, 1/4 lb. $1.40.
FLOWER SEEDS FOR BEES Below we offer you seeds of a few flowers specially desirable for sowing to furnish food for honeybees. They are all heavy producers of nectar, bloom quickly and will bloom the first year from seed, furnishing food during spring and summer and till frost. Adonis.................................pkt. 2c, oz. 15c Alyssum, Sweet....................pkt. 2c, oz. 25c Asperula..............................pkt. 2c, oz. 25c Cleome Pengens...................pkt. 5c, oz. 35c Dracocephalum....................pkt. 5c, oz. 20c Iberis (Candytuft)..................pkt. 2c, oz. 20c Matthiola (Evening Stock).....pkt. 2c, oz. 25c Phacelia...............................pkt. 5c, oz. 25c Reseda (Mignonette).............pkt. 2c, oz. 15c Sweet Rocket (Hesperis)........pkt. 5c, oz. 25c Mixed Flower Seeds for Bees, the above in mixture, pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, lb. $1.50.
GOURDS Cultivate like cucumbers; may be trained over lattice work, fences, etc. JAPANESE NEST EGG- Grows almost uniformly to the size, color and shape of a hen's egg. The shells are hard and make the very best of nest eggs, as they do not crack. The largest ones, when sawed in two, make excellent pots for starting tomato, strawberry and other plants. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. DIPPER- Makes a lighter and more convenient dipper than can be bought. Dippers of various sizes of a capacity from a pint to a quart and a half, can be had from a few vines. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. SUGAR TROUGH- Very large and strong grower. For buckets, etc. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. LUFFA, or Dishcloth- This fruit has a peculiar lining which is sponge-like, porous, tough, elastic and durable, making a natural dishcloth or sponge. Start seed early. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c. HERCULES' CLUB- Grows to immense size- 4 to 5 feet in length. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. MIXED UTILITY- Seeds of above mixed. This is a very popular item with our customers. Many grow them as curiosities, but they are really useful in many ways. They are easily grown and will repay the work expended. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c. ORNAMENTAL MIXED- A mixture of odd-shaped and fancy-colored sorts. Many handsome and useful small gourds in this mixture. Also offered among ornamental climbers in flower and seed list. Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c.
[Illustration of Nest Egg Gourds on a trellis]
WE WILL BE PLEASED TO RECIEVE SAMPLES OF NEW OR RARE VEGETABLES FOR TESTING
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GARDEN LEMON Introduced by us and has been very highly praised. Fruit is of the shape shown in our engraving, is somewhat smaller than Vine Peach, which it resembles in growth, but has a thinner flesh, and is decidedly acid, thus dispensing with the sliced lemons so important in putting up the Vine Peach. Directions for cooking with each packet. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c. GROUND CHERRY IMPROVED YELLOW.--Another year has added to the popularity of this little fruit which we introduced, and it is now listed in the catalogues of the leading seedsmen of the country, to whom we supply seed. They grow well on almost any dry soil, are easier raised than the tomato, are prolific bearers, and oh1 what luscious fruit. For sauce or pies they are excellent. They are delicious as preserves and when dried in sugar are much better than raisins for cakes and puddings, and they will keep, in the shuk, if kept in a cool place, nearly all winter. No one, after raising them once, will ever make a garden again without devoting a portion to the Ground Cherry. Directions for preserving with each pkt. Pkt. 10c, 1/2 oz. 25c, oz. 40c. GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY When this new fruit was first offered to us we had but little confidence in it, but after growing it on our grounds we recommend it to our customers. It belongs to the Solanum family (Solanum Nigrum), which is the same class botanically as the tomato, egg plant, and potato. The fruit is non-edible and by some considered injurious when green. When ripe they are about 1/2 inch in diameter, of shining black color and make delicious pies, preserves and jam. Easily make delicious pies, preserves and jam. Easily grown and immensely productive. Diretions for cooking printed on each packet. Pkt. 10c. VINE PEACH A splendid novelty introduced by us. The vine on which they are borne is somewhat similar to the musk melon vine, and requires the same cultivation. The fruit is about the size of a large peach, oval shaped, and is of a bright orange,yellow colower, somewhat russeted. For shweet pickles, pies or preserving they are suberb. A jar of these cut in halves and cooked in syrup presents a beautiful and tempting appearance. Recipes for preparing for the table will be sent with each order. In the west and northwest, where fruit is scarce, they are becoming popular, as they are easily cultivated, wonderfully prolific, and can be used in every way in, which you would use a peach; not usually liked raw. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 75c. CHILDREN'S CORNER GARDEN It is not always easy to induce the children to take an interest in the vegetable garden, but all children delight in melons, fruits, nuts and pop corn, and we have madle a little collection which will afford them delightful things to eat, and which they will work to produce in order that they may enjoy the fruits of their labor. 1pkt. Yellow Ground Cherry, sweet and good; 1 pkt. Monarch White Rice Pop Corn, enjoyed by everybody; 1 oz. Chufas or Earth Almonds, small, sweet ground nuts of delivious flavor; 1/2 lb. Red Cross Peanuts, an be grown in any good soil; 1 pkt. Rocky Ford Musk Melon, always good falvored; 1 oz. Sweetheart Water Melon, as good as its name. All the above postpaid for only 40c. POP CORN It pays to raise pop corn as a general crop. The demand usually exceeds the supply. Some farmers claim it is as easily grown as field corn and they receive three or four times the amount per acre for the crop. For main crop the Monarch White Rice will bring the best price per lb. as it is better known. Let the children try a patch. Ask for price in quantity. PAGE'S NEW STRIPED RICE.--Best and most attractive variety of pop corn. Color white; each kernel is triped with bright crimson. Ears of good size, early and very productive. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c. QUEEN'S GOLDEN.--Color a peculiar lustrous golden yellow; pops rich cream color; prolific. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt, 40c. MAPLEDALE PROLIFIC.--The most productive pop corn, averaging five to twelve good ears to stalk. Pops to large size; tender. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c. MONARCH WHITE RICE.--Is the best white variety. Bears from three to six ears per stalk, and produces 1,500 to 2,000 pounds per acre. It will pay you to try it. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 40c. By express, ! pk. 60c, pk. $1.00.
GARDEN LEMON
PANTRY SHELF COLLECTION OF GARDEN FRUITS. For the housewife who desires a diversity of good things for the table during winter. Will take the place of fruits when they are not obtainable, and will afford an appreciated variety for the family larder. 1 pkt. each of Yellow Ground Cherry, Garden Lemon, Lime Peach, Apple Pie Melon, Garden Huckleberry, Golden Nugget Tomato and Lemon Cucumber, postpaid to any address for only 40c.
VINE PEACH
KOHL RABI (One oz. produces 2,500 plants.) If you have never grown Kohl Rabi you should try it this year. It is a most excellent vegetable, intermediate between the cabbage and turnip. Cultivate like cabbage and cook like turnips. GOLIATH PURPLE.--This is a new sort, of immense size, solid and sweet. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00. EARLY WHITE VIENNA.--Flesh is white and tender. Good market sort. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.75.
WHITE VIENNA KOHL RABI. LEEK Leeks are quite appetizing when sliced and served as a salad or they can be cooked and served like onions. Sow seed thinly in drills early in the spring, thin out so as to stand six inches apart in the row. Early in the fall draw earth up about the stems as you would to blanch celery. LARGE ROUEN.--Largest and most uniform of all. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. LARGE ROUEN LEEK
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LETTUCE (One ounce will sow 100 ft. of drill.) No vegetable is more universally used than lettuce, and to be thoroughly appreciated it must be brought to the table fresh and unwilted. Quality depends largely upon rapid and vigorous growth. Sow in hotbed in March and in open ground as early as it can be worked, thinly in drills one foot apart. For succession, sow every three weeks during season. Thin out plants as they grow. ICEBERG.--The large, curly leaves covering the heads are a bright, light green, with slight reddish tinge at edges. Center thoroughly blanched. In early spring or hottest summer days quality is simply perfect. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER.--A cabbage lettuce, with round, solid head; outside medium green, slightly marked with small brown spots; within leaves are very rich cream yellow color, rich and buttery to the taste. Heads good size, compact, very hard and solid. In California they eat the heart only, with a dressing of olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. MAY KING.--A very early variety of head lettuce fully described and illustrated in colors on backpage of the catalogue. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.75. RELISH, or Improved Big Boston.--When visiting one of our seed growers in Californot we were greatly pleased with this fine new variety Is one of those rich, buttery-flavored sorts, which when accustomed to, is preferred to the crisp-leaved varieties. It is the blanched yellow center of the head that is eaten with olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 45c, lb. $1.50. IMMENSITY.--Enormous solid head variety, osmetimes 18 inches in diameter, but still tender, crisdp and of excellent quality. A reliable main crop sort. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. EARLY CURLED SIMPSON.--Improved variety of Curled Silesia; large, loose heads; fine flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. MORSE.--Might well be named Improved Black Seeded Simpson. Desirable for growing under grass or outdoors. The finest family sort. Pkt. 5c, o. 15c, lb. $1.25. IMPROVED HANSON.--For general use both of market gardeners and in the private garden, we are sure that no variety can surpass our improved, and carefully selected strain of Hanson's Lettuce. It has been so judiciously improved that the heads are so solid that often they do not send up a seed stalk unless cut open with a knife. The heads are very large, green outside and nearly white within, deliciously sweet, crisp and tender, and almost absolutely free from rank or bitter taste. Resists summer heat. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. CONTINUITY.--This is a grand new variety. The outside leaves are of a brown color tinged with purple, while the inside of the head is a fine creamy white, tender, crisp and well flavored, making it in all respects o very desirable sort. Especially recommended for holding on through hot and dry weather and remaining