. Leonard's catalogue of seeds & tools : 1899. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. LETTUCE. St. Louis Head.—The most popular and satisfactory Head Lettuce with the Chicago market gardeners. It forms u line head, is tender und crisp, and is very slow to run to seed. Outer leaves are light green, and the inner ones are bright creamy-yellow, of a very fine flavor. Altogether, we recommend 11 as being the best Head. Lettuce for genera] use. l'kt. 5c, , H lb. 2oc, lb. $ LACK SEEDED SIMPSON LETTU
. Leonard's catalogue of seeds & tools : 1899. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. LETTUCE. St. Louis Head.—The most popular and satisfactory Head Lettuce with the Chicago market gardeners. It forms u line head, is tender und crisp, and is very slow to run to seed. Outer leaves are light green, and the inner ones are bright creamy-yellow, of a very fine flavor. Altogether, we recommend 11 as being the best Head. Lettuce for genera] use. l'kt. 5c, , H lb. 2oc, lb. $ LACK SEEDED SIMPSON LETTUCE. Black Seeded Simpson.—This is the favorite with the Chicago gardeners for forcing and early out-door culture. It Is double the size of the ordinary Simpson, and has a very handsome appearance. It stands the summer well, and we highly recommend it for family use. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, H lb. 25c, lb. $ Early Curled Silesia.—A fine early curled variety, which does not head; leaves large and tender, of fine flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, H lb. 25c. Early Curled Simpson.—This does not head, but lorms a close, compact mass of leaves; very early, excellent for forc- ing. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, H lb. 25c. Boston Market. —White seed, hardy and crisp. The earliest heading variety; one of the best for forcing. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, H lb 25c. Boston Curled.—01 superior quality; does not form solid heads; fine for early use. Pkt. 5c. oz. 10c, H lb. 25c. All the Tear very hardy, compact variety, white, solid and crisp. For summer or winter use, or for forc- ing, this variety Is unsurpassed. Pkt. 5c, , H lb. 25c, lb.$L. ST. LOUIB HEAD LETTUCE. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original S. F. Leonard (Firm); Leonard, S. F; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Chicago, Ill. : S.
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