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Long Green.— A common sort largely grown for table purposes. 



Model.— From T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va. Of White Spine type, though 

 the fruits are more slender and tapering than that class. 



Siberian.— One of the best early sorts for pickling or to furnish small fruits for 

 slicing. 



LETTUCE. 



Seed for the varieties grown outdoors was sown in the forcing-house April 8, 

 and the plants were set in the open ground May 18. The table below gives the 

 data obtained from this planting. 



Table of varieties. 



Variety. 



Alaska 



All Seasons 



H r >nzed Curled 



liiownand Gold 



Crisp as Ice 



Denver Market 



German Butter 



Golden CJurled 



Grand Rapids 



Green Fringed 



Hamilton Market 



Heavy Weight 



Hero 



Iceberg 



Lancaster 



Mammoth Cabbage.. 



Maximum 



Morse 



Mvers All Right 



New York 



No. 2 



No. 133 



Nonpareil Cabbage... 

 Prize Head 



Rawson'e Hot House 



Halamander 



Wonderful 



Seedsman. 



Sunset Seed Co 



J. C. Vaughan 



U. Landr«th & Sons 



J. C. Vaughan 



A. W. Livingston's Sons 



D. M. Ferry & Co 



J. A. Salzer 



D. Landreth & Sons 



J. C. Vaughan 



J. C. Vaughan 



J. A. Bruce & Co 



J. A. Salzer 



Jas. Vick's Sons 



J. C. Vaughan 



W. A. Burpee & Co 



J. C. Vaughan 



J. M. Thorburn 



J. C. Vaughan 



Johnson & Stokes 



Peter Henderson & Co.. 



Peter Henderson & Co.. 



W. A. Burpee 



J. A. Bruce & Co 



J. C. Vaughan 



J. C. Vaughan 



Johnson & Stokes 



H. A. Dreer 



Average 



weight of 



a single 



bead. 



1 lb 3 oz 



n^i o2 



1 lb 5 oz 



13 oz 

 12>i oz 



1 lb SVi ■ z 



14 OZ 



1 lb 4>!r 'Z 



1 lb .■) oii 



II oz 



1 lb 8)<r z 

 11 cz 

 I lb t) oz 

 1 lb 13 oz 

 1 lb 1 oz 



1 lb 3}ioz 

 1 lb 4 oz 

 1 lb 



13»/a oz 

 1 lb 5 oz 



12>^oz 



1 lb 5 oz 



1 lb 8 oz 



12>^ oz 



8>ioz 



io;^oz 



1 lb 11 oz 



The following are recent introductions: 



Alaslia.- From Sunset Seed Co., San Francisco, Cal. It forms a loose cabbage 

 head, fourteen to sixteen inches in diameter. The margins of the leaves are waved 

 and curled and the surface is blistered. The color is light green. The leaves are 

 tender but somewhat bitter. 



Bronzed Curled.— From D. Landreth & Sons. Philadelphia. Forms a solid head 

 eight to ten inches high with the leaves spreading twelve to fifteen inches. Some- 

 what of a Prize Head type but a lighter green and the heads are larger. Tender and 

 the quality is of the best. A most excellent sort. 



Crisp as Ice.— From A. W. Livingston's Sons, Columbus, O. Appears to be identical 

 with Brown and Gold and is of the old Brown Dutch type. 



Golden Curled.— From D. Landreth & Sons. Appears to be identical with Alaska, 

 though the heads average slightly larger in size. 



Hamilton Market.-From John A. Bruce & Co., Hamilton, Ont. It has a large, 

 close head that is very tender and of the best quality. Much like Iceberg in habit, 

 except that the outer leaves do not have the purple tinge. A fine outdoor sort. 



Heavy Weight.— From J. A. Salzer, LaCrosse, Wis. A small-growing, close- 

 heading variety that has little value compared with the many better sorts. 



