DREER’S VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS. 53 
Dutch Butter Spotted is most used in cold frames. Big 
Boston is also used for frames. Hittingers’ Belmont Forcing 
is to be highly recommended for hot beds, forcing houses, 
&c.; and Silver Ball has a record almost equally good. The 
latter is also a good lettuce for open-air culture. 
THE MarRKeET. There is an ever-increasing demand for 
good lettuce. Every city, town and hamlet in the land is a 
lettuce market. The demand will never cease; in fact, 
it is likely to grow larger every year for many years to 
come. We may therefore conclude that there will always 
be ‘‘money’’ in the crop for those acquainted with the best 
cultural methods. 
Lettuce can be transported from place to place. It is a 
good shipper, especially in the cooler months of the year. 
But it is, after all, a perishable crop, which cannot be held 
long or stored in any great quantities. It is, moreover, best 
for table purposes when perfectly fresh. For these reasons 
the small grower of lettuce will never be driven to the wall 
by his greater competitor. He will always find a market 
open to him. 
LETTUCE CULTURE AT Boston. The lettuce growers 
near Boston have achieved such wide renown on account of 
their skill, and because their product stands so high in the 
market, that it is well to look into their methods. Many an 
envious Pennsylvanian or Jerseyman has wished for the 
secret of ‘‘the Boston way’’ of growing lettuce, and more 
than one attempt has been made to learn the trade secrets of 
the Yankee gardeners. 
Our own belief is that the New England people have no 
‘trade secrets,’’ but rather that they succeed through the 
excellent execution of methods already widely known. They 
are aided, it is true, by a cool, moist climate, and a soil that 
can be made perfect by the use of manure. They are also 
blessed in being near to good home markets. 
