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LETTUCE 



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J l>order with a 

 il July. Always 



CL'LTl'RE.— Sow the seed in hotbeds in February or March, and transplant into a shelter 

 crops sowing mav be made in the open ground as early as the spring opens, and continuing u 

 be sironsr. When warned as a cut salad, sow the seed thickly in rows or broadcast. 



BOLGIANO'S NEW WONDER LETTUCE. This new Lettuce is beyond 



question the best lettuce of recent introduction. It has solid round heads 



between 6 and " inches in diameter. It is hardy and very early or quick 



in maturing. The outer leaves are tinged with brown, but not to the 



extent tliat Big Boston is. Its fine flavor alone would make it take a 



iding place among lettuce growers. Price: i ounce 20c; 2 



ounces, ^^c; I4 lb., 6^c: lb., '$2.'^o. 



BOLGIANO'S WHITE SEED SUMMER LETTUCE. For 

 a number of years there has iieen a demand for a first-class 

 hardheading Lettuce, one that would .stand the heat and 

 It the same time make a large head with golden heart, free 

 irom bitter taste. In this Lettuce we have all these good 

 lualities. We feel confident that our trade will appreciate 

 liis Lettuce. I'ackets, 5 and loc; ounce, 15c; J4 lb., 50c; 

 1-. Ji.so. 



HUBBARD MARKET LETTUCE. One of the very 



)est Lettuce for planting in the fall to stand over winter, 



either in cold frames or outside. Makes a large, solid head, 



with outside leaves a delicate green, and inside head a fine 



^^ , B^A<^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^~^K ^ "^ 1 ''^^^ color of superior quality. Our trade has been much 



^^»»^*^ i^ X.^B|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^W vV<^» . f pleased with this Lettuce, and market gardeners pronounce 



'^' l*^™^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^Vr^^fc- I it y„g Qf tiie best. Packets, 5 and loc; ounce, 15c; % lb., 



?^c; lb.. $1.00. 



BOLGIANO'S WHITE LOAF LETTUCE. Gilt edge 



?tock for careful growers. The best of all. Has large, 



=.olid heads, suitable for frames or outdoor. The most ex- 



)erienced truckers pronounce our White Loaf Lettuce the 



)est they ever grew. Lettuce in frames and outdoor is a 



most important item with our large truckers. To suit their 



purpose a Lettuce must form a reliable head, be crisp and with 



pleasant flavor. These qualities they find in our White Loaf, 



which is used in hrgc quantities ''(-r *'-ill md spring sowing and 



Boigiano's White Seed Summer Lettuce makes a pa>ing crop Pkts ,5 and loc (/ i^_- /s j^i , J4 lb ,35c, lb $1 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON LETTUCE. Heads are a yel 



lowish green, are a compact mass of curly leaves, very tender 



Packets, 5 and loc; ounce, 15c; ,'i lb., 3^c; lb., $1.00. 



HANSON LETTUCE IMPROVED. Heads are green out- 

 side and white within. Grows to a large, solid, crisp, tender, 

 sweet head, and very long standing, with fringed, curly leaves 

 Packets, 5 and loc; ounce, 15c; % lb., 35c; lb, $1.00. 



PERFECTED SALAMANDER LETTUCE. One of the be 

 for summer use, forming good-sized, compact heads. Col 

 light green on the outside and white inside. It will remai 

 longer in head and stand a greater amount of heat withou 

 burning or running to seed than any other variety. Packets 

 ; and loc; ounce 15c; ^ lb., 25c; lb., 90c. 



GIANT CRYSTAL HEAD LETTUCE. A splendid new cab 

 bage-head Lettuce; very large, solid; outside leaves bright green, 

 inside crystal white, with yellow heart; crisp and tender. Packets 

 5 and loc; ounce, 15c; J4 lb., 35c; lb., $1.00. 



Boigiano's White Loaf Lettuce 



BOLGIANO'S OAK LEAF LETTUCE is most remarkable 



for resisting the summer's heat, and retains its remarkable 



conditions long after other sorts become worthless. Packets, 



^ and loc; 2 ounces, 30c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



MAMMOTH BLACK SEED BUTTER LETTUCE. In a 

 trial of several hundred Lettuce we were impressed with this 

 kind for summer use. It makes a large, light green head; the 

 leaves are slightly crimped like our White Loaf. It withstood 

 the summer heat and made a finer appearance than any other 

 maturing at the same time. Packets, 5 and loc; ounce, 15c; 

 14 lb., 25c; lb., 90c. 



BOLGIANO'S BLACK SEED SUMMER LETTUCE. A 

 perfect heading outdoor Lettuce, especially during our dry, 

 hot summer, because it is long standing and always tender 

 and pleasant to the taste. It spontaneously heads from the 

 start, the heads growing larger as the plant matures. It does 

 equally well for forcing under glass in hotbeds, cold frames, 

 green houses and for outside cultivation. Packets, 5 and loc; 

 ounce, 15c; % lb., 25c; lb., 90c. 



Black Seed Summer Lettuce 



