20 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
LETTUCE 
Lettuce is of easy growth and will thrive in any ordinary garden soil. Sow thi y i y 
ce is easy zg and wi 1 any ar) os hinly in rows 1 foot apart, and when 1 
enough thin out the plants so as to leave room for growth. To obtain good Lettuce all through the Eeaeon it is nec eaeaeaee 
make sowings at short intervals, as during the hot months it is apt to become bitter and run to seed. 
1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. 3 Ibs. to the acre, 
_The first four varieties offered on 
this page are CURLED or LOOSE- 
LEAVED sorts. 
Currie’s Grand Rapids Lettuce. 
CURRIE’S GRAND RAPIDS 
Extra Selected Stock. 
The most popular of all Foreing Lettuce. On account of 
its upright habit of growth it can be grown closer than other 
sorts, and is less liable to rot; the leaves are 
light yellowish-green, excellent for shipping and 
keep a long time without wilting. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 
% lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1.60. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON — Selected 
Stock—A favorite forcing variety; 
forms a compact mass of leaves and 
differs in being lighter colored, and 
is nearly double the size of the 
Curled Simpson. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
1% lb. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.40. 
CURRIE’S PRIZE HEAD—Forms a 
large head of loose leaves, bright 
green in color, tinged at the edges 
with red; very crisp and tender, and 
of excellent flavor, and has the 
faculty of keeping its good qualities 
throughout the entire season. We 
recommend this as one of the best 
for family use. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
% lb. 40c; 1 1b. $1.40. - 
Early Curled Simpson—wWhite Seeded. 
Does not head, but forms a compact 
mass of leaves. Pkt. 5c; oz, 15c; 
% lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.40. 
HEAD, OR CABBAGE LETTUCE. 
BIG BOSTON—A large Head Lettuce 
exceedingly valuable either for fore- 
ing or outdoor work. The leaves are 
light green and tender. To get the 
best results this sort should be 
grown early or very late, as it does 
best in cool weather. When forced 
under glass should be grown a num- 
ber of degrees cooler than _ other 
sorts. Grown largely in the South- 
ern States, for shipping north. Pkt. 
5e; oz. 20c; ™% Ib. 45c; 1 1b. $1.60. 
NEW YORK OR WONDERFUL—A good 
summer Head Lettuce, one of the 
slowest to run to seed; of excellent 
flavor; very crisp and tender, heads 
of immense size and very solid, so 
solid, in fact, that when seed is 
wanted the heads must be slashed to 
permit the seed stalk to come 
through. Pkt. 10c; oz, 25c; % Ib. 
Big Boston, 70c; 1 lb. $2.50. 
