12 



R. & J. Farquhar & Go.^ Seed Merchants^ Boston. 



LETTUCE. {Laitich Salat.) 



The Lettuce is tlie best vegetable of the salad kind grown in the open air. It thrives best in a light, 

 very rich, moist soil, with a dry sub-stratum, but does well in comnicn garden soil enriched with rotted 

 manure. For first crdp sow in gentle heat in February, and transplant to ten inches apart. For a sum- 

 mer supply, sow thinly in shallow drills, eighteen inches apart, and transplant, or thin out to a foot 

 apart between the plants. Sowings may be made from April to the end of August. One ounce of seed 

 gives about four thousand plants. 



TENXISBALL lettuce; ^\ . S. FOKCI>"G. 



White Seeded Tennisball. For forcing. Forms fine, 



heads ; very crisp and tender. The true strain, on wliicligrow 



ers for Boston market rely exclusively for heading under glass, 

 White Seeded Temiisball, Imported. Very early; tender, and 



excellent for garden crop, ........ 



Black Seeded Temiisball. One of the best for open-air culture ; 



forms a fine head ; compact, crisp and tender, . . , . 

 Boston Fine Curled. Very early ; leaves beautifully curled ; 



attractive on table, 



Hanson. Heads very large ; solid ; tender ; flavor fine ; stands sum- 

 mer heat well, .......... 



AU-the-year-Round. A very hardy, compact cabbage-lettuce with 



close heads, ........... 



Buttercup. Remarkably tender and delicate , very solid heading; 



leaves beautiful, . . 



Defiance. Large, close heading cabbage variety, with tender, crisp, 



icy leaves of fine quality, 



Early' Curled Simpson. Heads large ; very tender : excellent for 



first crop, ........... 



-White Summer Cabbage. Large; unusually tender and keeps 



well, 



Drumhead. Favorite old variety, with large, crisp heads, 

 Deacon. Unsurpassed variety ; heads large, compact, and almost 



every leaf tender, without bitter taste, 



Henderson's New York. New; of unusual size and solidity; 



centre white; crisp, tender and excellent, . . . . 



Satisfaction. No variety excels this as a fine, summer, head 



lettuce, ........... 



Tomhannock. Splendid for early cutting. Outer leaves glossy 



bronze, crisp and tender qualitj'', ...... 



American Gathering. Suitable for picking when young. Heads 



solid and crisp ; tips cf the leaves marked with red, 

 Trocadero. One of the finest head or cabbage lettuces; heads 



large and close. Outer leaves light green edged with red ; 



centre white, tender and delicious 



Marblehead Mammoth Cabbage. One of the largest lettuces, 



with very solid head six inches in diameter. Quality tender, 



crisp, and free from l)itterness, ....... 



Golden Head. Heads large and firm ; outer leaves golden yellow 



speckled with red; inner leaves white and crisp. 

 Brown Dutch. Very hardy ; best for very early out-of-doors cFv p, 

 Blood Red. Very ornamental ; solid headiug, . . . . 

 Trout, or Spotted. The most tender k-ttuce on the list; leaves 



si)Otted with red, 



Paris Cos, or Remain. Of upright growth ; very tender, . 



HANSOK LETTUCE. 



Per pkt. Per oz. 

 perfect 



.05 



.05 



.05 



.05 



.05 



.05 



,05 



.05 



.05 

 .05 



.05 



.10 



.05 



.05 



.05 



.05 



.10 

 .05 

 .05 



.10 

 .05 



.40 



,20 



.30 



.30 



,20 



.20 



.20 

 .20 



.30 



.30 



.20 



.20 



.20 



,40 



.35 

 .25 

 .30 



.40 

 .20 



Per lb, 



$5.00 



2.00 



4.00 



3.00 



2.00 



2.50 



2.00 



2.50 



2.00 



2.00 

 2.00 



3.00 



3.00 



1.50 



2.00 



2.00 



4.00 



2.50 



3 50 

 2.00 

 3.00 



4.00 

 2.00 



Novelties in Colored Insert. 



