16 J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Lettuce 
1 ounce to 2,500 plants; 3 Ibs. per acre. 
Lettuce to be at its best should be grown rapidly, 
hence the soil should be made as rich and friable as 
possible by liberal manuring and thorough preparation. 
For early crop sow in a seed-bed in September or Octo- 
ber and protect through the winter with cold frames, 
which should be removed as soon as danger of severe 
freezing is past. Lettuce in the open ground will stand 
some freezing but is killed by prolonged frost or fre- 
quent freezing and thawing. The seed may also be 
eown in hotbeds in March, and the plants, if well hard- 
ened by having been often exposed to the air, may 
usually be set in the open ground in April, maturing 
@ crop much earlier than complete open ground culti- 
vation would produce. If, however, it is not convenient 
to get the plants started either in the fall or early 
spring in hotbeds, the seed may be sown in open ground 
from the middle of April until July, selecting varieties 
suitable to the season. 
The plants should be thinned or transplanted so as 
to stand:8 to 10 inches apart in the rows, and the rows 
should be about 18 inches apart. Good seed, rich soil, 
plenty of moisture and sunshine, and frequent cultiva- 
tion will result in a successful and very profitable crop. 
May King Lettuce. 
M Ki A handsome, extremely early, compact cabbage or 
ay Ing heading variety, forming very firm heads of medium 
size and excellent quality. Color light yellowish-green, tinged 
with reddish-brown when mature, Inner leaves blanch rich 
golden-yellow, very tender and buttery. Plant very compact 
for so large a head. Exceptionally early outdoors, attaining 
a size suitable for use before other sorts, and also very satis- 
factory for forcing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; %4 Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00. 
: As a lettuce for greenhouse forcing this variety 
Grand Rapids undoubtedly stands at the head of the list. be- 
ing of quick growth, hardy, little liable to rot and remaining 
in condition several days after being fit to cut. The plant is up- 
right and forms a loose cluster of large, thin, bright green leaves, 
savoyed. finely crimped at edges. The leaves do not wilt quickly 
after cutting, so that the variety will stand shipping long distances 
better than most sorts. Very attractive and desirable for garnishing, 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; %4 Ib., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
. ow h dq” {t shows a remarkable combination of earliness, firm 
Earliest ayanea reading character, handsome appearance and fine 
quality. Both in cold frames early in the spring and in the open ground 
—in spring, summer and early fall months—it has proved to be not only 
the very earliest and surest heading of all early lettuces, but also of the 
very finest quality at all seasons. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; 1%4 lb., 35c; Ib., $1.25. 
. This is a fine forcing variety for cold frames during the 
Big Boston winter months, as it produces heads of very large size, often 
72 inches or more across, and succeeds better in cooler temperature than 
i most forcing strains. The large heads are beautifully blanched and of 
mo Sue superior a 
: +f nT Te eEGEs BEET Ti quality. It al- 
Grand Rapids Lettuce. so heads well 
in the open 
ground during cool weather of spring and fall, and has 
lately become popular in the South to grow for ship- 
ping North. Our seed is an extra selected strain jot 
the true stock. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 Ib., 35¢; Ib., $1.25. 
. In comparison with the well- 
Black Seeded Big Boston (ncer?“wnite-secaed Big 
Boston, the leaves are a trifle smaller and rather lighter 
shade of green with less color on edges, producing 
larger solid heads, which are always tender and crisp, 
more compact and will stand shipping better. Excellent 
for forcing or growing in the open ground, spring or 
fall. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; %4 Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.26. 
fs A medium-sized, light green, 
Boston Market Forcing compact, very early heading 
lettuce of excellent quality and desirable for forcing. 
Outdoors it is one of the earliest to form a head under 
favorable conditions. Pkt., 5e; oz., 15c; %4 lb., 30c; 
Ib., $1.00, 
S Originated by a local market 
Baltimore Early Market eardevon who for_ several 
years past has supplied the earliest and finest Butter- 
head Lettuce to the Baltimore market. In comparison 
with May King, it is earlier and free from the red 
tint; the outer leaves are a light green, with the entire 
head fully blanched to a rich buttery yellow tint, which 
makes it so attractive for late fall or in cold frames and 
early spring use. Oz., 15e; %4 lb., 40c; Ib., $1.25. 
7 This is a standard variety amongst 
Large White Loa truckers for planting early in the 
spring or fall to stand out over winter. It is an ex- 
ceedingly early heading variety, compact, tender, solid 
head and of fine quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; %4 lb., 25c; 
45 Ce. 
Bi H Plants of extra large growth, producing 
1g ea heads of immense size under favorable con- 
ditions. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; %4 Ib., 30c; Ib., 90c, Big Boston Lettuce. 
