-"Long Lost" Lettuce 



"The Jewel Recovered" 



The Most Wonderful Market Gardeners' and Shippers' Lettuce Produced in the Whole World 



During the Past One Hundred Years 



Excels All Others on the Market 



As a Shipper, as a Keeper, in Quality, in Sweetness, in Flavor, in Color, in Profits, in Reliability, 



in Hardiness 



Produces the Best 



Early Heads, Large Heads, Sure Heads, Solid Heads, Compact Heads, Tender Heads, 

 Globular Heads, Firm Heads, Uniform Heads 



Pkt. 10c. V2 Oz. 30c. Oz. 50c. 2 Ozi. 95c. 1/4 Lb. $1.75. 1/2 Lb. $3.00. Lb. $5.00. Postpaid 



Bolgiano's "Long Lost" Lettuce. This wonderful Lettuce was 

 gready jjrized by the leading marliet gardeners around New Yorli, Phila- 

 dclpliia and Hallimore twenty-five or thirty years ago. For some reason 

 unknown it was lost. More recently it was sold by an unusual Frenchman , 

 who came around with a sack of seed on his back selling this wonderfu 1 

 Lettuce to the Philadelphia market gardeners. Several years ago this 

 Frenchman went away and never returned. Fortunately, through our good 

 friend, Mr. Oliver H. Ott, of Philadelphia, we secured a very few seed of 

 this wonderful Lettuce and, by infinite pains, care and attention, we have 

 grown enough seed of the "Long Lost" Lettuce to supply our wide- 

 awake market gardeners, friends and customers, (provided they order 

 quickly before our limited supply of seed is exhausted. 



"Long Lost" Lettuce is decidedly buttery in flavor, sweet, tender 

 with both finest shipping and eating qualities. Leaves are of much sub- 

 stance and not easily torn. 



**Long Lost" Lettuce is of a solid, bright, attractive green. It is 

 never spotted or brownish in any part. 



"Long Lost" King of All Lettuces 



Op Jiilv 19. 1917. Mr. T. C. Corneille. of Tangipahoa Co.. La., trrole: 

 "Bolqiano's 'Long Lost' Lettuce !> the king of all Lettuce.-! I have ever seen 

 or planted in my forty years of truck farming. I am a truck specialist, and 

 know the value _ and merits of any vegetable. I planted at the same time as 

 the 'Long Lost' the 'Mammoth Big Boston and they both headed about the 

 same time, but the 'Long Lost' was much larger and much heavier than the 

 'Big Boston.' Where my surprise came in was when they were left in the 

 Jirld, when Lettuce was not selling, the 'Long Lost' got larger every day, while 

 the 'Big Boston' shot to seed. The 'Long Lost' stood at least twenty days 

 without going to seed, and in several heads the seeds stock broke in two, being 

 .m hard: some of the 'Long Lost' Lettuce weighed .V o pounds each. I never 

 have seen anything in the Lettuce family to equal them in size, appearance 

 and tenderness. This was in spite of a very hot season. I will not plant 

 anything but the 'Long Lost' Lettuce hereafter." 



As a splendid shipper** Long Lost*' Lettuce far surpasses every other 

 Lettuce, including the Big Boston. It is a wonderful shipper and those 

 growers who realize it first and quickly grasp this remarkable oi)portunity, 

 are the ones who will profit far beyond their highest hopes. 



"Long Lost" Lettuce produces large, extremely solid, compact, 

 cabbage heads. It is a reliable sure header and is very hardy. It will 

 Winter over better than Big Boston Lettuce. Itstands thecold. 



"Long Lost" Lettuce will keep remarkably well. It is distinctly a 

 market gardeners' and Southern shippers' Lettuce. Heads are large, com- 

 pact, globular in shape, very firm, well defined and beautifully blanched. 



■The famous Tomato grower, John Baer, says "Long Lost" Lettuce 

 is the very best Lettuce the market gardeners ever knew. There has never 

 been any Lettuce equal toit, for it is something extra good. 



After having been tried last year by the Leading Market Gardeners, 

 Truckers and Farmers and found to be the most wonderful Lettuce that 

 theyhaveevertried,manyhavei)laced their order with us for "Long Lost" 

 Lettuce to cover their entire acreage in Lettuce for 1918. While you 

 can readily afford to place your entire acreage in this Lettuce, you cannot 

 afford to pass another season by without giving it a trial. Our supply of 

 seed is yet limited and the demand this year is very heavy. Let us have 

 your order at onco so you will be sure of .securing your requirements of 

 "Long Lost" Lettuce. 



"Long Lost" Good to the Last Picking 



On August I'l. 1917, Mrs. Samuel Murphy, of Allegany Co., Md., 

 wrote: "I had the best of success with Bolgiano's 'Long Lost' Lettuce this 

 season. II is beautiful in appearance and very tender, and it's good to the 

 last picking. The weather conditions were extremely cold, but in spite of this 

 I had a fine crop of 'Long Lost' Lettuce," 



Words of Praise for "Long Lost" Lettuce 



On August /?. 1917, Mr. B. Mitchell, of Plaquemines Co.. La., wrote: 

 "I have words of praise for Bolgiano's 'Long Lost' Lettuce. I tried them 

 alongside of the 'Big Boston' and .find that they are far superior, grow's to a 

 large size, very tender, and stands bad weather." 



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