LETTUCE= =KOHL-RABI= =MUSTARD= 



Culture — Planting time. Southern States: 

 Spring, January to June; Fall, September to 

 November. Plant one ounce to 150 feet of 

 row, 3 pounds to one acre. If planted during 

 hot ■weather, soak seeds for 2 hours in water, 

 preferably on ice if convenient, and w^rap in 

 damp cloth. Keep for six days in damp cloth 

 until sprouted, then plant. Ants very often 

 carry away the seed before sprouting but 

 this treatment stops it. Approximate time to 

 maturity is given after each variety. This 

 varies with soil and climatic conditions. 



FLORIDA ICEBERG— 83 days. Very popu- 

 lar variety. Crisp heading plants of 

 medium size; leaves smooth, thick, me- 

 dium light green. Heads round and well 

 folded. 



GREAT LAKES — An outstanding new Let- 

 tuce of Iceberg type. Stands the heat 

 and sun and is unusually slow to go 

 to seed. One of the best. 



MAMMOTH BIG BOSTON— 75 days. Extra 

 large, round, very firm, light green 

 Ifeads. Majority of market gardeners in 

 South are growing this variety for ship- 

 ment and table use. 



NEW YORK WONDERFUL— 80 days. 

 Crisp, large heads, dark green colored 

 leaves. Produces most compact heads. 

 Excellent for shipping. 



GRAND RAPIDS — 65 days. Non-heading, 

 leaves crisp, light green, curled, fringed. 

 Delightful flavor. 



HUBBARD'S MARKET— 60 days. Forms large, 

 crisp, solid heads. Stands heat well. Only 

 variety planted in summer. 



ICEBERG — 84 days. Heading, curled, medium 

 size, crisp, green, fringed leaves enclosing 

 crisp white interior. A very popular va- 

 riety. 



BIBB — 57 days. Distinct butter head type, 

 dark green variety, forming a rather loosely 

 folded head of small size. 



ROMAINE or PARIS WHITE COS— 70 days. 

 Loose spoon shaped leaves, loose heads. 

 Bleached by tying up leaves. Delightful 

 tasting, an excellent variety. 



WHITE BOSTON or UNRIVALED— 75 days. 

 Similar to white seeded Big Boston, but with 

 leaves lighter green and free from the 

 brown tin t; h eart buttery yellow. 



CHICKEN LETTUCE — For chickens or rabbit 

 feeding, very productive, when cut, starts 

 right in to grow again. This variety of let- 

 tuce does not head but sends up stalks 3 

 to 4 feet high. Heavily leaved which can 

 be pulled off like Kale. 



ICEBERG 



=SIBERIAN KALEi^= 

 or BORECOLE 



Culture — Planting time. Southern States: 

 Spring, March to September; Fall, October to 

 January. One ounce will produce about 3000 

 plants. Grown both for a forage crop as v^ell 

 as for table use as greens. Sow and culti- 

 vate same as Cabbage, to which family 

 Kale belongs. 

 SIBERIAN KALE— 80 days. 



Culture -^ Planting time, C_;.;.,, ;a.._ary to 

 April; Fall, September to December. One 

 ounce will produce about 3000 plants. Sow 

 in light, rich soil in rows IVz feet apart, then 

 thin to about 6 inches apart in rows. IVi 

 pounds to the acre. 

 WHITE VIENNA — 65 days. The bulb-shaped 



root is used similar to turnip and the 



leaves similar to cabbage. 



LEEK 



Culture — Planting time. Southern States: 

 Fall, September to December; Spring, Janu- 

 ary to June. Plant 2 ounces of seed to 150 

 feet of row, 2 pounds to one acre. Sow 

 either broadcast or in rows about one foot 

 apart. Approximate time to edible condition 

 of all varieties, 50 days. 



Culture — Planting time. Spring, January to 

 June; Fall, September to November. Plant 4 

 ounces to 150 feet of row. Also sow broad- 

 cast and then transplant 6 inches apart in 

 rows about 12 inches apart, 4 lbs. to the acre. 

 Belongs to the onion family and is used for 

 flavoring stews and soups. 



LARGE LONDON 

 FLAG — 90 days. 

 Well known broad 

 leaved leek; is 

 hccdy, productive 

 of good quality 

 and extensively 



cultivated in this 

 country. 



GIANT MUSSEL- 

 BURGH— 125 days. 

 Largest variety in 

 cultivation, large 

 thick, sweet stems, 

 unusually tender 

 and keeps its 

 whiteness. 



FLORIDA BROAD LEAF— This is a quick- 

 growing and very productive variety which 

 remains in condition for use a long time. The 

 leaves are rounded, very slightly crumpled, 

 unfrilled and very large. They are medium 

 light green with a broad pale green midrib. 



Lettuce Prices 



Pkg. 



Mammoth Big Boston S .10 



New York Wonderful 10 



Grand Rapids 10 



Hubbard's Market 10 



Iceberg 10 



Bibb 10 



Romaine or Paris White Cos 10 



White Boston or Unrivalled ID 



Florida Iceberg 10 



Chicken Lettuce 10 



Great Lakes IS 



Siberian Kale Prices g:^ 



Siberian Kale S .10 



Kohlrabi Prices <^ 



White Vienna S .10 



Leek Prices f^ 



Large London Flag S .10 



Giant Musselburgh 10 



Mustard Prices 



Pkg. 



Chinese Broad Leaf S .10 



Giant Southern Curled. _ 10 



Tendergreen 10 



Florida Broad Leaf 10 



CHINESE 

 BROAD LEAF 



CHINESE BROAD 

 LEAVED — Large, 

 dark green, smooth 

 leaves sometimes 2 

 to 3 feet high and 

 one foot wide; excel- 

 lent variety. 



GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED— Pale green, 

 large curled leaves, scalloped edges, the 

 most extensively grown variety. Highly 

 recommended for shipping. 



TENDERGREEN — Can be sown nearly every 



month in the year in the South. Easy to grow 

 and ready for market in 25 to 30 days. Re- 

 quires 3 to 5 pounds to the acre and planted 

 in rows 2 to 3 feet apart. Withstands the ex- 

 treme summer heat and is resistant to cold 

 weather. Leaves ore large, oblong and dark 

 green in color v/ith small center rib. Cooked 

 same as Spinach, Turnip or Mustard Greens. 











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