



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 wrap 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 conditons. 
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. 
BIG BOSTON—75 days. Extra large, 
round, very firm, light green heads. 
Majority of market gardeners in South 
are growing this variety for shipment 
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. 
leaves crisp, light green, curled, fringed. 
Delightful flavor. 
ICEBERG—84 days. Heading, curled, me- 
dium size, crisp, green, fringed leaves 
enclosing crisp, white interior. A very 
popular variety. 
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. 
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. 





Non-heading, 
Culture — Planting time, Spring, January to 
April; Fall, September to December. One 
ounce will produce about 3000 plants. Sow 
in light, rich soil in rows 1% feet apart, then 
thin to about 6 inches apart in rows. 144 
pounds to the acre. 
WHITE VIENNA — 65 days. The bulb-shaped 
root is used similar to turnip and the leaves 
similar to cabbage. 
ICEBERG 
—=—=SIBERIAN KALE— 
or BORECOLE 
Culture — Planting time, Southern States: 
Spring, March to September; Fall, October to 
January. One ounce will produce about 3,000 
plants. Grown both for a forage crop as well 
as for table use as greens. Sow and culti- 
vate same as Cabbage, to which family 
Kale belongs. 
SIBERIAN KALE—80 days. 
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Grand Rapids . “10 "35 ‘80 2.50 10.25 18.0 
10 40 1.00 3.00 13.00 
“10 50 1.00 3.50 15.50 
[10 135 ‘80 2.35 11.00 
Florida Iceberg .20 -60 1.50 5.00 23.75 
Chicken Lettuce ek, AS) .60 2.00 
Grea Licker sneha (20 175 2.00 6.00 27.50 
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Florida Broad Leaf... ‘10 20 (45 1.10 4.75 8.00 




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 by broadcast or in rows about one foot 
apart. Approximate time to edible condition’ 
of all varieties, 50 days. | 
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. 








CHINESE 
BROAD LEAF 



CHINESE BROAD \ } 
LEAVED — Large, (o 
dark green, smooth m 
leaves sometimes 2 iy 
to 3 feet high and Sry 
one foot wide; excel- 7 
lent variety. la 
Le 
SOUTHERN CURLED—Pale green, large: 
curled leaves, scalloped edges, the most’ 
extensively grown variety. Highly rec- 
ommended 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. 
Requires 3 to 5 pounds to the acre and) 
planted in rows 2 to 3 feet apart. With-. 
stands the extreme summer heat and is: 
Tesistant to cold weather. Leaves are large, 
oblong and dark green in color with small. 
center rib. Cooked same as Spinach, Tur- 
nip or Mustard Greens. 


LEEK 
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—60 days. Well! 
known broad leaved leek, hardy, pro- 
ductive and good quality, and exten- 
sively cultivated in this country. 









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