LETTUCE 



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 ICEBEHG — 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 WONDERFUI^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. 



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, on 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. 



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. So'w and culti- 

 vate same as Cabbage, to which family 

 Kale belongs. 

 SIBERIAN KALE— 80 days. 



Culture — Planting time. Spring, January to 

 April; Fall, September to December. One 

 ounce will produce about 3000 plants. Sow 

 in light, rich soil in ro-ws IVi feet apart, then 

 thin to about 6 inches apart in rows. 1V4 

 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, 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 

 hardy, productive, 

 of good quality 

 cmd extensively cu 

 and extensively 

 cultivated in this 

 country. 



GIANT MUSSEL- 

 BURGH— 125 days. 

 Largest variety in 

 cultivation, large 

 thick, swreet stems 

 unusually tender 

 and keeps its 

 whiteness. 



LONDON FLAG 



FLORIDA BROAD LEAF — This is a quick 

 growing and very productive variety v/hich 

 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. 



Big Boston S .10 



New York Wonderful 10 



Grand Rapids 10 



Iceberg 10 



Bibb 10 



Romaine or Paris White Cos 10 



Florida Iceberg 20 



Chicken Lettuce » 10 



Great Lakes 15 



Siberian Kale Prices 



Pkg. 

 Siberian Kale S .10 



Kohlrabi Prices 



Pkg. 

 White Vienna S .10 



Leek Prices 



Pkg. 



Large London Flag $ .10 



Giant Musselburgh 10 



Mustard Prices 



Pkg. 



Chinese Broad Leaf S .10 



Southern Curled 10 



Tendergreen 10 



Florida Broad Leaf 10 



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. 



CHINESE BROAD \ 

 LEAVED — Large, 

 dark green, smooth 

 leaves sometimes 2 

 to 3 feet high and 

 one foot wide; excel- 

 lent variety. 



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 

 resistant to cold weather. Leaves are large, 

 oblong and dark green in color with small 

 center rib. Cooked some as Spinach, Tur- 

 nip or Mustard Greens. 



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$24.00 



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22.50 



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Lb. 



$2.00 



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$ .40 $1.00 



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 $3.00 



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$ .55 $1.35 



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