Sow Lettuce aiittle at a time and often for a continuous supply 



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Maulers Lettuce 



To Grow the Best Lettuce, Soil Should be Made 

 Rich by Liberal Manuring or Fertilizing 



Culture.— Seed may be started in-doors or in frames during February or early March and plants set out-doors as early in the Spring as the 



ground can be worked, in rows 1 foot apart and 8 to 12 Inches apart In the row. Seed may be sown in the open ground as soon as it can be 



worked, in rows 1 foot apart, covering seed about 1 inch; thin plants out to stand 6 to 8 inches apart in the row. Make successional sowings 



every two weeks until June ; for fall use sow seed in August and September. A packet will sow about 30 feet of drill, an ounce about 300 feet, use 



I 4 to5 pounds for an acre. Ready to use in 38 to 55 days. 



•ie 331 Crisp-as-Ice 



* 318 May King 



42 days. A Quick Grower, Extremely Hardy 



Very early, and a quick grower. Matures in 42 days. Leaves are a 

 light green, slightly tinged with brown, inner leaves a bright yellow. In 

 flavor it is particularly rich, buttery and tender. Excellent for early out- 

 door planting or for forcing. Popular both in home or market gardens. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; quarter pound, 65 cents; 

 pound, $2.00; 5 pounds, $9.. 'jO, postpaid. 



* 33* Big Boston 



45 days. Highly Recommended for Both Private and Market Gardeners 



Big Boston is the most satisfactory head lettuce whether grown in the 

 open ground for early Summer and Pall use or in frames for use in early 

 Spring, or for lorcing in the greenhouse during the Winter. Its large, 

 compact, bright green, crisp and tender buttery heads mature in 45 days. 

 See Specialty page 13 for illustration and full description. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; quarter pound, 79 cents; 

 pound, $3.50; 9 pounds, $12.00, postpaid. 



45 days. Medium Size, Compact, Solid Heads 



A beautiful cabbage head lettuce for home use. The solid heads are of 

 medium size, and the leaves are so tender and brittle as to have suggested 

 the name bestowed upon it. The heads, when cut open, have a rich, 

 creamy yellow heart. The green leaves, variegated with bronze, are 

 thick and glossy, somewhat curled. Matures in 45 days. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; quarter pound, 85 cents; 

 pound, $2.79, postpaid. 



359 Mixed Lettuce 



40 to 55 days. One Sowing for the Season 



Twelve to fifteen sorts— eai;ly, medium and late. One sowing produces 



salad for the entire season; agrandassortmentof decidedly distinctand 



excellent Jettuces; all are crisp and tender. Matures in 40 to 55 days. 



Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 20 cents; quarter pound, 60 cents; 



pound, $2.00, postpaid. 



^316 Maije's Immensity 



50 days. The Largest Grown, the Best Heat Resister 



This grand lettuce is claimed to be without exception the very largest 

 lettuce in cultivation. Notwithstanding its great size it is tender, sweet 

 and crisp. It produces in 50 days a line, large, solid head. It has great 

 heat i-esisting qualities, being slow to run to seed, so that it is very re- 

 liable for a late crop when many other sorts are unfit for use. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; quarter pound, 85 cents; 

 pound, $2.75; 5 pounds, $13.25, postpaid. 



3^0 Earliest Wayahead 



40 days. The Earliest of the Head Lettuces 



An extra early heading lettuce, producing good size heads In 40 



days, which are tightly folded; the inner leaves bleach to a rich buttery 



veilow. Quality excellent, very sweet, crisp and of firm texture, an 



excellent lettuce for sowing in cold frames in the early spring, as well as 



in the open ground in springer fall. A desirable home or market sort. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; quarter pound, 65 cents; 



pound, $2.00; 5 pounds, $9.90 postpaid. 



