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LETTUCE. 



Lattich oder, Garten Salai, Ger. 

 One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. *— * #-£ * * ^" / ^* ■- .* * Laitue, Fb. Lediuga, Sp. 



Price. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 1-4 pound 40 cts., except where noted. 

 Sow the seed in hot-beds in February or March, and transplant into a sheltering border with a southern exposure. 

 For successive crops, sowing may be made in the open ground as early as the spring opens, and continuing until July. 

 Always thin out well, or the plants will not be strong. When wanted as a cut salad, sow the seed thickly in rows or 

 broadcast. New Lettuce, "Wonderful." (See Novelties.) Pkt. 15 cts.; two for 25 cts. 



Boston Market ( White seed). Hardy and crisp ; the earliest 



heading variety ; one of the best for forcing. 

 Black Seeded Tennisball. A favorite forcing variety. Forms 



a close, hard head, with few outer leaves. 

 Hittinger's Belmont Forcing. An improvemont on the 

 Boston Market, larger in size, with well formed heads of 

 remarkably crisp and tender quality, most desirable for 

 forcing. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; £ ft. 75 cts. 

 Emperor Forcing. A very early small light green, yellow heart. 

 Big Boston. Resembles the popular Boston Market, but is 

 nearly twice as large ; desirable for forcing frames and for 

 out-door planting. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; £ ft. 75 cts. 

 Early Curled Simpson (Silesia). Forms a close, compact 



mass of leaves ; very early, excellent for forcing. 

 Black Seeded Simpson, Produces a compact mass of 

 leaves of a light color, nearly double the size of the ordi- 

 nary Simpson ; standing well the summer heat. 



Early Dutch Butter, Spotted. 



Silver Ball. This is one of the best 



all-the-year-raund Lettuce we 

 know of. It is an excellent varie- 

 ty, as well for early spring and 

 summer use as for winter forcing. 

 The heads are silvery white, very 

 firm and compact. 



Salamander. An excellent summer 

 variety, forming good-sized heads, 

 that stand drought and heat longer 

 without injury than any other sort. 



DREER'S Improved Hanson.This 

 superior Lettuce, which we intro- 

 duced twenty-one years ago, is the 

 best summer heat-resisting sort. 

 The heads grow to a remarkable 



Salamander. 



Producing fine large heads of ex- 

 cellent quality, and one of the 

 best forcing and market sorts ; also 

 stands the heat well in summer. 



Early White Cabbage ( White But- 

 ter). A favorite for sowing in the 



■ fall ; nearly hardy, requires only 

 a slight protection ; produces fine 

 well-formed heads. 



California Cream Butter (Black 

 seed). A splendid summer variety. 



Golden Queen. Very early, yellow 

 color ; excellent for forcing. 



Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; £ ft. 75 cts. 



Summer Drumhead. 



size, and are sweet, tender and crisp. For out-door culture it is un- 

 equalled. Our stock is selected and true to its original purity. 

 Denver Jlarket. This Lettuce is highly recommended, either for forcing 

 or open ground ; iforms ilarge solid heads of a light green color, is 

 slow to seed. The leaves are curled and crimped, very crisp and tender. 

 Deacon. One of the best summer cabbage sorts ; very crisp, large and 



light in color. 

 Royal Cabbage, or Summer Drumhead. Heads large, crisp, tender, 



of good flavor and stand tha summer heat well. 

 Yellow Seeded Butter (Champion Spring and Summer.) A distinct sort, 

 making a compact yellow head, of excellent flavor, withstands heat 

 well and remains crisp and tender. 

 Oak Leaved. Very distinct, excellent for summer use and for growing in 



the South, as it resists the greatest heat. 

 Defiance. One of the very best Lettuces, crisp and tender, and remains 



in prime condition a long time before going to seed. As a summer variety it has become a standard sort. 

 Sensation. Very similar to Salamander ; good summer variety. 



Grand Rapids Forcing. This is regarded in the West as the best 

 forcing and shipping variety. It matures quickly, large size and 

 handsome appearance , crisp and tender, and will keep from wilt- 

 ing after cutting longer than any other sort. 

 Kingsholm Cos. A fine Cos sort, forming long upright heads of 

 narrow leaves, which are crisp and refreshing, withstanding the 

 summer heat. 

 ParJs White Cos. Type of 

 Kingsholm ; lighter color, 

 very tender. 

 Trianon Self=Folding. A 

 self-blanching Cos Lettuce, 

 very crisp and tender, and 

 of excellent flavor. The 

 leaves when bleached are 

 stiff like celery stalks, and 

 can be eaten in the same 



Dreer'a Improved Hanson. 



manner. 

 Asparagus Cos. (See Novel- 

 ties.) 



Pkt. 15 cents. 



Trianon Self-Folding. 



"DREER'S Open Air Vegetables," ready March ist, 25 cts. 

 "DREER'S Vegetables Under Glass," treats on Lettuce as a main crop. Now ready, 25 cts. 



