VEGETABLE SEEDS. 2d 



LETTUCE. 



Garten Salat^ Ger. Laitue, Fr. 

 One ounce will sow 1 OO feet of drill. 



Sow the seed in hot-beds in February or March and transplant to a warm border. When spring opens, sow 

 the seed in open ground and continue until July for a succession. Keep the plants thinned out that they may 

 grow strong and thrifty. 



Early Curled Silesian. A 

 quick-growing, loose-head- 

 ing variety which can be 

 used at an early stage of 

 growth; when young it is 

 very sweet and of good fla- 

 vor. Color, clear light green 

 with leaves very much crini- 

 pled. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 

 Xlb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



Early Tennisball. A good 

 heading lettuce and one of 

 the best for forcing imder 

 glass or early planting in 

 the open. Mediima in size; 

 forming, when well grown, 

 solid heads which blanch 

 easily and are crisp and 

 tender. Not recommended 

 for summer planting. Pkt. , 

 5c; oz., 15c; X lb., 40c; lb., 

 $1.25. 



Big" Boston. Resembles the Boston Market in every 

 respect, but is double the size. While not so early, it 

 is valuable on account of its size and solidity. It is mi- 

 excelled for forcing in cold frames or open gi-ound 

 planting, and is a valuable sort for market gardeners, 

 because of always producing large, solid, salable heads 

 at all seasons of the year. {See illustration) . Pkt., 5c; 

 oz., 15c; X lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 



Black Seeded Simoson. Large, loose heads, light yel- 

 iowish-green in color, of excellent quality and remains 

 in good condition for a long time. A very popular 

 variety in market, owing to its pleasing appearance, 

 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 



BIG BOSTON. 



Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; >^ 



nd are very crisp and tender. {See illus- 

 tration.) Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; }.(\b-^ -Wc; 11., $1.50. 



New York. A fine summer lettuce, not likely to run 

 to seed. Very laige and heavy, resembling a head of 

 Sununer Cabbage, crisp, tender, and of superior flavor, 

 always free from bitterness. Of no value for forcing. 

 Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; H^h., 50c; lb., $1.50. 



Grand Rapids. As a distinctively forcing lettuce, this 

 variety stands at the head of the list. Leaves medium 

 size, of light yellowish-green color, much crimped and 

 frilled, but of very upright groAvth; forms a fair-sized 

 but loose cluster of leaves, crisp, tender, and of good 

 quality. Owing to its upright habit it may be planted 

 close together. It will stand without spoiling, a week 

 to ten days after it is ready, and retain its freshness a 

 long time after cutting. Will stand shipping a longer 

 distance than any other forcing variety. {See illvs- 

 tmfion.) Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; )ilb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



DENVER MARKET. 



Hanson. The best out-door lettuce,, has very little 

 tendency to rim to seed. The plant forms a large flat 

 head, very solid, resembling a head of cabbage. It is 

 very light in color, delicate in flavor, crisp, tender and 

 sweet. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 3ilb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



Denver I^Iarket. An early variety valuable either for 

 forcing or in open ground. It forms large, solid heads, 

 of a good, light green color and is very slow to run 

 to seed. The leaves are marked and blistered like Savoy 



GRAJm RAPIDS. 



