COLE'S LETTUCE SEED. 



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LETTUCE 



Ger. Salat. Fr. Laitue. 

 One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 

 Lettuce covets a rich, mild soil. Sow as early in 

 the spring as the ground can be worked, and every 

 two weeks for a succession, thinly in drills one foot 

 apart; when up thin to eight inches apart, so as to 

 form good heads; it may also be sown broadcast if 

 preferred. 



ALL SEASONS. See Novelties. 

 GRAND RAPIDS. This forcing variety 



stands more neglect in the way of watering and 

 ventilation, will grow more weight on the same 

 git)und and will stand longer urter it has matured; 

 a strong grower, very crisp and tender and not 

 apt to rot and will keep from wilting longer while 

 exposed for sale than any other sort. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. This var- 

 iety does not head, but fonns a compact close 

 mass of leaves; the earliest and leading market 

 sort. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 



BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. It is much 



lighter colored than preceding; it grows nearly 

 double in size, of fine quality. One of the best for 

 forcing or outdoor planting. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz 

 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. $1.00. 



EARLY PRIZE HEAD. One of the best 

 early Lettuces. It forms a mammoth head and re- 

 mains tender and crisp throughout the season; is 

 prompt to head, but slow to run up to seed; of 

 superb flavor and very hardy. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. T5 cts. 



DEFIANCE CABBAGE. This is a large 

 growing summer lettuce, which we have found to be 

 unexcelled as a long standing sort. The leaves 

 are of a light green color, and it remains for a 



. long season tender and crisp. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



LARGE BUTTERHEAD. Forming heads 

 in the open ground, often fourteen inches in dia- 

 meter, and averaging fully a pound in weight. Per 

 pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



NEW MIGNONETTE. The entire plant 



measures only seven inches in diameter, and is 

 more solid and compact than any other variety. 

 The outer leaves are few. The small surface of the 

 leaves which are separated from the head is deeply 

 crumpled as in a Savoy cabbage, and richly colored 

 with russet red and bronze green. The heart is a 

 combination of creamy yellow with pale greenish 

 white. It is very hardy, resisting drouth and ex- 

 cesssive moisture. It is fit for use early, which, 

 combined with its long standing character, consti- 

 tutes it an all-seasons variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts. 



NEW ICEBERG. There is no hand- 

 somer or more solid Cabbage Lettuce in cultiva- 

 tion. The large, curly leaves which cover the out- 

 side of the solid heads are a bright, light green, 

 with a very slight reddish tinge at the edges. It 

 matters not whether in the early spring or the hot- 

 test days of summer, the quality is simply perfect. 

 So long-standing and hard are the heads that they 

 seldom shoot up to seed unless cut open with a 

 knife. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., 

 lb. $1.00. 



Hanson Lettuce. 



j IMPROVED HANSON. We have a very 



fine stock of this popular lettuce, and can recom- 

 i mend it as one of the very best. Heads green 



outside and white within; grow to a remarkable 

 ! size, very solid, and are deliciously sweet, crisp 

 [ and tender, even to the outer leaves. It stands 



the hot sun better than most other varieties. Per 

 ! pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



HARD-HEAD. This hard-heading Let- 



; tuce grows very rapidly and heads extremely early; 

 i the heads are of large size; the outer leaves are 



tinged with brownish red, changing toward the cen- 

 ! ter of the head from a golden yellow to a creamy 



white; never bitter, of a sweet, buttery flavor, and 



is alwas's crisp and tender. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 



cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



THE DEACON. When properly grown 



this is the finest, largest, tenderest, crispe?t and 

 most delicious Lettuce we have ever seen. Sow 

 early on rich land, and give plenty of room, and 

 it will give you magnificent solid heads; stands 

 longer without running to seed than any other 

 variety; none equals it. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 I 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



I SALAMANDER. This variety, like the 



i Deacon, is one of the best, forming good sized, 

 i compact heads; color light green, white on the in- 

 i side. Its great quality, however, is that it will 



withstand drought and heat, and remain long in 

 [ head; to gardeners it is invaluable on account of 



its heat resisting qualities. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 



cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



CALIFORNIA CREAM. It forms round, 



solid heads, of a medium green, slightly marked 

 with brown spots; within, the leaves are of a 

 very rich, cream-yellow color, and particularly 

 rich and buttery to the taste. The heads are of 

 good size, compact, very hard and solid. It is med- 

 ium early, and one of the very best summer varie- 

 ties of head lettuce. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 % lb. 30 cts. 



WHITE TRIANON COS. This is the 



favorite class of Lettuces in Europe, and this varie- 

 ty is the very best of its class; already they are 

 becoming popular here. The long narrow leaves, 

 which form solid heads, bleach and quickly be- 

 come snow white. They excel all other Lettuces in 

 quality, having a taste and crispness unequalled. 

 Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 cts. 



I MIXED LETTUCE SEED. Several var- 



I ieties mixed in one package, good for family use. 

 i Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts. 



