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FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



LETTUCE— CABBAGE OR HEADING— Continued 



California CV^am Rntt<*r B - (Seed brotvn) A 



v^aiirornia. Lreamoutter very reliable head . 



or Royal Summer Cabbage ing sort, with glossy, 

 deep green leaves, the outer ones slightly spotted or 

 splashed with brown. The inner leaves form a large, 

 very solid head, rich light yellow in color, very thick, 

 tender and buttery. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 

 Vi Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



I iiri . b. (Seed ivhite) A light green, loose 



Jersey Winter heading, medium sized lettuce; 



very hardy and when wintered over one of the earliest 



to mature its heads. (Crop failed.) 



Los Angeles or New York iiso 'know? *as 



Wonderful. This very large heading lettuce is desirable 

 not only as a garden variety for summer use but is 

 much used as a fall and winter market sort. It is the 

 variety largely grown in California and shipped to east- 

 ern markets under the trade name of Iceberg The plant 

 is very large but compact and tight heading; outer 

 leaves attractive deep green, broad, frilled at edges. The 

 inner leaves form a large head, very sweet and tender 

 when in condition for use. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; 

 Vi Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



Los Angeles 



it b. (Seed white) One of the most desirable later summer lettuces. The plant is compact and forms a large, 



rlanson cabbage-like head which remains in condition longer than most heading sorts. The outer leaves are bright 



yellowish green, broad, somewhat crumpled and frilled at edge and with distinctive midrib. The inner leaves are 



white, very crisp and sweet. This thin-leaved, curly, tight-heading sort is very extensively used for the kitchen garden as 



well as market. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Vi Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



CURLED OR LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 



C A P * A A * ^eed black) As a lettuce for greenhouse forcing this variety undoubtedly stands at the head of 



varana ixapiuS the list, being of quick growth, hardy, little liable to rot and remaining in condition several days after 



being fit to cut. The plant is upright and forms a loose cluster of large, thin, bright green leaves, savoyed, finely crimped 



at edges. The leaves do not wilt quickly after cutting so that the variety will stand shipping long distances better than 



most sorts. It is a very attractive variety and is desirable for garnishing. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c; 



Lb. $2.25 



in , .. » * | . g*t j f f7 . a. (Seed ivhite) Excellent for growing under glass where it stands higher 



L/etrOlt Market LiardenerS r OrCing temperature than Grand Rapids and can be crowded to maturity. This 



variety is also well adapted for outdoor growing. The plant is more compact than that of Grand Rapids, is lighter colored 



and less frilled at the edges of the leaves which are crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



q. > |-« | f* | l b. (Seed tvhite) A very extensively used early loose leaved, or clustering variety. The 



•bimpSOn S Harly burled, leaves are light green in color, slightly frilled and much blistered, crisp, sweet and 



tender. The sort is especially adapted for sowing thickly and cutting when the plants are young. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 



2 Oz. 35c; Vi Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



17 » IT 1 T> * U J B - (Seed white) A large-clustering, non-heading lettuce, most excellent for the home 



reiTy S ILarly I nze rleaa garden and undoubtedly the most easily grown variety in cultivation. It is too tender, 

 however, to stand shipping or handling on the market. The leaves are finely curled and crumpled, bright green tinged with 

 brownish red, and are very crisp, tender and sweet. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Vi Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



Ul 1 O J J C* B - Oneof the best for sowing outdoors where an exceedingly tender leaf is desired and for 



DlaCK Deeded Simpson those markets which demand a very large loose clustering sort. The color is an attractive 



light yellowish green. It is used also for growing under glass or in frames. The leaves are ruffled and blistered and 



even the large outer ones are very tender. This curly and thin-leaved, bunching variety is uniformly attractive and remains 



of excellent quality a very long time. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



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Cos Lettuce 



Early White Self-Foiding Cos 



(Romaine) This 

 kind of lettuce is 

 distinguished by 

 its long, narrow. spoon-shapedleaves, folding into 

 loose, sugar-loaf shaped heads which blanch 

 better by having the outer leaves draAvn about 

 them and tied. The quality is distinct from that 

 of the Cabbage Lettuces and by many is consid- 

 ered very superior. 



Sow seed early in spring in rich, well pre- 

 pared soil, in rows eighteen inches apart, cover- 

 ing one-half inch deep. When plants have two 

 or three leaves thin to three or four inches apart. 

 As the plants begin to crowd thin and use as 

 required. If large heads are clesi red plants should 

 be thinned ten to twelve inches apart. 



r> i \\ti •* (Seed white) This excel- 

 t,arly White lent variety, also called 

 ^*»lf FrJrlirio- Trianon, forms a large light 



oeir- roiciing green p]ant with a we]1 



folded head of very good quality. The midribs 

 are white and very prominent. The inner 

 leaves are nearly white, slightly tinged with 

 green, and are decidedly firm and sweet. This 

 is considered the most reliable of the Cos or 

 celery lettuces for the home garden or market 

 gardeners' use in this country. Pkt. 10c; 

 Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



