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LETTUCE — Crisphead Varieties 



92. Bolgiano's Masterpiece Lettuce. ("Best in 

 Garden" Variety.) (60 days.) Market gardeners and 

 lettuce growers all over the country are now growing 

 the "Masterpiece" for their late spring, summer and 

 early fall crops. No matter how hot or how long it re- 

 mains in the garden it will keep crisp, tender and sweet. 

 No bitterness. It will not go to seed quickly. Sure header, 

 can be gro^\^l in open ground after danger of frost is 

 over, all during the summer and early fall. Never 

 spots or turns dark in any part. Will stand shipping 

 to anv part of the United States and remains as crisp 

 as ice. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; V4 lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2.00, 

 2-Ib. lots, $1.75 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $1.60 lb.; 10-lb. lots, $1.50 

 lb., postpaid. 



71. New York, or Wonderful. No, 12 Strain. (65 



days.) The plants are extra large and produce heads of im- 

 mense size with the leaves closely folded; inner portion 

 blanches easily, and leaves are always crisp and tender. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 1.5 cts.; '/4 lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50; 2-lb. lots, $1.30 

 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $1.15 lb.; 10-lb. lots, $1.00 lb., postpaid. 



Cabbage, or Butter Head Varieties 



60. Bolgiano's Black Seed Summer. (60 days.) A 



perfect heading outdoor lettuce, especially during our dry, hot 

 summer, because it is long standing and always tender and 

 pleasant to the taste. It does equally well for forcing under 

 glass in hot beds, cold frames, greenhouses and for outdoor 

 cultivation. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25; 

 2-lb. lots, $1.10 lb.; 5-Ib. lots, $1.00 lb.; 10-lb. lots, 90 cts. 

 I lb., postpaid. 



318. Improved Salamander. (60 days.) Especially 

 ; desirable for late spring sowing. Medium sized, tender heads. 

 1 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25, postpaid. 



314. Iceberg. (60 days.) This is adapted for sowing for 

 j either spring or summer use, and no matter the season the 

 I leaves are always tender. The Iceberg lettuce has become 

 ( most popular in family gardens. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V4 

 ( lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.15; 2-Ib. lots, $1.05 lb.; 5-lb. lots, 90 cts. lb.; 

 I 10-lb. lots, 80 cts. lb., postpaid. 



Bolgiano's Masterpiece Lettuce 



LETTUCE, COS, or CELERY 



Cos Lettuce, or Romaine, as it is frequently called on gome markets is not 

 so generally grown as it should be in the United States. In the South, Cos 

 Lettuce succeeds best during the early spring months, or late in the fall. 



295. Eclipse or Express. (60 days.) Very early. 

 The plants are of stiff, erect, compact growth, and attain 

 height of about 6 inches. The leaves fold so neatly and tightly 

 as to make tying up unnecessary. The head blanches to an 

 almost pure white, and the leaves are ahvays mild in flavor. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 

 cts.; V4 lb. 40 cts.; 

 lb. $1.40; 2-lb. lots, 

 $1.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, 

 $1.20 lb.; 10-lb. 

 lots, $1.15 lb., post- 

 paid. 



184. Trianon 

 (Paris Self-Fold- 

 ing White.) 



(60 days.) 



O f rather tall 

 growth and pro- 

 duces large conical 

 shaped heads. The 

 long leaves blanch 

 an almost snowy 

 white, and are 

 usually eaten like 

 celery, hence it is 

 sometimes called 

 Celery Lettuce. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 

 cts.; '4 lb. 35 cts.; 

 lb. $1.15; 2-lb. lots, 

 95 cts. lb.; 5-lb. 

 lots, 85 cts. lb.; 10- 

 lb. lots, 75 cts. lb., 

 postpaid. Cos Lettuce, 



Bolgiano's Long Lost Lettuce 



AROUND THE YEAR IN THE GARDEN, by F. F. 



Rockwell. If you are busy and must use every minute 

 of your time in the garden to the best advantage, this 

 book will help you be more efficient. It is arranged in 

 52 chapters, each telling what to do in the garden" every 

 week of the year. It covers the vegetable garden, 

 flower garden, roses, shrubs, berries, fruit trees, insects 

 ami diseases, vegetables for winter, pruning and all 

 other garden operations. 88 illus., 350 pagesT $2.50 



One Large 10c Pkt. Any Three Varieties Lettuce Seed for 25c Postpaid 



