SEEDS AND IMPLEMENTS. 



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LETTUCE.— Lattich). 



i oz. to 3000 plants. 3 lbs. to 

 an acre. 



Culture. — Sow in hot-beds or 

 the open ground during April and 

 May for summer supply. Plants 

 may be grown on a temporary bed 

 and transplanted ; or the seed may 

 be sown where the lettuce is to ma- 

 ture. For a permanent bed, select 

 rich light soil, spade deeply, incor- 

 porate manure and lay off in drills 

 two feet apart. Destroy weeds and \ 

 hoe often. Seeds may be sown in 

 August and September, and plants 

 treated as directed for cabbage 

 plants, in which case a covering of 

 straw will prove very beneficial. 



Salamander.-^. ^. — Compact, tender 



heads, resisting summer heat, 

 lb. 35c. Lb. $i.co. 



Oz. 15c. 



Xew Iceberg — Quick growing heads, hard 

 and handsome. Tender and true. There is no 

 handsomer or more solid cabbage lettuce in 

 cultivation — in fact, it is strikingly beautiful. 

 The large, curly leaves which cover the outside 

 of the head are of a bright, light green. The 

 unusually solidity of the heads is insured by the 

 large white main ribs of the leaves, each of 

 which curving strongly into the centre, acts 

 like a truss, making it impossible for the leaves 

 to open outward and expose the centre, which 

 consequently, is thoroughly blanched. It mat- 

 ters not whether in the early spring or the hot- 

 test days of summer, the leaves are always crisp 

 and tender. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. X lb. 35c. 

 Lb. $1.25. 



Philadelphia Butter.— A very early 

 lettuce, excellent for forcing. Produces large 

 heads of excellent quality; one of the best for 

 market gardeners. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. ]i lb. 

 35c. Lb. $1.25. 



Philadelphia Early White Cab- 

 bage,— Pkt. 5c. Oz, 15c. X lb. 30c. Lb.$i.co 



Early Curled Simpson Lettuce.— 



Heads are a yellowish green, are compact mass 

 of curly leaves, very tender. Pkt. 5C.-10C. Oz. 

 15c. % lb. 35c. Lb. $1.00. 



Golden Queen — Popular for forcing. 

 Pkt. 5c. Oz. ioc. % lb. 30c. Lb. $1.00. 



Improved Hanson.— One of the finest. 



SALAMANDER LETTUCE. 



California Cream Butter Lettuce. 



Outside leaves are a medium green color, and 

 inside is folded a solid head of rich, creamy 

 yellow color. It is considered by the growers 

 one of the best in cultivation. Oz. 15c. ]i lb. 

 35c. y z lb. 60c. Lb. $1.00. 



Defiance Summer. 



% lb. 35c. Lb. $1.25. 



Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 



Beautiful fringed head, 

 lb. 35c. Lb. $1.25. 



Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 



Big Boston. — Identical in color, shape 

 and general appearance as the Boston Market 

 Lettuce, but double the size. It is about one 

 week later in maturing, but its solidity and 

 greater size of head will make it a most valua- 

 ble sort, desirable either for cold frames or 

 open ground planting. It heads up well all sea- 

 sons of the year, and is of crisp, tender quality. 

 Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. % lb. 35c. Lb. $1.00. 



Early Prize Head.— Large, loose heads, 

 tinged with brown, fine flavor Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 

 X lb. 30c. Lb. $1.00. 



Boston Market or Tennis Ball.— 



This variety is used specially for green house 

 and hot-bed culture, becaus it can be planted 

 very close. It grows very compact, fair size, 

 heads slightly tinged with red on edge of leaves. 

 Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. X lb. 35c. Lb. 90c. 



Grand Rapids. — This is a very large, 

 thin-leaved, curly-head lettuce. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 

 15c. % lb. 35c. Lb. $1.00. 



