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LETTUCE— CABBAGE OR HEADING— Continued 



California Cream Butter ^ ^^^^^ brotvn) A very 

 V^aiirornia ^^ream DUtter reliable heading sort, with 



or Royal Summer Cabbage 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. 5c; Oz. 15c; 



2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



n r% t- 1%, ^- ("Seed black) Outer leaves large, thick, 



OrOWn UUtCn green tinged with brown and covering a 



solid head which is beautifully blanched, sweet, tender and 



well flavored. The variety is desirable because of its hardiness 



and is well adapted for planting in the south as a winter 



lettuce. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



I Wl' * ^- (^^^(^ white) A light green, loose 



Jersey Winter heading, medium sized lettuce; very 



hardy and when wintered over one of the earliest to mature 



its heads. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



I A I B. {Seed tvhite) This very large heading 

 LiOS /VngeleS lettuce is desirable not only as a garden 



variety for summer use but is much used as a fall and winter 

 market sort, especially in the vicinity of Los Angeles. 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 con- 

 dition for use. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; V4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



I I B. (Seed irhite) One of the most desirable later 

 rlanSOn summer lettuces. The plant is compact and forms 



a large, cabbage-like head which remains in condition longer 

 than most heading sorts. The outer leaves are bright yellow- 

 ish green, broad, somewhat crumpled and frilled at edge 

 and with distinctive midiib. 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. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



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CURLED OR LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 



^ J D * J ■*■• (^^^(^ black) As a lettuce for greenhouse forcing this variety vuidoubtedly stands at the head of the 



VaranCl JKapidS llst, being of quick growth, hardy, little liable to rot and remaining in condition several days after being 



fit to cut. The plant is upi'ight and fox'ms 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. 5c; 



Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 1/4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 



r\ a. *M. fiJI 1 1. ^- (Seed white) Excellent for 

 UetrOlt IVlarket growing under glass where 



Gardeners' Forcing ^.'^^f 'iiSi^%llZ 



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, 

 and it sometimes forms outdoors a faii-ly solid head. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



e» >I?TI/-^1JB. (Seedivhite) 



OimpSOn S harly Curled a very exten- 

 sively used early loose leaved, or clustering variety. 

 The 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. 5c; 

 Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4, Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Tp > 17 1 ^- (Seed tvhite) A large, cluster- 



r erry S Hiarly Ing, non-heading lettuce, most 



Pi«iT<» l-ltfaa A excellent for the home garden and 



£ ri^c M. icca.u 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 crum- 

 pled, bright green tinged with brownish red, and are very crisp, tender 

 and sweet. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Black Seeded Simpson 



Dl 1 O J J O* B. One of the best 



tSIaCK tSeedeCl OinipSOn for sowing out- 

 doors where an exceedingly tender leaf is desired 

 and for 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 oviter ones are 

 very tender. This curly and thin-leaved, bunching 

 variety is uniformly attractive and remains of 

 excellent quality a very long time. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Cos Lettuce 



FERRY'S Early Prize Head 



(Romaine) This kind 

 of lettuce is distin- 

 guished by its long, 

 narrow, spoon-shaped leaves, folding into loose, sugar- 

 loaf shaped heads which blanch better by having 

 the outer leaves drawn about them and tied. The 

 quality is distinct from that of the Cabbage Lettuces 

 and by many is considered very superior. 



Sow seed early in spring in rich, well prepared 

 soil, in rows eighteen inches apart, covering one-half 

 inch deep. When plants have two or thi-ee leaves 

 thin to three or four inches apart. As the plants 

 begin to crowd thin and use as required. If large 

 heads are desired plants should be thinned ten to 

 twelve inches apart. 



Early White Self-Folding tmsScII- 



lent variety, also called Trianon, forms a large 

 light green plant with a well 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, {Sold out) 



