Wholesale Prices to Market Gardeners and Farmers — Fall, 1920 



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Lettuce 



Culture. For early Summer use, 

 sow in hotbeds in March, sowing 

 every two weeks for succession. 

 Transplant the young plants to rows 

 2 feet apart and 8 to 12 inches apart 

 in row. For Winter use, sow in Aug- 

 ust, transplant to frames; and for 

 this purpose the early heading varie- 

 ties, such as the Millionaire Lettuce, 

 are best adapted. The Cos varieties 

 require to be tied up for a few days 

 in order to properly blanch them. 



Earliest Varieties 



415. Bolgiano's "Masterpiece" 

 Lettuce. New 1920 Creation. 



(Specialty, seepage 17.) Sure header, 

 very solid, beautifully blanched, 

 crisp as ice; mild, tender, sweet, de- 

 licious flavor. It is equally well 

 suited for the home garden, near-by 

 markets or long-distance shipping. 

 Does well in any section of the coun- 

 try. A very profitable Lettuce to 

 grow. Pkts. 10c and 25c. K Oz. 50c. 

 Oz. 90c. M Lb. $2.75. J4 Lb- S5.15. 

 Lb. $10.00. Postpaid. 



380. "Long Lost" Lettuce. 

 Produces large, extremely solid, com- 

 pact cabbage heads. It is a reliable 

 sure header and is very hardy. It 

 stands the cold. It will Winter over 

 better than Big Boston Lettuce. 

 "Long Lost" Lettuce has both ship- 

 ping and eating qualities, decidedly 

 buttery in flavor, sweet and tender. 

 Of a solid, bright, attractive green, 

 never spotted or brownish in any 

 part. As a shipper "Long Lost" 

 Lettuce far surpasses every other 

 Lettuce, including the Big Boston. 

 Supply very limited. Pkts. 10 and 

 25c. Vi Oz. 30c. Oz. 50c. 2 Ozs. 80c. 

 M Lb. $1.40. Vi Lb. $2.65. Lb. $5.00. 

 Postpaid. 



193. "Bully Good" Lettuce. 

 No matter whether the market price 

 is up or down, there is always a mar- 

 ket for "Bully Good" Lettuce. Those 

 fine, large, solid heads — a full bushel 

 market box is barely large enough to 

 hold 18 of them — of a bright, rich, 

 exquisite green; with a full, solid, 

 rich, golden yellow heart closely 

 folded; crisp as ice; with a mild, de- 

 licious flavor, do you wonder we 

 have named this grand Lettuce 

 "Bully Good." The market Gard- 

 ener with his pocket full of money, 

 the Southern Grower with a big 



check from the Northern Cities and the Amateur Gardener with 

 his neighbors beat to a standstill. Every one who grows for Market 

 or eats "Bully Good" Lettuce will cheerfully admit it is worthy of 

 its name. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. 34 Lb. 40c. J^ 

 Lb. 70c. Lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 



131. "Best of All" Lettuce. A sure cropper. Spring, 

 Summer, Fall or Winter. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. 

 M Lb. 40c. Vi. Lb. 70c. Lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 



156. Big Boston Lettuce. Bolgiano's Famous Stock. 

 (Specialty see page 15.) Big Boston Lettuce is the most valuable 

 Lettuce in cultivation; its excellent qualities have made it the most 

 popular and most extensively used Lettuce in the world. It can 

 be grown in the open ground for Summer or Fall, in frame for 

 Spring or forced cool in greenhouses for Winter use. producing under 

 each condition grand large buttery, yellow heads, filled with sweet, 

 crisp, tender, beautifully blanched leaves. Stands long without 

 going to seed; has few outer leaves and makes a large, attractive 

 plant. Big Boston Lettuce is specially adapted to cool, open ground 

 culture. Our stock of this famous Lettuce is the finest in the 

 World. Pkts. oc and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. M Lb. 30c. J^ 

 Lb. 55c. Lb. $1.00. Postpaid 



425. New York or Wonderful Lettuce. A decidedly crisp 

 variety; strictly cabbage head. Very large. Extremely slow to 

 shoot to seed. Hardy, well blanched; sweet, delicious flavor. Pkts. 

 5c and 10c. J4 Oz. 30c. Oz. .50c. 2 Ozs. 80c. M Lb. $1.40. Y^ Lb. 

 $2.65. Lb. $5.00. Postpaid. 



137. Black Seeded Tennis Ball or Boston Market. One 



of the very best for either forcing or early out-door planting. 

 Plants good size, leaves are of good substance and of attractive 

 dark green color. Heads are solid, crisp and tender. Pkts. 5c and 

 10c. Oz. 10c. 2 Ozs. 15c. M Lb. 25c. Lb. 75c. 



155. New Lettuce, "Unrivaled." An improvement on the 

 Big Boston Lettuce, possessing earliness, large size, attractive color, 

 etc. It can be sown almost the whole year around; it resists the 

 Summer heat, is crispy and solid. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 10c. 2 Ozs. 

 15c. \i Lb. 30c. Lb. 90. Postpaid. 



A Field of Bolgiano's Famous Big Boston Lettuce 



150. Millionaire Lettuce. Unquestionably the Earhest 

 and far better than any other extremely early large heading 

 Lettuce. A Lettuce fit for a king. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Yi Oz. 10c. 

 Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. M Lb. 40c. Vi Lb. 70c. Lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 



352. May King. A handsome, light green, heading variety 

 of medium size and excellent quality. Out-doors the heads mature 

 exceptionally early, attaining a size suitable for use before other 

 sorts, and often the edges of the outer leaves have a brownish 

 tinge. The plant is very compact for so large a head. It is very 

 satisfactory also for forcing under glass. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 10c. 

 2 Ozs. 15c. Vi Lb. 30c. Yi Lb. 50c. Lb. 90c. 



122. Improved White Loaf Lettuce. After the most care- 

 ful cultivation and rogueing, we have established the truest and 

 most uniform strain of improved White Loaf Lettuce. It is planted 

 largely in the Fall and allowed to remain in the open ground all 

 Winter. In the earliest Spring it quickly forms most dehcious. 

 large, light-colored Lettuce heads. As a frame Lettuce it has no 

 equal. If planted in early Spring it quickly forms heads and can 

 be brought to market long before other Lettuce. Pkts. 5c and 10c. 

 Oz. 10c. 2 Ozs. 15c. \i Lb. 30c. Y2 Lb. 50c. Lb. 90c. Postpaid. 



126. New Early Spring Lettuce. In the Early Spring 

 months this splendid Lettuce produces large cabbage-like heads, 

 which are uniform, tender, crisp and sell at highest possible prices. 

 Our most critical Market Gardeners, year after year, bank on this 

 Lettuce. It is also good for late Summer sowing to produce Fall 

 Head Lettuce. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 2 Ozs. 25c. >4 Lb. 30c. 

 Yi Lb. 55c. Lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 



399. Burpee's Wayahead Lettuce. Shows are markable 

 combination of earliness, firm heading character, handsome ap- 

 pearance and fine quality. Both in cold-frames early in the Spring 

 and in the open ground in Spring, Summer and early Fall months, 

 it has proven to be one of the earliest and surest heading of all 

 early Lettuces. The outer leaves are a Ught green, with the inner 

 head firmly blanched to a rich buttery yeUow. Retains its good 

 quality throughout the season and stands longer without going to 

 seed than many other earlv varieties. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 

 M Lb. 30c. H Lb. 55c. Lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 



