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LETTUCE (Lattiek) 



Bol^lano's nbite Seed S 



CILTIKK. Sow the -seed in hotbeds in February 

 or March, transplant into a sheltering border with a 

 southern exposure. For successive crops sowing 

 may be made in the open ground as early as the spring 

 opens, ajid continuing until July. Always thin out well, 

 or the plants will not be strong. When wanted as a 

 cut salad, sow the seed thickly in rows or broadcast. 

 BOLGIAXO'S BLACK SEED SUM.MER LET- 

 TUCE. A perfect heading outdoor Lettuce, espe- 

 cially during our dry, hot summer, because it is long 

 standing and ahsays tender and pleasant to the 

 taste. It does equally well for forcing under glass 

 in hot beds, cold frames, greenhouses and for out- 

 side cultivation. Pkts., 5 and 10c. ; ounce, 15c.; V* 

 lb.. 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



BOLiJIANCS .\EW WONDER LETTUCE. This 

 new lettuce has solid round heads between 6 and 7 

 inches in diameter. It is hardy and very early or 

 tjuick in maturing. The outer leaves are tinged with 

 brown, but not to the extent that Big Boston is. 

 Its fine flavor alone would make it take a leading 

 place among lettuce growers. Pkts., 5 and 10c. ; 1 

 ounce, 20c. ; 2 ounces, 30c. ; ' i lb., 50c. ; lb., $1.50. 



FAR.MER'S PRIDE LETTUCE. We recommend 

 this Lettuce, feeling that when we do we have 

 placed in the hands of our trade one that will give 

 the utmost satisfaction. It forms a large, solid 

 head, slow to seed and early in forming. Its large 

 golden heart with outside leaves of bright green 

 makes it pleasing to the eye. and when used at the table it is unsurpassed. The leaves are crumpled and have none of the 

 coarseness of other sorts. Pkts., 5 and lOc: ounce, 15c.; Vt lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



BK; BOSTOy lettuce, special stock, a grand large cabbage lettuce, for either midsummer or fall use. Big, 

 compact, tender and crisp, creamy-white heads. This grand variety proved to be most valuable, steadily gaining in popu- 

 larity until it is now extensively grown for th*' private table or for sale. North, South, East and West. Whether grown 

 in the open ground for summer and faD use, in frames for .spring, it invariably gives both grower and user the utmost 

 satisfaction, producing during all seasons, under ordinarily favorable conditions, splendid, large, buttery-yellow heads, packed 

 with thoroughly blanched leaves, crisp, tender, sweet and wh te. delighting both the palate and the eye. Although "Big 

 Boston" is one of the best large-heading midsumm-^r Lettuces, it is also peculiarly adapted for late fall culture; large areas 

 of it may be seen in this vicinity as late as Nov. 1.5th. When cut for market the leaves are as fresh, bright and untinged as 

 if in midsummer. Price: pkt.. 5 and lOc; ounce, l.'.r.; I4 lb.. 40(.; |b., $1.25. 



BOLGIAXO'S 0.4K LEAF LETTUCE is most remark.-ible for resisting the summer's heat and retains its remark- 

 able conditions long after other sorts become worthless Pkts., 5 and 10c. ; 1 ounce, 15c.; M lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



GBA.ND RAPIDS. See illustration below. This does not form heads, but makes large compact bunches of light leaves 

 with fringed edges. Its delicious quahty and handsome app-arance make it most popular in winter markets of many 

 Western cities. It is useful also for outdoor planting during spring and fall. Our stock is the best it is possible to pro- 

 duce . Pk t., 5c.; ounce, 15c.; U lb.. 35c.; lb., $1.25. 



HUBBARD MARKET LETTUCE. One of the very best Lettuce for planting in the fall to stand over winter, 

 either in cold frames or outside. Makes a large, solid head, with outside leaves a delicate green, and inside head a fine 

 ligLt color of superior quality. Pkts.. 5 and 10c. : ounce, 15c. ; "4 lb., 40a; lb.. $1.25. 



WAYAHEAD LETTUCE shows a remarkable combination of earliness, firm heading character, handsome appearance 

 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 proved to be not only the 

 very earliest and surest heading of all early lettuces 

 ever grown, but also of the very finest quality at all 

 seasons. Wayahead is not only earlier than "May 

 King" and other choice extra early varieties, but the 

 heads are also larger in size and more tightly folded. 

 The outer leaves are a light green, while all the inner 

 leaves of the head are nicely blanched to a rich but- 

 tery-yellow tint; it stands a long time before running 

 to seed. Per pkt., 5 and 10c. ; ounce, 20c.; '4 lb., 60c.; 

 lb., $2.00. 



yEW YORK. Plants of extra large growth, pro- 

 ducing heads of immense size, and closely folded; inner 

 portion is beautifully blanched. Outer leaves a deep 

 rich green. Pkt.. 5c. ; oz., 20c.; U lb., 60c.; lb., $2.00. 

 SODfER KI>"G LETTTCE. It produces immense 

 heads, often 15 and 16 inches across, and weighing 

 enormotisly. The interior is beautifully blanched, 

 creamy-white, crisp, tender and deUcious, being abso- 

 hitely free from any trace of bitterness. It is a very 

 large, robust-growing variety, rooting deeply, resisting 

 hot, dry weather, very slow to nm to seed and a sure 

 header under most trying conditions. The outer color 

 is of a distinct applegreen. As a standard main sum- 

 mer crop, hot weather Lettuce it is in every way 

 desirable and has no equal, but is not recommended for 

 forcing. Price. 5 and 10c. pkts.; 20c. oz.; 14 lb., 65c.; 

 1 lb., $2.00. Grand Rapids Lettuce 



