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p. MANN & CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



LETTUCE. 



—German, Liattich Salat. 



t oz. to 3,000 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 let- 

 tuce is to mature. For a permanent bed, 

 select rich, light soil, spade deeply, in- 

 corporate manure and lay off in drills 

 two feet apart. 



Dutcli Speckled Butter.— Pro- 

 duces heads of excellent quality, and 

 one of the best market sorts ; also 

 stands the heat well in summer. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. ^4 pound, 25c. 

 Pound, 85c. 



New 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. Packet, 5c. 

 Ounce, 15c. % pound, 25c. Pound, 85c. 



Tennis Ball, Black Seeded.— A favorite 

 forcing variety, forming a large head. It makes 

 but few outer leaves, and for this reason can be 

 planted quite closely under glass. Packet, 5c. 

 Ounce, ISC % pound, 25c. Pound, 85c. 



Deacon Lettuce.— Large solid, long standing 

 summer lettuce. Heads light green in color, and 

 very pleasing to the eye. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 

 15c- 34 pound, 25c. Pound, 85c. 



Hubbard Market.— A large heading variety, 

 good for either forcing or sowing in open 

 ground. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. ^ pound, 

 25c. Pound, 85c. 



Early Curled Simpson Lettuce.— Heads 

 are a yellowish green, are compact mass of curly 

 leaves, very tender. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. 

 % pound, 25c. Pound, 85c. 



Golden Queen.— Popular for forcing. Packet, 

 5c. Ounce, 15c. J4 pound, 35c. Pound, $1.00. 



BIG BOSTON LETTUCE. 



CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER LETTUCE. 



Yellow Seeded Butter. — This withstands 

 summer heat well, and remains in head long 

 before running to seed. It is a very distinct sort, 

 making a large, dense yellow head, very crisp 

 and tender, and excellent in flavor. Its beau- 

 tiful yellow heart gives it a very handsome ap- 

 pearance. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. ^ pound, 

 25c. Pound, 85c. 



California Cream Butter Lettuce. — Out- 

 side leaves are of medium green color, and in- 

 side is folded a solid head oi rich, creamy yel- 

 low color. It is considered by the growers one 

 of the best in cultivation. Ounce, 15c. }i pound, 

 25c. Pound, 85c. 



Improved Big Boston Lettuce. — Identical 

 in color, shape and general appearance as the 

 Boston Market Lettuce, but double in size. It 

 is about one week later in maturing, but its 

 solidity and greater size of head will make it a 

 most valuable sort, desirable either for cold 

 frames or open ground planting. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. j^ pound, 25c. 

 Pound, 85c. 



Salamander — B. S, — Compact, ten- 

 der heads, resisting summer heat. 

 Ounce, 15c. ^ pound, 25c. Pound, 

 85c. 



Boston 3Iarket,'or Tennis Ball. 

 — This variety is used specially for 

 green house and hot-bed culture, be- 

 cause it can be planted very close. It 

 grows very compact, fair size, heads 

 slightly tinged with red on edge of 

 leaves. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. ^ 

 pound, 25c. Pound, 85c. 



Oak Leafed. — This differs from all 

 other varieties in the fact of its having 

 oak-shaped leaves, which are very ten- 

 der and crisp, one of the best to with- 

 stand the summer heat. ' Packages, 5c. 

 Ounce. 15c. K pound, 25c. Pound, 85c. 

 Trianon Cos. — A self - bleaching 

 Cos Lettuce of excellent flavor, very 

 crisp and tender. The leaves when 

 bleached are stiff, like celery stalks, and 

 can be eaten in the same manner. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. }i pound, 25c. 

 Pound, 85c. 



