D. M. FERRY & GO'S 



Lettuce the whole season. Color, deep green, slightly tinged with red on the 

 outer leaves, which are beautifully frilled. The plants should always be trans- 

 planted to two feet apart each way, and the heads will then nearly touch each 

 other. We had one stalk which measured three feet in diameter. 



LETTUCE— Simpson's Early Curled. LETT'JCS— Eariy Curled Silesia. 



Simpson's Early Curled. — A remarkably early market variety ; leaves, 

 much curled, dark green, very crisp and tender. The seed should be planted 

 very early in the Spring. 



Early Tennis Ball (True Black Seeded.) 

 — A small, extremely hardy variety, extensively 

 grown by market men in winter, in cold frames, for 

 early spring marketing. Dark green, very solid, if 

 g grown in cool weather, but apt to be loose if grown 

 during summer. It is slow in going to seed, and 

 LETTUCE.— Early Tennis the head blanches white and tender. 



*-"' Early Curled Silesia. — A superior early 



variety, of very strong growth ; leaves, large, light yellow, wrinkled. It makes 

 a large, loose head, of excellent flavor. Our stock is selected from the most 

 perfect specimens, is very pure, and will give -perfect satisfaction to market 

 gardeners. 



Early Boston Curled. — A com- 

 paratively new variety ; one of the best 

 for general cultivation. The elegant frill- 

 ing of the leaves, and fine form, make it 

 very attractive. It is early, very tender, 

 and of fine fie. /or. 



Black Warrior. — A new, vigorous 

 growing, black seeded variety, and excel- 

 lent for main crop. It comes to us highly 

 recommended. 



Frankfort Head. — A dark brown, 

 with close, round heads, which cut open 



LETTUCE.--Earl7 Boston Curled. 



curled variety, rather small and late. 



finely blanched, and very crisp. It remains a long time in head ; seeds, black, 

 produced very sparingly. 



Philadelphia Butter. — Heads, large, white and very crisp ; leaves, dark 

 green ; of fine flavor, and remains a long time in season. Not generally known, 

 but gives entire satisfaction where it has been grown. 



