DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Large Drumhead. — Heads, re- 



markaby large, somewhat flattened, com- 

 pact ; pale green without, and white at 

 the center ; crisp and tender ; one of the 

 finest summer varieties ; seeds, white. 

 This stock has been selected for a num- 

 ber of years, discarding all but the most 

 perfect specimens, so that the vegetable 

 is now really of superior quality. 



Early White Head. —An excel- 

 lent variety for hot-bed culture, as well LETTUCE — La*ff3 Drumhead, 

 as open air ; early and hardy. Heads, small, white, crisp, very compact, and 

 closely cabbaged 



Ferry's Early Prize Head. 



— The best Lettuce known. It 

 forms a maininoth head, and re- 

 mains tender and crisp throughout 

 the season ; is prompt to head, but 



slow to run up to seed ; of superb 

 flavor, and very hardy. We de- 

 sire to call the attention of mark- 

 et gardeners and amateurs to this 

 variety particularly, being decid- 

 ly the best in cultivation. 



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LETTUCE— Ferry's Early Prize Head, 



Culture. — A veiy rich soil is necessary to produce fine head Lettuce. Its 

 crisp and tender quality depends very much on a luxuriant and vigorous growth. 

 The earliest sowing may be made in March, under glass, with slight heat. 

 Keep the "plants thin, and admit plenty of air to the frame every fine day. For 

 later supplies, sow in the open ground as soon as the season will permit ; trans- 

 plant or thin out the plants gradually to a foot apart, and keep well cultivated. 

 The early varieties, if sown early in the Spring, are apt to run up quickly to 

 seed, so the head varieties are more suitable for summer use. 



A strong-growing, hardy annu- 

 al plant, with curious shaped seed 

 pods, which, when young and 

 tender, are highly prized by many, 

 for pickling. 



Martynia Proboscidea. — 



This is the variety used for pick- 

 les. The seed should be sown in 

 April or May, and the plants trans- 

 planted to three feet apart each 

 way. 



