CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



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The seed should be sown broadcast ; when 

 and from eight to ten inches apart in row- 

 instance, Butter Head will not require as 

 to 85 days. One ounce to 250 feet of drill 



PBOTSCHEB'S NEW O E- 

 LEANS IMPROVED Z.ABGE 

 PASSION. — This is a Cabbage 

 Lettuce introduced by Richard 

 Frotscher; it attains a large size, 

 grows slowly, but heads very 

 hard. It does better here during 

 late Autumn and Winter than in 

 Summer, as it cannot stand the 

 heat. If sown late in the Fall and 

 transplanted during Winter, it 

 growls to very large heads, hard 

 and firm. This is the kind 

 shipped from here in the Spring 

 and cannot be surpassed for that 

 purpose. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; 

 oz., 15c.; 1/4 lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25, 

 postpaid. 



PRIZE HEAD. — One of the fin- 

 est varieties ever introduced, 

 forming a very large head, but 

 not a solid one; the leaves are 

 slightly tinged with brown, and 

 is remarkable for its crispness 

 and delicacy of flavor; is well 

 adapted for either forcing or 

 culture. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 

 lb., 50c.; lb., S1.50, postpaid. 



EARZ.Y CABBAGE OR WHITE BUT- 

 TER. — An early variety, forming a solid 

 head, but not quite as large as some 

 others. It is the best kind for family use, 

 to sow during Fall and Spring, it is early 

 and of good flavor. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; 

 oz., 15c.; M lb., 50c.; lb., Si. 50, postpaid. 



DRUMHEAD CABBAGE OB MALTA.— 

 An excellent Spring variety, forming large 

 heads, the outer leaves curled. Packet, 5c. 

 and 10c. • oz., 15c.; H lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50, 

 postpaid. 



MAXIMUM OB IMMENSITY. — A very 

 large variety, one of the largest of the 

 cabbage sorts. It is especially adapted for 

 planting in the Fall and T^'inter, and makes 

 a fine, tender, buttery head, A number of 

 our best local market gardeners have been 

 growing it and find it unsurpassed for a 

 fine shipping sort. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 



large enough plant out in rows a foot apart, 

 .s. Some kinds grow larger than others; for 

 much space as Big Boston. :\Iatures in 50 

 ; 3 pounds per acre. 



outdoor 

 15C.; 1^ 



15c. 



50c.; lb., S1.50, postpaid. 



MAY KING. — This remarkable 'new cab- 

 bage Lettuce has proved itself capable of 

 satisfying the most exacting requirements 

 that could be made of an early outdoor 

 Lettuce, It is an excellent variety for 

 forcing. It is not in the least affected by 

 cold or wet weather, grows very quickly 

 and produces splendid globular heads, 

 which are ready 10 to 14 days in advance 

 of any other, and which stands a long time 

 before running to seed. The outer leaves 

 are of a yellowish green, with light brown- 

 ish tinge, while the inner leaves are of a 

 golden yellow shade. Flavor unexcelled. 

 Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 15c.; 14 lb., 50c; 

 lb., SI. 50, postpaid. 



STECEIiEB'S FBENCH M A R E E T. — 



This lettuce is a great improvement on the 



old and well-known Royal strain, forming 



much larger and more compact heads. It 



I is very crisp, tender and olive green in 



I color, a good shipper. Packet, 5c. and 10c=; 



' oz., 15c.; 1/4 lb., 50c.; lb., SI. 50, postpaid. 



Mazimiuu or Imxnensity. 



Hubbard Market. 



