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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



LETTUCE— CABBAGE OR HEADING— Continued 



California Cream Butter ?er/^?e1iabrteai^ 



or Royal Summer Cabbage ing sort, with glossy, 

 deep green leaves, the outer ones slightly spotted or 

 splashed with brown. The inner leaves form a large, 

 very solid head, rich light yellow in color, very thick, 

 tender and buttery. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

 »ALb. 40c;Lb. $1.50 



o r* 1. 1_ B. (Seed black) Outer leaves large. 



Drown UUtCn thick, green tinged with brown and 



covering a solid head which is beautifully blanched, 



sweet, tender and well flavored. The variety is desirable 



because of its hardiness and is well adapted for planting 



in the south as a winter lettuce. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 



2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 

 I YXT' 1. 2- (Seed white) Alight green, loose 



Jersey winter heading, medium sized lettuce; 



very hardy and when wintered over one of the earliest 



to mature its heads. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 



Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Los Angeles or New York i'lso l^nown^ai 



Wonderful. This very large heading lettuce is desirable 



not only as a garden variety for summer use but is 



much used as a fall and winter market sort. It is the 



variety largely grown in California and shipped to east- 

 ern markets under the trade name of Iceberg. The plant 



is very large but compact and tight heading; outer 



leaves attractive deep,green, broad, frilled at edges. The 



inner leaves form a large head, very sweet and tender when in condition for use 



Lb. $3.00 



|_| B. (Seed ivhite) One of the most desirable later summer lettuces. The plant is compact and forms a large, 



nanSOn cabbage-llke head which remains in condition longer than most heading sorts. The outer leaves are bright 



yellowish green, broad, somewhat crumpled and frilled at edge . and with distinctive midrib. The inner leaves are 



white, very crisp and sweet. This thin-leaved, curly, tight-heading sort is very extensively used for the kitchen garden as 



well as market. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb..$1.50 



Los Angeles 



Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c;2 Oz. 55c; 1/4 Lb. 90c; 



CURLED OR LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 



C #1 P *4 ^' ('^^^^ black) As a lettuce for greenhouse forcing this variety undoubtedly stands at the head of 



viranu rvapidS the list, being of quick growth, hardy, little liable to rot and remaining in condition several days after 



being fit to cut. The plant is upright and forms a loose cluster of large, thin, bright green leaves, savoyed, finely crimped 



at edges. The leaves do not wilt quickly after cutting so that the variety will stand shipping long distances better than 



most sorts. It is a very attractive variety and is desirable for garnishing. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Fk * •*. A/I 1 J. /^ J » r • ^- {Seed white) Excellent for growing under glass where it stands higher 



LietrOlt IViarket ^jardenerS r OrCing temperature than Grand Rapids and can be crowded to maturity. This 

 variety is also well adapted for outdoor growing. The plant is more compact than that of Grand Rapids, is lighter colored 

 and less frilled at the edges of the leaves which are crisp and tender. Pkt, 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Q. > IT 1 /^ 1 J ^- (Seedtvhite) A very" extensively used early loose leaved, or clustering variety. The 



OimpSOn S Hiarly l^Urled leaves ai-e light green in color, slightly frilled and much blistered, crisp, sweet and 



tender. The sort is especially adapted for sowing thickly and cutting when the plants are young. 

 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 



C *171P* IJJ^" ^^^^^ white) A large-clustering, non-heading lettuce, most excellent for the home 



r erry S Harly i rize rlead garden and undoubtedly the most easily grown variety in cultivation. It is too tender, 

 however, to stand shipping or handling on the market. The leaves are finely curled and crumpled, bright green tinged with 

 brownish red, and are very crisp, tender and sweet. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. $40c; Lb. $1.50 



Rl Ir Q J #1 Q* "• ^"® ^^ ^^^ h^&t for sowing outdoors where an exceedingly tender leaf is desired and for 



DlaCK iDeeded dimpSOn those markets which demand a very large loose clustering sort. The color is an attractive 



light yellowish green. It is used also for growing under glass or in frames. The leaves are ruffled and blistered and 



even the large outer ones are very tender. This curly and thin-leaved, bunching variety is uniformly attractive and remains 



of excellent quality a very long time. (See coloredplate on%)age opposite.) Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz.25c;iA Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Cos Lettuce 



FERRY'S Early Prize Head 



(Romaine) This 

 kind of lettuce is 

 distinguished by 

 its long, narrow, spoon-shapedleaves, folding into 

 loose, sugar-loaf shaped heads which blanch 

 better by having the outer leaves drawn about 

 them and tied. The quality is distinct from that 

 of the Cabbage Lettuces and by many is consid- 

 ered very superior. 



Sow seed early in spring in rich, well pre- 

 pared soil, in rows eighteen inches apart, cover- 

 ing one-half inch deep. When plants have two 

 or thi-ee leaves thin to three or four inches apart. 

 As the plants begin to crowd thin and use as 

 required. If large heads are desired plants should 

 be thinned ten to twelve inches apart. 



t? 1 \X/l_*j. (Seed white) This excel- 

 t-arly Wmte lent variety, also called 

 Trianon, forms a large light 

 green plant with a well 

 folded head of very good qualitj\ The midribs 

 are white and very prominent. The inner 

 leaves are nearly white, slightly tinged with 

 green, and are decidedly firm and sweet. This 

 is considered the most reliable of the Cos or 

 celery lettuces for the home garden or market 

 gardeners' use in this country. Pkt. 10c; 

 Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Self- Folding 



