COLE'S LETTUCE SEED 



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LETTUCE 



Ger. Salo.t. Fr. Laitue. 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 



I-ettuca covets a rich, mild soil. Sow as early in 

 llie spring as the ground can be worked, and every 

 two weeks for a succession, thinly in drills one foot 

 apart; when up thin to eight inches apart, so as to 

 form good heads; it may also be sown broadcast if 

 preferred. 



BIG BOSTON. See Novelties. 

 GRISP AS ICE. See Novelties. 



HE WONDERFUL. See Novelties. 

 rtlRAND RAPIDS. This forcing variety 



stands more neglect in the way of watering and 

 ventilation, will grow more weight on the same 

 ground and will stand longer after it has matmod; 

 a strong grower, very crisp and tender and not 

 apt to rot and will keep from wilting longer wiiilo 

 expo.sed for sale than any other sort. Ter pkt. 5 

 Oz. 10 cts., \i lb. 30 cts., lb., $1.00. 



ARLY CURLED SIMPSON. This var- 

 iety does not head, but forms a compact, close 

 mass of leaves; Uie earliest and leading market 

 sort. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 75cts, 



•BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. It is much 



lighter colored than prececding; it grows nearly 

 double in size, of fine quality. One of the best for 

 forcing or outdoor planting. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 14 lb. 25 cts., lb. $1.00. 



EARLY PRIZE HEAD. One of the best 



early Lettuces. It forms a mammoth 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 verv hardy. Per pkt. 5 cts., cz. 

 10 cts., 1/4 lb. 25 cts.', lb. 75 cts. 



DEFIANCE CABBAGE. This is a large 



growing summer lettuce, which we have found to 

 be unexcelled as a long standing sort. The leaves 

 are of light green color, and it remains for a 

 long season tender and crisp. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



LARGE BUTTERHEAD. Forming heads 



in the open ground, often fourteen inches in dia- 

 meter, and averaging fully a pound in weight. Per 

 pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1/4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



ALL SEASONS. This is one of the best 



All-Head Lettuce. It forms a very large, solid 

 head, almost as large as an early cabbage, of good 

 flavor, sweet and crisp, the inner leaves very tender, 

 slow to go to sred. The heads are of enormous size, 

 very handsome, tlie leaves a beautiful liglit green 

 color. A very profitable sort for tne market gar- 

 dener, aiid excellent for the home garden. Good for 

 earlv or late sowing. Price per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 

 cts., 14 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



NEW ICEBERG. There is no handsom- 

 er or more solid Cabbage Lettuce in cultivation. 

 The large curly leaves which cover the outside of 

 the solid heads are a bright, light green, with a 

 very slight reddish tinge at the edges. It matters 

 not whether in the early spring or the hottest days 

 of summer, the quality is simply perfect. So long- 

 standing and hard are the heads that they seldom 

 shoot up to seed unless cut open with a knife. 

 Per pkt. 6 cts.. oz. 10 cts,, % lb. 30 cts., lb. $L00. 



• Hanson Lettuce 



IMPROVED HANSON. We have a very 



fine stock of this popular lettuce, and can recom- 

 mend it as one of the very best. Heads green 

 outside and v\hite within; grow to a remarkable 

 size, very solid, and are deliciously sweet, crisp 

 and tender, even to the outer leaves. It stands 

 the hot sun better than most other varieties. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



THE DEACON or SAN FRANCISCO 

 MARKET. With this magnificent but- 

 ter lettuce even the amateur can raise fine, solid 

 heads equal to any the market affords. Sow early 

 on rich land, and give plenty of room, and it will 

 give you magnificent heads; stands longer without 

 running to seed than any other variety; none equals 

 it. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^ lb. 30 cts., lb. 

 $1.00. 



SALAMANDER or SATISFACTION. This 



variety, like the Deacon, is one of the best, form- 

 ing good sized, compact heads; color light green, 

 v%^hite on the inside. Its great quality, however, is 

 that it will withstand drought and heat, and remain 

 long in head; to gardeners it is invaluable on 

 account of its heat resisting qualities. Per pkt. 

 A cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



^CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER. It 



forms round, solid heads, of a medium green, 

 slightly marked with brown spots ; within, the 

 leaves are of a rich, creamy j'ellow color, and 

 particularh^ rich and buttery to the taste. The 

 heads are of good size, compact, very hard and 

 solid. It is medium early, and one of the very 

 best summer varieties of head lettuce. Per pkt. 

 .6 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts. 



WHITE TRIANON COS. This is the fa- 

 vorite class of Lettuces in Europe, and this variety 

 is the very best of its class; already they are be- 

 coming popular here. The long narrow leaves, 

 which fomi solid heads, bleach and quickly be- 

 come snow white. They excel all other Lettuces in 

 Quality, having a taste and crispness unequalled. 



IX Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 cts. 



MIXED LETTUCE SEED. Several var- 

 ieties mixed in one package, good for family use. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., i/4 lb. 30 cts. 



I receive catah\i(ues foni 10 to 12 Jwuses, 

 but my choice is Coles seeds, as fo/- the last 

 four years I have found you js always relia- 

 ble and I have recommended you to all 7ny 

 neighbors for years. Chas. Knolhoff, Lin- 

 coln Co., Mo. 



