COLE'S LETTUCE SEED 



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LETTUCE 



Ger. Sa/ai Fr. L.attue, 

 Out ounce u'Ul sow 200 feet of drill. 



Lettuce covets a rich, mild soil. Sow as early in 

 the spring as the ground can be worked, and every 

 two weeks for a succession, thinlj^ 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. 

 CRISP AS ICE. See novelties. 

 THE WONDERFUL. See Novelties. 



GRAND RAPIDS. This forcing variety 



stands more Regiect in the waj^ of watering and 

 ventilation, will grow more weight on the same 

 ground and will stand longer after it has matured; 

 a strong grower, very crisp and tender and not 

 apt to rot and will keep from wilting longer while 

 exposed for sale than anj' other sort. Per pkt. 5 

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



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. This var- 

 iety does not head, but forms a compact, close 

 mass of leaves; the earliest and leading market 

 sort. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz, 10 ctjs., ^ lb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 



BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. It is much 

 lighter colored than preceding; it gi'ows nearly 

 double in size, of fine quality. 0ns of the best for 

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

 10 cts., % 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 very hardy. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts.. ^ 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 fullv a pound in weight. Per 

 pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



ALL SEASONS. This is one of the best 

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

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

 flavor, sweet and crisp, the inner leaves very ten- 

 der, slow to go to seed. The heads are of enormous 

 size, very handsome, the leaves a beautiful light 

 green color. A very profitable sort for the mar- 

 ket gardener, and excellent for the home garden. 

 Good for earlv or late sowing. Price per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 15 cts., ^ 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. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



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 white within; grow to a remarkable 

 size, very solid, and are deliciously sweet, crisp 

 and tender, even to the outer leavqs. It stands 

 the hot sun better than most other varieties. Per 

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



THE DEACON or SAN FRANCISCO 



MARKET. With this magnificent buti 

 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, 

 white on the inside. Its great quality, however, is 

 that it will withstand drought and heat, and re- 

 main long in head; to gardeners it is invaluable on 

 account of its heat resisting qualities. Per pkt. 



4 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 yellow color, and 

 particularly rich and buttery to the taste. The 

 heads are of good jsize, compact, very hard and 

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

 b?st summer varieties of head lettuce. Per pkt. 



5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts. 



WHITE TRIANON COS. This is the fa- 

 vorite class of lettuce in Europe, and this variety 

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

 coming popular here. The long, narrow leaves, 

 which form solid heads, bleach and quickly be- 

 come snow white. They excel all other Lettuces in 

 quality, ha\dng a taste and crispne^s unequalled. 

 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., % lb. 30 cts. 



/ receive catalogues fj'om 10 to 12 houses, 

 but my choice is Cole's seeds, as for the last 

 four years I have always found yours reli- 

 able and I have reconwiended you to all my 

 neighbors for years. Chas. Knolhoff, Lin- 

 coln Co., Mo. 



