GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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LETTUCE. 



LaituE (Fr.). Lattich (GerO, LechuGa (Sp.) 



Early Cabbage or White Butter Head. 

 Improved Royal Cabbage. 

 Brown Dutch Cabbage. 

 Drumhead Cabbage. 

 White Paris Coss. 



Perpignan. 



Frotscher's N. O. Improved Large Passion. 



Trocadero. 



Sleekier' s French Market. 



Lettuce is sown here during the whole year by the market gardener. Of course it 

 takes a great deal of labor to produce this vegetable during our hot summer months. For 

 directions how to sprout the seed during that time, see "Work for June." The richer and 

 better the ground the larger the head, will be. No finer Lettuce is grown anywhere else 

 than in New Orleans during fall and spring. The seed should be sown broad-cast, when 

 large enough, plant out in rows a foot apart, and from eight to ten inches apart in rows. 

 Some kinds grow larger than others; for instance, Butter Head will not require as much 

 space as Drumhead or Perpignan. 



White Paris Coss Lettuce. 



Early Cabbage or White Butter. 



An early variety, forming a solid head, but 

 not quite so large as some others. It is the 

 best kind for family use, to sow during fall 

 and early spring, as it is very early and of 

 good flavor. 



Drumhead Cabbage Lettuce. 



Brown Dutch Cabbage. A very hard 

 kind, forms a solid head; not so popular as 

 many other kinds; good for winter. 



Drumhead Cabbage. An excellent 

 spring variety, forming large heads, the 

 outer leaves curled. 



Improved Royal Cabbage Lettuce. 



Early Cabbage or White Butter Lettuce. 



Improved Royal Cabbage. This is 

 the most popular variety in this State. 

 Heads light green, of large size, and about 

 two weeks later than the White Butter. It 

 is tender and crisp; can be sown later in 

 the spring than the foregoing kind, and 

 does not run into seed so quickly. 



Perpignan Lettuce." 1 



White Paris Coss. This is very popu- 

 lar with the New Orleans market gardeners, 

 as it is the favorite with the French popu- 

 lation. It grows to perfection and forms 

 large, fine heads, particularly in the spring 

 of i he year. 



