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Maule's Selected Lettuce 



Culture. — Start the seed in boxes, frames or borders, and transplant once or twice, giving a space of 7x7 incbes up to 12x12 incbes, depending 

 on variety, for final development. Extra rich, mellow ground, the highest culture and sufficient moisture are demanded for best results. The 

 lettuce is hardy, but makes little growth when the mercury is below 40°. When much above 65° the plant quickly becomes drawn out of shape. 

 Sow shallow. One ounce will sow 300 feet of drill, 4 to 5 pounds for an acre. 



MAULE'S IMMENSITY LETTUCE. 



316 Maule's Immensity Lettuce 



This grand lettuce is claimed to be without exception the 

 very largest lettuce in cultivation. Notwithstanding its great 

 size it is tender, sweet and crisp. It produces a tine large, 

 solid head, often 3 feet in circumfereuce and 12 inches in 

 diameter. It has great heat resisting qualities, being slow to 

 run to seed, so that it is very reliable for a late crop when 

 many other sorts are unfit for use. Do not be prejudiced on 

 account of the great size of Immensity, as it is not coarse, even 

 the outer leaves being tender. Especially adapted to planting 

 in the fall and winter, and is the most sure heading of any 

 of the large buttery varieties. For home gardeners, wanting 

 a large buttery cabbage head lettuce, it is one of the best. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; \ pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.75. 



MAY KING LETTUCE, 



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DEACON LETTUCE. 



Deacon Lettuce 



This is an excellent summer variety. The heads are of large size, 

 very firm and remain in condition for use a long time. The plant is 

 very compact, with few outer leaves whicb are usually very smooth, 

 thick and of light green color. The inner leaves blanch to a bright, 

 rich yellow, and are crisp, buttery and well flavored. 



Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; J4 pound. 10 cts.; pound, $1,50. 



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May King Lettuce 



It has solid round heads, and will bear transportation bet- 

 ter than almost any other variety. For early spring planting 

 in the open ground or under glass it is unequalled. It is 

 hardy, as well as very early, and a quick grower. Leaves are 

 a light green, the outer leaves slightly tinged with brown, 

 inner leaves a bright yellow. In flavor it is particularly rich, 

 buttery and tender. Popular both in home or market gardens. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cenis; } pound, 60 cents; pound, $2.00. 



BLACK SEEDED BIG BOSTON LETTUCE. 



320 Black Seeded Big Boston 



This new cabbage heading lettuce is an improved black 

 seeded strain of the famous Big Boston. Producing larger 

 solid heads, which are always tender and crisp, more compact 

 and will stand shipping better than Big Boston. Our New 

 York market gardener friends say it is the finest type of Big 

 Boston they have ever grown. It is one of the best heat and 

 cold resisters of any of the so-called butter head varieties. 

 Excellent for forcing in the greenhouse, hot bed or cold 

 frames, also for growing in the open ground spring or fall. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; i pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.50. 



