38 JACQUES CARTIER SQUARE, MONTREAL. 
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LETTUCE 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill 
For early use, sow In hot beds in February; and ioT general use, as early In the spring as the 
ground can be worked. In a well prepared bed or drills; thin or transplant to one foot apart for 
heading. A sowing should be made at Intervals throughout the season for succession. 
ST. LOUIS HEAD. _ ^ popular 
and satisfactory head lettuce 
with the market gardeners. It 
forms a fine head. Is tender and 
crisp, and is very slow to run to 
seed. Outer leaves are light 
green, and the inner ones are 
bright, creamy yellow, of a very 
fine flavor. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; 
14 lb., 60c. 
Early Curled, Simpson. — Does not 
head, but forms a compact mass 
of curly leaves of yellowish green. 
It matures early, hence is very 
generally grown in cold frames 
and is an early outside crop. 
Per pkt.. Be; oz., 20c. 
Paris White Cos. — Cos lettuce 
has come into favor, and rightly 
so, for their crisp and tender 
leaves are delicate and refresh- 
ing. Per pkt, 5c.; oz., 20c. 
Other Standard Varieties. — New 
York, Iceberg, Hanson, Non- 
pareil, Gardners Favorite, De- 
fiance. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; % lb., 
60c. 
Lettuce for Birds. — Per lb., 40c. 
Lettuce Plants. — (See page 33). 
Grand Rapids 
Grand Rapids Forcing. — This is regarded as the 
best forcing and shipping variety. Per pkt., 5o. ; 
oz., 20c. 
Grand Rapids Special Strain. — Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 30c. 
DANDELION 
One ounce to 100 feet of row 
CULTURE. — Plants usually come up 
small and feebly. Sow seed in good clean 
loam, in drills 1 foot apart, and thin or 
transplant to 10 or 12 Inches apart in the 
rows. May be blanched by covering with 
leaves or other loose litter, or by placing a 
large inverted flower pot over each plant. 
Thick Leaved or Cabbaging. — An Improve- 
ment on the common sort, the leaves be- 
ing double the size. Per pkt., 10c. ; oz., 
50c. 
Unrivalled Lettuce. 
MAY KING. (New). — An early outdoor variety and 
a good forcer. The heads are globeshaped, large 
and solid; leaves yellowish green with brown 
tinge, crisp and tender. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; % 
lb., fiOo 
NEW LETTUCE "UNRIVALLED" 
An impro- 
vement on the famous Big Boston Lettuce, pos- 
sessing all the good qualities of this kind, viz.: 
Barliness, large size, attractive color, etc. It can 
be sown almost the whole year round; resists 
summer heat remarkably well, is crisp and solid 
when other sorts become tough and flabby un- 
der same conditions. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; lb., 
60c. 
Boston Market. (Extra Selected Stock). — We 
recommend this lettuce as one of the best Cab- 
bage Lettuce in cultivation for forcing. Per pkt., 
10c. ; oz., BOc. 
California Cream Butter. — Large, solid round 
heads, light green outside, and creamy yellow 
within. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; >4 lb., 60c. 
Golden Queen. — Very early, yellow color; excel- 
lent for forcing. Heads are small, but nearly 
round. Can be grown either under glass or out- 
side in spring. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 
Montreal Market. — A good summer cabbage sort; 
very crisp, large and light in color. Largely 
used for growing in cold frames during winter 
and spring, and a good sort to grow for market. 
Pkt., Be; oz., 20o.; % lb., 60c. 
Salamander. — An excellent spring, summer and 
fall variety, forming good-sized heads. Pkt., 5c.; 
oz,, 20c.; Vi. lb., 60c. 
Boston Curled. — Leaves beautifully curled, small 
solid head. Good forcing variety. Pkt., 5o. ; oz., 
20c. 
Denver Market. — Large solid head of a light 
green color, with crimpled leaves, resembling 
Savoy Cabbage. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 
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