24. 
The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
Lettuce. 
Cultivation.— Of Lettuces, we give particular attention to the growth and selection of two varieties, viz., Daniels’ Giant Cos 
and a capital stock of Daniels’ Continuity. The former is the largest Lettuce grown, and very fine for exhibition, being at the same 
time tender and crisp, and requires no tying. The best Cabbage Lettuce is Daniels’ Continuity, which will be found invaluable for 
Summer use, as it will withstand dry seasons, and continue fit for use after all other kinds have run to seed. 
Lettuces are especially partial to an open, deeply worked, and enriched soil, and to an abundant supply of moisture throughout 
their whole growth. Not only is this necessary to insure a free growth apart from all tendencies to “bolt” or run to seed; 
but so also is it to ensure such an amount of crispness and natural succulency as alone constitute the higher merits of this important 
salad plant. Sowings should be made upon a slight bottom-heat, or in boxes, &c., early in February. Make other sowings to 
follow these during the month of March and again early in April. Sow this time upon warm sunny sites, and transplant a portion of 
the produce of each sowing only, leaving a sufficient number in the seed beds, and properly thinned, to ensure a supply thereon. 
For permanent Summer crops sow again during May and June, and this time upon cool, open, airy quarters. Sow the seed in 
drill rows, and so soon as the seedlings are large enough don’t transplant them at this date, but thin out and throw away all but 
the strongest plants. Too much or too frequent waterings cannot be given them during the hot and arid Summer months 
Make a somewhat large sowing or two during the month of July; this for permanent Autumn and Winter uses. The seedlings 
may be transplanted when the produce of these sowings are thinned out, as by so doing they succeed those which have been 
permitted to stand. Other sowings should again be made on or about August 11th and 25th, September 5th and 20th, which are 
likewise to be thinned out and transplanted as necessary for Winter and early Spring supply. Cabbage Lettuces sow in May and 
Daniels’ Continuity 
(or Perpetual). 
THE BEST CABBAGE LETTUCE 
IN THE WORLD. 
EVIDENCE OF QUALITY. 
From THE JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE. 
“ A good thing which has received much 
praise this season from many Norfolk 
Gardeners is Daniels’ Continuity 
Lettuce, a brownish coloured Cabbage 
kind of good size. In spite of the heat and 
drought during the past months, it has, 
wherever grown, developed large solid heads, 
which stand longer than those of any other 
known variety." 
From THE GARDENER’S CHRONICLE, 
‘‘Daniels’ ‘Continuity’ Cabbage 
Lettuce. — I sowed a row of this Lettuce 
in the Spring, at the same time as Paris Cos, 
and am very pleased with it. It fully merits 
the name of Continuity; it came in early, 
and is as good now, in the middle of August , 
from one sowing, as it was at first, the Paris 
Cos and the ordinary Cabbage variety have 
both bolted long ago, but this does not seem 
to get any more advanced in that direction 
at present. It is a brown Lettuce of good 
flavour, and it grows to a fair size. Ours 
is a heavy soil, and any Lettuce that shows 
no disposition to go to seed is an acquisition. 
The row was thinned, and those that were 
transplanted at that time have turned out as 
well as the ones that were left.” 
A bed sown or planted in Spring will 
keep up a supply of Salad throughout 
the Summer. 
No matter how hot and dry the season 
they will continue to maintain firm heads 
long after every other kind has run to seed 
or gone to decay. One sowing is equal to 
three or four of any other variety. 
A striking example of this was shown 
during the excessive drought and heat 
of the past Summer when Continuity 
stood well throughout the long period of 
dry weather, and furnished some nice 
heads when all other varieties failed. 
Whatever we have claimed in regard 
to its most excellent qualities has been 
more fully borne out in all these respects 
by the many testimonials we are continu- 
ally receiving from our customers. 
CONTINUITY LETTUCE CUT OPEN. (From a 
Price per packet 6d. ; per oz. Is. 8d. 
