W. R. Srrong Company, Sacramento, Cal. 
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Lettuce. 
Lettuce thrives best in rich, moist ground. For successive crops, sowing may be made in the open 
ground as early as the spring opens, and continuing until July. Always thm out well or the plants w 
not be strong. When wanted as a out salad, sow the seed thickly in rows or broadcast. 
Early Curled Silesia. A fine early curled vari- 
ety which does not head, leaves large, tender and of 
fine flavor. 
Early Curled Simpson. 
This does not head, but 
forms a close, compact mass 
of leaves; very early, excel- 
lent for forcing. 
Bos- 
Eiirly Curled ton 
Simpson. Curled 
Of superior quality; does 
not form solid heads; fine for 
Boston Curled. 
Early Prize Head. Forms a mammoth plant; in 
which even the outer leaves are crisp and tender, 
and remains so throughout the season. It is slow 
to run up to seed, of superb flavor and very hardy, 
one of the best varieties for family use, but for mar. 
ket gardens it is too tender to stand much handling 
Hanson. The heads are of very large size, delic- 
iously sweet, tender and crisp, even to the outer 
leaves. Color green outside and white within. 
1 lack Seeded Simpson. Like the curled Simp- 
son, this variety does not, properly, form a head; 
but it differs in the leaves being nearly white, and 
attaining nearly doobi.e the size of the Curled 
Simpson. It stands the summer heat splendidly 
while it is equally suited for forcing. 
Early Summer 
Cabbage. 
One of the very best head 
Lettuces for the sum- 
mer that we know of. The 
heads are of good size^ 
close and well formed. It is 
a splendid market variety 
Salamander. An excellent 
summer variety, forming good 
sized heads that stand drought 
and heat longer without in- 
jury than any other sort. 
Salamander. 
Phlla. Butter or Cabbage. 
Produces fine, greenish- 
white, large heads, of extra 
Phila. Butter or quality, remarkably crisp, 
Cabbage. and tender, sure to head, of 
quick growth. It is one of 
the best for forcing, and for summer use, as it is 
slow to shoot to seed, and resists heat well. 
Ice Drumhead. Produces a beautiful head, very 
firm, solid and compact. The head is of an attrac- 
tive and silvery white, rich, buttery, and most delic- 
ious in flavor. It comes early and stands a long 
while before running to seed; excellent for early 
spring and summer use. 
White Paris Cos. The 
heads are long, upright, 
with oblong leaves. It is 
very hardy, of large size, 
and long in running to seed; 
tender, brittle, and high 
flavored. 
All the Year Round. 
A hardy, crisp eating and 
compact growing variety, 
with small, close heads of a 
dark green color; an excel- White Paris Cos. 
lent summer Lettuce, and 
valuable for forcing. 
Strong’s Perfection. See Specialties. 
Oak Leaved. A distinct variety due to the 
peculiar outline of the leaves, which are shaped Mai’tjTlia. 
like those of the oak. The heads are compact, crisp 
and tender, and it is largely free from that bitter 
taste peculiar to so many kinds of Lettuce. See 
specialties. 
Tennis Ball. A favorite forcing variety. Well 
formed heads, hardy and crisp, of excellent quality. 
One of the earliest of the heading varieties. 
Used much for 
pickling, when 
gathered while 
green and tender. 
Sow in open ground and transplant to two feet 
apart. 
