Descriptive Catalogue of Garden and Flower Seeds. 
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LETTUCE. 
German, Sattidj. French, Laitue. i oz. for 3,000 plants. 
'There is no vegetable .more universally used than this, the reason of which, no doubt, is 
not only for its delicious qualities as a salad, 
but also for its requiring so little cultivation 
and care. For use in summer months, sow- in 
rows 1 foot apart about the middle of April, 
in open ground, and thin out the plants to 1 
foot apart. Seed sown in hotbeds in March, 
will, if kept from cold, make good plants by 
April. For main early crops, seed may be 
sown in open ground in middle of September, 
transplanted into coldframes when large 
enough to handle ; then treat same as cold- 
frame cabbage, and plant out in early spring. 
Grand Rapids. Large tender heads, and one 
of the best for forcing, Pkt. sets., oz. 
15 cts., J^lb. 40 cts. , lb. $1. 
New Iceberg. Quick-growing; heads hand- 
some. crisp and tender. We have no 
better early Lettuce. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
New Iceberg Lettuce. , T 5 cts -' X'b- 4 0C t s " lb- $1. 
Curled Simpson. (White-seeded.) A leading early market sort 
Curled Silesian. A leading variety tor cutting 
White-Seeded Tennisball. (Boston Market.) Good for forcing 
White Cabbage. Fine, handsome heads ; a good Letiuce 
Speckled Dutch Butter. A fine forcing Lettuce ; a favorite . 
Denver Market. Large, attractive, solid heads of fine quality . 
Deacon. A large solid-heading Lettuce for summer 
Blonde Blockhead. Hard, compact, heads of rich golden yellow 
Thick-Head Yellow. Heads well, and is one of the finest 
California Cream Butter. It forms round solid heads of green 
with brown spots ; within the leaves are bright yellow . . 
Burpee’s Hardhead. One of the hardiest and best of Lettuces 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Klb. 
Lb. 
Jo 05 
$0 15 
Jo 40 
ii 00 
05 
15 
40 
1 00 
OS 
15 
40 
I 00 
05 
*5 
40 
1 00 
05 
15 
40 
I 00 
• 05 
15 
40 
i oa 
°5 
15 
40 
1 00 
05 
15 
40 
1 00 
°5 
15 
40 
1 00 
°5 
15 
40 
1 00 
05 
15 
40 
1 00 
LEEK. 
German, Sflltcfi. French, Poireau. 
oz. will sow 200 hills. 
The Leek is very hardy and easily cultivated ; it succeeds best in a light but well-enriched 
soil. Sow as early in the spring as practicable, in drills 1 inch deep and 1 foot apart. When 
6 or 8 inches high they may be transplanted in rows 10 inches apart each way, as deep as pos- 
sible, that the neck, being covered, may be blanched. If fine Leeks are desired, the ground 
can hardly be made too rich. Pkt. Oz. 5 flb. Lb. 
Broad London Flag. A popular variety $0 °5 $0 20 $0 50 fi 25 
Monstrous Carentan, or Scotch Champion. A choice variety 
of very large size, and rapid growth ; hardy 05 20 50 15° 
M ARTYNIA. 
1 oz. for 200 hills. 
A strong-growing annual, bearing curiously-shaped seed pods, which, when young and ten- 
der, make excellent pickles. Sow in the open ground in May, and thin out the plants to 2 or 3 
feet apart ; or a few seeds may be sown in a hotbed and afterwards transplanted. 
Pkt. Oz. Jflb. Lb. 
Martynia proboscidea $° 10 J° 3 ° J 1 00 $3 00 
MUSTARD, 
German, ©ettf. French, Moutarde. i oz. to 75 ft. of drill. 
A pungent salad, used with cress. The seeds are used for flavoring, pickles, etc. Sow in 
April thickly in rows, and cut when 2 to 3 inches high. For use during the winter, it may be 
sown in succession in boxes, in greenhouses or in frames. Oz. #lb. Lb. 
White. Best for culinary purposes and for salads Jo 05 Jo 15 Jo 30 
Black, or Brown. Stronger than the white °5 I 5 3 ° 
