Lettuce Is One of Florida s Most Important Fall and Winter Truck Crops 
LETTUCE 
Sow 3 /2 to 1 pound of seed in seed-bed to plant an acre 
Our seed is produced for us by one of the oldest and best Lettuce-seed growers, who makes a specialty of pro¬ 
ducing only the very highest-type Lettuce seed. It is all tested for trueness to type in our Plant City, Fla., prov¬ 
ing grounds, so we are positive there is no mixture. 
Culture. First sowings are made in Florida the beginning of September and continue until March. Low, damp, 
light or dark soil is best suited for this crop. Lettuce must be grown rapidly in order to give it size, tenderness, 
crispness, and high edible quality. Therefore, the land must be highly fertilized and moist. Broadcast the seed on 
good moist beds that have been thoroughly prepared, or sow in rows 6 inches apart and use a light roller to press 
the seed into the soil. Place burlap or old fertilizer sacks over the beds until the seeds sprout. Be sure seed-beds 
are kept thoroughly moist at all times after the seed is planted, and during the hot summer months the beds should 
be sprinkled with cool water in order to hasten and increase germination. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Kilgore’s Bred Rite Big Boston. (70 days.) Big 
-—-—-Boston is the 
■aiTOJilM most extensively planted Lettuce in 
BRED-RITE Florida and the Southeast. Our Bred- 
BaxEDB Rite strain, which has been re-selected 
and perfected, is absolutely the finest 
and truest type of Big Boston it is possible to secure 
anywhere. Our trials each year indicate it to be abso¬ 
lutely free of mixture. Unlimited fieldwork is put on 
this stock in roguing and selecting in order to bring it 
up to the highest possible standard. This particular 
stock has been grown for many years in Florida and has 
always given entire satisfaction. The heads are of cab¬ 
bage or butter-head type, large-sized, broad, slightly 
spreading, globular, with a broad shoulder at the base. 
The outer leaves are broad, almost smooth, but wavy at 
the edge, medium light green with a tinge of brown on 
the margins of the outer leaves. It is early and hardy 
and stands shipping very well. The heads are brittle, 
buttery, and the interior is a beautiful golden yellow 
color. A sure, solid-heading sort. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
54 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
Iceberg. (74 days.) A very popular variety of the 
5 * crisp-heading type. Produces large, very 
firm, hard, and well-blanched, globular heads. This va¬ 
riety does not bolt to seed as readily as other sorts. The 
leaves are very broad, thick, quite blistered and crum¬ 
pled, with finely frilled borders, and are of medium 
green color, with faint brown tracing on the extreme 
borders. Head is pure white inside, very hard, brittle, 
very sweet, and of ideal quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
lb. 45c; lb. $1.50. 
Kilgore’s Bred-Rite Big Boston 
Kilgore’s Improved White Boston. (, 68 days.) 
----- Similar to 
■ iini-iJM our Bred-Rite Big Boston, although a 
BRED-RITE trifle earlier and a slightly lighter shade 
■BOOm of green without the brownish tinge at 
t"*“ B ** K the borders of the outer leaves. Our 
stock is exceptionally pure, because we have gone to a 
great deal of expense to have it properly selected and 
rogued. Its bright green market appearance, with free¬ 
dom of red tinge on the leaves, is making this improved 
strain very popular as a shipping sort. Produce dealers 
in northern markets are calling for this improved strain. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 541b. 45c; lb. $1.50. 
New York No.12. (New.) <70 days.) A new strain 
_- of New York. New York No. 12 
matures earlier than the original strain and is better 
adapted to our climate. Among other advantages, it is 
much less susceptible to loss by tip-burn. For these rea¬ 
sons, growers can plant New York No. 12 in almost 
any locality, either early in the spring or in the late 
summer or fall. When grown on well-prepared and 
well-fertilized ground, it will develop solid, crisp, large 
heads. The color is a trifle lighter than other strains 
of New York. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 541b. 60c; lb. $2. 
Romaine (White Paris Cos or Trianon Cos). 
(70 days.) It forms a large, medium green, well-folded 
head with blunt top, and when properly grown it is very 
sweet, crisp, mild, and of fine quality. Grows very erect 
and compact. The leaves are long, narrow, thick and 
smooth, with broad, thick midribs. It withstands both 
heat and cold better than the heading varieties of 
Lettuce. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 54 lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Simpson. ( 60 , days.) One of the 
-—- best and most popular 
large, very early, non-heading or leaf varieties, suc¬ 
ceeding everywhere and always reliable under southern 
conditions. It will do well when it is too warm to grow 
the heading sorts. The leaves are very broad, much blis¬ 
tered and crumpled, and excessively frilled on the 
borders, light yellowish green in color, never brownish, 
very tender, of fine and delicate texture, and of ex¬ 
cellent quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 541b. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Lettuce is increasing in consumption because people 
are learning that it is rich in health-giving vitamins. 
“Eat more lettuce to maintain better health” is a slo¬ 
gan that is being adopted in many a household. 
Black-Seeded 
Plant City, Belle Glade, Gainesville, Homestead, Miami, Pahokee, Palmetto, Pompano, 
Sanford, Vero Beach, Wauchula, and West Palm Beach 
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