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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
CURLED OR LOOSE LEAVED VARIETY 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON —A very large, clustering sort, of at¬ 
tractive light green ruffled leaves. Very tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 
54 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON—This sort is especially adapted for 
sowing thickly and cutting when the plants are young. Leaves light 
green, slightly frilled and much blistered, crisp, sweet and tender. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; *4 lb- 35c; lb. $1.00. 
EARLY PRIZE HEAD—A large-clustering, non-heading lettuce most 
excellent for the home garden and one of the most easily grown. The 
leaves are finely curled and crumpled, bright green tinged with coppery 
red, and are very crisp, sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; *4 lb. 35c; 
lb. $1.00. 
CHICKEN LETTUCE 
This variety of lettuce should not be confused with the regular head¬ 
ing or loose-leaved varieties. The plant grows very much like Kale, 
to a height of four to five feet, with much growth of leaf. It is used 
mainly for chicken and rabbit feeding. It absolutely does not head 
and is seldom if ever used for table purposes. The heavy leaf growth 
makes it ideal for green food for chickens, etc. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; *4 lb. 
35c; lb. $1.00. 
COS OR ROMAINE LETTUCE 
LETTUCE, EARLY PRIZEHEAD 
LETTUCE, Black Seeded Simpson 
PARIS WHITE COS—Head tall and very thick, blunt at the top, 
light green in color. Verv crisp and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; ^4 lb. 40c; 
lb. $1.25. 
LAVENDER 
A hardy perennial growing about two feet high, very erect, with 
slender grayish green leaves and small violet-blue flowers. It furnishes 
a most delightful perfume when used for the distillation of lavender 
water or when dried and placed in with household linens, etc. It 
should be picked before it becomes dry and hard, and dried quickly. 
A worth-while and pleasing plant for the home garden. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c. 
LAVENDER PLANTS 
This kind of lettuce is distinguished by its long, narrow, spoon-shaped 
leaves, folding into conical shaped heads. The heads should be blanched 
by tying up the outer leaves. The quality is distinct from the cabbage 
heading lettuces and by many considered superior. Sow seed the same 
as for the head lettuce and for well developed heads should be thinned 
twelve to sixteen inches apart in the row. 
We offer strong, well rooted plants of Lavender in four-inch pots— 
35c each. Postpaid to fourth zone, 50c each. 
LETTUCE, COS OR ROMAINE 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Contrary to a rather common belief, there is nothing mysterious in the culti¬ 
vation of the mushroom. Any one with a fair understanding of its cultural 
requirements can grow this highly prized crop successfully in any climate and 
in any season where the following conditions fairly obtain: 
1. Good spawn, procured from a reliable source. 
2. A properly prepared bed with reasonable protection against weather 
extremes. 
3. A temperature not greatly exceeding sixty degrees F., and not much lower 
than fifty degrees F. 
4. A fairly moist atmosphere, avoiding the too frequent and direct applica¬ 
tion of water to the beds. 
5. A gradual renewal of the air, avoiding draughts. 
We offer the cream variety. Bricks weigh one to one and one-quarter lbs. each. 
Bricks 40c each, postpaid. 5 bricks—$1.75. 
