34-36 Light Street, Baltimore, Md 
Vegetable Seeds 11 
LETTUCE-m. -S. Choice Strains 
Gentlemen: 
I planted your White Boston Special 
Lettuce, and there was not an off head in 
the field. Yours truly, 
WM. LINKX, 
Dear Sirs: 
Your No. 12 New York and White Boston 
Special Lettuce have done very well for us. 
KESSLER BROS. 
No. 12 Lettuce New York, Wonderful, or Iceberg 
2 ounces of seed to 100 yards of 
row, 1 ounce for 2,000 plants 
Culture —Lettuce is now sown 
during most all seasons of the 
year. For outdoor use the seed 
can be sown in well-manured hot¬ 
beds in February and March. 
Transplant there or outdoors 
when the weather will permit, in 
rows about 12 in. apart, 10 in. 
apart in the row. If the salad is 
not to head, sow thickly and cut 
as desired. For best results it is 
well to sow only the varieties 
best suited to the different sea¬ 
sons and conditions. For Winter 
use sow the seed in September in 
hotbeds and follow it with other 
sowings for succession. 
No. 12 New York, or Wonder¬ 
ful. Also called Iceberg and 
Los Angeles. This very large 
heading Lettuce is desirable 
not only as a garden variety 
for Summer use, but is much 
used as a Fall and Winter 
market sort. It is the variety 
largely grown in California 
and shipped to Eastern mar¬ 
kets under the trade name of 
Iceberg. The plant is very 
large but compact and tight 
heading; outer leaves attrac¬ 
tive deep green, broad, frilled 
at edges. The inner leaves 
form a large head, very sweet 
and tender when in condition 
for use. Cultivate same as Big 
Boston. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
X lb. 50c., lb. $1.75. 
Big Boston. Desirable for 
forcing and Spring and Fall 
outdoor planting. Always 
makes large, buttery heads 
with thoroughly blanched 
hearts. The heads are extra 
large, firm and solid, brittle 
buttery; the hearts are crisp 
and beautifully blanched. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., X lb. 40c., 
lb. $1.25. 
Unrivalled. A valuable variety. 
Early in maturing, a little 
earlier than Big Boston which 
it resembles in appearance and 
size of head but does not turn 
red. Pale green color shading 
to creamy white at the center 
of the head which is formed of 
closely wrapped, crisp leaves. 
Succeeds at all seasons. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 20c., X lb. 50c., 
lb. $1.75. 
Romaine White Paris Cos. Has 
long, narrow, upright leaves; does 
not head, but when tied up blanches 
very nicely. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
X lb. 40c., lb. $1.25. 
Romaine, or Dark Green Cos. 
Like above, but for its color. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., X lb. 40c., 
lb. $1.25. 
Grand Rapids. Excellent for forc¬ 
ing,. fine quality, large, loose, yel¬ 
lowish green head; stands well. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., X lb. 40c., 
lb. $1.25. 
California Cream Butter. A 
good Summer sort, of reliable 
heading quality. Yellowish- 
green, slightly marked with 
brown specks. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
20c., X lb. 40c., lb. $1.25. 
M.-S. BELVEDERE LET¬ 
TUCE. In 1912 we intro¬ 
duced this grand Lettuce after 
having it in our trial grounds 
for two seasons, and we were 
amply repaid by the success 
which our truck farmer cus¬ 
tomers had with it. The M.-S. 
Belvedere is extremely slow in 
running to seed; it is therefore 
the ideal Lettuce to plant in 
the Spring, as it withstands the 
Summer heat better than any 
variety we have known so far. 
It is all green, no red edges, is 
tender and crisp, and has a fine 
yellow heart. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
20c., X lb. 50c., lb. $1.75. 
WHITE BOSTON SPECIAL. 
A new, very high class strain 
of the pale, green-leaved Big 
Boston type without the red 
tinged leaf edge. A surely de¬ 
pendable sort for growing in 
coldframes and for first field¬ 
planting in the early Spring. 
Lettuce from this strain is 
not quite as large framed, 
but it cuts nearly as heavy 
in number of crates as the 
regular Big Boston, and it 
sells quicker and at higher 
prices. Many fields gave 
a 90 per cent first cutting 
for early market at top 
prices. The heads show 
comparative freedom from tip- 
burn. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
X lb. 50c.. lb. $1.75. 
Early Curled Simpson Let¬ 
tuce (B. S.) Fine, large, 
loose heads — early, finely 
fringed and curled. Very 
popular for family garden 
and forcing. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 20c., X lb. 40c., lb. 
$1.25. 
Giant Carentan. Produces a 
large, thick stem and of mild 
flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., X lb. 
50c., lb. $1.50. 
American, or Flag. One of the 
hardiest and best for Winter 
use. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., X lb. 
50c., lb. $1.50. 
LEEK 
ALL SEEDS ON THIS PAGE POSTPAID 
M.-S. Belvedere Lettuce 
LETTUCE PLANTS—Popular Varieties —See page 21 
1 ounce to 150 feet of row 
Culture —Sow the seed and 
care for the young plants 
same as for Onions, but they 
need a little more room to 
develop fully. When the young 
plants are about the size of a 
goose quill, transplant into a 
prepared bed in rows 1 ft. apart and 
4 to 5 in. in the lows. Set the roots 
deep and draw the earth to them when 
cultivating, so that they may be well 
blanched by the time they are fit for 
use. 
Halethorpe, Md. 
Romaine White Cos Lettuce 
Lansdowne, Md. 
