FARMER SEED & NURSERY CO., FARIBAULT, MINN. 
Crisp-As-Ice 
Lettuce. 
LETTUCE 
HEAD LETTUCE 
CULTURE—For early crops start seed in March in the hot¬ 
bed, covering % inch. When seedlings are 2 inches tall, trans¬ 
plant to coldframes, setting them 4 inches apart each way. 
When the ground is warm enough transplant to garden, setting 
plants 1 foot apart, in rows 12 to 16 inches apart. For gen¬ 
eral crop, make successive sowings during April and May, thin¬ 
ning plants to proper distance apart. For a fall crop, sow 
seed in August, to head during the cool 
weather of September and October. 
331. ALL SEASONS —B.S. (75 
days.) A highly prized variety for home 
or market garden. Does well in hot 
summer weather. Plant is large with 
medium dark thick leaves and with large, 
round, firm butter-head which is deep 
yellow inside and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, lb. 40c, lb. $1.35, 2 
lbs. $2.50, prepaid. 
332. F. S. & N. CO’S MAY 
KING - W.s. (61 days.) The earliest 
heading variety—for the first outside 
planting. Plants: small, allowing close 
planting. Leaves: light green, tinged with 
brown. Head: small, compact, with golden 
yellow interior and buttery flavor; of fine 
quality. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, *4 lb. 45c, lb. 
$1.50, 2 lbs. $2.75, prepaid. 
334. MIGNONETTE- B.S. (66 
days.) A very early home garden va¬ 
riety. So sweet flavored and tender that 
it has become very popular. Plant small; 
leaves much crumpled, frilled, medium 
brown, with dark greenish tinge. Heads 
round, hard, with well blanched, creamy 
white heart of excellent quality. Pkt. 
8c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 45c, lb. $1.50, 2 lbs. $2.75, prepaid. 
335. CRISP-AS-ICE -B.S. (74 days.) A popular 
sort for the home garden. Forms compact medium sized head, 
well blanched and of delicate flavor. Leaves thick and crumpled; deep 
green overlaid with dark brown, giving the plants a bronze appearance. 
Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 45c, lb. $1.50, 2 lbs. $2.75, prepaid. 
336. HANSON— W.S. (80 days.) Here is a very hardy, sure 
heading sort for home gardeners or truckers. Can be grown with suc¬ 
cess anywhere in America, and good for midsummer planting. Plant: 
very large with broad, curly leaves, fringed at the edges. Head is 
large, round, hard, white at the heart, tender and sweet. Pkt. 8c, oz. 
15c, Vi lb. 45c, lb. $1.50, 2 lbs. $2.75, prepaid. 
338. WONDERFUL, NEW YORK, OR LOS ANGELES -W.S. 
(80 days.) The outstanding shipping variety, known in all markets. 
Flavor and tenderness are combined with unusual keeping qualities. 
Our special strain is noted for the large size of heads. The dark green 
leaves are slightly curled on the edges. The large, tightly _ folded cab- 
bage-like head is well blanched, crisp and sweet. Quality is excellent. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, Vi lb. 60c, lb. $2.75, 2 lbs. $4.00, prepaid. 
339. BIG BOSTON - W.S. (75 days.) Especially valuable for 
summer and fall use out-of-doors, and for hotbed and coldframe culture. 
Good for shipping short distances. Leaves smooth and glossy, with 
edges wavy and tinged reddish brown. The firm, well folded head, but¬ 
tery-yellow at the heart, is of excellent quality. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, V4 
lb. 45c, lb. $1.50, 2 lbs. $2.75, prepaid. 
340. MIXED LETTUCE SEED- All kinds mixed. If not sown 
too _ thickly, will make a continuous crop. The best early and late 
varieties of curly leaf as well as head lettuce. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 
30c, lb. $1.00, 2 lbs. $1.75, prepaid. 
1 oz. will sow 125 ft. of row; 4 to 5 lbs. plant an acre. 
Note: Days from sowing seed to marketable stage are given here. The 
letters B.S. and W.S. refer to the black seeded and white seeded varieties. 
CURLED OR LOOSE LEAF SORTS 
CULTURE—Sow as early in spring as the ground can be worked, in rows 
12 inches apart; cover seed Vi inch. A rich, sandy loam is best. When plants 
are 3 or 4 inches tall, thin out to stand 6 inches apart. For early crop, start 
in hotbed in early March, later transplanting the seedlings to coldframes, or to 
a sheltered position in the garden. If lettuce is cut above the crown, it will 
grow new leaves. Shooting to seed is due to hot weather and cannot be con¬ 
trolled, for this reason it should be sown very early. 
325. GRAND RAPIDS -B.S. One of the most popular loose-leaved va¬ 
rieties. Excellent for early planting and greenhouse forcing. It is very early, 
hardy, and disease resistant and is exceptionally tender when grown under 
glass. Plants are erect, compact and very handsome. Leaves are light green, 
broad, wavy, curly and heavily fringed at the edges. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, V4 lb. 
45c, lb. $1.50, 2 lbs. $2.75, prepaid. 
326. BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON -Early and dependable in all parts 
of America. Popular in many home and market gardens. Plant is large, at¬ 
tractive, compact, non-heading. Leaves are light green, broad and frilled; of 
fine, crisp texture and splendid quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, V4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.25, 
2 lbs. $2.35, prepaid. 
327. SIMPSON’S EARLY CURLED- W.S. The most widely used 
home garden variety. Early, hardy, dependable. Plant is large, compact, lus¬ 
trous green, non-heading. Leaves broad, frilled, firm, very crisp and sweet— 
of excellent quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, V4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.25, 2 lbs. $2.35, pre¬ 
paid. 
329. PRIZEKEAD- W.S. A very 
early, quick growing, non-heading sort, 
which is rapidly becoming the most pop¬ 
ular loose-leaf variety for home gardens. 
Plants are medium size; leaves broad, 
crumpled and frilled; outside leaves 
tinged red, inner leaves wholly green; 
very crisp, sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. ' 10c, V4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.25, 2 lbs. 
$2.35, prepaid. 
Grand Rapids. 
341. CHICKEN LETTUCE — 
Chickens need green food. This lettuce 
will yield a large amount of greens 
throughout the season, as it makes suc¬ 
cessive crops after cutting. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
10c, V4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.25, 2 lbs. $2.35, 
prepaid. 
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American Pure Culture—This spawn is obtained by selecting spores 
troin individual specimen mushrooms, and is propagated and transferred 
to bricks of manure, 
which will produce 
mushrooms true to type 
with exceptional uni¬ 
formity and regularity. 
Bricks weigh about iy 2 
lbs.; a brick will spawn 
a bed 4 feet square. 
Pamphlet on mushroom 
culture with every or¬ 
der. 
To grow mushrooms 
on the lawn, break up 
the brick of spawn into 
inch square pieces. 
Have ready some fresh 
horse manure, and place 
a trowel _ full under the 
sod at intervals about 
the lawn. Put a piece 
of spawn on the manure, 
and replace the sod. Do 
this in May. After the 
warm rains, the lawn 
will be full of mush¬ 
rooms. 
Price: Brick, 40c, 
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5 bricks, $1.66; 10 
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