F aneuil Hall Square, Boston 
25 
LETTUCE 
FORCLNCJ and OUTDOOR 
LETTUCE 
One ounce for 100 square feet or 120 feet of drill. 
Culture. — For Winter use sow in greenhouse 
or hotbed and cover seed very lightly. Trans¬ 
plant first to three inches apart and then to eight 
inches. For outside use sow in rows, covering 
seed one-quarter inch, the rows eighteen inches 
apart, then thin out plants to eight inches in 
row. 
LETTUCE PLANTS. See page 40. 
Forcing Varieties. 
Arlington White Seed b e°dT S a n'd 
heading with sash off in the Spring, also for 
early transplanting in the field. 
Pkt. 10c., V‘> oz. 30c.. oz. 50c., 
V. ft). $1.75, lb. $6.00. 
HntKniKP T etturp This is especially 
notnouse L.enuce adapted for growing in 
the greenhouse or hotbed. Has a very large head 
and not liable to rot in the heart, making it a 
most valuable sort for the market gardener. A 
favorite in the Boston and New York markets. 
The largest plain leaf Lettuce. 
Pkt. 10c., 1/, oz. 25c.. oz. 40c., 
Vi lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
Outdoor Growing for General Crop 
Tennis Ball, Black Seed ;V,J 
ket gardener. Heads are well formed, hardy 
and crisp. Excellent flavor and one of the earli¬ 
est heading varieties; almost unexcelled; used 
bv market gardeners in this vicinity. 
Pkt. 10c., y. oz. 25c., oz. 40c., Vi lb. $1.00. 
BIG BOSTON. Large heading variety, plain 
loaf, very hardy. Edges of leaves have brown¬ 
ish tinge. . 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., Vi lb 75c., lb. $2.50. 
]\4 av g; n{r A recent variety of great value on 
account of its extreme earliness, 
large size and tenderness. Will head with heat 
as well as out of doors, though attains a better 
size with open air culture. Has a globular¬ 
shaped head of enormous size, hard and well 
closed. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., Vi lb. $1.00, lb. $3.00. 
Qalnmnorlar For a Summer variety this is 
jaiamdiiuei one 0 f j.] ie j, esd good sized 
heads, and stands drought and heat with little 
injury. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., Vi lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
Lettuce Big Boston 
HittingeFs Belmont 
leaves and almost a sure header. One of the 
largest plain leaf heading varieties. 
Pkt. 10c., y„ oz. 25c.. oz. 40c., 
Vi lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
Hittinger’s Belmont ^ w 7b,v 
one of the leading market gardeners in this 
vicinity from his private stock; we have only 
a limited supply. 
Pkt. 15c., l/ 2 oz. 40c., oz. 75c., Vi lb. $2.00. 
GRAND RAPIDS. As a Lettuce for forcing 
this variety stands at the head of the list, being 
of quick growth, hardy, and remaining in con¬ 
dition several days after being fit to cut. The 
iflant is upright and forms a loose cluster of 
large, thin, bright greeu leaves, savoyed, finely 
crimped at edges. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., Vi lb. 75c., lb. $2.50. 
