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LANDRETHS’ SEEDS ARE SOLD IN EVERY STATE AND MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Leek 
LEEK 
A Native of Switzerland. Two Ounces of Seed Will Sow 100 Yards 
of Row. Allow Four Pounds to the Acre. Breaks ground in 9 days. 
One inch high in 17 days under most favorable circumstances 
in greenhouse. Sow when the apple is in bloom and again in mid¬ 
summer. If for permanent position, sow in rows of 2 feet apart; if for 
transplanting, sow in close beds. To secure a full development, thin out 
the rows or plant the seedlings at 4 inches apart in the row. Before the 
danger of hard frost take up the plants and preserve in trenches the 
same as celery. Yield from about 100 to 150 bushels to the acre. 
The Leek in common language may be said to be a cousin of the 
onion—in flavor it is quite similar. While the onion grows best on dry 
lands, the Leek flourishes where there is more moisture. The Seed is 
generally sown in a Seed bed and subsequently transplanted to a more 
permanent location. It is a strong feeder, frequently growing to twice 
the size of the largest onion. The edible portion is not the root but an 
extension upward of the stalk which is bleached like celery, sometimes 
growing to a length of twelve inches. 
Large London or Flag—86 Days. Scotch or Broad Flag—an old 
standard variety, still the most popular, with recurved broad leaves. 
Listed by us over a hundred years ago. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 26c I lb. 76c lb. $2.50 
Monstrous Carentan—86 Days. Very superior, large rooted, broad 
leaved. The largest type, very hardy. Similar to the larger Rouen. 
Stems sometimes 3 in. in diameter. Pkt. 5c oz. 26c 5 lb. 76c lb. $2.60 
Musselburgh Giant—86 Days . A remarkably large and showy variety. 
Leaves broad, deep green, and flat. Very popular. Hardy edible stems, 
6 to 8 ins. in length. Pkt. 5c oz. 26c j lb. 76c lb. $2.50 
LETTUCE 
Lettuce cultivated in Europe since 1662, origin before that unknown. Two Ounces of Seed Will 
Plant 100 Yards of Row. Plant Three Pounds to the Acre. Breaks ground in 8 days. One inch 
high in 11 days under most favorable circumstances in greenhouse. To have fine Lettuce in early 
Spring, sow in seed bed in the September preceding, protect the plants during the Winter in a box covered 
with glass or with litter. Early in the Spring transplant half into rich ground. The other half force to an 
earlier development under the sash. When ground can be worked, sow in a hot-bed and transplant, but 
Autumn-sown plants are best. For a later supply, sow in drills when the Cherry tree is in bloom; when up 
a few inches, thin out, leaving plants 10 to 12 inches apart. 
CUTTING OR LOOSE-LEAVED SORTS 
Black Seeded Simpson—60 Days. Black Seed. 
A standard loose-leaved American variety. Crisp, 
yellowish green leaves of large size, grows very 
quickly, of fine quality. The flavor is excellent; it 
is the most popular of all the loose-leaved sorts. 
Color of leaves a lighter yellow than White Seeded 
Simpson. Pkt. 6c qz. 16c J lb. 36c lb. $1.16 
Curled Simpson, White Seeded Simpson or 
Curled Silesian—60 Days. One of the best known 
and most popular of the Curled American varieties, 
of excellent quality. A quick growing, non-heading, 
crisp sort. Leaves light green, crumpled, very 
similar in appearance to Black Seeded Simpson, 
only a more golden yellow. 
Pkt. 6c oz. 16c z Ih. 36c lb. $1.16 
Golden Curled—66Da;ys. White Seed. A golden¬ 
leaved sort, producing a medium head of rare ex¬ 
cellence, leaves much fluted or curled on the edges, 
crisp, loose, long and pointed. When fully matured 
the leaves are light yellowish green and very 
attractive. Similar to Blond Blockhead. 
Pkt. 6c oz. 16c J lb. 46c lb. $1.60 
Black Seeded Simpson 
