Breck’s Vegetable Seeds 
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LETTUCE 
Italian^Lattuga 
This vegetable grows best in a light, somewhat sandy soil, but one that is rich in nitrogen. 
This is best furnished by digging in a generous supply of well-rotted manure or shredded cattle 
manure. Sowings may be made from the time the frost has left the ground in the early spring 
until late in August. The most difficult period in which to produce good heads is midsummer. 
Watering is very necessary in hot dry weather. Sow the seed in shallow drills and transplant so 
that the plants are about 1 foot apart. One ounce of seed will sow 250 feet of drill. This should 
produce about 4000 plants; 3 pounds to the acre. 
Standard Heading Varieties 
’MAY KING, Breck’s Strain. Selected 
strain of this well-known variety. Solid, 
cabbage-butter-head type, medium small, 
light green, tinged slightly on edge with 
brown. Recommended for growing under 
glass or for an early outdoor variety. Pkt. 
15c; oz. 50c; 34 lb. $1.50; lb. $5.00. 
BRECK’S BLACK-SEEDED TENNIS- 
BALL or SALAMANDER. Ideal as an 
early sort. Heads very solid, of medium 
size, compact; leaves broad, dark green; 
quality excellent. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 34 lb. 
$1.75. 
White-Seeded Tennisball. An extremely 
early, hardy sort, forming a very solid, 
compact head having light green leaves, 
tinged at the edges with brown. Quality 
good. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 34 lb. $1.25. 
Green-Leaved Big Boston. A large-head¬ 
ed Lettuce, very solid, and excellent as 
a main crop sort. Leaves broad, quite 
smooth, light green. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 
34 lb. $1.00. 
Varieties marked with a (*) are recom¬ 
mended for forcing. 
Cos or Romaine Lettuce 
Lettuce 
May King 
’Breck’s Boston Market. A carefully 
selected strain of White-Seeded Tennis- 
ball. Grows very compact and forms a 
decidedly solid head. Good forcing sort 
for early Winter plantings. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 75c; 34 lb. $2.50. 
Crisp-as-Ice or Hartford Bronzehead. 
Medium-sized head with deep green 
leaves tinged with bronze. Quality ex¬ 
cellent. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 34 lb. $1.50. 
Mignonette. A variety which forms small, 
compact heads. Excellent for the home- 
garden. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 34 lb. 75c. 
White Paris (Trianon). A medium-sized, 
self-closing, firm sort of dark green color. 
Quality excellent. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 
34 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.00. 
Crisp Heading Lettuce 
BRECK’S CALIFORNIA ICEBERG. A 
selected strain of Los Angeles Lettuce, 
frequently called “Iceberg” by local 
marketmen. The slightly curled, dark 
green leaves form medium large heads— 
first pointed and at maturity globular. 
Easily grown and a good shipper. 
Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00; 
34 lb. $3.00. 
Cos 
Lettucfe 
White Paris 
Hanson Improved. Heads large and solid. 
A very reliable sort for Midsummer 
plantings. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 34 lb. $1.00. 
New York, Wonderful or Los Angeles. 
Heads very large and firm, of excellent 
quality. Leaves crumpled, fringed, very 
broad, dark green. Known in the Far 
West as “Los Angeles.” Pkt. 10c; oz. 
50c; 34 lb. $1.25. 
Curled Varieties 
Boston Curled. Very early. Medium size, 
upright, deep green, and very much 
fringed and curled. Does not head. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 34 lb. $1.00. 
Black-Seeded Simpson. An early, large- 
leaved sort which is very reliable. Leaves 
very crumpled and crinkled, light green, 
and of excellent quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
40c; 34 lb. $1.00. 
Grand Rapids. A very attractive and 
excellent sort of bunching Lettuce. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 34 lb. $1.00. 
MUSTARD 
Mustard seed may be sown at any time from 
early spring until fall for a succession of 
tender young leaves for salad purposes. Sow 
thinly in drills. Cover very lightly and keep it 
well watered. One ounce will sow 50 feet of 
drill. 
Southern Giant Curled. Plants vigor¬ 
ous and hardy. Leaves large, light green, 
and crumpled. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 34 lb. 
75c. 
Chinese. Flavor pleasantly sweet and 
pungent. Desirable as a salad. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; 34 lb- 75c. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Italian~Fungo pratajola 
Space will not permit our giving instructions 
for the growing of mushrooms, but a pamphlet 
giving concise cultural notes may be had on 
application. We also particularly recommend 
“The Book of the Mushroom” by A. Defries, 
which sells for $2.00 postpaid. 
We can supply fresh Mushroom Spawn 
throughout the entire year. Standard 
Mushroom Spawn. Per brick 40c; 20 
bricks $6.50; 100 bricks $30.00. 
Pure Culture Bottle Spawn. $1.00 per 
bottle, postpaid. Not carried in stock. 
Orders are shipped direct from producer. 
