LETTUCE 
Sow Vi to 1 pound in seed-bed to plant an acre, or plant 1 to 1 Vi pounds per acre in field. 
Culture. First sowings are made in Florida the begin¬ 
ning of September and continue until March. Low, damp 
soil is best suited for this crop. Lettuce must be grown 
rapidly in order to give it size, tenderness, crispness, and 
high edible quality. Therefore, the land must be highly fer¬ 
tilized and moist. In Florida from one to two tons per acre 
of 4-5-5 fertilizer is commonly used for this crop. Broad¬ 
cast the seed on good moist beds that have been thoroughly 
prepared, or sow in rows six inches apart and use a light 
roller to press the seed into the soil. A pound of seed sown 
broadcast plants a bed three feet wide and a hundred yards 
long. Place burlap or well-washed old fertilizer sacks over 
the beds until the seeds sprout. Old fertilizer sacks must be 
thoroughly washed out before using to prevent burning of 
seed sprouts. Be sure seed beds are kept thoroughly moist 
at all times after the seed is planted, and during warm dry 
weather the beds should be sprinkled twice daily with cool 
water in order to hasten and increase germination. In hot 
weather when it is difficult to get lettuce seed to germinate, 
germination may be hastened and improved by placing mois¬ 
tened lettuce seed in moist cloth in the icebox for several days 
before sowing, and then sowing in well moistened soil. In 
level culture lettuce plants are usually set 15 by 15 inches in 
the field. Plants should be watered as set in field. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
KILGORE'S NEW IMPROVED FLORIDA ICEBERG. 
(90 days.) After many years of experimentation and test¬ 
ing we have at last selected in this new strain of Iceberg a 
type of lettuce that will withstand the heat and high humid¬ 
ity common to Florida. In numerous tests on different soils 
in Florida last winter, this strain was far superior in every 
instance to any other in the fact that it was exceedingly slow 
to go to seed, and made large, firm, hard heads, even in hot 
weather when other strains, under the same conditions, either 
developed seed stalks or made spongy heads. The thick, 
smooth leaves, cap or fold well over the head. Heads have 
a very large frame, with a solid, compact base, are round in 
shape and medium green in color, and are very large and 
heavy. This variety should be grown slowly with less fertilizer 
than other varieties and strains, not over 1200 to 1500 pounds 
per acre of a fertilizer high in potash. Our tests indicate that 
this strain when grown on well prepared soil in Florida will 
develop large, very solid, crisp heads, just as good as any 
Iceberg type lettuce grown in the West. Numerous trial 
shipments made by prominent Florida shippers to northern 
markets last winter brought as good prices as California 
grown Iceberg. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 60c; 1 lb. $2.00. 
Kilgore's New Improved Florida Iceberg 
A New Strain of Iceberg Especially Developed for Florida 
NEW YORK NO. 12. (80 days.) Our tests indicate that 
this strain when grown on well prepared soil under good 
growing conditions in Florida will develop large, solid, 
crisp heads. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
NEW YORK NO. 515. (75 days.) This lettuce is a little 
earlier than New York No. 12 which it resembles in general 
appearance. Under proper growing conditions the heads 
are large, solid, attractive, and bright green in color. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
ICEBERG. (80 days.) A popular variety of the crisp head¬ 
ing type. Produces large, hard, well balanced, globular heads. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 90c. 
MIGNONETTE. (05 days.) An early maturing, exceedingly 
high quality, small, crisp head lettuce, not grown for com¬ 
mercial shipment, but useful for the Florida home gardener 
and for local markets because of its exceedingly high edible 
quality, it being deliciously sweet flavored, crisp and tender. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75. 
KILGORE'S BRED-RITE BIG BOSTON. (70 days.) The heads 
are of cabbage or butter - head type, large-sized, broad, 
slightly spreading, globular, with a broad shoulder at the 
base. The outer leaves are broad, almost smooth, but wavy 
at the edge, medium light green with a tinge of brown on the 
margins of the outer leaves. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
KILGORE'S IMPROVED WHITE BOSTON. (68 days.) Simi¬ 
lar to our Bred-Rite Big Boston, although a trifle earlier 
and slightly lighter shade of green without the brownish tinge 
at the borders of the outer leaves. Our improved strain has 
been developed to produce large-sized heads similar to Big 
Boston. pkt 5c; QZ 15c; y A |b 35c; , )b $1 25 . 
BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON. (60 days.) The best large, 
very early, non-heading or leaf variety. The leaves are very 
broad, much blistered and crumpled, and excessively frilled 
on the borders, light yellowish green in color, very tender, of 
fine delicate texture, and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
ROM AIN E (WHITE PARIS COS OR TRIANON COS). 
(70 days.) This variety forms a large, medium green, well- 
folded head with blunt top, and when properly grown it is 
very sweep, crisp, mild, and of fine quality. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
KILGORE'S NEW MAMMOTH ROMAINE. (85 days.) Our 
new Mammoth Romaine is taller and much more vigorous and 
makes much larger heads, from a third to a half larger than 
other strains, and makes correspondingly heavier yields com¬ 
pared to other strains of Romaine or Cos lettuce. One fea¬ 
ture which recommends this new strain over all others is the 
fact that it can be left in the fields for ten days to two weeks 
after it is ready to harvest without danger of bolting to seed, 
when other strains will go to seed quickly under Florida cli¬ 
matic conditions if not harvested when ready. This strain is 
not quite as early as Paris White Cos, but when it does head 
it forms firm solid heads with the leaves well capped over the 
top. The leaves are slightly darker green than Paris White 
Cos. We have selected and reselected this strain until it is 
very uniform in all respects. We most highly recommend 
this new strain as being superior to any other Romaine on 
the market today. Seed supply limited. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; !4 lb. 60c; 1 lb. $2.00. 
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THE KILGORE SEED COMPANY, Florida's Leading Seedsmen 
