LETTUCE 
Our selected Head Lettuce Seeds are all of our own grown stocks, most carefully and 
strictly rogued by personal attention from our men, who have experienced and specialized 
in that line for over 30 years. Every year al of our mother stock seeds are grown on new 
ranches situated in different sections, its distances being ten to sixty miles out of Hol¬ 
lister. Its quality and superiority are dependable. 
CULTURE. May be sown in either summer or winter in furrows 14 to 16 inches apart. Fur¬ 
rows should be 38 to 40 inches wide and 8 to 10 inches high. Thin out 14 to 16 inches 
when the sixth or eighth leaf appears. Will not form head if planted in too hot weather. 
Requires about 2 pounds of seed if sown in summer and about 1 % pounds if sown in win¬ 
ter. A rich pliable soil is best. Lettuce needs considerable moisture applied often but not 
too freely. Frequent cultivation is necessary to obtain best results. 
IMPERIAL NO. 847. The 
newest introduction by Dr. 
Ivan C. Jagger of the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture. 
This is a summer lettuce 
especially adapted for plant¬ 
ing in Salinas & Watsonville 
districts and other places of 
similar climate. Head is well 
rounded and has abundant 
wrapper leaves. Color a dis¬ 
tinct green. Not immune 
from tip burn. Superior to 
Imperial F. in heading quali¬ 
ties but from a week to ten 
days later in maturing. 1 oz. 
30c; 4 oz. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.00 
10 lbs. $27.50, postpaid. 
Imperial No. 847 
NEW YORK NO. 199. An im¬ 
proved strain of New York 
No. 515. It is larger, darker 
green, and has a better base 
structure—that is, it is not 
so ribby—as the regular No. 
515. Resistant to tip-burn 
which should make it an 
ideal summer lettuce. 1 oz. 
15c; 4 oz. 50c; 1 lb. $1.50; 
10 lbs. $13.50, postpaid. 
New York No. 199 
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