GERMAIN’S LETTUCE 
Lechuga, Sp. Laitue, Fr. Lattuga, Ital. Lattich, Salat, Ger. 
Health Properties 
of Lettuce 
Calories per lb. 87 
Vitamins A, B, C, G 
Proteins 1.2% 
Carbohydrates 2.9% 
Fats .3% 
Calcium .043% 
Iron .001% 
Note—Prices listed are postpaid. 
r'liiTHDC A world wide grown 
uuLiunc. vegetable because 
it can be quickly and easily 
grown. Is extremely palat¬ 
able and very nutritious. 
Every garden deserves a 
lettuce plot. The quickest 
growing types are the 
loose leaf varieties, and 
we suggest for the home 
garden a plot of loose 
leaf and a bed of the 
heading type. The loose 
leaf varieties will have 
matured and be used up 
by the time the heading 
types are matured. 
The looseleaf Lettuce does 
not form heads but where 
the plants are grown a 
distance apart they make 
a large rounded cluster of 
leaves. Leaves are heav¬ 
ily crumpled and attrac¬ 
tive in appearance, crisp 
and tender. We advise 
the planting of two ounces of seed 
for a 150 foot row and if the let¬ 
tuce is too thick, thin after it has 
attained a size which can be pulled 
and used for salad or it can be 
thinned out when young and trans¬ 
planted to another section of the 
garden. Lettuce needs considerable 
moisture, applied often but not too 
heavily and plenty of cultivation to 
obtain best results. 
HEAD LETTUCE 
tremely solid or compact forma¬ 
tion. Such types as Los Angeles 
Market, New York, Big Boston and 
Iceberg, may be depended upon to 
satisfactorily mature a firm cabbage-like head. 
Heading varieties should be sown the same as loose leaf 
except that they should by all means be thinned out when 
the fourth leaf appears leaving plants in the row 10 inches 
apart. 
A rich pliable medium loam soil is best. In field planting, plant on 
ridges, 14 to 18 inches wide and in double rows about 12 inches 
apart, giving frequent irrigations between the ridges. Plant about 
2 lbs. of seed per acre. 
NOTICE TO LETTUCE GROWERS 
In the last few years many new types of the New York variety 
have been introduced which are especially adaptable to certain 
locations in California and Arizona and for planting at certain 
seasons of the year. The more popular types are Imperial D, No. 
515, No. 615, No. 152, No. 847 and No. 850. If interested in these 
types please write us for further information and prices. 
New Yorr or 
Los Angeles Market 
BIG BOSTON A variety highly recommended for home gardeners. 
Sure header, medium size, outer leaves attractive 
green color tinged with brown. Heads are a crisp, fine buttery 
flavor. Be sure to plant this variety in your home garden. Pkt. 
5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; 1 lb.. $1.25. 
HANSON A very hardy lettuce, excellent for a summer crop 
n/u'wwn. as it withstands heat. Forms a large, light green 
head which is very hard. An excellent variety for the home gar¬ 
dener for it is very sweet, crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; V\ 
lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
HEAD LETTUCE 
NEW YORK OR LOS ANGELES MARKET. ,<» Eg™* “*> 
upwards of fifty thousand acres of lettuce, practically every acre 
of which is the New York type. Seldom is the consumption of 
any vegetable so entirely of one type as in the case of New York 
Lettuce. 
This is due to its fine appearance, excellent quality and large per¬ 
centage of perfect heads. Our stock is grown with greatest care 
and is not to be compared with some offered. 
Plant our New York and obtain large, solid, crisp heads of the 
finest lettuce grown. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.50; 5 lbs. 
$6.75; 10 lbs. $12.60. 
NEW YORK NO 12 A selection of the New York type, an early 
MCVY INW. IZ. vanety and does well in mid . summer . It is 
lighter in color than the regular New York and is popular with 
shippers and large growers. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 50c- 1 lb 
$1.50; 5 lbs., $6.75; 10 lbs., $12.50. ’ ’ 
ICEBERG An excellent summer lettuce producing a solid light 
green head with leaves tinged with red. The head is 
very large, white inside, crisp and sweet, but not as solid as the 
New York. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
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LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. 2£SKJ5L8gr&r& 
oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. 
and fine flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.26. 
CHICKEN IFTTIICE This variety of lettuce should not be con- 
i m:in tcnuu. fused with the regular heading or loose¬ 
leaved varieties. The plant grows very much like kale, to a height 
of four to five feet, with much growth of leaf. It is used mainly 
for chicken and rabbit feeding. It absolutely does not head and 
is seldom if ever used for table purposes. The wonderful leaf 
growth makes it ideal for green food for chickens, etc. Pkt. 6c; oz. 
15c; >4 lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
COS OR ROMAINE 
PARK WHITE cnc This variety makes a delicious, crisp sweet 
k a wnnt LUi. salad vegetable. The heads are about seven 
inches high, dark green on the outside but lighter green inside. 
Requires cool weather for best results and plants should be thinned 
to a distance of eight inches apart. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 
1 lb. $1.25. 
