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. The quality and superiority are dependable. 
CULTURE. May be sown in cither 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. Requires about 2° pounds of seed if sown in 
summer and about 14% pounds if sown in winter. A rich pliable soil is best. Lettuce 
needs considerable moisture applied often but not too freely. Frequent cultivation is 
necessary to obtain best results. 
YAMANAKA No. 101. Better shaped heads and leaves darker than Imperial No. 615. Com- 
paratively immune to warm weather injury. Planting season same as Imperial No. 615, 
from December 15 to around February 10, with harvesting to May 30. A new introduc- 
tion experimented wth good results at Salinas for the past three years. 1 oz. 40c; 4 oz. 
$1.25; 1 ib. $4.02, postnaid. 
. IMPERIAL NO. 847. Devel- 
oped by the late Dr..Ivan C. 
Jagger of the U. 5. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. This 
is a summer lettuce especial- 
ly adapted for planting in 
Salinas and Watsonville dis- 
tricts 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 Ib. $3.50; 
10 Ibs. $30.00, 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 1s 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. 35c; 1 Ib. $1.30; 
10 Ibs. $12.00, postpaid. 

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New York No. 199 
