12 Our Lettuce Seed Will Produce Large Crops 


G-and Rapids Forcing Lettuce 
LETTUC 

New York Lettuce 
One ounce will produce 
about 1000 plants 
For an early crop of Head Lettuce, sow the seed in February or March in the hothouse, or in boxes or 
flats in the house, and transplant as soon as the ground can be worked. Set in rows 18 inches apart and 8 to 
10 inches apart in the row. Sow seed outdoors every two weeks for a succession, covering lightly by raking, 
so that the birds do not get it. It is best to sow Lettuce in rows, as it can then be cultivated. 
BIG BOSTON. Good for early, midseason, and 
fall use. The large, compact heads are bright light 
green, blanching to rich yellow at the heart, and are 
deliciously sweet, tender, and crisp. The heads are 
very solid. White seed. 
BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON. The broad, light 
green leaves, much blistered, crumpled, and twisted, 
form a large, firm bunch which blanches well and ts 
decidedly crisp. One of the best bunching varieties 
and marketable early m the season. Black seed. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. Another strictly 
bunching variety that stands high m public favor. 
Leaves light ‘green, much blistered and crumpled, 
and deliciously sweet and crisp. White seed. 
GRAND RAPIDS FORCING. Fine variety for 
forcing under glass, but also good for outdoor plant- 
ing. The crisp, light green leaves form a loose, 
rounded cluster that matures early. A good market 
sort, as it ships well, retaining Its crisp quality much 
longer than other varieties. Black seed. 

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Big Boston Lettuce 
HANSON. A _ cabbage-heading variety that 
reaches a large size and matures very late. The light 
green heads are globular, very solid, blanch well, and 
are decidedly crisp. Greenish gray seed. 
MAY KING. Good for planting outdoors for an 
early crop, but is also a fine forcer. Cabbage-~head- 
ing, forming heads small to medium in size and of 
rich buttery flavor. The light green leaves are 
slightly tinted with brown at the edges. White seed. 
NEW YORK. A large cabbage-headed variety 
that matures late. The dark green heads are globu- 
lar, very solid, blanch well, and are decidedly crisp, 
very sweet but never buttery in flavor. White seed. 
PRIZE HEAD. Desirable variety for the home- 
garden, as it 1s decidedly crisp and of good flavor, 
forming large heads of blistered, crumpled leaves 
that are light brown on the outside of the plant, 
always well blanched. Light greenish gray seed. 
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER. During cool 
weather it produces very large, solid, round heads, the 
interior of which blanches beautiful white. Largely 
planted in the South for shipping to the northern 
markets during the winter. Dark brown seed. 
ICEBERG. Tender and crisp even when grown in 
the hottest weather. Heads are unusually solid, 
with thick-ribbed, mcurving leaves that msure a 
well-blanched heart. White seed. 
Mustard 
One ounce will sow about 75 feet of drill 
Seed resembles that of cabbage and turnip. For 
an early crop, sow in the hotbed in March. Sow out- 
doors in drills 8 to 12 inches apart at intervals 
throughout the spring and summer, and cut when 
not over 2 inches high. Fine used as a salad or 
cooked like spinach. 
GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED. A hardy variety, 
forming a large mass of curled and ruffled leaves. 
WHITE LONDON. The best variety for salads. 
The leaves are dark green, small, and smooth. 
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