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ndwe Plant 4 Ibs. per acre—1 oz. for 100 ft. of row—!_ pkt., 
12 ft. of row. 
Endive seed may be sown as soon as ground can be worked in the 
spring but the best quality in the fall from about July 1 plantings. 
Rows 20 to 30 inches apart. Thin plants to 12 inches. 
Full Heart (Florida Deep Heart) = 7! days. Extensive- 
ly used by market 
gardeners and shippers. An improved strain with larger leaf, 
broader, thicker, well-blanched head, earlier in maturity. Growth 
upright, leaves slightly crumpled, strongly bunched with well 
blanched heart. 
(Pkt., 10c) (o0z., 20c) (% |b., 60c) Cib., $2.00) (5 Ibs., $8.80) prepaid 

Lettuce—Grand Rapids Forcing 
Lottuce 
HOW TO GROW LETTUCE 
Plant % oz. to 100 feet of row, 3 pounds per acre. 

@ The most favorable conditions for growing good lettuce are rich soil, 
plenty of moisture, and steady growth from the time the seeds are 
planted until time for use. Seed germinates quickly and may be planted 
as soon as the cold wet days of spring are past. Sow about 15 to 18 
seeds to the foot of row to a depth of not more than % inch in 18 to 
20 inch rows. 
When growing Head Lettuce, it is necessary that the heading season 
take place during cool weather. For this reason it is a good policy in 
sections where hot weather sets in early in the. season to sow the seed 
in boxes indoors or in hotbeds and set out as early aS weather conditions 
permit. If this is not practical, seed may be sown in the open ground 
as early as soil and weather conditions are favorable. Thin 12 inches 
apart in the row and give thorough cultivation. A side dressing of 
nitrate of soda, given as soon as the plants have made some growth 
will be found beneficial. 
Here at Rocky Ford a late planting is made about the first week in 
August, which produces excellent head lettuce for late fall shipment. 

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