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26. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

[image] DENVER MARKET LETTUCE

LETTUCE--Ger. Lattich.
One ounce will sow 120 feet of drill.
Probably no vegetable is more universally used than Lettuce, and to be fully appreciated it must be brought to the table fresh and unwilted. As it requires but little room, and is of the easiest culture, there are but few families that cannot have it direct from the bed. The quality of Lettuce depends largely upon a rapid and vigorous growth. Sow in hot-bed in March and in open ground as early as it can be worked, thinly in drills one foot apart. For a succession sow every three weeks during the season. The soil should be rich and mellow. Thin out plants as they grow, so that the plants left to head will stand 10 to 12 inches apart in the rows.
PRIZE HEAD.--Very tender leaves of dark reddish brown color, variegated with dark green. Heads large and of good flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.20.

[image] NEW ICEBERG LETTUCE.

DENVER MARKET.--An early variety of Head Lettuce, either for forcing or open
ground. It forms large, solid heads, of a good light green color, and is very slow to go to seed. The leaves are beautifully marked and blistered (like the Savoy Cabbages), and very crisp and tender and of excellent flavor. By these blistered leaves it distinguishes itself from any other kind of Lettuce now grown. The shape of the head resembles somewhat the "Hanson," but is more oblong. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c.
GRAND RAPIDS.--As many as fifty large greenhouses at Grand Rapids, Michigan, are devoted to forcing this lettuce in winter; the growers have distanced all competitors, and obtained the highest prices in the markets of all the cities to which they have shipped. Of superior quality and beautiful appearance the Grand Rapids Lettuce is a strong grower, free from rot, and keeps crisp and tender without wilting when exposed for sale, longer than any other forcing lettuce. It is also a desirable variety for sowing in the open ground. The engraving is from a photograph. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c.
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER.--A variety of Cabbage Lettuce, with round solid heads, as shown in the illustration; outside the heads are of a medium green, slightly marked with small brown spots; within, the leaves are of a very rich cream yellow color, most refreshing in appearance, and particularly rich and buttery to the taste. The heads are of good size, compact, very hard and solid. It is medium early, and one of the very best summer varieties of head lettuce we have ever seen. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c.
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON.--An improved variety of the Curled Silesia, with large, loose heads and excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON.--Nearly double the size of the ordinary Curled Simpson; stands the summer well without becoming tough, or running to seed quickly. Is by far the most popular variety for greenhouse forcing, making large, handsome heads in a very short time. Gardeners claim that our seed is worth far more than any other. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40[c], lb. $1.25.

[image] TOMHANNOCK.

[image] Improved Hanson Lettuce

[image] California Cream Butter Lettuce.

MIGNONETTE.--See Novelties. Pkt. 10c.
OAK LEAVED.--Has oak-shaped leaves, the broader part set to stem and pointed at the tip, thus giving it a very unique, handsome and attractive appearance. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 45c.
OLD LETTUCE SEED.--For birds. Per lb. 45c.

Shenandoah, Ia., Mch. 26, '96.
I bought seed of you for a number of years in succession, but got "switched off" last year, and felt like I ought to be "switched" when I received the seeds the other firm sent me. So I will return to you, where I always got good treatment.
GEO. H. CASTLE.

NEW ICEBERG.--There is no handsomer or more solid cabbage lettuce in cultivation--in fact, it is strikingly beautiful. The large, curly leaves that cover the outside of the solid heads are of a bright, light green, with a very slight reddish tinge at the edges. They are usually covered with dewdrops and have a peculiarly crystalline appearance. The center is thoroughly blanched. Whether in early spring or the hottest days in summer, the quality is simply perfect. Surpassingly fine for the home garden and equally valuable for market. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 65c.
IMPROVED HANSON.--For general use both of market gardeners and in the private garden, we are sure that no variety can surpass our improved carefully selected strains of Hanson Lettuce. It has been so judiciously improved that the heads are so solid that often they do not send up a seed stalk unless cut open with a knife. Heads are very large, green outside and nearly white within, deliciously sweet, crisp and tender, and almost absolutely free from any rank or bitter taste. Resists the summer heat exceptionally well. It cannot be praised too highly. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.20.
TOMHANNOCK.--Forms a beautiful plant, 10 to 12 inches high by 9 to 10 inches across. The leaves grow upright, the upper part of the outer leaves turn outward gracefully, and are of a glossy, reddish bronze, quite ornamental. The leaves are almost white, very tender and crisp; it does not head. Grows quickly and remains for weeks of the finest quality; slow to run to seed. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 45c, lb. $1.50.
MIXED VARIETIES.--Seed of about twenty early, medium and late sorts mixed together, thus giving lettuce for the table during the entire seasons and giving an opportunity to examine all the leading varieties with but little expense. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 45[c], lb. $1.30.
GREEN FRINGED.--Edges beautifully cut and fringed. A good selling variety. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c.

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