. 1902 catalog : pure & sure seeds. Nursery stock Missouri Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Three Fine LETTUCE Passion A fine cabbage lettuce that was brought into New Orleans from Cali- fornia. It is the variety that is now shipped in such large quantities from New Orleans in the spring. It attains a large size, grows slow- ly, but makes very hard heads that stand shipping well. In the South it does better during the late autumn and winter than in summer, as it cannot stand the heat. If sown late in the fall and transplanted during winter, it gr
. 1902 catalog : pure & sure seeds. Nursery stock Missouri Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Three Fine LETTUCE Passion A fine cabbage lettuce that was brought into New Orleans from Cali- fornia. It is the variety that is now shipped in such large quantities from New Orleans in the spring. It attains a large size, grows slow- ly, but makes very hard heads that stand shipping well. In the South it does better during the late autumn and winter than in summer, as it cannot stand the heat. If sown late in the fall and transplanted during winter, it grows to very large heads, hard and firm. Packet, 5c; 15c; 2 oz., 25c; ^4 lb. 40c.; Trocadero ("1903") Equally as'valuable for forcing as it is for tlie open grottnd. Very popular in our Southern States. Excellent for growing in private gardens. It is of French origin, and is . a distinct type of cabbage lettuce. Heads of large size, ver^' solid, and of light green; they form very quickly. Crisp, tender and exceedingly delicate in flavor. Not so well adapted for shipping as the Passion. So favorably were we impressed with the merits of this variety that last season we distributed among our customers several thousand packets of the seed under the name of • * 190 3. * * We anticipate a large de- mand for it this season. Packet, 6c; oz., 15c; 2 oz., 25c; % lb., 40c; Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plant Seed Company (Saint Louis, Mo. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. St. Louis, Mo. : Plant Seed Company
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