. Catalog 1963. Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. LETTUCE Culture â Planting time, Southern States: Spring, January to June; Fall, September to November. Plant one ounce to 150 feet of row, 3 pounds to one acre. If planted during hot vireather, soak seeds for 2 hours in water, preferably on ice if convenient, and 'wiap in damp cloth. Keep for six days in damp cloth until sprouted, then plant. Ants very often carry away the seed before sprouting but this treatment
. Catalog 1963. Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. LETTUCE Culture â Planting time, Southern States: Spring, January to June; Fall, September to November. Plant one ounce to 150 feet of row, 3 pounds to one acre. If planted during hot vireather, soak seeds for 2 hours in water, preferably on ice if convenient, and 'wiap in damp cloth. Keep for six days in damp cloth until sprouted, then plant. Ants very often carry away the seed before sprouting but this treatment stops it. Approximate time to maturity is given after each variety. This varies with soil and climatic conditons. FLORIDA ICEBERGâ83 days. Very popu- lar variety. Crisp heading plants of medium size; leaves smooth, thick, me- dium light green. Heads round and well folded. GREAT LAKESâAn outstanding new Let- tuce of Iceberg type. Stands the heat and sun and is unusually slow to go to seed. One of the best. BIG BOSTONâ75 days. Extra large, round, very firm, light green heads. Majority of market gardeners in South ore growing this variety for shipment and table use. NEW YORK WONDERFULâ80 days. Crisp, large heads, dark green colored leaves. Produces most compact heads. Excellent for shipping. GRAND RAPIDSâ65 days. Non-heading, leaves crisp, light green, curled, fringed. Delightful flavor. ICEBERGâ84 days. Heading, curled, me- dium size, crisp, green, fringed leaves enclosing crisp, white interior. A very popular variety. BIBBâ57 days. Distinct butter head type, dark green variety, forming a rather loosely folded head of small size. ROMAINE or PARIS WHITE COSâ70 days. Loose spoon shaped leaves, loose heads. Bleached by tying up leaves Delightful tasting, cm excellent variety. CHICKEN LETTUCE â For chickens or rabbit feeding, very productive, when cut, starts right in to grow again. This variety of let- tuce does not head but sends up stalks 3 to 4 feet high. Heavily leaved
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