. Catalogue of seeds, plants, Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. i6 SCHLEGEL &= FOTTLER'S SEED lettuce, mm 3akt. One ounce zrillproduce about 4pOOplants. Lettuce is a plant of most simple culture -when grown in the open air. It requires rich soil, plenty of well-rotted manure, and abundant moisture. With these conditions, its growth is vigorous and rapid: and to be
. Catalogue of seeds, plants, Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. i6 SCHLEGEL &= FOTTLER'S SEED lettuce, mm 3akt. One ounce zrillproduce about 4pOOplants. Lettuce is a plant of most simple culture -when grown in the open air. It requires rich soil, plenty of well-rotted manure, and abundant moisture. With these conditions, its growth is vigorous and rapid: and to be crisp and tender, it should be grown quickly. Of all the salad plants, lettuce easily takes the lead: and no garden is worthy the name without its lettuce-beds. It has few. if any. insect enemies, and flourishes throughout the spring and summer months. Droughts and hot weather are its worst drawbacks, as during such periods it inclines to run up to seed. Seed may be sown in a frame in February or March, not much bottom-heat being required. The plants may be set out as early as the ground can be worked, as light frosts will not injure them. Set in rows about eighteen inches apart, leaving eight or ten inches space between plants. For successive crops, sow every two weeks up to July. Hittinger's Belmont Forcing. A choice strain for forcing in the greenhouse. Much larger than the White- Seeded Tennisball. and a little later. Quality excel- lent. Very profitable for market. Not recom- Hrmn€Ejrs forcihi mended for outdoor culture. Pkt., .10: oz., .40. Grand Rapids Forcing. Leaves light yellowish-green, crimped and frilled, but of upright growth. Heads of fair size, crisp and tender and of good quality. Highly recommended for forcing. Denver Market. Good for open ground culture or for forcing. Heads large, light green, of excellent quality, crisp, tender and slow to run to seed. Boston Fine Curled. A variety highly esteemed for earliness. beauty of form, and good table qua
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