. Bolgiano's capitol city seeds : 1963. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. fresh Crisp Lettuce! One of the Best of AH Green Vegetables. 247. Great Lakes Lettuce LETTUCE One ounce will sow 300 feet of row; 3 pounds, an acre Lettuce is an excellent source of vitamin A and furnishes a goodly quantity of vitamin C. Culture. Sow seed in rows as soon as the ground can be worked. Cover the seed Y^ inch deep and press soil down firmly, or it may be sown in a hotbed in February or March, transplanting to a sheltered po
. Bolgiano's capitol city seeds : 1963. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. fresh Crisp Lettuce! One of the Best of AH Green Vegetables. 247. Great Lakes Lettuce LETTUCE One ounce will sow 300 feet of row; 3 pounds, an acre Lettuce is an excellent source of vitamin A and furnishes a goodly quantity of vitamin C. Culture. Sow seed in rows as soon as the ground can be worked. Cover the seed Y^ inch deep and press soil down firmly, or it may be sown in a hotbed in February or March, transplanting to a sheltered position for an early crop. Thin plants to 8 inches apart for good head Lettuce or have plants close together for loose-leaf Lettuce. Lettuce does best during cool, moist weather. Heading Varieties 107. Buttercrunch. All-America Silver ^jzjx Medal Winner for 1963. A butter- {^\) head type of Bibb. Foremost of ^^^ its many qualities are its heat re- sistance and slow bolting characteris- tics. Heads relatively loose; leaves are thick and juicy but crisp. Pkt. 25c.; Koz. $; oz. IL75; V^h. $, postpaid. 144. Bibb. (57 days.) A distinct Butter- head, dark green, rather loosely folded, with heart bleaching to rich golden green. Crisp, tender and of ftne flavor. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 55c.; Mlb. $, postpaid. 288. Big Boston. {Special Stock.) (75 days.) A Butterhead type, succeeding in frames for spring and outdoors for summer and fall. Large heads with outer leaves tinged with bronze at edges and blanched hearts of rich buttery yellow; crisp, tender and sweet. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; J^lb. 90c., post- paid. 247. Great Lakes. (82 days.) Iceberg type, /4^^ resistant to tip burn. Outstanding \J&) ^°^ home gardeners and used ex- ^—^ tensively in the East by truck gar- deners. Pkt. 15c.; yioz. 50c.; oz. 90c.; ^Ib. $, postpaid. 268. Iceberg. (82 days.) A popular hard- headed Lettuce adapted for either spring or summer use. The wavy, light green, outer leaves are tinged reddish bro
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