. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 74 BUIST'S GARDEN Improved Early Hanson lettuce. I Improved Early Hanson.—A curled \f variety, forming fine, large, solid heads, which are both crisp and tender. They frequently attain two to three pounds each. We regard it as a very valuable varietv. Per oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $' lyBlack-Seeded Simpson.—A very de- * sirable variety of the Curled Simpson. Does not produce a solid head, but a com- pact mass of leaves, which are
. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 74 BUIST'S GARDEN Improved Early Hanson lettuce. I Improved Early Hanson.—A curled \f variety, forming fine, large, solid heads, which are both crisp and tender. They frequently attain two to three pounds each. We regard it as a very valuable varietv. Per oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $' lyBlack-Seeded Simpson.—A very de- * sirable variety of the Curled Simpson. Does not produce a solid head, but a com- pact mass of leaves, which are of a much lighter color than the ordinary Simpson, and forms heads double the size. It is not only a good forcing variety, but a desirable sort for early Summer, as it stands the heat remarkablv well. Per oz.,15cts.; X lb., 40 cts.; lb., $ J&rand Rapids Forcing.—A very popu- * lar variety, which is grown very exten- sively in the Western States for forcing, produces medium sized heads, which are not solid, but crisp and tender. Peroz., / 15 cts.; X lb., 40 cts.; lb., $ ^Early Curled Simpson.—An improved variety of the Curled Silesia, is quite early, but does not produce a solid head; leaves beautifully curled, and forces well. Per oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $ p Early Curled Silesia is an early variety, and is generally sown thickly, to cut when a few inches high; it will, however, form a very good head, if thinned out; it is quite hardv, and withstands heat and drought. Peroz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.;'lb. $ / Early Prize Head.—One of the finest va- / J rietes ever introduced, forming a very large f/ head, but not a solid one; the leaves are slightly tinged with brown, and is remark- able for its crispness and delicacy of flavor; is well adapted for either forcing or out- door culture; is not liable to run to seed unless far advanced, and is also quite hardy; is suitable for planting at any sea- son of the vear. Peroz., 15 cts.; % lb.,
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