. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds : the largest collection in the world. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 26 J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. Laitue. Lechuga. Satat. Culture. —Sow Nos. 799, 803, 806 and 807 in hotbeds in March, and in the open ground as soon as it can be worked, and transplant to rows 8 inches apart. Sow in two weeks' time same varieties again, as also Cos, for a succes- sion. In August sow any of the varieties. In Octob
. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds : the largest collection in the world. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 26 J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. Laitue. Lechuga. Satat. Culture. —Sow Nos. 799, 803, 806 and 807 in hotbeds in March, and in the open ground as soon as it can be worked, and transplant to rows 8 inches apart. Sow in two weeks' time same varieties again, as also Cos, for a succes- sion. In August sow any of the varieties. In October some of these may be planted in frames, to head in winter and early spring. Always sow thin, and thin out well, or the plants will not be strong. The last spring sowing had better be grown where sown, beirig thinned out to 6 or 8 inches apart. To have Cos in good order, they must be sown in a hotbed early in the year, and transplanted to a coldframe. so as to have good plants to set out at the opening of the ground. They require tying for a few days, when grown, to blanch. Lettuce requires good ground, enriched with thoroughly rotted manure and well pulverized. Tbe after- culture should be close and careful, to thorburn mammoth butter lettuce. secure the best results. 794 Thorburn's Maximum. (New.) For description, see Novelties 795 Emperor Forcing. Yellow, earliest of all ; suited only for frame 797 Selected Buttercup. Yellow, solid, small heads ; for forcing or outdoors 799 Thorburn Market-Gardener's Private Stock. A selected strain: solid, large heads, resisting the sun for a long time before shooting up. Yaluable also as an early sort, to be started under glass for early spring transplanting into open ground 800 Coldframe White Cabbage. For starting in coldframes and setting out early 801 Hubbard Market. A large, white Cabbage variety ; for forcing or open ground 803 Big Boston. Fine for forcing in coldframes or for open ground 806 Early Curled Simpson. A leading early
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