. Buist's garden guide and almanac. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Salamander Lettuce. Salamander. — A desirable variety for Summer or Fall use, forming very large, compact and beautiful heads. Color light green; stands both heat and drought re- markably well, very highly recommended. Per oz., 15 cts.; 4 oz., 40 cts.; lb., $ Oak-Leaved. >son Lettuce. Oak - Leaved An entirely dis- tinct variety, the leaves of which are of the shape of an oak
. Buist's garden guide and almanac. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Salamander Lettuce. Salamander. — A desirable variety for Summer or Fall use, forming very large, compact and beautiful heads. Color light green; stands both heat and drought re- markably well, very highly recommended. Per oz., 15 cts.; 4 oz., 40 cts.; lb., $ Oak-Leaved. >son Lettuce. Oak - Leaved An entirely dis- tinct variety, the leaves of which are of the shape of an oak, produced in a dense and compact head, which is al- most pure white and exceedingly delicate; it is fine for forcing or out-door culture. Per oz, 15 cts.; ilb., 40 cts.; lb., $ Spotted Passion or Black Seeded Royal.—This is one of our most valuable varieties for garden culture, and cannot be too highly recommended for either market or private growing; it is an early Summer variety, forming very large, handsome, and solid heads, the inner leaves of which are as white as blanched celery, and the outer ones beautifully spotted with a delicate red tinge; it stands the heat without shooting to seed and is especially recommended for the South. Peroz., 25 cts.'; % lb., 50 cts.; lb., $ Trocadero Cabbage.—A celebrated French variety of quite a distinct type and cannot be mistaken for any other sort; the heads are of large size, the margin of its leaves beautifully tinged with russet; it forms its heads quickly and is very solid, crisp and tender, and exceedingly delicate in flavor. Per oz., 25 cts.; % lb., 60 cts.; lb , £ Perpignan, or Early Green Sum- mer.—A German variety that will really stand the heat without shooting to seed; pro- duces a large and firm head; it is very highly prized by all who grow it. As a Summer va- riety it has no equal, and will even stand the Southern heat without flinching; fine for mar- ket. Per oz., 25 cts ; i lb., 50 cts., lb., #1
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