. Dreer's garden book : seventy-sixth annual edition 1914. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 26 IHmRrADREER-PHIIAPaPHIAM'^aiABL^VtCETABLESEEDS- Dfll One ounce will produce about 3000 plants. LETTUCE. Lattich, odor Garten Salad, Ger. Laitue, Fr. Lechuga, Sp. CULTURE. â Sow the seed in hotbeds or flats during February or early March, prick the young seedlings out in flats or cold frame several inches apart each way, and, as soon as a nice, rich, warm spot can be prepared in o
. Dreer's garden book : seventy-sixth annual edition 1914. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 26 IHmRrADREER-PHIIAPaPHIAM'^aiABL^VtCETABLESEEDS- Dfll One ounce will produce about 3000 plants. LETTUCE. Lattich, odor Garten Salad, Ger. Laitue, Fr. Lechuga, Sp. CULTURE. â Sow the seed in hotbeds or flats during February or early March, prick the young seedlings out in flats or cold frame several inches apart each way, and, as soon as a nice, rich, warm spot can be prepared in open ground in spring, transplant the well-hardened plants in rows a foot apart, allowing 8 to 12 inches space between the plants in the row. For succession sow seed thinly in open ground, and thin the plants to 5 or more inches apart. Sow for succession every few weeks until the fall. Some varieties do well in a cool forcing house during winter. Early White Cabbage (W7ute Butter Lettuce). A good variety for sowing in the fall, as it is nearly hardy and requires but little protection. Heads are very firm and nicely blanched. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ^ lb., 50 cts. Black°-seeded Tennisball. Forms a close, hard head, with few outer leaves. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts. Dreer's Improved Hanson. This superior Lettuce, which we introduced forty years ago, is the best summer heat-resist- ing sort. Heads grow to good size, are sweet, tender and crisp. For outdoor culture it is unequalled. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts. Mammoth Salamander. A rich, buttery Cabbage-headingf variety which grows double the size of Salamander. Color light green and quality good; an excellent intermediate variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ^ 11>., 50 cts. Black-seeded Simpson. Produces a compact mass of leaves, but does not head. A very good variety of lettuce for home use, Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts. California Cream Butter. Produces a large white head and
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