. 1900 catalogue : seeds, garden supplies. Nursery stock Oregon Portland Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. PORTLAND SEED COMPANY'S CATALOGUE. 21 LEEK. The Leek belongs to the onion family. Prized for soups, and is thought for this purpose to be superior to onions. Cultivation simi- lar to that for onions, but hill up about the neck to blanch it. Large Rouen, or American Flag. A favorite large Amer- ican market sort. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb. $ Monstrous Carent
. 1900 catalogue : seeds, garden supplies. Nursery stock Oregon Portland Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. PORTLAND SEED COMPANY'S CATALOGUE. 21 LEEK. The Leek belongs to the onion family. Prized for soups, and is thought for this purpose to be superior to onions. Cultivation simi- lar to that for onions, but hill up about the neck to blanch it. Large Rouen, or American Flag. A favorite large Amer- ican market sort. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb. $ Monstrous Carenton. Rather larger than the Flag, but very tender and mild on account of its rapid growth. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; # lb. 50c; 1 lb. $ Large Rouen Leek. LETTUCE. Two ounces of seed to 100 yards of row. Lettuce thrives best in good, rich, moist ground, and is a universal favorite, is almost free from insects and disease, which makes it of easy culture to every one. To grow fine head lettuce for the principle early crop, sow the seed in September in the open ground. Transplant, when large enough, into cold frames, and protect the plants during the winter in the same manner as for early cabbage, then set the plants out early in April; or sow the seeds in hot beds in February or March, and afterward, for early salad, transplant into a sheltered border with a southern exposure. For successive crops, sowings may be made in open ground as early as the spring opens, and continued until July. Simpson's Uarly Curled. A leading early market variety. Forms a dense mass of finely-curled and wrinkled leaves that are excellent and tender and do not wilt readily. A good market kind. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 1 lb. $ Simpsons's Black Seeded. A variety of the Curled Simpson, but growing much larger and of excellent quality. One of the best for forcing. Simpson's. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; X lb- 35c; 1 lb. $ IJarly Prize Head. Heads of mammoth size. Remains tender and crisp throughout th
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