Archive image from page 29 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1914 curriesfarmgarde19curr_11 Year: 1914 ( '24 CURRlE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. LETTUCE. German, Lattieh. French, Laitue The Lettuce is of easy growth and will thrive in any ordinary garden soil. Sow thinly in rows 1 foot apart, and when large enough thin out the plants so as to leave room for growth. To obtain good Lettuce all through the season it is neces- sary to make sowings at short intervals, as during the hot months it is apt to become bitter and run to seed. For home use w
Archive image from page 29 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1914 curriesfarmgarde19curr_11 Year: 1914 ( '24 CURRlE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. LETTUCE. German, Lattieh. French, Laitue The Lettuce is of easy growth and will thrive in any ordinary garden soil. Sow thinly in rows 1 foot apart, and when large enough thin out the plants so as to leave room for growth. To obtain good Lettuce all through the season it is neces- sary to make sowings at short intervals, as during the hot months it is apt to become bitter and run to seed. For home use we recom- mend the Head Lettuce in prefer- ence to the loose-leaved varie- ties; they are finer flavored, more solid, tender and crisp, and usu- ally without a trace of the bitter flavor so common in the loose- leaved sorts. 1 ox. to 100 feet of drill. 3 lbs. to the aere. CURLED OR LOOSE- LEAVED LETTUCE. GRA1VD RAPIDS—Extra Seleeted Stock. The most popular of all Forcing Lettuce. On account of its up- right habit of growth it can be ( grown closer than other sorts, and is less liable to rot; the leaves are light yellowish-green, excellent for shipping and keep a long time 'without wilting. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; lb. 45c; 1 lb. $ BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON—Seleeted Stock. A favorite forcing variety; forms a compact mass of leaves and differs in being lighter colored, and is nearly double the size of the Curled Simpson. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; V± lb. 35c; 1 lb. $ Early Curled Simpson—'White seeded. Does not head, but forms a compact mass of leaves. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 30c; 1 lb. $ Delivered to any Post Office in the United States. Deduct 10 Cents per pound if shipped by express at purchaser's expense.
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