. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. i RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEED// PHIL\DELPH1A| Poireau, Fr. LEEK Puerro, Sp. Lauch, Ger. Culture — Greatly valued as a standby for soups and salads. Sow in April in drills 1 foot apart, and when 6 to 8 inches high, transplant in rich soil, in rows 12 inches apart and 4 inches apart and draw the earth to them as they grow. Seed may also be sown in August or September; plants trans- planted in the spring. One ounce will sow 100 ft. of drill. 438 Dreer's Prizetaker. A fine large variety of great merit, very mild and tender. They grow long and
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. i RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEED// PHIL\DELPH1A| Poireau, Fr. LEEK Puerro, Sp. Lauch, Ger. Culture — Greatly valued as a standby for soups and salads. Sow in April in drills 1 foot apart, and when 6 to 8 inches high, transplant in rich soil, in rows 12 inches apart and 4 inches apart and draw the earth to them as they grow. Seed may also be sown in August or September; plants trans- planted in the spring. One ounce will sow 100 ft. of drill. 438 Dreer's Prizetaker. A fine large variety of great merit, very mild and tender. They grow long and thick, and are pure white in color. A very popular exhibition variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; 1 oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., $ 433 Giant Carentan. Produces a large thick stem, of mild flavor. Quite hardy and blanches easily to a pure white. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; i lb., $ 437 Musselburgh. Grows to a very large size, with broad leaves. It is hardy and highly esteemed for exhibition. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., $ Laitue, Fr. LETTUCE Lechuga, Sp. Lattich, Salat, Ger. Culture —For the earliest supply sow seed of Loose-leaf and early Butter- head varieties under glass or indoors in boxes about March 1st. Sow thinly and when the young seedlings are three inches tall, transplant 3 to 4 inches apart each way in another seed flat or box. As soon as the ground can be put in good garden condition, these plants should be set out in rows 18 inches apart, the plants 4 to 6 inches apart in the row. For a succession sow seeds of Midseason Butterheads, Crispheads and Cos Lettuce right in the open ground around middle of April. All lettuces to head properly, must be thinned out to stand from 6 to 10 inches apart in the row. As the heads develop, every other one should be cut out to give the rest a chance to expand. During July, sow early Butterhead varieties again, for a fall supply. One ounce will produce about 3000 "Loose Leaf" Varieties These do not form h
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