. Choice Iowa seeds : second edition of the 27th annual catalogue and garden guide. Nursery stock Iowa Des Moines Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 26 Seed Catalogue and Garden LETTUCE Ger. Lattich. One ounce will sow 120 feel of drill. Probably no vegetable is more universally used than Lettuce, and to be fully appreci- ated it must be brought to the table fresh and unwilted. As it requires but little room, and is of the easiest culture, there are but few families that cannot have it direct from the
. Choice Iowa seeds : second edition of the 27th annual catalogue and garden guide. Nursery stock Iowa Des Moines Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 26 Seed Catalogue and Garden LETTUCE Ger. Lattich. One ounce will sow 120 feel of drill. Probably no vegetable is more universally used than Lettuce, and to be fully appreci- ated it must be brought to the table fresh and unwilted. As it requires but little room, and is of the easiest culture, there are but few families that cannot have it direct from the bed. The quality of Lettuce de- pends largely upon a rapid and vigorous growth. Sow in hot-bed iu March and in open ground as early as it can be worked, thinly in drills one foot apart. For a suc- cession sow every three weeks during the & season. The soil should be rich and mellow. Thin out plants as they grow, so that the plants left to head will stand 10 to 12 inches apart in the rows. PRIZE HEAD.—Very tenuerieavesof dark reddish brown color, variegated with dark green. Heads large and of good flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. lC'c, U lb. 35c, lb. $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Iowa Seed Co. (Des Moines, Iowa); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Des Moines, Iowa : Iowa Seed Company
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