I C £11 CULTURE.— Sow early in April or May, in drills 18 inches 

 LCCll apart; cover the seed y£ inch deep; the plants should be thinned 

 to stand 4 to 6 incites apart in the row, or for very early, the 

 seed may be started in coldframe or hotbed in February or March and 

 transplanted wlien large enough as deep as possible without covering the 

 center leaves, that the neck may be blanched. 1 oz. will sow 100 feet of drill. 



480 AMERICAN FLAG 



Leek is closely allied to the Onion. Lower portion of plant is used, 

 smooth, solid, and uniform thickness throughout, boiled whole, or 

 used in soups. Best variety for general use and is largely grown for 

 fall and early winter use. Quick, strong growth, producing long 

 stems of uniform shape and size, averaging 2 inches through by 

 10 inches long, blanching beautifully white, and of fine, mild 

 flavor. Ready in 150 days. 

 Price, pkt., 20c; oz., $1.25; % lb., $3.50. 



482 MUSSELBURGH 



This is i he best variety for winter and spring use, being very hardy; 

 it keeps well when earthed up. It is of slower growth than Ameri- 

 can Flag, making immense, stocky stems about 3 inches through by 

 6 to 8 inches long. 



Price, pkt., 20c; oz., $1.25; 



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HEADING 

 VARIETIES 



CULTURE — For early crops t \ 

 start the end of February in a 

 coldframe or indoors in a seed 

 box at a sunny window. Cover the seed not over one-eighth of an inch. 

 Seedlings should be ready for setting outdoors in April. Set the plants 

 one foot apart in rows eighteen inches apart. Seed may also be sown 

 during April or May. For a Fall crop, sow seed during August. 



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America's Most Popular Lettuce 

 520 NEW YORK 



Appetizing and Zest Jul — Crystal White 



The King of Main Crop Head Lettuce. It produces immense heads, 

 often 10 and 12 inches across, and weighing enormously. The interior 

 is beautifully blanched, white, crisp, tender and delicious, being abso- 

 lutely free from any trace of bitterness. 



It is a very large, robust-growing variety, rooting deeply, resisting 

 hot, dry weather, very slow to run to seed and a sure header under most 

 trying conditions. The outer color is of a distinct apple green. 



As a standard main summer crop, hot weather 



Lettuce, it is in every way desirable and has no equal, 



but it is not recommended for forcing. Season 80 days 



Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 45c; % lb., $1.20; lb., $3.60 



New Imperial Lettuce Varieties 

 495 PENNLAKE 



The Improved Great Lakes. All-America 

 Bronze Medal 1949. 



Great Lakes has been the standard of com 

 parison for all solid-head or Imperial type lettuce. : 

 Our congratulations to Dr. W. T. Lewis of 

 Penn State College, for developing a lettuce 

 showing much superiority to that famous var- 

 iety. Pennlake lacks the ribbiness of Great Lakes; ); 

 the plants are more compact and with fewer 

 outer leaves. It is, therefore, a most desirable 

 variety for the home garden. The heads are 

 rather conical in shape; crisp and solid, and of a r 

 quality that is equal if not superior to Great 

 Lakes. Season 80 days. 



Price, pkt., 25c; oz., $1.00; M •*>., $3.00. 



517 NEW YORK NO. 12 



This is a selection from Henderson's New York, J 

 but has the added advantage of being earlier and 

 more uniform in maturity. The heads are large, 

 solid, crisp and of excellent quality. Season^ 

 80 days. 



Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 50c; M lb., $1.25; 

 lb., $3.75. 



519 GREAT LAKES 



"All-America" Award Winner 



A lettuce that has won the All - America Award 

 for 1943, is an outstanding type of new Crisp- 

 head or Iceberg. Great Lakes is a summer 

 lettuce; it stands heat and sun, is remarkably 

 slow to throw up a seed stalk, and is also very 

 resistant to tip-burn. The heads are of medium 

 size, solid and crisp. Season 80 days. 



Price, pkt., 25c; oz., $1.00; % lb., $3.00. 



511 IMPERIAL NO. 44 



This new "Iceberg" type was developed by the 

 late Dr. I. C. Jagger of the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. Its value as a good reliable heading 

 variety was fully demonstrated by actual field 

 tests throughout the East. The heads are large, 

 hard, well-formed and uniform in size. Season 

 82 days. 



Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 50c; H H»-i $1-25; 

 lb., $3.75. 



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PROGRESS 





505 NEW HEAD LETTUCE, Progress 



Selected from a cross of Imperial No. 44 with an unnamed hybrid seedling and 

 developed by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, and the 

 New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station. Progress has everything the home 

 gardener wants in a head lettuce. Heads delightfully crisp, solid, good size. 

 It is early, rich dark green, attractively savoyed. Plants slow to bolt to seed. 

 Price, pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 



Choice Early Butterhead Lettuce 

 516 MAY KING 



This early butter-head variety of lettuce is very 

 well suited for the first outdoor planting. The 

 heads are of a medium size and very compact in 

 form, being very tightly wrapped. The hearts 

 are creamy yellow in color, very tender and crisp, 

 and of excellent flavor. Season 66 days. 



Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; M lb., 95c; 

 lb., $2.85. 



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