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A field of Leffuce for seed producfion on one of our California ranches 



LETTUCE (Cont.) 



LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 



Days 



BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON, b. s. 45 



Early. Dependable in all parts of America and widely grown in home and market 

 gardens. Plant large, attractive, compact, with broad, frilled light green leaves that 

 are of fine crisp texture and splendid quality. 



CHICKEN LETTUCE, w. s 45 



Very hardy, rapid growing, medium light green, non-heading butter type which 

 produces flower stalks early and furnishes an abundance of leaves over a long 

 period of growth. 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON, w. s 45 



Early. Also well known as "White Seeded Simpson." Very hardy and dependable; 

 particularly popular for home gardens. Plant large, compact, bright light lustrous 

 green; leaves broad, frilled, firm, crisp, sweet and of good quality. 



GRAND RAPIDS, b. s 42 



Very early. Hardy, disease resistant; the most widely used and best adapted variety 

 for greenhouse forcing. Plants large, upright, compact and handsome; bright solid 

 light green; leaves large, broad, margin much waved and frilled; very tender and 

 sweet when grown under glass. 



GRAND RAPIDS, TIP BURN RESISTANT, b. s 42 



Said to be resistant to tip burn when grown commercially under glass. Leaf texture 

 and plant tj^e the same as the Arlington strain of Grand Rapids Forcing. Has a 

 tendency to form heads when grown outdoors, and the leaves are not so frilled 

 but more savoyed than the regular Grand Rapids. 



GRAND RAPIDS U. S. NO. 1, b. s. (Mildew Resistant) 42 



Developed by Dr. I. C. Jagger of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and is 

 resistant to mildew. About the same as Grand Rapids except that the leaf margins of 

 U. S. No. 1 are little more deeply cut and heavily frilled; the color a little duller 

 and lighter green. Recommended for general planting as it stands longer without 

 bolting to seed than other strains. 



