Enjoy vegetables for many months 
Lettuce, Great Lakes. 
LEEK 
American, London, or Large Flag. Early. Popular 
gardener’s variety with long, thick, well blanched 
stem. (150) 15c 
Giant Musselburgh. Long white stem; medium green 
leaves. The most popular garden variety. (150) 15c 
LETTUCE, HEADING 
Bibb. Small, somewhat loose heads with a distinct flavor. 
Outer leaves deep glossy green, interior rich yellowish 
waxy green. Very tender. (57) 15c 
Big Boston. Plain edged leaves tinged bronze at margins. 
Buttery yellow at heart. One of best flavored varie- 
ties. (76) 10c 
Cornel! No. 456. An excellent heading type. Small to 
medium heads are light creamy yellow in color. 
Similar to Great Lakes in appearance and performance. 
(80) 15c 
Great Lakes. A variety of Iceberg type, introduced by 
Michigan State College. Highly recommended for 
planting in the Great Lakes area. All-America Award. 
(82) 15c 
Green Mignonette. A somewhat larger selection of the 
older variety; wholly green, no trace of brown. Very 
crisp. Especially adapted to tropical climates. Popu- 
lar in South Pacific. A Ferry-Morse Development 
and Introduction. (66) 10c 
Hanson. Large, hard cabbage-like head. White heart. 
(82) 10c 
Hubbard’s Market. Well known butter heading variety. 
Also popular in Cuba and South America. (67) 10c 
Iceberg. Very popular for home gardens. Head large, 
hard, crumpled, red tinged. Inside white, crisp. (82) 
10c 
Imperial No. 44. Very popular in Northeastern States. 
(82) 15c 
Imperial No. 847. A New York type especially adapted 
for eastern and southern use. (83) 15c 
May King. Earliest heading lettuce. Medium small, firm, 
round head. (65) 10c 
Mignonette. Excellent quality. Very small head. (66) 
10c 
LETTUCE, HEADING (Cont’d) 
New York (Iceberg type). Large, dark green, tightly 
folded head, well-blanched and sweet. Very widely 
grown. (81) 15c 
Salamander (Black Seeded Tennisball). Forms heads 
when weather is too warm for most varieties. (70) 10c 
White Boston. Light green head; buttery yellow heart. 
An outstanding variety. Our own perfected pure- 
bred strain. (76) 10c 
LETTUCE, LOOSE LEAVED 
Black Seeded Simpson. Broad, light yellowish green 
leaves, frilled and crumpled. Attractive early variety. 
(45) 10c 
Chicken. Very hardy. Rapid growing. Non-heading. 
Produces flower stalks early and abundance of leaves 
for long period. A Ferry-Morse Introduction. (45) 
10c 
Early Curled Simpson. Compact plants. Leaves bright 
lustrous green, broad and frilled. Plant thickly and 
use when young and tender. (45) 10c 
42 
Lettuce, Prize Head. 
Grand Rapids. Leaves large, broad, waved, frilled, light 
green. Very tender. A Ferry-Morse Introduction. 
(42) 10c 
Grand Rapids U. S. No. 1. Mildew resistant strain of 
Grand Rapids, developed by U. 8S. Department of 
Agriculture. Leaf margins slightly more deeply cut, 
color a little duller and lighter green, than the origi- 
nal. Stands longer without bolting to seed than other 
strains. (42) 10c 
Oakleaf. An old variety still very popular in some sections 
for home gardens. Dark green leaves. Some resist- 
ance to hot weather. (42) 15c 
Prize Head. Outside leaves ringed red; interior green. 
Frilled, crumpled, tender, sweet. One of most satis- 
factory varieties for home gardens. A Ferry-Morse 
Development and Introduction. (48) 10c 
Salad Bowl. All-America Gold Medal, 1952. Slow to bolt 
making it good variety for hot weather areas. (45) 15c 
LETTUCE, COS or ROMAINE 
Dark Green. Medium large, dark green. Firm well folded 
head. (70) 10c 
White Paris or Trianon. Outer leaves medium light 
green; interior whitish green. Loose heads 8 to 9 in. 
tall. Summer salad lettuce. (70) 10c 
