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Beckert's Seed Store 



Garten Salat (Ger.) 



Lettuce 



One ounce will sow 150 ft. of row 



Lattuga (Ital.) 



Grand Rapids Forcing Lettuce 



LOOSE LEAF VARIETIES 



t> i m3 r* 1A f 1 J (See illustration.) The best 

 Keckert S Cjolden Curled. Lettuce in its class for 

 spring and early summer crops. It grows rapidly and 

 forms immense loose heads of tender curled leaves. 

 BECKERT'S BROWS CURLED. This Lettuce is very much 

 like Beckert's Golden Curled, except in color. The leaves 

 are deeply tinged with reddish brown and of the best 

 quality. 



BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON. A rapid grower, standing heat 

 and drought well and forming large bushy plants. The 

 leaves are light yellowish green, much crumpled and 

 fringed, crisp and of best quality. Always reliable. 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. A favorite home-garden Let- 

 tuce, growing quickly and producing broad, light green 

 leaves, crumpled and fringed, of fine quality. Often sown 

 broadcast and the leaves cut when quite young. 



THE MORSE. A vigorous grower, suitable for forcing as 

 well as outdoors. It makes good-sized, compact clusters 

 of crisp, tender, somewhat crumpled leaves, light green 

 outside and blanched to a beautiful light yellow in the 

 center. 



GRAND RAPIDS FORCING. The leading variety in Us class 

 for forcing and also a good variety for extra-early out- 

 door gardening. Grand Rapids forms large, loose bunches 

 of thin, bright green leaves, finely crumpled and fringed, 

 handsome in appearance and of very good quality. Our 

 stock of this fine Lettuce is extra choice. 



The first sowing of Lettuce may be made outdoors about 

 the middle of April, at which time the loose-leaf or early 

 butterhead varieties do best. Sow the seed in rows 2 feet 

 apart and the seedlings should be thinned out as soon as 

 they are about 2 inches tall to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in 

 the row. As they transplant readily, the seedings in thin- 

 ning may be reset in another part of the garden. As the 

 plants develop and begin to touch each other, remove every 

 other one and continue to thin as needed until the plant? 

 stand 14 to 18 inches apart. For succession, plant the late 

 butterhead or crisphead varieties. 



BUTTERHEAD VARIETIES 



These varieties are good for both very early spring and 

 fall sowing. They are quick growers, requiring cool weather 

 for their best development. Make the first sowing as soon 

 as the ground can be prepared in the spring and, for a fall 

 crop, sow again after the middle of July. 



MAY KING. Equally fine for forcing and outdoors; of me- 

 dium size and practically all head; yellowish green in 

 color with the heart blanched to a rich golden yellow. 



'W/Ki*- D n . tnM Days to maturity 75 to 80. This variety 

 W nite DOStOn. j s f great importance to our trade 

 Every precaution has been taken to insure the purity of 

 our strain. Its brilliant green market appearance is, no 

 doubt, responsible for the consistently high price it com- 

 mands on the market. We know of no finer strain. Does 

 well in spring and fall. 

 WAYAHEAD. A very rapid grower and a sure header. It 

 produces handsome, medium-sized, solid heads of the 

 finest quality. Fine for the home-garden. 



ALL-HEART. A select strain of the variety, also known as 

 Salamander and Black-seeded Tennisball. Although it is 

 very early and a splendid spring Lettuce, it might also be 

 classed as a mid-season sort for it resists heat well and 

 will head under very unfavorable conditions. 



CRISP-AS-ICE. Particularly valuable for late fall because 

 of its frost resistance. Heads are of medium size, compact 

 and deep green, shaded bronze. Creamy yellow hearts, 

 crisp and tender. 



ALL SEASONS. Easily the most reliable midsummer Butter- 

 head Lettuce. It even surpasses in "standing" qualities 

 some of the crisphead Lettuces described on Page 47. 

 Fully developed heads average 10 to 12 inches in 

 diameter and, while the outside leaves are a rather dull 

 green, the inside of the heads blanches to a most appe- 

 tizing yellow. 



MAMMOTH BLACK-SEEDED BUTTER. Enormous heads of 

 broad, crumpled leaves. Good early or late but, being very 

 heat-resistant, it is particularly valuable as a summer 

 Lettuce and its quality is excellent even in the hottest 

 weather. 



Beckert's 

 Golden 

 Curled 

 Lettuce 



LETTUCE Pkt. 



Beckert's Golden Curled § .10 



Beckert's Brown Curled 10 



Black-Seeded Simpson 10 



Early Curled Simpson 10 



The Morse 10 



Grand Rapids Forcing 10 



May King 10 



White Boston 10 



Wayahead 10 



All-Heart 10 



Crisp-as-Ice 10 



AH Seasons 10 



Mammoth Black Seeded Butter.. .10 



% oz. 

 S 20 

 .20 



.15 

 .15 



.20 



Oz. 

 5 .35 

 .35 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .25 

 .25 

 .20 

 .35 

 .20 

 .20 



A vegetable garden 50 by 100 feet will furnish an 

 adequate supply of vegetables for a family of six. 

 Smaller families can get along on smaller gardens and 

 where the space is very limited, select and specialize 

 on a few favorite vegetables. 



For tender, quick growing Lettuce, apply Nitrate of Soda to the soil 



