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JANSEN-OVERMAN CO., INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 
LEAF VARIETIES 
PRICES OP LETTUCE, All Varieties—Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; *4 lb., 35c; lb., $1.25. 
BLACK SEEDED SMFSON —The best known and 
perhaps used more than any other variety of “leaf 
lettuce’’. Very early and hardy. Good either for 
outside or forcing \inder glass. Its growth is com¬ 
pact, and the leaves are thin, early and remarkably 
crisp and tender. Stands the summer heat well. 
EARLY PRIZE HEAD (Seed White)—A large, 
clustering non-heading lettuce, most excellent for the 
home garden and undoubtedly the most easily grown 
variety in cultivation. It is too tender, however, 
to stand shipping or handling on the market. The 
leaves are finely curled and crumpled, bright green 
tinged with brownish red and are very crisp, tender 
and sweet. 
EARLY CURDED 
SIMPSON (White seed¬ 
ed)—The variety most 
used for the early home 
garden. 
GRAND RAPIDS— Per 
haps the best variety for 
forcing. A splendid va¬ 
riety for garden purpos¬ 
es, somewhat similar to 
Black Seeded Simpson 
except that the leaves 
are more crimpy and 
curled. Used extensively 
for garnishing. 
HEAD 
VARIETIES 
ICEBURG— This is of 
the distinct crisp-head or 
cabbage head type. It 
differs from all described 
above in having mid-ribs 
which bend in, curving 
over the center, forming 
most tightly folded heads. 
Ready for use in from 80 
to 85 days after sowing 
seeds. 
Early Prize 
Grand Rapids 
HANSON — One of the 
best for the home garden¬ 
er. Resists heat well. 
Large solid heads; flesh 
blanches beautifully, and 
is wonderfully crisp and 
tender. 
OHIO GRAND RAPIDS 
—It matures quickly and 
is of large size, handsome 
appearance, crisp and ten¬ 
der. The leaves are bright 
green and crimped at the 
edge. 
CHICKEN LETTUCE — 
Furnishes a big and con¬ 
tinuous supply of fine 
green food for chickens or 
rabbits. Leaves are pro¬ 
duced on a stalk which 
grows three or four feet 
high. Will grow again 
when cut. 
MUSTARD 
PLANTING DIREC¬ 
TIONS —1 oz. to 100 ft. 
row. 
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Mustard 
Mustard thrives best in a rich, quick, loose and naturally 
moist soil. For salad, sow in rows 1 foot apart with plants 
an inch or two apart in the row. For general purpose, that 
is when seed is required for pickles, pepper sauce, etc., sow 
in rows one and one-half feet apart and plants three to four 
inches apart in the row. Cover the seed about one-half inch. 
Sow every ten days for succession. 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED —Leaves large, 
light green with a tinge of yellow; much crumpled 
and frilled at edges. Used for flavoring salads, etc. 
EGG PLANT 
BLACK BEAUTY —-It is entirely free from spin¬ 
es around the corolla, a dark rich purplish color; 
very attractive. Splendid for early crops or very 
late planting for market or family use. Pkt., 5c; 
y 2 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; */£ lb., $1.50. 
KALE 
DWARF CURLED SCOTCH —Leaves are large, 
as curley as parsley, and very tender, bright green 
in color. Pkt. 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
KOHL RABI 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA —The bulbs grow 
about the size of an apple, are pale green in color, 
and have delicate cabbage-like flavor. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 40c. 
LEEK 
AMERICAN FLAG —A large variety of fine fla¬ 
vor. Grows tall and thick and of fine white color, 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; lb., 50c. 
LETTUCE 
PLANTING DIRECTIONS —1 oz. to 75 ft. row; 
4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 
Lettuce requires a mellow, moist and rich soil for 
best results. For early crop sow in hotbed or boxes 
inside. Outdoor culture can be started as soon as 
the ground can be worked in spring. Sow in rows 
1V 2 ft. apart and thin to 3 inches between the plants 
in the row. Sow every 10 days. Water frequently. 
Head lettuce should stand 8 inches apart in the roAv. 
