OLDS' LETTUCE 
Lettuce is one of the easiest to grow of all garden vegetables. Everyone should sow some. Lettuce is rich in 
all the vitamins and also contains iron. It is one of the most important leafy vegetables. 
CULTURE: A light rich soil is best for this vegetable but it will do well on practically any good garden soil. 
The best lettuce will be had by keeping the crop growing rapidly. Leaf lettuce should be planted in the open ground 
as soon as it can be worked. Sow in rows and thin to a distance that will allow proper growth. Head lettuce 
should be started either in cold frames and transplanted in the open or sown in about the same manner as the loose 
leaf. The plants should be thinned to about 12 inches apart. 
It is necessary to have cool weather for lettuce to head up well and. the earlier the plants can be started in 
the field the surer you are of a crop. Head lettuce can be again planted in the fall and will head up well during 
the cool fall days. 
Lettuce is an exceptionally good green food for chicks and the plants that are thinned out should be used for 
that purpose. Our packets each contain enough seed to sow 25 or 30 feet. Three pounds will sow an acre. Those 
marked with a star are varieties which we especially recommend. Ask for our leaflet on lettuce culture. If you 
are in the market for large quantities of seed consult our Market Gardeners’ Price List on page 39. 
LOOSE-LEAF VARIETIES 
Grand 
Rapids. 
215. *GRAND RAPIDS. (Olds’ Earliest 
“^Forcing.) A loosedeaf lettuce. The earliest va¬ 
riety we list and doubtless the earliest lettuce 
grown. It makes a rapid, upright growth of light 
green leaves, much crumpled, curled and frilled. It is of 
good quality, very brittle and a handsome lettuce for 
garnishing. Well known and a favorite everywhere. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 55c; lb., $1.60, postpaid. 
230. CHICKEN LETTUCE. A medium green, loose 
curly leaf lettuce that grows tall. Leaves are thick with 
straight edges. The largest lettuce in cultivation, espe¬ 
cially at maturity when it begins to seed. Used for feed¬ 
ing pets, chickens, and also for picking. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; lb., 45c; lb., $1.40, postpaid. 
220. NEARLY PRIZEHEAD. One of the best known 
and most pojiular varieties in America. It is not a head 
lettuce but a curled, crisp, loose-leaf lettuce of medium 
size; color, green overlaid with reddish-brown. It' is one 
of the best home varieties as it grows quickly and makes 
an abinidance of crisp leaves of the best flavor. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; i/ 4 lb., 45c; lb., $1.40, postpaid. 
Paris White Cos. 
231. PARIS WHITE COS. The aristocrat of the 
lettuce family. Distinguished by its long, narrow, spoon¬ 
shaped leaves, folding into loose, long heads which are self¬ 
blanching. It is the lettuce of the great hotels and 
restaurants. Just as easily grown as other varieties. Pkt., 
8c; oz., 17c; % lb., 45c; lb., $1.35, postpaid. 
219. 
Black-Seeded Simpson 
OLDS' BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON. 
Probably the most widely planted loose-leaf variety. 
The leaves, pale green in color, are much curled and 
twisted, very brittle, crisp and sweet. A quick 
growing early variety; leaves may be cut when quite small. 
Our favorite lettuce of all the varieties. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; 1/4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
221 . FOLDS' OAKLEAF. A distinct type of 
lettuce and one of our specials. Olds’ Oakleaf 
Lettuce forms a close center, but with rather loose 
outside leaves; medium size and medium green, 
leaves are deeply lobed and the middle lobe is long 
like a finger giving the plant a peculiar appearance. The 
quality is excellent. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 50c; lb., 
$1.50, postpaid. 
234. OLDS’ LETTUCE MIXTURE. Consists of a 
splendid assortment and contains early, second early and 
late lettuce; loose-leaf, semi-beading and head lettuce: 
smooth leaf, curly leaf and notched leaf lettuce; leaves of 
light green, medium green, dark green and reddish-brown, 
Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
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