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HAMILTON’S HAWKEYE SEEDS 
Black Seeded Simpson 
LETTUCE 
Quick, tender growth is necessary for quality lettuce. 
Our strains are selected for earliness, together with 
vigor in hot weather and slowness in running to seed, 
which is all important in our midwestern summers. 
Discovery that green leaves are richer in Vitamin C 
than blanched leaves is reviving the popularity of leaf 
lettuces which are easiest for the amateur to grow. For 
success with head lettuce, start early indoors, and 
transplant outdoors to rich soil which can be well 
watered, as soon as the ground can be prepared. Let¬ 
tuce soil should be heavily manured or fed well with 
plant food rich in nitrogen, to stimulate leaf growth. 
One ounce will sow 125 foot row. 
Endive 
BROAD LEAVED BA¬ 
TAVIAN. Leaves large and 
broad. Well-rounded heads 
often measure 12 in. across. 
Easily blanched. Compact 
head. A salad favorite. 
Pkt., Sc; oz„ 10c; Yt lb., 30c, 
postpaid. 
GREEN CURLED, 
GREEN RIBBED. Beauti¬ 
ful dark green, curly leaves 
are finely cut, giving the 
plant a feathery effect. 
Sturdy growth, producing 
circular plants often meas¬ 
uring 15 or more in. in 
diameter. Requires good 
rich soil. Rich green in col¬ 
or, blanching to creamy 
white. Pkt., Sc; oz., 10c; Yt 
lb., 30c, postpaid. 
WHITE CURLED. A very 
beautiful variety with 
leaves finely curled or 
mossed, light green in color. 
Blanches easily. Has a deli¬ 
cious, crisp flavor. Used ex¬ 
tensively for decoration as 
well as for salad. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; Yt lb., 30c, p ostpaid. 
Mnstard 
Culture. Sow frequently, 
in rows 12 to 18 inches 
apart, covering seed % inch 
deep. Thin plants to 5 to 6 
inches apart in the rows. 
Give clean cultivation. The 
plants are in condition for 
use as soon as the leaves 
are the size of one’s hand. 
Mustard runs to seed quick¬ 
ly, so that successive plant¬ 
ings are necessary for a 
continuous supply. One 
ounce will plant 100 feet of 
row; 2 to 3 pounds, an acre. 
SOUTHERN GIANT 
CURLED. Large yellowish- 
green leaves, much crum¬ 
pled on the edges. Popular 
in the South for Pall plant¬ 
ing'. Leaves 5 in. long, 3 
in. wide. Tender, pungent. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Yt lb., 20c, 
postpaid. 
TENDERGREEN, MUS¬ 
TARD-SPINACH. A mild- 
flavored, oriental type of 
mustard. Foliage m a y be 
used for greens when plant 
is quite young and until it 
is quite fully matured. Pre¬ 
pared for the table same as 
spinach or turnip greens. 
Quick growing with long, 
broad, fairly smooth leaves. 
Pkt., Sc; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c, 
postpaid. 
Loose Leaved Varieties 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. Early. 
Dependable in all parts of America 
and widely grown in home and mar¬ 
ket gardens. Plant large, attractive, 
compact; broad, frilled light green 
leaves that are of fine crisp texture 
and splendid quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; Yt lb., 35c; Yz lb., 65c; lb., $1.25, 
postpaid. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. Also 
known as “White Seeded Simpson.” 
Hardy, dependable, early; popular 
for home gardens. Plant large, com¬ 
pact, light lustrous green; leaves 
broad, frilled, firm, crisp, sweet, and 
of erood quality. Pkt., 5c; oz„ 15c; 
Yt lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 65c; lb., $1.25, post¬ 
paid. 
GRAND RAPIDS. 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 frilled; very 
tender and sweet when grown under 
glass. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; >4 lb., 35c; 
Yt lb., 65c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
PRIZE HEAD. Very early, quick 
growing, and one of the most pop¬ 
ular for home gardens. Plant me¬ 
dium large, strictly loose-leaf; leaves 
broad, crumpled, and frilled; outside 
leaves tinged red inner leaves wholly 
green; very crisp, sweet, and tender. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 
65c, postpaid. 
CHICKEN LETTUCE. Very hardy, 
rapid growing, medium light green, 
non-heading butter type which pro¬ 
duces flower stalks early and fur¬ 
nishes an abundance of leaves over 
a long period of growth. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; *4 lb., 35c; % lb., 60c; lb., 
00c, postpaid. 
Heading Varieties 
BIG BOSTON. 76 days. Very pop¬ 
ular in all parts of the world; known 
as Trocadero in Europe. Especially 
valuable for summer and fall use 
out-of-doors, and for hotbed and cold 
frame culture. Glossy, plain edged 
leaves tinged brown on the margins; 
forms a firm, well folded head, but¬ 
tery-yellow at the heart and of ex¬ 
cellent quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
% lb., 35c; Yt lb., 65c; lb., $1.25, post¬ 
paid. 
HANSON. 82 days. Very hardy; 
widely used in all parts of America. 
Plant v.ery large with broad, thick, 
frilled, light yellowish-green leaves; 
forms quite large, globular, very 
hard cabbage-like head which is 
white at the heart, crisp, sweet, and 
tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Yt lb., 35c; 
Ya lb., 65c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
ICEBERG. Matures in about 80 days. 
This makes a small head which is the 
tightest of any variety we know, and it re¬ 
sists hot weather well. Its leaves have 
small indents which fill with dew drops, 
giving- the plant a crystalline appearance, 
hence its name. It is an excellent home 
g-arden variety and entirely distinct from 
New York, which is sometimes called Ice¬ 
berg. Pkt., 5c: oz., 15c; Yt lb., 35c; Yt 
lb., 65c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
NEW YORK or WONDERFUL. A large 
heading variety, frequently weighing 2 to 
3 lbs. Outer leaves large and crumpled. 
Blanched heart, creamy, crisp, tender, free 
from bitterness. The most popular ship¬ 
ping lettuce grown in this country. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; Yt lb., 40c; Yt lb., 75c; lb., 
$1.40, postpaid. 
WHITE COS. 70 days. Grows to large 
size. Self-closing. This type of lettuce 
forms upright loose folding heads, and the 
inner leaves bleach white. It is usually 
preferable to tie up the heads to assist 
bleaching. Esteemed the finest of lettuces 
in flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Yt lb., 35c; 
Yi lb., 65c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
Kohl Rabi 
The delicious flavor of this 
turnip-shaped bulb combines 
both cabbage and turnip. As 
early in spring as possible, 
sow the seed in light rich soil 
in rows iy 2 feet apart. When 
plants are well established, 
thin to 6 inches apart in the 
row. Plant at intervals of 10 
days for a succession of bulbs 
until hot weather. For fall 
use, plant last of July. 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA 
(For Forcing). The best ta¬ 
ble sort if used when the 
bulbs are 2 inches in diam¬ 
eter. It matures very early 
and produces medium sized, 
light green bulbs with white 
flesh of excellent quality. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; Yt lb., 60c, 
postpaid. 
Head (New York) Lettuce 
