Crisp-As-Ice 
Lettuce. 
1 oz. will sow 125 ft. of row; 4 to 5 lbs. plant an acre. 
Note: Days from sowing seed to marketable stage are 
given here. The letters B.S. and W.S. refer to the black 
seeded and white seeded varieties. 
CURLED OR LOOSE LEAF SORTS 
CULTURE—Sow as early in spring as the ground can be worked, in rows 12 inches 
apart; cover seed % inch. A rich, sandy loam is best. When plants are 3 or 4 
inches tall, thin out to stand 6 inches apart. For early crop, start in hotbed in early 
March, later transplanting the seedlings to coldframes, or to a sheltered position in 
the garden. If lettuce is cut above the crown, it will grow new leaves. Shooting to 
seed is due to hot weather and cannot be controlled, for this reason it should be sown 
very early. 
325. GRAND RAPIDS- B.S. One 326. BLACK SEEDED SIMP- 
of the most popular loose-leaved varieties. SON -Early and dependable in all parts 
Excellent for early planting and green- of America. Popular in many home and 
house forcing. It is very early, hardy, and market gardens. Plant is large, attractive, 
disease resistant and is exceptionally ten- compact, non-heading. Leaves are light 
der when grown under glass. Plants are green, broad and frilled; of fine, crisp 
erect, compact and very handsome. Leaves texture and splendid quality. Pkt. 5c, 
are light green, broad, wavy, curly and oz. 10c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. $1.15, 2 lbs. $2.15, 
heavily fringed at the edges. Pkt. 8c, oz. prepaid. 
prepaid ^ 4 ° C ’ lb ' ?1 ‘ 4 °’ 2 lbS ' $2 ’ 6 °’ 327. SIMPSON’S EARLY 
y V ' CURLED -W.S. The most widely 
329. PRIZEHEAD -W.S. A very used home garden variety. Early, hardy, 
early, quick growing, non-heading sort, dependable. Plant is large, compact, lus- 
341. CHICKEN LETTUCE -Chickens need green 
food. This lettuce will yield a large amount of greens 
throughout the season, as it makes successive crops after 
cutting. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb- 30c, lb. $1,00, 2 lbs. 
$1.75, prepaid. 
which is rapidly becoming the most pop¬ 
ular loose-leaf variety for home gardens. 
Plants are medium size; leaves broad, 
crumpled and frilled; outside leaves 
tinged red, inner leaves wholly green; 
very crisp, sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. $1.15, 2 lbs. 
$2.15, prepaid. 
HEAD LETTUCE 
trous green, non-heading. Leaves broad, 
frilled, firm, very crisp and sweet — of ex¬ 
cellent quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, V4 lb. 
35c, lb. $1.15, 2 lbs. $2.15, prepaid. 
Grand Rapids. 
CULTURE—For early crops start seed in March in the hotbed, covering Vi inch. 
When seedlings are 2 inches tall, transplant to coldframes, setting them 4 inches apart 
each way. When the ground is warm enough transplant to garden, setting plants 1 
foot apart, in rows 12 to 16 inches apart. For general crop, make successive sow¬ 
ings during April and May, thinning plants to proper distance apart. For a fall 
crop, sow seed in August, to head during the cool weather of September and October. 
331. ALL SEASONS -B.S. (75 
days.) A highly prized variety for home 
or market garden. Does well in hot 
summer weather. Plant is large with 
medium dark thick leaves and with large, 
round, firm butter-head which is deep 
yellow inside and bf excellent quality. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, V4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.25, 2 
lbs. $2.30, prepaid. 
332. F. S. 8c N. CO’S MAY 
KING - W.S. (61 days.) The earliest 
heading variety—for the first outside 
planting. Plants: small, allowing close 
planting. Leaves: light green, tinged with 
brown. Head: small, compact, with golden 
yellow interior and buttery flavor; of fine 
quality. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, lb. 
$1.40,' 2 lbs, $2.60, prepaid. 
334. MIGNONETTE -B.S. (66 
days.) A very early home garden va¬ 
riety. So sweet flavored and tender that 
it has become very popular. Plant small; 
leaves much crumpled, frilled, medium 
brown, with dark greenish tinge. Heads 
round, hard, with well blanched, creamy 
white heart of excellent quality. Pkt. 
8c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, lb. $1.40, 2 lbs. 
$2.30, prepaid. 
335. CRISP-AS-ICE -B.S. (74 
days.) A popular sort for the home gar¬ 
den. Forms compact medium-sized head, 
well blanched and of delicate flavor. 
Leaves thick and crumpled; deep green 
over-laid with dark brown, giving the 
plants a bronze appearance. Pkt. 8c, oz. 
15c, Vi lb. 40c, lb. $1.40, 2 lbs. $2.60, 
prepaid. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Folder WUth Full Information 
Free. 
American Pure Culture — This 
spawn is obtained by selecting 
spores from individual specimen 
mushrooms, and is propagated 
and transferred to bricks of ma¬ 
nure, which will produce mush¬ 
rooms true to type with excep¬ 
tional uniformity and regularity. 
Bricks weight about 1Vi lbs.; a 
brick will spawn a bed 4 feet 
square. Pamphlet on mushroom 
culture with every order. 
To grow mushrooms on the 
lawn, break up the brick of 
spawn into inch square pieces. 
Have ready some fresh horse 
manure, and place a trowel full 
under the sod at intervals about 
the lawn. Put a piece of spawn 
on the manure, and replace the 
sod. Do this in May. After the 
warm rains, the lawn will be full 
of mushrooms. 
Price: Brick, 40c, prepaid.— 
Not prepaid: 5 bricks, $1.65; 
10 bricks, $2.75. 
MARKET GROWERS 
Ask (or Special Price List. 
336- HANSON -W.S. (80 
days.) Here is a very hardy, sure 
heading sort for home gardeners 
or truckers. Can be grown with 
success anywhere in America, and 
good for midsummer planting. 
Plant: very large with broad, cur¬ 
ly leaves, fringed at the edges. 
Head is large, round, hard, white 
at the heart, tender and sweet. 
Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, V4 lb. 40c, lb. 
$1.40, 2 lbs. $2.60, prepaid. 
338. WONDERFUL, NEW 
YORK, OR LOS ANGELES 
-W.S. (80 days.) The out¬ 
standing shipping variety, known 
in all markets. Flavor and ten¬ 
derness are combined with unusual 
keeping qualities. Our special 
strain is noted for the large size 
of heads. The dark green leaves 
are slightly curled on the edges. 
The large, tightly folded cabbage¬ 
like head is well blanched, crisp 
and sweet. Quality is excellent. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, Vi lb. 60c, lb. 
$2.25, 2 lbs. $4.00, prepaid. 
339. BIG BOSTON-W.S. 
(75 days.) Especially valuable for 
summer and fall use out-of-doors, 
and for hotbed and coldframe cul¬ 
ture. Good for shipping short dis¬ 
tances. Leaves smooth and glos¬ 
sy, with edges wavy and tinged 
reddish brown. The firm, well fold¬ 
ed head, buttery-yellow at the 
heart, is of excellent quality. Pkt. 
8c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, lb. $1.40, 
2 lbs. $2.60, prepaid. 
340. MIXED LETTUCE 
SEED -'All kinds mixed. If 
not sown too thickly, will make a 
continuous crop. The best early 
and late varieties of curly leaf as 
well as head lettuce. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
10c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 90c, 2 lbs. 
$1.65, prepaid. 
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