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ISBELL SEED COMPANY 
Superior Lettuce 
CULTURE.—To have the best Lettuce, it should be kept grow¬ 
ing rapidly. A light rich soil will do this, with plenty of sunlight 
and moisture. For the earliest, start seed in cold-frame in fall 
and protect through the winter, or start in hotbed in February 
or March. Transplant to open as soon as ground can be worked. 
For later use sow seed in open ground when season will permit 
in rows a foot apart. 
Lettuce will produce good firm heads only when the weather is 
cool and moist. Plant head lettuce early in the spring and again 
early in August, to head during the cool weather of Sept, or Oct. 
Once ounce will sow 125 feet of drill and produce 3000 plants; 
4 lbs. to the acre. 
A Field of 
Isbell’s 
Select 
Grand Rapids 
Lettuce, 
Note the 
Even Stand 
and the 
Perfect 
Heads. 
Black Seeded 
Simpson 
Splendid loose leaf or 
curled leaf Lettuce of great 
popularity with market and 
home gardeners. Grows 
large leaves, the inner ones 
forming a semi-compact 
head, very tender, crisp, 
fine quality and sweet flavor 
Ready for the market in 4 5 
lb., 95c, prepaid. 
Esbell’s 1936 Best Head Lettuce 
Earliest, Surest Heading, Finest Flavor 
Many people who have been unable to grow head Lettuce, will 
find here a sort which they can grow without difficulty. When 
planted early in the spring it quickly produces com¬ 
pact, solid heads, with outer leaves of bright green, 
while the inner leaves blanch to a rich, creamy yellow. 
The crispness, tenderness, and nutty flavor makes it a 
general favorite for home use while its hardiness and 
resistance to unfavorable weather commend it for mar¬ 
ket. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; V4 lb., 60c; lb., $1.95, prepaid. 
Isbell’s Select Grand Rapids 
This variety of curled or loose leaf Lettuce is espe¬ 
cially adapted to greenhouse culture in winter. In the 
great Lettuce growing centers this forcing sort is 
largely used, and the product is sold in such large 
quantities that prices are quoted by the ton. This 
superior Lettuce is of rapid, upright growth; retains 
its freshness a long time after being cut. Its quality 
is very desirable. The Isbell’s Strain is especially se¬ 
lected for purity and is the best to be found. Ready 
for market in 42 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 45c; 
lb., $1.25, prepaid. 
Always reliable and easily grown; 
days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; 
Early Prizehead 
Very Popular for the Home Garden 
This old standard variety is still the best of the large, thin¬ 
leaved sorts for the home garden. The leaves are very large, 
crimped, bright green tinged with brownish red at the edges and 
are exceedingly tender, crisp and sweet, forming a large loosd 
head. Stands a long time without going to seed. Is known 
throughout the country and highly prized by every planter. Ready 
for table use in 45 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 35c; lb., $1.10, 
prepaid. 
Mew Wonderful or New York 
ALSO CALLED "LOS ANGELES”.—The Largest Heading Let- 
tuce of All. This is the so-called “Dark Iceberg" of commerce, 
but not the true Iceberg. It frequently weighs 2 or 3 pounds. The 
heart is very solid, of pleasing light green color. The leaves are 
large and crumpled. It is pronounced the finest lettuce in cul¬ 
tivation for exhibition purposes, and for an all-season variety it 
stands unrivaled. Ready for market in 60 to 65 days. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; V4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.75, prepaid. 
Simpson’s Early Curled 
Seed white. Early, erect growing, but somewhat smaller than 
the preceding. Leaves broad, very much curled, often frilled, 
forming a large, loose head, light green in color; sweet, tender 
and well-flavored. Largely planted for early outdoor crop. Ready 
for market in 45 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; X A lb., 30c; lb., 95c, 
prepaid. 
Isbell’s May King 
Excellent Early Head Lettuce 
It is astonishing how quickly this Lettuce has made its way 
into popular favor. It grows very rapidly. The habit of growth 
is very compact; in fact, the plant is about all head. Outer leaves 
light green, showing a tinge of reddish brown, inner leaves bright 
yellow and of fine, rich, buttery flavor. Heads weigh from 12 to 
16 ounces, and are so solid that they carry to market in perfect 
condition. Ready for market in 50 to 55 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
X A lb., 45c; lb., $1.35, prepaid. 
Prizehead—for the Home Garden. 
Mixed Lettuce 
MIXED LETTUCE SEED. —All kinds mixed. If not sown too 
thickly, will make a continuous crop. The best early and late 
varieties of curlv leaf as well as head Lettuce. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
V4 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, prepaid. 
May King. 
An Ideal 
Home Garden 
Lettuce. 
