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HAMILTON’S HAWKEYE SEEDS 
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 im¬ 
portant in our midwestern summers. Discovery that green 
leaves are richer in Vitamin C than blanched leaves is re¬ 
viving 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. 
Loose Leaved Varieties 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. Early. Dependable in all parts of 
America and widely grown in home and market gardens. 
Plant large, attractive, compact; broad, frilled light green 
leaves that are of fine crisp texture and splendid quality. 
Pkt., 5e; 02 ., 15c; i / 4 lb., 30c; y 2 lb., 55c; lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. Also known as "White Seeded 
Simpson." Hardy, dependable, early; popular for home gar¬ 
dens. Plant large, compact, light lustrous green; leaves 
broad, frilled, firm, crisp, sweet, and of good quality. Pkt., 
5c; oz„ 15c; V4 lb., 30e; Vi lb 55c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
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; 02 ., 15c; V4 lb., 30c; Vi lb., 55c; lb., $ 1 . 00 , postpaid. 
PRIZE HEAD. Very early, quick growing, and one of the most 
popular for home gardens. Plant medium large, strictly 
loose-leaf; leaves broad, crumpled, and frilled; outside 
leaves tinged red inner leaves wholly green; very crisp, 
sweet, and tender. Pkt., 5c; 02 ., 15c; '/» lb., 30c; Vi lb., 
55c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
CHICKEN LETTUCE. Very hardy, rapid growing, medium light 
green, non-heading butter type which produces flower 
stalks early and furnishes an abundance of leaves over a 
long period of growth. Pkt., 5'c; 02 ., 15c; V4 lb., 30c; Vi lb., 
55 c; lib., $ 1 . 00 , postpaid. 
Heading Varieties 
BIG BOSTON. 76 days. Very popular in all parts of the world; 
known as Trocadero in Europe. Especially valuable for sum¬ 
mer 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, buttery-yel¬ 
low at the heart and of excellent quality. Pkt., 5c; 02 ., 15e; 
1/4 lb., 30c; Vi lb., 55c; lb., $ 1 . 00 , postpaid. 
HANSON. 82 days. Very hardy; widely used in all parts of 
America. Plant very 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; 02 ., 15c; V4 lb., 30c; Vi lb., 
55c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
New York or Wonderful Lettuce 
ICEBERG. Matures in aboul 80 days. This makes a small head 
which is the tightest of any variety we know, and it resists 
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 garden variety and 
entirely distinct from New York, which is sometimes called 
Iceberg. Pkt., 5c; 02 ., 15c; V4 lb., 30c; 14 lb., 55e; lb., 
$ 1 . 00 , postpaid. 
NEW YORK or WONDERFUL. A large heading variety, fre¬ 
quently weighing 2 to 3 lbs. Outer leaves large and crumpl¬ 
ed. Blanched heart, creamy, crisp, tender, free from bitter¬ 
ness. The most popular shipping lettuce grown in this 
country. Pkt., 5e; 02 ., 15c; 1/4 lb., 40c; Vi >b., 75c; lb., 
$1.25, 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 let¬ 
tuces in flavor Pkt., 5c; 02 ., 15c; V4 lb., 35c; 1/2 lb., 60c; 
lb., $1.15, postpaid. 
Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce 
Endive 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. Leaves large and broad. Well- 
rounded heads often measure 12 in. across. Easily blanched. 
Compact head. A salad favorite. Pkt., 5c; 02 ., 10c; V4 lb., 
30c, postpaid. 
GREEX CURLED, GREEN RIBBED. Beautiful dark green, curly 
leaves are finely cut, giving the plant a feathery effect. 
Sturdy growth, producing circular plants often measuring 
15 or more in. in diameter. Requires good rich soil. Rich 
green in color, blanching to creamy white. Pkt., 5e; 02 ., 
10c; 1/4 lb., 30c, postpaid. 
WHITE CURLED. A very beautiful variety with leaves finely 
curled or mossed, light green in color. Blanches easily. Has 
a delicious, crisp flavor. Used extensively for decoration as 
well as for salad. Pkt., 5c; 02 ., 10c; 1/4 lb., 30e, postpaid. 
Mustard 
Culture. Sow frequently, in rows 12 to 18 inches apart, 
covering seed Vi 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 quickly, so that successive plantings 
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 crumpled on the edges. Popular in the South for fall 
planting, Leaves 5 in. long, 3 in. wide. Tender, pungent. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V4 lb., 20c, postpaid. 
TENDERGREEN, MUSTARD-SPINACH. A mild-flavored, orien¬ 
tal type of mustard. Foliage may be used for greens when 
P lant is quite young and until it is quite fully matured. 
repared for the table same as spinach or turnip greens. 
Quick growing with long, broad, fairly smooth leaves. Pkt., 
5c; 02 ., 10c; V4 lb., 20c, 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 1 Vi 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 table sort if 
used when the bulbs are 2 inches in diameter. It matures 
very early and produces medium sized, light green bulbs 
with white flesh of excellent quality. Pkt.,, 5c; 02 ., 20c; V4 
lb., 60c, postpaid. 
