335. CRISP-AS-ICE—the ideal salad Head Lettuce. 
Crisp Head Lettuce 
325. GRAND RAPIDS -B.S. 
One of the^ most popular loose-leaved 
varieties. Excellent for early planting 
and greenhouse forcing. It is very 
early, hardy, and disease resistant and 
is exceptionally tender when grown un¬ 
der glass. Handsome leaves are light 
green, broad, wavy, curly and heavily 
fringed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 30c, 
lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70, prepaid. 
329. PRIZEHEAD -W .S. A very 
early, quick growing, non-heading sort, 
which is rapidly becoming the most pop¬ 
ular loo e-leaf variety for home gar¬ 
dens. Leaves are broad, crumpled and 
frilled; outside leaves tinged red, inner 
leaves wholly green; very crisp, sweet 
and tender. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 
30c, lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70, prepaid. 
CULTURE—For early crops start seed in March in the hotbed, covering & 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 of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. 90c, "2 
lbs. $1.70, prepaid. 
332. F. S. & N. CO’S MAY KING 
-W. S. (61 days.) The earliest heading 
variety—for the first outside planting. 
Leaves: light green, tinged with brown. 
Head: small, compact, with golden yel¬ 
low interior and buttery flavor; of fine 
quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. 
$1.00, 2 lbs. $1.90, prepaid. 
338. WONDERFUL, NEW YORK 
OR LOS ANGELES- —W.S. (80 
days.) The outstanding shipping variety, 
known in all markets. Flavor and ten¬ 
derness are combined with unusual keep¬ 
ing 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. 8c, oz. 
20c, Vi lb. 50c, lb. $1.50, 2 lbs. $2.80, 
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 a 
bronze appearance. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi 
lb. 35c, lb. $1.00, 2 lbs. $1.90, prepaid. 
CULTURE—Sow as early in spring as the ground can be worked, in rows 12 inches 
apart; cover seed 14 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. 
326. BLACK SEEDED SIMP¬ 
SON Early and dependable in all 
parts of America. Popular in many 
home and market gardens. Plant is 
large, attractive, compact, non-heading. 
Leaves are light green, broad and frill¬ 
ed; of fine, crisp texture and quality. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. 90c, 
2 lbs. $1.70, prepaid. 
327. SIMPSON’S EARLY 
CURLED -W.S. The most widely 
used home garden variety. Early, hardy, 
dependable. Plant is large, compact, 
lustrous green, non-heading. Leaves 
broad, frilled, firm, very crisp and 
sweet—of excellent quality. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70, 
prepaid. 
325. 
GRAND 
RAPIDS— 
finest 
Loose Leaf Lettuce. 
Crisp-As-lce 
Lettuce. 
Have you read about the 
Newest Novelty Fruits 
Ha'dy Northern Hardy Asiatic 
APRICOT PEAR 
Super Hardy Bush CHERRy 
SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER! 
1 oz. will sow 1 50 ft. of row; 4 lbs. plant an acre. 
Note: The letters B.S. and W.£J. refer to the black 
seeded and white seeded varieties. 
Early Loose Leaf Lettuce 
from 
5ur Own 
GARDEN 
Mushroom Spawn 
Mushrooms 
from Spawn 
iPolder With Pull Information 
Tree. 
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 weigh about IV 2 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 for Special Price List. 
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. 
8c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 75c, 2 lbs. 
$1.40, prepaid. 
341. CHICKEN LET¬ 
TUCE -Chickens need green 
food. This lettuce will yield a 
large amount of greens through¬ 
out the season, as it makes suc¬ 
cessive crops after cutting. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 8c, Vi lb- 25c, lb. 85c, 
2 lbs. $1.60, prepaid. 
GOLDEN JUBILEE PRIZE LETTER 
F. S'. & N. Co.: 
Since boyhood I have been familiar with your concern. I remember well 
in my early days how my father would insist on Master Farmei Seeds. In 
1911 a severe drought occurred and your Ideal Silo Corn saved our farm 
and cattle. When we boys left the home to farm for ourselves, Dad advised 
us always to insist on Farmer Seed & Nursery Co. seed. 
During the drought of 1934 your Ideal Silo Corn again filled my silo 
from a feiv acres, and so many others did not get enough fodder to make 
it worth while to put it into their silos. 
Your Grass Seeds, Garden Seeds, and Grains are all unsurpassed, and 
this is made possible through your efforts to offer the new developments 
in agriculture. 
Thanks for your service, may you continue to thrive. I am 
check for additional seeds. , 
Signed—St e-wart Smith, Wilson, 
enclosing 
Wis. 
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