Careful Breeding is the Foundation 
You can grow head lettuce in your garden if you will start Imperial 
44 seed in the house and transplant it into the open ground as soon 
as the frost is out. The heads will mature before hot weather. 
MANGEL BEETS 
6 lbs. will sow 1 acre 
GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE: 90 days. One of the 
best recommendations that we can give this variety, 
is that we sell twice as much seed as we do of the 
other three varieties put together. Desirable for 
stock and poultry feeding: yields not only a very 
large crop but one that has higher nutritive value 
because it is especially rich in sugar. The roots are 
rose colored above ground, white below, with white 
flesh. On account of growing partly out of the ground 
and the long ovoid shape, the crop can be harvested 
easily and at less expense than any other root crop. 
Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 8 cts.; Y> lb. 15 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 
10 lbs. $3.80. 
DANISH YELLOW GIANT: 110 days. The roots 
grow to a very large size. They are deep yellow in 
color; not as long as Long Red, but larger around. 
They have small tops and very few side roots. They 
grow over two-thirds above the ground, and can be 
harvested with little trouble. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 8 cts.; 
Y, lb. 15 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 10 lbs. $3.80. 
GOLDEN TANKARD: 102 days. The tops are com¬ 
paratively small, with the leaf stalk and veins dis¬ 
tinctly tinged with yellow. The neck is small. The 
roots are large, ovoid, but with the bottom usually 
of larger diameter than top. Light gray above ground; 
deep orange below. The flesh is yellow zoned with 
white. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 8 cts.; X lb. 15 cts.; lb. 40 
cts.; 10 lbs. $3.80. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED: 110 days. The roots are 
very large, light red, uniformly straight and well 
formed. The flesh is white tinged with rose. This 
strain under careful culture is enormously productive. 
Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 8 cts.; Y> lb. 15 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 
10 lbs. $3.80. 
6 lbs. sold at 10 lb. rate. 
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“We are frank to say that we were delighted with your garden 
seed and honestly believe it to be the best seed we have ever used.” 
October 10, 1938 Charles W. Howard, 
“Your onion sets are the nicest we ever raised. We raised 10 
bushels of onions last year from one peck of sets.” 
April 25, 1938 Clarence M. LaDow, 
East Randolph, N. Y. 
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“May I kindly have a copy of your catalogue? Possibly I am too 
early, but since I had such excellent success with the seed pur¬ 
chased from your firm last season, I was afraid I might be over¬ 
looked.” 
Jan. 9, 1938 Myles A. Neilson, 
934 Cromwell Ave., 
St. Paul, Minn. 
LETTUCE 
1 oz. will produce 3000 plants 
IMPERIAL NO. 44: Heads better than other Iceberg 
types. For description and prices see page 3. 
PRIZE HEAD: 47 days. We think this is the best 
early lettuce for home use. The name is rather un¬ 
fortunate as it is not a head variety. Plants are 
medium size, crisp and tender. Leaves are crumpled 
and frilled at the edges. The color of the leaf is 
light brown which spoils its appearance as a market 
variety. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Y* lb. 55 cts.; 
lb. $1.80. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON: 46 days. The best 
green leaf lettuce for the home garden and for grow¬ 
ing out of doors for market. The leaves are light 
green, large, crumpled and very tender. This variety 
seems to do well everywhere. Too tender for forcing 
under glass for market. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 12 cts.; 
Y\ lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.15. 
GRAND RAPIDS: 43 days. A loose leaf lettuce, frilled; 
not nearly so tender as Black Seeded Simpson but 
better as a forcing variety for market as it will stand 
handling better. Also grown as an outdoor market 
variety. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; X lb. 40 cts.; lb. 
$1.40. 
MAY KING: 63 days. Very early head variety. 
Head is small but very compact. Leaves light green 
tinged with brown at edges; inside color is rich creamy 
yellow. Very good for home garden and early mar¬ 
ket. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Y lb. 35 cts.; lb. 
$ 1 . 20 . 
NEW YORK NO. 515: 75 days. A new “California 
Iceberg” lettuce for the east. Seems to be a much 
surer heading variety than the old strains of 'New 
York’. This has been true both on muck and up¬ 
land. The plant is large and thrifty. The heads are 
solid and attractive bright green in color. No. 515 
is a little earlier than New York No. 12. We suggest 
you try it especially if you have had trouble in getting 
the iceberg types of lettuce to head. Pkt. 5 cts.; 
oz. 20 cts.; Y lb. 65 cts.; lb. $2.05. 
NEW YORK NO. 12: 77 days. This large headed 
variety is known on the market as Iceberg. Very 
desirable market variety if it can be grown well. 
Leaves are dark green, curled at the edges. Heads 
are large and solid under favorable weather con¬ 
ditions. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Y* lb. 55 cts.; lb. 
$1.75. 
BIG BOSTON: 75 days. The standard market head 
lettuce in the east until the west started shipping 
“Iceberg” in large quantities. Heads are large and 
compact: leaves are large, almost smooth, wavy at 
edges and light green tinged with reddish brown. 
Heart greenish white tinged with yellow. Pkt. 5 cts.; 
oz. 15 cts.; Y lb. 35 cts.; lb. $i. 10. 
WHITE BOSTON: 75 days. A butter-head type. 
Leaves smooth and straight on the edges. Plant and 
head entirely light green; heart buttery yellow. This 
variety is becoming more and more popular each 
year. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Y\ lb. 50 cts.; lb. 
$1.65. 
COS OR ROMAINE, White Paris Self Folding. 66 
days. A medium large, well blanched, firm, loaf 
shaped head; leaves oval in form, flat and smooth; 
color medium dark green. Good quality. Pkt. 5 
cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Y* lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.40. 
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