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LETTUCE HOT WEATHER (63 days) 
AN lSXCJ!;i.JUBNT HUMMER VABLETlf—MILDEW RESISTANT 
HOT WEATHER is an early variety, forming large, firm, 
well defined, well blanched cabbage-like heads, with broad, 
very thick leaves slightly crumpled, entire at margins never 
spotted nor brownish in any part. Of most excellent quality, 
sweet and very buttery in flavor. 
HOT WEATHER is absolutely the best firm heading 
lettuce to grow through the summer months. It will not 
scald or burn, and will make a head where other varieties 
utterly fail. It somewhat resembles Salamander in char¬ 
acter of leaf, color and size, but the head is larger, more 
compact, and will stand much longer before shooting to seed. 
In fact. It is all head, having very few outer leaves. 
HOT WEATHER is extremely hardy and there is no 
variety that can compare with it for wintering over outdoors. 
It has all the good qualities that can be desired in a head of 
lettuce save one and that is that it is not adapted for forcing. 
The usefulness of Hot Weather has been proven beyond all 
doubts that we highly recommend it. We grew this variety 
at first in our trial grounds and later as a market crop in 
conjunction with market gardeners connected with our or¬ 
ganization with the most satisfactory results. We earnestly 
ask you to try this lettuce. You will be rewarded with a 
fine crop and at the same time be convinced that we have 
the right stuff when it comes to seeds. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.40, prepaid. 
GRAND RAPIDS U. S. No. 1 
New. Mildew resistant. Heads large and heavy, light 
green in color, densely fringed, leaf crisp and tender. Very 
uniform. Recommended for greenhouse culture. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; lb. $1.60. 
LETTUCE IMPERIAL No. 44 (82 days) 
A strain of New York type. Heads large of perfect form, 
uniform in size. Does well on muck as well as uplands and 
is highly disease resistant in which fact lies its value. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 25c; lb. $2.00. 
Bohemian Head Lettuce (63 days) 
Very early, heads medium in size and very slow to shoot 
to seed. It will head when all other varieties will fail and 
although it sells for about half the price that Big Boston 
does, on account of its small size, it is profitable to raise. It 
is of attractive light green color, of excellent quality, mild, 
delicate, sweet buttery in flavor, soft in texture. Pkt. 6c; oz. 
15c; ^ lb. 36c; 1 lb. $1.40; 10 lbs. $13.00, prepaid. 
COUSULT the front pages of this catalog. Read the descrip¬ 
tion of the new Tomato Firesteel, a truly wonderful new va¬ 
riety that every gardener should try no matter where located. 
GRAND RAPIDS SPECIAL (43 days) 
GRAND'RAPIDS SPECIAL forms compact, heavy heads 
with thick stalks and it is the most handsome lettuce you 
ever saw. The heads are not only of the most beautiful 
appearance, but they also possess high quality. The leaves 
are crisp, sweet and tender and of much substance, and are 
in no way inferior to head lettuce. 
GRAND RAPIDS SPECIAL is the best stock we have been 
able to secure and we tried all the important and reliable 
seed houses of the entire country. So said the owners of an 
immense greenhouse establishment located in our state. This 
concern uses about 80 lbs. of Grand Rapids Lettuce annually. 
They use our Special Grand Rapids exclusively. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; ^ lb. 30c; lb. $1.20. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON (46 days) 
Black Seeded Simpson is a leaf lettuce, absolutely re¬ 
liable. Stands more heat, more drought and succeeds under 
the most unfavorable conditions, where most other lettuces 
would be a failure. Our seed has been saved from the largest, 
earliest and most perfect heads, and can be relied upon in 
every way. Pkt. 10c; oz. 16c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.20; 10 lbs, 
$1.10, prepaid. 
