SELECTED SEEDS FOR HOME AND MARKET GARDENERS 
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Lettuce—Loose 
Leaf Varieties 
(A) Black Seeded Simpson 40 Days 
A nationally popular variety. It is light 
green colored, with inner leaves almost 
white. Good for spring and early summer 
culture. Large growth, excellent quality. 
Pkt., .05; oz., .10; *4 10., .30; 1 lb., .90. 
Heading Varieties 
(A) New York, Wonderful 
Los Angeles Market 
A large heading variety, frequently weighing 
2 to 3 lbs. Outer leaves large and crumpled. 
Blanched heart, creamy, crisp, tender, free from 
bitterness. The most popular shipping lettuce 
grown in this country. Pkt., .10; oz., .35; *4 
lb., $1.25; 1 lb., $4.00. 
Big Boston 
This variety is of the “butter head” type. A 
standard market garden and shipping sort. 
Large, round heads; tender, crisp. Few outer 
leaves, tinged with brown. Heart is a light gol¬ 
den yellow color. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; 14 lb** -30; 
1 lb., .90. 
Grand Rapids (45 Days 
Black seed. One of the most popular non- 
heading varieties. Curled, crisp, light green 
leaves are especially tender and sweet when 
grown under glass. Early, disease resistant. 
Pkt., .05; oz., .10; *4 lb., .30; 1 lb., .90. 
80 Days 
75 Days 
Imperial F 8;? Da y« 
Resistant to brown blight and partially re¬ 
sistant to mildew. Extensively used as a summer 
variety in the cooler valleys of California and in 
mountain areas of other states; does well under - 
varying weather conditions. Heads large, solid 
and attractive; an excellent shipper. Grows ex¬ 
cellent in this section. Pkt., .15; oz., .40; *4 lb., 
$1.50; 1 lb., $5.50. 
IMPERIAL F LETTUCE 
NEW YORK WONDERFUL 
Crisp as Ice 74 (la > s 
A fine variety of head lettuce. Grows medium size 
head. Grows well in hot weather when other varieties 
will bolt to seed. Heads are well blanched and of 
delicate flavor. Leaves are thick and crumpled similar 
to the iceberg type. Outside leaves are tinged with 
brown, oz., .35; *4 lb., $1.25; 1 lb. $4.00. 
Imperial No. 44 (New) 
This new Iceberg type lettuce developed by the U. S. 
Dept, of Agriculture. This variety is suitable for up¬ 
land soils as well as muckland. Imperial No. 4 4 pro¬ 
duces a large hard head very uniform in size. Trials 
have proven that it has produced a good percentage of 
hard heads when other varieties have failed. Pkt. .15; 
oz., .40; H lb., $1.50; lb., $5.50. 
(A) RECOMMENDED VARIETIES 
