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LETTUCE 
CULTURE: Lettuce seed germinates quickly and may be planted as soon as the cold wet 
days of spring are past. Sow seed in rows 15 to 18 inches apart, covering not more than !% 
inch deep. 
FOR HEAD LETTUCE: The plants should be thinned to 10 inches apart in the row and 
thorough cultivation given to keep down the weeds and conserve moisture. A light application 
of fertilizer, such as nitrate of soda, used after the plants have made some growth, will be 
found very beneficial. 

Days from sowing seed 
to marketable stage 
BIG BOSTON .......... RTARTA  R aceee oer 75 
Heads of medium size, compact, with creamy yellow heart, ‘Jeaves 
smooth, glossy, wavy at the edge, slightly tinged with reddish 
brown. White seed. 
DENVE REMARK Belpre oo voi elle sions etace c cloue stone o aghes hetevere ede cities ake : 78 
Heads medium size, conical, crisp. Leaves light green, much crum- 
pled and coarsely fringed on the edges. White seed. 
HANSON 3 cree cy are Wea tere Sas base ee en 80 
Heads large, globular, compact, leaves light yellowish green, large 
and broad, curly with fringed edges. 
ICEBERG =:.... civ ae Ne A ate ane Waa PRR REP ne IONS ee A 84 
Heads compact, white interior, “leaves light green, wavy, ‘fringed, 
tinged at the edges with brown. White seed. 
MAY 2 KING Si ie tet on os a er, oct whee ne, NA Se PERI T  fec 63 
Extremely early. Heads small, compact, golden yellow interior, 
leaves yellowish green tinged with brown at edges. White seed. 
NEW YORK OR WONDERFUL.............. EE is aR oricy eR ET 80 
Large solid heads, well blanched, dark ereen “leaves slightly curled 
at edges. White seed. 
Loose Leaf Varieties 
CHICKEN LET. TU Chr 4. ares er orate fee er oe 
A hearty tall growing dark green variety grown ‘for ‘poultry and rab- 
bit feed. White seed. 
GRAN DRAPIDS 2 ari, ities ion oD Soe tee bm tale ei to ee cds ne sa Tienes 
Plants erect and compact, Leaves light green, " proad, curly and 
heavily fringed at the aes Black seed. 
PRIZEXSH EAD 23 xe. Fe teres « terk aeeehe: OEE ee eee : 
Plants of medium size, “leaves ‘crumpled and highly ‘frilled at edges, 
color light brown on medium green base. White seed. 
