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a ay Lettuce Imperial 847 
Heading varieties. 

Lettuce 
Colorado Special S& days. Produces fine, round-shaped 
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heads; good, bright color; not ribby. 
sure heading sort. Some report 90 to 95 per cent harvested. We 
know of no lettuce having better quality. It withstands heat well. 
We recommend it as the best for Colorado mountain growing. 
(Pkt. 10c) (0z., 25c) (%4 Ib., SOc) (lb., $2.40) (5 Ibs., $10.50) prepaid 
4 85 days. Best described as being similar to lm- 
Imperial 847 perial F, but less ribby and smoother leaved and 
with more of a conical protection. Resistant to brown blight. In- 
tended for early fall planting. Plant rather large, well molded and 
heads firm under good growing conditions. Leaves light color, 
smooth, thick and soft in texture. Is inclined to tip burn in too hot 
weather. 
(PKt., 10c) (0z., 20c) (4 Ib., 70c) (Ib., $2.05) (5 Ibs., $9.00) prepaid 
: 82 days. One of the surest heading sorts now 
Imperial 152 grown. Size same as regular New York, possibly 
slightly more flattened. A good solid heading variety which blanches 
into almost a pure white color. Resistant to Brown Blight soil 
troubles and very hardy. Used extensively as a first planting in the 
fall in Arizona and the first planting in the Imperial Valley. 
(Pkt., 10c) (0z., 25c) (%4 Ib. 80c) (ib., $2.40) (5 Ibs., $10.50) prepaid 
err 8G days. One of the largest growing varieties. 
Imperial 61 Very dark green in color and well adapted to 
winter cropping in Imperial Valley and Arizona. Not recommended 
as &@ summer variety. Resistant to brown blight. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 20c) (%4 Ib., 70c) (Ib., $2.05) (5 Ibs., $9.00) prepaid 
s 82 days. Devéloped for use in the eastern states 
Imperial 4 and found valuable there because of its ability to 
make good solid heads during warm weather. Our seed crops made 
very solid heads instead of bolting to seed like most other heading 
sorts would during midsummer weather. Heads small, compact, and 
solid, somewhat subject to tip-burn under our growing conditions. 
(Pkt., 10c) (0z., 25c) (%4 Ib., SOc) (Ib., $2.40) lbs., $10.50) prepaid 
81 days. An early variety well adapted 
New York No. 51 to summer and early fall production. It 
is resistant to tipburn and withstands hot weather even better than 
New York No. 12. Heads slightly smaller than No. 12 and less ribby; 
compact, attractive and remains in shipping condition a long while. 
An improvement on New York No. 12. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 25c) (%4 Ib., 80c) (ib., $2.40) (5 Ibs., $10.50) prepaid 
77 days. An improved type of New York 
New York No. 1 Early. It makes large solid heads, uniform 
in maturing, and of the flat-head type. Has been known to produce 
better than 80 per cent cut of No. 1 heads inside of 65 days of plant- 
ing. Plants and heads lighter green than New York with fewer 
outer leaves. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz. 25c) (% Ib., 80c) (lb., $2.40) (5 Ibs., $10.50) prepaid 
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