

LOOSEHEAD LETTUCE 

ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
(40 days.) Shaped 
Oak Leaf like an oak leaf, deep 
green in color and therefore excep- 
tionally rich in vitamins, tender and 
of superior flavor. Oak Leaf stands 
up well in hot weather and does not 
turn bitter. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 4 
Ib. 75c, 4% Ib. $1.20, Ib. $2.25. 
New  Tender- 
A grand new large early 
heart head lettuce. The large 
round heads are compactly formed 
of waxy cream 
colored heart; 
leaves of extra 
fine quality; ten- 
der, crisp, suc- 
culent and sweet. 
Tenderheart is al- 
so a fine summer 
Alneer’s 
lettuce and _ is 
slow to run to 
seed; color’ of 
outside leaves, 
pale green, slizht- 
ly tinged reddish- 
brown. Pkt. 10c, 
B.Oz.n -20cr) 7/4) lbs 
45c, Yo Ib. 85c, 
Ib. $1.50. 
7 Of 
Grand Rapids f fine, 
open ground. 
Y% Ib. 70c, Ib. $1.35. 
Cos 
WY, Ib. 75c, Y Ib. $1.20, Ib. $2.25. 
Early Curled Simpson The 
est 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 14 
leading market sort. 
Ib. 40c, Yo Ib. 70c, lb. $1.35. 
It is nearly double the 
OZ. 
Pkt. 10c, 
Ib. $1.35. 
20c, %4 lb. 40c, 
Early Prize Head 4A» 
sort; 
are crisp and _ tender 
throughout the season. 
Y%, |b. 40c, Y% lb. 70c, Ib. $1.35. 
and 
Y/, Ib. 45c, Y% Ib. 85c, lb. $1.50. 
Chicken Lettuce 

Early Curled Simpson 
Vienna Kohl Rabi 

it starts to grow again. 
ly, Ib. 45c, YQ lb. 85c, lb. $1.50. 
KOHL RABI 
A large bulb is produced on the stem, which, if used when young, 
makes a delicious vegetable, having sweet, fine-grained flesh which 
has the combined flavor not unlike that of both Cauliflower and 
Turnip. Sow the seed in rows 12 to 18 in. apart early in the spring 
and cover % in. deep. Thin plants to stand 6 in. apart in the row. 
For a continuous supply, sow every two weeks. One oz. for 300 ft. 
of row; 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 
hd ; The most popular extra-early short- 
Early White Vienna topped variety of Kohl Rabi with 
firm flesh which cooks tender yet retains a desirable degree of 
crispness. The swollen stems are best when 2 to 3 in. of diameter. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, 14 Ib. $1.75. 
A The swollen stem and leaves of this 
Early Purple Vienna excellent strain are a purplish color 
and the flesh jis an attractive light green. Matures a few days 
later than White Vienna but otherwise resembles it in tenderness 
and fine quality. Roots are of even size and form. Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c. 
fine quality and 
appearance. 
A first class, excellent forcing sort; a very 
desirable variety for spring sowing, in the 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 1/4, lb. 40c, 
Self-Folding or Paris White 
One of the best upright 
tender and crisp. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 
Black Seeded Curled Simpson 
size of ordinary 
curled Simpson and excellent for forcing. 
WY lb. 7O0c, 
excellent 
forms a 
mammoth plant in which the outer leaves 
remain so 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 
Market Gardener’s Forcing 
Of quick growth, not liable to rot; will stand 
high heat. Tender, brittle and of very fine 
flavor; of the Grand Rapids character. An 
excellent forcing sort. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 
Does not head 
but has stalks 
8 to 4 ft. high which yield as much chick- 
en-feed as any ‘“‘greens”’ plant. When cut 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 
sorts, 
earli- 
and 
Ea 
LEEK 
The Leeks are very 
hardy and easily cul- 
tivated. They suc- 
ceed best in light 
and well enriched 
soil. Sow early in 
drills one foot apart. 
Amer- 
ican Flag 
A favorite variety is 
of strong and vigor- 
ous growth. Pkt. 15c, 
oz. 75c. 
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