
Cosberg 
Lettuce 
If you have found it hard to grow Head Lettuce try 
Cosberg, the new sure-heading variety. 
HAead Lettuce 
CULTURE—For early crops start seed in 
March in the hotbed, covering 1/4 inch. 
When seedlings are 2 inches tall, transplant 
to coldframes, setting them 4 inches apart 
each way. When the ground is warm 
enough transplant to garden, setting plants 
1 foot apart, in rows 12 to 16 inches apart. 
For general crop, make successive sowings 
during April and May, thinning plants to 
proper distance apart. For a fall crop, sow 
seed in August, to head during the cool 
weather of September and October. 
333. COSBERG—A 1942 All-America 
Selection. This is a sure-heading lettuce, espe- 
cially adapted to growing conditions in the 
Midwest. The heads are small, compact and 
firm; leaves are light green and attractively 
curled. Cosberg heads early and under adverse 
conditions, when standard varieties fail. If you 
have had difficulty in growing Head Lettuce, 
try this one. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, %4 lb. 75c, 
prepaid, 
335. CRISP-AS-ICE—B. S. (74 days.) 
A popular sort for the home garden. Forms 
compact medium-sized head, well blanched and 
of delicate flavor. Leaves thick and crumpled; 
deep green overlaid with dark brown, giving a 
bronze appearance. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 4% 1b. 35¢, 
lb. $1.10, prepaid. 
338. WONDERFUL, NEW YORK 
OR LOS ANGELES—W. S. (80 days.) 
The outstanding shipping variety, known in all 
markets. Flavor and tenderness are combined 
with unusual keeping qualities. Our _ special 
strain is noted for the large size of heads. The 
dark green leaves are slightly curled on the 
edges. The large, tightly folded cabbage-like 
head igs well blanched, crisp and sweet. Qual- 
ity is excellent. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 60c, 
lb. $2.25, prepaid. 
339. NEW IMPERIAL NO. 44 — W.S. 
(83 days.) Heads very large, solid, crisp and 
sweet; leaves light green and crumpled, with 
edges curled and waved. Imperial does well 
under varying weather conditions, and is some- 
what resistant to brown blight and mildew. An 
excellent shipper. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 
60c, lb. $2.25, prepaid. 
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By Charles H. Nissley 
How, When and Where to Plant... 
The latest practical advice on growing food for home use 

... easy to understand . . . complete. Includes specal- 
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Grow Plenty of Lettuce 
for Delicious Healthful Salads 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of row; four pounds plant an acre. 
NOTE: The letters B.S. and W. S. refer to the black seeded and white seeded 
varieties. 
Tender Leaf Lettuce 
CULTURE—Sow as early in spring as the ground can be worked, in rows 12 
inches apart; cover seed V4 inch. AA rich, sandy loam is best. When plants are 
3 or 4 inches tall, thin out to stand 6 inches apart. For early crop, start in hot- 
bed in early March, later transplanting the seedlings to coldframes, or to a 
sheltered position in the garden. If lettuce is cut above the crown, it will grow 
new leaves. 
326. BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON— 
Early and dependable in all parts of America. 
Popular in many home and market gardens, 
Plant_ig large, attractive, compact, non-head- 
ing. Leaves are light green, broad and frilled; 
of fine, crisp texture and quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
10c, % Ib. 35c, Ib. $1.10, prepaid. 
324. OAK LEAF—(40 days.) Shaped 
like an oak leaf, deep green in color and there- 
fore exceptionally rich in vitamins, tender and 
of superior flavor. Oak Leaf stands up well in 
hot weather and does not turn bitter. Pkt. 10e, 
oz. 20c, 1% lb. 50c, lb. $1.75, prepaid. 
See Color Illustration of Oakleaf Let- 327. SIMPSON'S EARLY CURLED 
x W The most widely used home garden 
tuce on Inside Back Cover. variety. Early, hardy, dependable. Plant is 
large, compact, lustrous green, non-heading. 
325. GRAND RAPIDS—B.S. One of 
the most popular loose-leafed varieties. Ex- 
cellent for early planting and greenhouse fore- 
ing. It is very early, hardy, and disease 
resistant and is exceptionally tender when 
grown under glass. Handsome leaves are light quick growing, non-heading sort which is rap- 
green, broad, wavy, curly and heavily fringed. idly becoming the most popular loose-leaf va- 
Pkt. 5c, 0z. 10c, % Ib. 35c, lb, $1.10, prepaid, riety for home gardens. Leaves are broad, 
crumpled and frilled; outside leaves tinged 
red, inner leaves wholly green; very crisp, 
sweet and tender, Pkt. 5c, 0z. 10c, % 1b. 35¢e, 
Ib. $1.10, prepaid. 
Leaves broad, frilled, firm, very erisp and 
sweet—of excellent quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 
Y, Ib, 35c, Ib. $1.10, prepaid, 
329. PRIZEHEAD—W.S. A very early, 







Celtuce—A New Vegetable 
Belonging to the Lettuce Family 
But Entirely Different in its 
Growth and Uses 
The young leaves may be eaten 
as a salad, but its chief value is 
its central stem or stalk. This must 
be peeled down to where it be- 
comes light green and _ tender, 
and whether eaten raw or cooked, is truly 
delicious. Grow Celtuce in your garden 
this summer. Priceson page9. Celtuce is 
Illustrated in Color on Inside Back Cover 











This is 
Cos Lettuce, 
Grow it for midsummer and early fall use. 
Romaine or Cos Lettuce 
For the Salad Bowl. 
330. WHITE PARIS—W.S. (70 days.) 
Considered the. finest of all lettuces in flavor. 
Famous chefs prefer it for salad because of 
its tenderness and delicious flavor, Self-fold- 
ing, with dark green leaves forming ovale 
shaped heads with greenish-white interior, The 
entire plant is tender and palatable. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 20c, % 1b, 50c, lb. $1.75, prepaid. 

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$ 

_ Mixed Lettuce 
for the Small Garden 
MIXED LETTUCE SEED—Al! § 
kinds mixed. If not sown too thickly, will 
make a continuous crop. The best early and 
late varieties of curly leaf as well as head 
lettuce. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 Ib. 35c, Ib. $1.00, § 
prepaid. . 
341. CHICKEN LETTUCE—Chickens 
need green food. This lettuce will yield a 
large amount of greens throughout the season, 
as it makes successive crops after cutting. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 4% Ib. 30c, lb. 95c, prepaid. 
340. 

The Tender Dark Green Leaves of Oak Leaf 
Lettuce are Excellent for Salads! 


As a salad lettuce, Romaine or Cos has no superior—the leaves are dark green, 
sweet and succulent. Page 13 
