
Kennedy Kwality Vegetable Seeds 

LETTUCE 
Thrives best in a light, very rich, moist soil. 
For first crop sow in gentle heat in February 
and transplant to 10 apart. For a 
summer supply, sow thinly in shallow drills 
18 inches apart and transplant or thin out, 
jeaving a foot between the plants. Sowings 
may be made from April to the end of Auguste 
inches 
Cabbage-Headed Varieties 
Bibb. A waxy head variety with very deep 
ereen outer leaves, bleaching to a rich yellow- 
ish green inside; heads medium size, unusu- 
ally crisp and tender, highly recommended 
and of distinct flavor. 
Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.00, 4 lb. $3.50 
Big, Boston. Improved strain. Very popular 
for outside culture as well as cold frame 
forcing. Head large and compact; leaves 
broad, almost smooth, but wavy at the 
edge; color light green, slightly tinged red- 
dish brown; heart greenish white. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 344 lb. $1.50 
Crisp as Ice (Bronze Head). A slightly elon- 
gated, medium-sized, compact-heading va- 
riety; leaves very broad, somewhat blistered 
and crumpled, very thick and _ stiff; outer 
leaves variegated dark brown and green, 
brown predominating; quality excellent. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 14 lb. $1.45 
Golden Queen. Small, greenish yellow heads 
produced in 6 weeks. Excellent flavor. 
Pi: Les 40%,.00G, 34 Losole re 
Hanson, Improved. Sure-heading sort, heads 
elobular, large and late; leaves large and very 
broad, fairly blistered and crumpled, borders 
finely frilled; color clear light green. A fine 
variety for midsummer planting outside, as 
it withstands the hot season. 
Pkt. L5c:, 07. 50¢., 44 lb. $1.75 
Iceberg. A large, late, crisp, cabbage-heading 
variety; heads very firm, hard and well 
blanched; leaves unusually broad and quite 
blistered and crumpled, borders finely 
frilled; color medium green with faint brown 
tracing on the border. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c., 144 Ib. $1.65 
Improved Salamander. Heads medium size, 
very solid, compact and globular in form; 
leaves straight on the edge, but crumpled; 
color medium green; quality fine. Salaman- 
der succeeds under most trying weather con- 
ditions. Pkt. 15c., oz: 45c., 34 Ib. $1.65 
Matchless. A cross between the Cos and head 
varieties. The leaves are crisp and of fine 
flavor. Rikt.e20Ge Oza 1LOO 
May King. A handsome, small, extremely 
early, compact heading variety; leaves light 
yellowish green, tinged reddish brown at the 
edges, heart blanches a rich golden yellow; 
quality fine. Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 14 lb. $1.75 
Mignonette. A small, early, crisp and curled 
cabbage-heading variety; plant compact, 
forming a hard, globular, well-blanched 
head; leaves broad, excessively blistered, 
crumpled and twisted; color medium dark 
brown with a dark greenish tinge. 
Pkt. 15¢., oz. 50¢., 4 Ib. $1.75 
Ne Plus Ultra. A curled crisp heading variety 
of large size. A cross between New York 
and Iceberg. A hybrid lettuce bred to resist 
hot weather. Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.00 
New York or Wonderful. <A very large, late, 
cabbage-heading variety, with large, erum- 
pled, dark green leaves. Largest and best 
flavored lettuce in existence. 
Pkt. 25c., oz. 60c., 4% Ib. $2.25 
Summer Triumph. Oak-Leaf type. 
Compact heads, very tender leaves of 
excellent flavor. A sure heading Summer 
lettuce. Pkt. 25c.,0z. $1.00, 14 lb. $3.50 

Tennisball, Black-Seeded. 
Salamander.) 
(See Improved 
Unrivaled or White Boston. An improve- 
ment on the white-seeded Big Boston, head- 
ing at least ten days earlier. Very solid, 
crisp, pale green heads without the red edged 
leaf. May be sown all through the season 
and stands heat very well. 
Pkt, 25c., 02. 60¢:.,; 4 Ibeeee oe 
Wayahead. Very early, medium small, hand- 
some, compact, sure-heading variety; the 
outer leaves medium light green, crumpled 
and blistered; the inner head blanches a rich 
buttery yellow; of superior quality. 
Pkt. 25c.,, 02. 60¢c., 44 Ibe eo 
Curled-Leaved Varieties 
Grand Rapids. The favorite loose-leaved 
forcing lettuce; does well in the North for 
arly planting outside. Leaves short, spatu- 
late in shape, excessively blistered and 
crumpled, border heavily fringed; color very 
light green, with no trace of brown. A hand- 
some and attractive lettuce. Our stock of 
Grand Rapids is unsurpassed. 
Pkt. .150.,02245¢., 44. beeen 
Simpson Black-Seeded. One of the best and 
most popular large, early, loose-heading va- 
rieties, succeeding everywhere, and always 
reliable. Leaves very broad, much blistered 
and crumpled, and excessively frilled bor- 
ders; color light yellowish green. 
Pkt. 15c., os. 45c., 14% Ibe geo 
Simpson Early Curled. A leading early, 
loose-heading variety of fairly large size; 
leaves broad, crumpled and well frilled at 
the edges; coler light green; quality good. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c., 14 lb. $1.65 
Romaine or Cos Varieties 
This lettuce differs from the head or loose 
leaf varieties in the manner of growth, being 
upright and having incurving leaves which 
form oblong, loose heads, which when almost 
full grown are tied at the top to better blanch 
the inner leaves. Cultivate the same as other 
lettuce. Not affected by hot weather. 
Cosberg 600. A cross between Cos and Ice- 
berg, similar to the original Cosberg but ten 
days earlier. Light green without bronze 
tinge. Its chief value is earliness and head- 
ing quality under adverse conditions. 
Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.00, 14 lb. $3.50 
