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NEW YORK HEAD LETTUCE ——————> 
ENDIVE. Broad Leaved; Green Curled. 
Culture similar to lettuce. Outer leaves should 
be tied over the head to bleach. 
Packet, 5c; ounce, 30c. 
EGG PLANT. Black Beauty. Extra early, 
quick growing, vigorous variety, uniform size. 
Color deep, blackish purple. Excellent for 
market. Packet, 10c; ounce, 65c. 
New York Improved Large Purple. Lead- 
ing market variety. Not quite as early as Black 
Beauty. Large and productive. 
Packet, 10c; ounce, 65c. 
KALE or BORECOLE. This plant is widely 
grown for greens. Most varieties have heavy, 
densely curled foliage of tasty greens, and the 
dwarf variety is desirable for ornamental gar- 
den use. The culture is practically the same 
as that of late cabbage, but as the plants will 
withstand several degrees of frost, they grow 
late into the fall. They are more tasty after the 
first light frost. Packet, 5c; ounce, 20c. 
Emerald Isle. Grows to medium height and is 
exceedingly hardy. Best for greens because of 
- their very fine flavor. Produces new shoots as 
fast as leaves are used. The leaves are closely 
curled. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. This variety 
grows about 2 feet high and has splendid dark 
green, curled and wrinkled leaves. It is very 
hardy and vigorous grower. Improved greatly 
after first slight frost. 
Dwarf Green Curled. Exceptionally fine for 
ornamental garden use, also good for greens. 
The leaves are beautifully curled and a bril- 
liant green. 
Cow Kale or Thousand Headed. The most 
valuable green feed for Pacific Coast dairymen. 
It is grown the same as stock cabbage. 
LEEK. American Flag. Used very exten- 
sively through the entire country. A very strong 
hardy grower that is very easily cultivated in 
the home garden. It is broad leaved, with rather 
short but very thick stems. 
Packet, 10c; ounce, 35c. 
DURING WAR EMERGENCY 
LETTUCE. Crisp, tender lettuce, the most 
desirable of all salad plants. Can best be grown 
with the strictest attention to its moisture, soil 
and climatic requirements. There are many 
varieties and types of lettuce, however for the 
home gardener we can segregate them into 
two varieties, namely, head variety and loose- 
leaf variety. The first is by far the most de- 
sirable but the most difficult to grow. The sec- 
ond is less desirable but so much easier to grow 
that most beginners will do well to select one 
of its varieties. 
Lettuce can easily endure several degrees of 
frost especially in the seedling stage which 
grealy facilitates the handling in the early 
spring. However, ths popular vegetable cannot 
be grown in extreme heat. 
Any good garden soil will grow lettuce of a 
sort but the most favorable soils are rich sandy 
loam. Some varieties like Grand Rapids do best 
on good heavy soils with considerable clay in 
them. Lettuce soils should not be acid, if they 
are in this condition they should be limed. 
However, more important than the iexture of 
the soil is the problem of moisture. [If this is 
not available do not attempt to grow this 
vegetable. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
Packet, 5c; 1% ounce, 20c; ounce; 30c. 
Portland Seed Co.’s Crispette. Heads are 
large, firm, crisp and tender. Bright green, 
curly leaves cover the outside. Solidity of the 
heads is insured by the large, white main ribs 
of leaves which curve toward the center. With- 
stands hot weather far better than most vari- 
eties and exceedingly tasty. 
New York or Wonderful. The best head let- 
tuce for market gardeners. It is large, very 
solid, tender, crisp and sweet. Beautifully 
blanched to a creamy white with brighter green 
outer leaves. A very hardy and rapid grower, 
also deep rooted. 
Hanson (Improved Hard Heading Stock). 
One of the very best. The heads are green on 
the outside and cream colored on the inside. 
It withstands the hot sun very well and stays. 
crisp for quite some time. 
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Other Varieties—Brown Dutch, New York 
12, Big Boston. 
LOOSE-LEAF VARIETIES 
Packet, 5c; % ounce, 20c; ounce, 30c. 
Grand Rapids. This variety is the standard 
hot-house lettuce for forcing. It also does ex- 
ceedingly well in the open ground. The leaves 
are light yellowish green, slightly crimped, 
crisp and tender. 
Simpson’s Early Curled. Very fine for early 
planting and forcing. The leaves are finely 
curled and wrinkled. It is very tasty and crisp 
and does not wilt readily. 
Other Varieties—Chicken Lettuce, 
head, Black Seeded Simpson. 
BOTANO 
GARDEN DUST 
AND DUSTER | 
Prize- 
An effective all purpose dust which con- 
trols both sucking and chewing insects. 
Also contains Copper and Sulphur which 
controls fungous diseases. 
Packed in a ready to use dust gun which 
can be refilled. 
10 oz. Duster pkg. 50c 
20 oz. Refill pkg. 79c. 

PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE 
