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National Seed & Importing Co., Omaha, Nebr. 


Imperial 347 





¥ Summer Triumph 
LETTUCE — Salat 
HEADING VARIETIES 
Big Boston — Selected Stock (75 days) — Very popular 
for garden or field culture, Head large and compact; leaves 
broad, almost smooth, but wavy at the edge; color light 
green, slightly tinged reddish-brown; heart greenish-white, 
tinged yellow; of fair quality. Hspecially suited for muck 
lands. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 44 lb. T5c, % Ib. $1.25, lb. $2.00. 
Imperial No. 44 — Has very long well folded leaves and 
produces hard well formed heads under favorable conditions. 
Similar to Imperial 152 but heads better in warm weather 
and is notably less susceptible to tipburn, Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, % Ib. 85c, % Ib. $1.50, Ib. $2.75. 
Mignonette — Small and compact. Leaves much crumpled, 
frilled, medium brown with a bronze tinge. Heads round, 
hard, with well blanched, white heart; of good quality. Pkt, 
10c, oz. 35c, % Ib. 85c, % Ib. $1.50, Ib. $2.75, 
Imperial No. 847 — Very popular_in-the Hast and South —— 
as a market garden and shipping variety. Resistant to 
brown blight. Crisp heading plants of medium size. Leaves 
smooth, thick, medium light green. Heads round, well 
folded, firm with low seed stalk. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c % 1b 
85c, % Ib. $1.50, lb. $2.75. 
New York No. 12 — An early sure heading strain adapted 
to warmer weather than the original type. Forms some- 
what flat, exposed heads with rather light green, thin 
leaves. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, % lb. 85c, % Ib. $1.50, lb. $2.75. 
White Boston (76 days) — A cabbage butter head cariety 
of a light green color with a distinctly yellow heart; very 
resistant to tip burn. Very similar in size to Big Boston. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c, % Ib. $1.25, Ib. $2.00. 
White Paris Cos (Romaine) — A medium large, strictly 
self-closing lettuce, making a well-blanched, firm loaf-shaped 
head; leaves oval in form, flat and smooth; color medium 
dark green; quality excellent. Also known ag Trianon. Pkt. 
10¢, oz. 25c, % Ib. 75c, % Ib. $1.25, lb. $2.00. 
All Seasons (Deacon) — A popular variety with medium 
size heads made up of thick, light green leaves. The heart 
blanches to golden yellow and has a delicious, rich, buttery 
flavor. A sure header and slow to run to seed. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 25¢e, %4 Ib. 75c, 4% Ib. $1.25, Ib. $2.00. 
Summer Triumph Lettuce — Our Specialty — True to its 
name, Summer Triumph withstands hot, and dry weather 
without turning bitter. The leaves on its semi-sold heads 
are small, tender, and deep green. This lettuce igs better 
tasting and richer in vitamins than any other variety. Sum- 
mer Truimph is especially recomended by doctors for 
hospital patients or convalescents as it has a very high 
iron and mineral content. It is of excellent quality and 
makes a very palatable salad. We recommend it highly for 
home and gardens as no other variety of lettuce ig more 
suitable form every state as Summer Triumph. Pkt, 15c, 
1% oz. 35c, oz. 65c, 4% Ib. $2.25. 
LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 
Black Seeded Simpson — Early. Dependable in all parts 
of America and widely grown in home and market gardens. 
lant large, attractive, compact, with broad, frilled light 
green leaves that are of fine crisp texture and splendid 
quality. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, %4 lb. 65c, % Ib. $1.10, Ib. $2.00. 
Chicken Lettuce Very hardy, rapid growing, medium 
light green, non-heading butter type which produces flower 
stalks early and furnishes an abundance of leaves over a 
long period of growth. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 144 lb. 65c, 1%4 Ib. 
$1.10, lb. $2.00. 

Grand Rapids — Very early. Hardy, disease resistant; 
the most widely used and best adapted variety for green- 
house forcing. Plants large, upright, compact and hand- 
some; bright solid light green; leaves large, broad, margin 
much waved and frilled; very tender and sweet when 
grown under glass. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % lb. 65c, % Ib. 
$1.10, Ib. $2.00. grae 
