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Lettuce Varieties Are in Our Big Victory Garden Collection—Pages 52-53 

LETTUCE 
Lettuce Culture 
Plant as soon as ground can be worked, light 
frosts do not harm this crop.. Some gardeners have 
good success with lettuce seeded in the late fall just 
before the ground freezes. Sow seed sparingly, 
usually lettuce is seeded too heavy. In leaf varie- 
ties plants should be thinned to 4 or 5 inches. Head- 
ing varieties should be 1 foot apart. Rows should 
be 12 to 24 inches apart. This is a cool weather 
plant and will grow best in the early spring or fall. 
Start heading varieties in a coldframe or hotbed 
and set out as early as possible. A packet of seed 
will plant 50 feet or more. 
[LOOSE LEAF VARIETIES | 
329 Early Prizehead or Brown Leaf—40 days. In 
our trials this variety has proved most satisfactory. 
As early as other leaf varieties. Prizehead remains 
crisp and tender longer than others. Plant at least 
one row and see the difference. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; 
V.G.B.P., 10c3; 0z., 20c; % Ib., GOc; 14 Ib., $1.10; 1 Ib., 
$2.00. F 
826 Black Seeded Simpson—46 days. Most popular 
light green variety. Very good for forcing. A heavy 
producer of large curled leaves. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; 
V.G.B.P., 10c; 0z., 20c; % Ib., 60c; % Ib., $1.10; 1 Ib., 
$2.00. 
327 Early Curled Simpson—45 days. A widely used 
home garden variety. Excellent flavored, curly, 
crisp, and tender leaves. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; V.G.B.P., 
10c3 oz., 20c; %4 Ib., GOc; 1% Ib., $1.10; 1 Ib., $2.00. 
330 Chicken Lettuce. A hardy tall growing, non- 
heading, dark green variety. Producing the Jargest 
amount of leaves of any lettuce. Ideal for poultry 
and rabbit feed. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; V.G.B.P., 10c; 
oz., 20c; %4 Ib., 60c; 1% Ib., $1.10; 1 Ib., $2.00. 
$28 Grand Rapids—40 days. Excellent for green- 
house forcing and early planting outside. Superior 
quality with beautiful appearance. Light green, 
heavily fringed leaves. (Picture below.) Postpaid: 
Pkt., 5c; V.G.B.P., 10c; 0z.. 20c; % Ib., 60c; % Ib., 
$1.10; 1 Ih., $2.00. : 














Grand Rapids Lettuce 
ENDIVE 
315 Green Curled Endive—96 days. A delicious va- 
riety with finely curled compact heart. Very de- 
sirable for salads. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; V.G.B.P., 10¢c; 
oz., 15¢e3 %4 Ib., 50c; 1% Ib., 85e; 1 Ib., $1.50. 
317 Bread Leaved Batavian or Full Heart—86 days. 
A medium large plant with a very compact, full 
heart. The leaves are broad and well blanched. 
Handsome in appearance, superbly flavored. Post- 
paid: Pkt., 5c; V.G.B.P., 10c3 OZ, 15e; % Ib, 50c3 
1% Ib., 85c;3 1 Ib., $1.50. 
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New York 
Wonderful 
| HEADING VARIETIES | 
335 Berry’s New Bountiful—76 days. Something 
different in a head lettuce. This special selection 
will head when other varieties fail. Has the ability 
to’ resist tipburn and make heads in summer 
weather. The best for the middle west. A real 
home garden variety. Postpaid: Pkt., 15¢c; V.G.B.P., 
25¢c; 0z., 33c; % Ib., 98e; % Ib., $1.75; 1 Ib., $3.25. 
332 Improved Hanson—80 days. 
for home and market gardens. A sure heading, 
hardy type. Large, compact, tender, sweet heads. 
Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; V.G.B.P., 10c; oz., 20c; 1% Ib., 65e3 
1 lb., $1.10; 1 Ib., $2.00. 
333 Big Bostan—75 days. A popular butter-head 
variety for forcing and outside culture. Will not 
stand hot weather. A medium sized, compact head 
witn creamy yellow heart. Leaves smooth glossy 
tinged with reddish brown. Postpaid: Pkt., 5e;3 
Narrator 10e3 oz., 20c; % Ib., 65e; 1% Ib., $1.10; 1 Ib., 
$2.00. 
336 Iceberg—S84 days. A large late variety. Conical 
shaped heads—interior, white, sweet, and crisp. 
Outer leaves light green tinged with brown. A 
home garden variety. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; V.G.B.P., 
10c; oz., 20c; %4 Ib., 65e; 1% Ib., $1.10; 1 Ib., $2.00. 
3387 New York Wonderful ¢12—77 days. Earlier 
than regular New York, but with all the good qual- 
ities of the older type. The outstanding shipping 
variety. Best for market gardens. Large solid 
heads, crisp and of excellent quality and fine flavor. 
(Pictured above.) Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; V.G.B.P., 20c; 
0z., 33e3; % Ib., 92c; 1% Ib., $1.65; 1 Ib., $3.10. 
| __NEW “KALITE” BUG DUST 
An old favorite 

A Rotenone impregnated dust. Gives 4-way action. 
Kills chewing and sucking insects by contact, as a 
stomach poison, by leg paralysis and repels other 
insects that might attack plants. 
The economical package illustrated above makes. 
possible a very low price. Provides a convenient, 
clean and efficient insect control. Permits dusting 
tops and underside of leaves with an even film of 
dust. Leaves no poison residue, Contains one pound. 
Cost only 35c, postpaid. 
