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LETTUCE 
HOW TO GROW LETTUCE. To grow head Lettuce early, 
sow the seed in February or March in boxes or flats or in hot- 
beds in close rows. When an inch or more high, transplant to 
other flats or coldframe. Set plants about 2 inches apart each 
way. From there set out in the garden as soon as the soil is 
warm, placing the plants 6 to 8 inches apart in rows 12 inches 
apart. Where there are no hotbeds or flats, sow the seed out- 
side when weather permits and transplant outside. For loose- 
leaf cr cutting Lettuce, sow the seed either broadcast or in 
rows; make sowings every 2 weeks for Lettuce all summer, 
and cut as it comes. Sowing in rows is best, for then seed can 
be covered and plants cultivated. One ounce will produce 
about 2,000 plants. 
This is the 
Schell’s Grand Rapids Lettuce, Ths ish 
lar of all loose-leaf Lettuces. It is exceedingly tender, crisp, and 
the large, upright, compact plants are crimped and curled; 
leaves are fan-shaped, beautiful, light green, very attractive, 
and make a delicious salad. We supply great quantities of seed 
of it to gardeners for growing outside and also for in the green- 
house. It is excellent for both. It grows quickly and it surely 
does sell quickly. Grow an abundance of it. Fine for the home 
garden. 42 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 4Ib. 65 cts.3 
Ib. $1.90; 5 Ibs. $9; 10 Ibs. $17.50. 
GRAND RAPIDS U. S. NO. 1. Mildew Resistant Strain. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.3 14Ib. 90 cts. Ih. $3.10. 
Schell’s French Head Lettuce, 4™°"® 
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able qualities are earliness, quality and appearance—it 
produces a beautiful, attractive, uniform, compact head of 
light rich green, silvery cream-white inside and of unexcelled 
quality. A perfect shipper. Does not tip-burn easily; many 
exhaustive tests under normal and under unfavorable growing 
conditions have proved it far more resistant to tip-burn 
than any other Lettuce. This is due to the nature of this 
variety, which develops unusual hardiness as the plants begin 
to head. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14Ib. 75 cts.; Ib. $2.50. 
Schell’s Hot-Weather Head Lettuce. 
An early Lettuce, producing good-sized, tightly formed heads, 
very tender and delicious. The inside is a rich cream-yellow and 
the outside alight green. Resists the extreme heat without going 
to seed. Fine for early and midsummer crop. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.3 141b. 85 cts.; Ib. $2.50. 
Schell’s Special Strain Big Boston 
A grand variety for early, midsummer, or fall 
Lettuce. use. Big, compact, cabbage-like heads, as 
yellow as gold inside and deliciously sweet, tender, and crisp. 
Extensively grown both for the private garden and for market. 
Our gardeners grow enormous crops of Big Boston on a com- 
paratively small acreage because it can be planted close. 70 days. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; %4lb. 80 cts.; Ib. $2.50; 5 Ibs. 
$10.50; 10 lbs. $20. 
Forms the largest 
Giant Crystal Head Lettuce. forms the largest 
tuces, crisp and tender; very fine for early summer. Soil where 
there is an abundance of moisture, properly drained, will pro- 
duce enormous heads. Try it. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
Alb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 
Giant White Cos L ettuce. hotels and restaurants 
as ‘‘Romaine Salad.’’ It grows upright and the leaves are 
8 to 10 inches long, spoon-shaped. Very nutritious, crisp and 
sweet. For serving with tomatoes, potato salad, etc., the leaves 
make a very attractive base. Thin plants to 6 to 8 inches apart 
in the rows. Try it. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14Ib. 65 cts.; 
Ib. $1.90. 
Dark Green Cos. Darker green leaves than above, same price. 
Black-seeded Simpson. Produces a mass of light green, curly 
leaves, each individual plant attaining a large size. Very fine. 
Desirable for home garden and market where a loose-leaf 
Lettuce is wanted. Grows quickly. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
Yb. 65 cts.; lb. $1.85; 5 lbs. $8.50; 10 Ibs. $15. 
Early Curled Simpson or Silesia. Loose, curly leaves; fine 
for cutting in the home-garden. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
Yb. 65 cts.; lb. $1.85; 5 lbs. $8.50. 
Crisp as Ice. Large handsome heads, solid, crisp, and tender. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; lb. 95 cts.; lb. $3. 
Hanson. Large head; crimped leaf. Everybody should grow it. 
Fine for market during the summer months. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 25 cts.; 4lb. 80 cts.; lb. $2.50. 
Prizehead. Large, loose heads tinged with brown. Pkt. 10 cts. 
oz. 25 cts.; Mlb. 80 cts.; lb. $2.25. 
Winter Lettuce. A variety for sowing in the fall for 
UY EPeee) APOE MSS wintering over to have early Head 
Lettuce the first thing in the spring. Finest quality solid heads 
with creamy yellow center. Sow the seed about August 15 to 
September 10. About the end of October, set the plants to re- 
main permanently in as favorable a situation as possible. Pro- 
tect with straw during frosty weather. Heads begin to form in 
April. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 14]b. 90 cts.; lb. $3. 
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Schell’s Grand Rapids Lettuce 
3 5 After many comparative tests 
pclelisuimpernal 4a a ccone Gaiey oon 
ducted on various muck soils, New York State Agricultural 
Experiment Station found Imperial 44 to be more especially 
adapted to the states bordering the Great Lakes and to the 
Northeastern States than other strains of Imperial. Also very 
successful in Penna. and N. J. and in the Southern States for 
their winter crop. The plant is medium to large, spreading and 
develops close to the ground; leaves medium green, thick, very 
long and wide, and well folded around the head. Slower to bolt 
than others of this type. Pkt. 10 cts.3 oz. 20 ets.; oz. 35 cts.5 
\Ib. $1; Ib. $3.25. 
Grand New Lettuce ‘““New York P.W. 
No 55. 2? This is the triumphant result of sixteen years of 
oi Vs intensive breeding and selection work. It is the 
earliest New York type in existence. Crisp, hard-heading, of 
highest quality. Heads well and sureinearly spring, summer, and 
early fall. Is resistant to tip-burn. Excellent for home and market 
gardeners. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.3; lb. 95 cts.3 lb. $3. 
Prices on the following New York and Imperial types are 
all the same, see below. 
New York Lettuce No. 515. Ready a little earlier than No. 12 
which it is like in general appearance, having large, solid 
heads of bright green color, and it has been bred for resistance 
to fe-barn and stands hot weather quite long without bolting 
to seed. 
Imperial No. 847. Plants medium large; heads round, solid, 
crisp, large, well folded; leaves bright green. Very uniform. 
Excellent for the home-garden, for market-gardeners and for 
shipping. Resistant to brown blight. Black seed. 83 days. 
PRICES. Your choice of any or all three of these strains 
of New York and Imperial, pkt. 10 cts.; 120z. 20 cts.; oz. 
35 cts.; 14lb. 95 cts.; lb. $3. 
New Lettuce, Great Lakes, Av atied First 
Variety Offered For 1944. It is in the Iceberg or Imperial 
class; a fine well-shaped head with leaves large and well folded, 
very crisp. Good for spring and summer as it stands the hot 
suns of summer well, being very slow to seed and it is resistant 
to tip-burn. Try it and report to us what you think of it. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 140z. 35 cts.; oz. 65 cts.; 141b. 
$1.50; Ib. $5. 
: (Cornell 339). An _ excellent 
Imperial No. 456. heading Lettuce developed by the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture and Cornell Experiment 
Station for our eastern states, withstanding high temperatures 
of July and August and it rarely tip-burns. 80 days. Highly 
reecommended. Our customers who grew it last year praised it 
enthusiastically and placed their orders for more of it for this 
year. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 14lb. $1; Ib. $3.50. 
Oak Leaf Lettuce. This is the original “butter 
salad.’’ Very decorative when 
served. The leaves, forming a tight bunch, are deeply lobed, 
and the middle or end lobe is long like a finger giving the plant 
sort of a ‘“‘spiky”’ effect. The center or heart forms a tight ro- 
sette of white and yellow-green lieaves, deliciously tender and 
good. You will like it we know, so try it. Pkt. 10 ets.; 12o0z. 
30 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; 4lb. $1.25. 
A cross between 
New Lettuce “Cosberg 600. is Cos and Iceberg. 
Very distinct; early, crisp-heading variety developed by the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture. It resists tip-burn and stands 
hot, dry weather remarkably well. Heads are solid, tender and 
sweet-flavored. Excellent for the home-garden and for market. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 14lb. 90 cts.; lb. $3. 
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