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16 Grow a continuous supply of Lettuce in your own garden. 
Culture: Sow as early in spring as ground can be worked, in rows 
not less than 15 inches apart, covering seed not over % inch deep. CRISP-HEAD 
For succession, plant every three weeks. For best head lettuce, e uce 
start indoors in early spring and transplant outside. One ounce aa 
for 200 feet of drill. About 2,000 seeds to the packet. Hf 
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Hot Weather Head Lettuce 
GREAT LAKES 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner for 1944 
90 days. An outstanding all ’round crisphead or Iceberg type lettuce 
for all sections and all seasons. Especially valuable as a summer 
lettuce as it stands the heat and sun and is remarkably slow to throw 
seed stalks. Heads are small, flattened and oblong to triangular in 
shape. The leaves fold completely over the heads, which are solid 
even before they attain full size. Foliage is veined and a distinctive 
dark green. Average weight of heads, %, lb.; quality and texture 
are very good. Pkt. 10c, oz. 45c, 4 lb. $1.60, 1% lb. $3.00, lb. $5.75. 

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LETTUCE BIBB (Limestone) 
57 days. This dark green, tender, brittle lettuce, which quickly 
makes loose heads as big as your fist, is becoming well known to 
chefs of luxury hotels and to high priced food shops. Some say 
it was once known as “Half-Century,” others that it was bred by 
Maj. John Bibb, of Kentucky, born in 1789. It is making a come- 
back and we can promise you a fine spring crop, but must warn that 
it goes to seed quickly in hot weather. Pkt. 10c, oz. 45c, 4 lb. $1.60. 

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Forms dense heads of bright green 
Wonderful or New York leaves that make it very con- 
spicuous in the garden. The leaves are crisp, tender and juicy, qual- 
ities that will recommend it either for salads or garnishing. While one 
Bi Boston Grows to enormous size, well-grown heads measuring of the earliest of the early, it endures the heat of summer as well, if 
g from 10 to 12 inches across. During the cool weather not better, than any other variety. It certainly is a valuable sort, and 
it heads particularly well, forming a tightly folded heart which consists is bound to win the favor of all who plant and cultivate it, either for 
of mee A ee tender, and juicy leaves. The color of the heart home or market use. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 14 Ib. 70c, 2 Ib. $1.20, Ib. $2.25. 
is a light golden yellow. Big Boston is crisp, juicy, and distinctly but- y : are 
tery. A valuable variety for the home gardener as well as for the New York No. 12 This selection from the original New York 
market grower who realizes the advantages of growing quality varieties. Lettuce represents a marked improvement 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 50c, Y Ib. 80c, lb. $1.50. over the popular older type. This variety has proved to be well adapted 
for growing successfully along the Atlantic coast and in the Eastern 
portion of the United States generally. It is remarkable for its uniform- 
ity, large size, sureness of heading, and attractive appearance. The 
heart of the tightly folded head is a beautiful white. White seeded. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 4% Ib. 70c, Yq 1b. $1.20, Ib. $2.25. 
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Improved, Han RGAE 
tender, crisp, and 
of fine flavor; one of the 
best in cultivation. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 20c, ¥%4 Ib. 50c, 
VY |b. 80c, lb. $1.50. 


Giant Crystal 
A new Euro- 
Head pean sort; one 
of the finest ever intro- 
duced. A head variety 
and very large. It re- 
mains a long time _ in . h, 
eatable condition. Pkt. ty SS Mf, \ 
10c, oz. 20c, 1% lb. 50c, Yj Yio Ss 4 ) 
Yo Ib. 80c, lb. $1.50. : Me 

S A large light green heading lettuce of 
May King excellent quality and desirable for grow- let 
ing either under glass or outdoors. It is extremely hardy Cosberg This new let- 
and very quick growing. The plants grow six to seven _ duce which 
inches in diameter with the outer leaves folded closely resembles “Iceberg’’ in 
forming the plant into a solid head, Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 4 general appearance is 
. 1 s Ib. .50. most remarkable for its 
We Oe ae ofits crisp solid heads and su- 
perior flavor. The heads 
are not large, but ex- 
tremely solid, a very at- 
tractive light green color and the best qual- 
ity of a lettuce of this type we have yet 
seen. Its chief value is earliness and head- 
ing qualities under adverse conditions, when 
standard varieties fail to head. Pkt. 10c, 
0z. 30c, 14 Ib. 75c, % Ib., $1.25, Ib. $2.40. 


1 A most beautiful sort. 
Crisp as Ice The heads are solid, of 
immense size. The glossy leaves are thick, _ 
nicely crimped and curled, very tender 
and brittle. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 1% Ib. 75c, « 
Vy Ib. $1.25, lb. $2.40. 
California All Heart  !ts shape 
is- very 
Iceberg Lettuce ae distinct, heading up like a pointed cab- 
Iceberg The large curly leaves which cover bage and almost as solid; of a pretty 
the outside of the solid heads are light green shade, almost white, rich and 
a bright light green; they have small indents buttery in flavor. It grows rapidly and is 
which hold the dewdrops and are thus kept equally valuable for both spring and sum- 
fresh. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 1 Ib. 50c, % lb. mer_use. ~Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 1% Ib. 50c, Ip 
80c, Ib: $1.50. ‘Ib. 80c, Ib. $1.50. 


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