

Lettuce—Imperial No. 44 
Salamander (Black Seeded Tennis Ball) —65 Days. 
Black Seed. A large, light green, compact head 
with a white heart. Very tender, crisp, extreme- 
ly slow to run to Seed. The Salamander is 
one of the best heat resisting Lettuces available 
today. 
Simon’s Cabbage Head—70 Days. One of the 
finest heading Types in existence. Outer leaves 
smooth, light in color. Heads globular in shape. 
One of the most productive varieties. 
Simon’s Cabbage Head, Select Stock—70 Days. 
A superior strain of original Simon’s Cabbage 
Head Lettuce. This strain is developed from 
the most perfect.types and we recommend it 
with fullest confidence. 
White Boston—70 Days. This white seeded va- 
riety resembles Big Boston in appearance except 
that its outer leaves do not turn red and are 
smoother than most varieties. We consider this 
strain superior to Big Boston and just as early. 
It is as productive and is an exceptionally fine 
Lettuce. 
Loose-Leaved Varieties 
Black Seeded Simpson—45 Days. Black Seed. A 
standard loose-leaved American variety of very 
good quality. Crisp, yellowish green leaves of 
large size. Grows very quickly. The flavor is 
excellent. The color of the leaves is a lighter 
yellow than White Seeded Simpson. 
Early Curled Silesia (White Seeded Simpson)— 
45 Days. One of the best known and most 
popular of .the curled varieties, of excellent 
quality. A quick growing, non-heading, crisp 
sort. The leaves are light green and crumpled. 
They are similar in appearance to the Black 
Seeded Simpson, only of a more golden yellow. 
GRAND RAPIDS—415 DAYS. Black Seed. One of 
the leading non-heading varieties. Curled, crisp, 
light green, waxy leaves very much fringed. 
Cultivated extensively in the West under glass. 
Very tender leaves of fine quality. Similar to 
Boston Curled, 
Oak Leaf—40 Days. Forms a tight bunch, or 
rosette, of medium-green leaves which are 
déeply lobed, with the end lobe elongated, giv- 
ing the plant a spiky appearance. Tender, heat- 
resistant and of excellent quality. Retains its 
flavor late in Summer, long after other varieties 
have turned bitter. 
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Lettuce—Black Seeded Simpson 
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Prize Head—50 Days. White Seed. A variety 
used very extensively in the United States. A 
curly, non-heading, crisp sort, having the gen- 
eral appearance of bronze all over. The inside 
leaves are emerald green. Prize Head, also 
known as Satisfaction, is a rapid grower. 
Cos or Romaine 
This kind of Lettuce originated on the Island of 
Cos near Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea. Both 
varieties were listed by us over 100 years ago. 
Dark Green Cos—65 Days. White Seed. Same 
as Paris White Cos except leaves are dark 
green. 
Paris White Cos—65 Days. White Seed. A strong 
grower and very productive with long, shell- 
shaped, light green leaves of most excellent 
quality. It is a self-folder, but when the plant 
is over half grown it is best tied up with a 
soft string.or a wisp of grass so the inner 
leaves may be blanched perfectly white, in 
which condition they are more crisp. 
Celtuce—Belongs to the Lettuce family, but 
is entirely different in its growth and 
uses. When plants are young, the leaves 
may be used as Lettuce or boiling greens, 
but its chief value is in the central stem 
or stalk. Whether Celtuce stalks are to 
be eaten raw or cooked, you remove the 
lower leaves, then cut off all outer skins 
and fibrous layers until the green and 
tender portion is reached. Cooked Celtuce 
stalks have a pleasant, mild flavor. Young 
leaves have four times the vitamin con- 
tent of head of lettuce leaves. 

Of European origin. One ounce sows 200 feet of 
drill. Four pounds will sow an acre. Breaks 
ground in 5 days and one inch high in 8 days 
under most favorable circumstances in our green- 
house. In the Spring, when the Pear tree is in 
bloom or as soon as the ground can be worked, 
drill in rows 18 inches apart, covering the seed 
lightly. To have a succession the sowings should 
be made every two or three weeks till Fall. Used 
extensively for salad and also as spinach. 
Bloomsdale, Large-Leaved—35 Days. Producing, 
when fully grown, immense leaves which are 
long and broad. Leaves when not too large are 
very tender and palatable as a salad. The 
leaves when large are often boiled like Spinach. 
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