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The New Lettuce, 
Cornell No. 456. 
A most excellent variety. 
See also 
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LETTUCE 
Schell’s French Head Lettuce. Compact 
light rich green, silvery cream-white inside and of unexcelled 
quality. Does not tip-burn easily. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
14lb. 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 a light green. Resists the extreme heat without going 
to seed. Fine for early and midsummer crop. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.; 14lb. 85 cts.; lb. $2.50. 
Schell’s Special Strain Big Boston 
A grand variety for early, midsummer, or fall use. Big, com- 
pact, 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 comparatively small acreage because it can be 
planted close. 70 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 14Ib. 80 cts.; 
Ib. $2.50; 5 Ibs. $10.50; 10 Ibs. $20. 
; Forms the largest 
Giant Crystal Head Lettuce, orms 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.; 
\4Ib. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 
Giant White Cos Lettuce. Served in the leading 
ee ee" 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 
Try it. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14lb. 65 cts.; Ib. $1.90. 
Dark Green Cos. Darker green leaves than above, same price. 
; Produces a mass of light 
Black-seeded Simpson. fren Gusiy 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.; 14lb. 65 cts.; lb. 
$1.85; 5 Ibs. $8.50; 10 Ibs. $15. 
Early Curled Simpson or Silesia. Loose, curly leaves; fine 
for cutting in the home-garden. White Seeded. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 25 cts.; 1b. 65 cts.; lb. $1.85; 5 lbs. $8.50. 
; Large handsome heads, solid, crisp and 
Cr Isp as if ce. tender. Forms its heads even under rather 
adverse weather conditions. Deep green overlaid with dark 
brown. Center of heads blanch well and have a delicate buttery 
flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 14lb. 95 cts.; lb. $3.50. 
Hanson. Large head; crimped leaf. Fine for market during the 
summer months. Pkt. 10cts.; 0z. 25.cts.; 4b. 80cts.; lb. $2.50. 


; Large, loose heads tinged with brown. 
peeccaee Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14lb. 80 cts.; 
Winter Lettuce. A variety for sowing in the fall for 
nn 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 ets.; 14lb. 90 cts.; lb. $3. 
Schell’s Imperial 44, {ee js 07 frost cover.) EMS. 
45 cts.; \4lb. $1.25; lb. $4.50. 
Grand New Lettuce “New York P.W. 
No 5. 22 This is the triumphant result of sixteen years of 
: i intensive breeding and selection work. It is the 
earliest New York type in existence. Crisp, hard-heading, of 
highest quality. Heads well and surein early spring, summer, and 
early fall. Isresistant to tip-burn. Excellent for home- and mar- 
ket-gardeners. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 141b. $1.25; Ib. $4. 
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 tip-burn and stands hot weather quite long without bolting. 
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 of either of the above two: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
25 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 14lb. $1.2 ; Ib. $4. 
Awarded First 
New Lettuce, Great Lakes. pii,e'as west New 
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.; Loz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; \4lb. 
$2.25; lb. $8. 
An excellent heading Lettuce de- 
Cornell No. 456. veloped 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 recommended. Our cus- 
tomers who grew it last year praised it enthusiastically and 
ordered more of it for this year. Pkt. 15 cts.; Y4oz. 40 cts.; 
oz. 75 cts.; 14]lb. $2.25; lb. - f eee 
This is the original ‘butter 
Oak Leaf Lettuce. salad.’ Very decorative when 
served. The léaves, 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 leaves, deliciously tender and 
good. You will like it we know, so try it. Pkt. 10 cts.; 1Zoz. 
30 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; 14]b. $1.25. 

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