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. 
For succession, plant every three weeks. For best head lettuce, 
start indoors in early spring and transplant outside. One ounce 
for 200 feet of drill. About 2,000 seeds to the packet. 
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 a4 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. 15c, oz. 60c, 14 lb. $2.00, 1% lb. $3.75, lb. $6.25. 
LETTUCE BIBB (Limestone) 
This dark green, tender, brittle lettuce, which quickly 
57 days. 
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, 1/4 Ib. $1.60. 
=| Grows to enormous size, well-grown heads measuring 
Big Boston from 10 to 12 inches across. During the cool weather 
it heads particularly well, forming a tightly folded heart which consists 
of beautifully blanched, tender, and juicy leaves. The color of the heart 
is a light golden yellow. Big Boston is crisp, juicy, and distinctly but- 
tery. A valuable variety for the home gardener as well as for the 
market grower who realizes the advantages of growing quality varieties. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, Y lb. 65c, YQ Ib. $1.15, Ib. $2.15. 
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May King Lettuce 
A large light green heading lettuce of 
; é excellent quality and desirable for grow- 
ing either under glass or outdoors. It is extremely hardy 
May King 
and very quick growing. 
inches 
t The plants grow six to seven 
in diameter with the outer leaves folded closely 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, general 
forming the plant into a solid head. 
VW, Ib. 65c, Ye Ib. $1.15, Ib. $2.15. 
seen. 
Crisp as Ice 
immense size. 
nicely crimped and 
and brittle. 
Yo lb. $1.50, Ib. $2.85. 

Iceberg Lettuce 
The large curly leaves which cover 
Iceberg the outside of the solid heads are 
a bright light green; they have small indents 
which hold the dewdrops and are thus kept 
fresh. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 4% Ib. 65c, ¥ Ib. 
$1.15, lb. $2.15. 
~ distinct, 
bage 
buttery in flavor, 
mer use. 
Ib. $1.15, Ib. $2.15. 

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Improved MHan- 
Heads large, solid, 
tender, crisp, and 
of fine flavor; one of the 
best in cultivation. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 65c, 
VY Ib. $1.15, lb. $2.15. 
Giant Crystal 
Head 4 
pean sort; one 
of the finest ever intro- 
duced. A head variety 
and very large. ‘ 
long time in 
condition. 
10c, oz. 25c, 1% Ib. 65c, 
VY lb. $1.15, lb. $2.15. 
Cosberg 
“Iceberg” in 
appearance is 
most remarkable for its 
crisp solid heads and su- 
perior flavor. 
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 
Its chief value is earliness and head- 
ing qualities under adverse conditions, when 
standard varieties fail to head. 
oz. 35c, 4 Ib. 75c, Yo Ib. $1.25, lb. $2.40. 
resembles 
California All Heart 
heading -up like a pointed cab- 
and almost as_ solid; 
light green shade, almost white, rich and 
It grows rapidly and is 
equally valuable for both spring and sum- 
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