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Grand Rapids Lettuce 
Romaine or Cos Lettuce 
Culture—A_ distinct type of lettuce with 
torpedo shaped. heads, upright and having 
long, narrow, spoon-shaped leaves, brittle and 
distinctively mild in flavor. Sown at the same 
time and manner as head lettuce, it does not 
require as much room in the row. 6 to 8 ins. - 
is sufficient. An excellent type for outdoor 
planting, hardy, and stands the heat well. 
WHITE PARIS OR TRIANON COS 
65 Days—The best known and most popular 
- Cos variety for home and market gardens. A 
medium large lettuce with fairly dark green, 
long and narrow, smooth concave leaves form- 
ing a well-folded head of fine quality. Head 
compact, 8 ins. tall, elongated or loaf shaped 
with inside leaves bleaching a greenish white. 
Crisp as celery, sweet, tender and of excellent 
flavor. Sia : : 
DARK GREEN COS | 
65 Days—Same characteristics. as the White 
Paris with the outside leaves a darker green. 
color. It folds well, forming a good firm head 
and when fully blanched the leaves are light 
green with mid ribs as white asthe heart. A 
avorite with the market gardener. — 
~and_ deliciously 
Loose Leaf Lettuce 
Cut or Pull When a Few Inches Tall 
If you want a Salad that really melts in your 
_ Mouth 
Culture—Leaf lettuce thrives on any good 
garden soil and is edible before the heading 
varieties are available. They produce a loose 
head of heavily curled and crumpled leaves, 
brittle, tasty and tender. Sow the same as. 
head lettuce, but thin to an inch in the row, 
and when large enough for salad continue to 
thin as used. The tender soft leaves at this 
stage are delicious. 
GRAND RAPIDS . 
50 Days—A very popular non-heading vari- 
ety for greenhouse forcing or outdoors early 
in the season. Plants are large, compact and 
upright, forming a cluster of light green 
leaves, broad, wavy, fringed and very curly. 
It is handsome in appearance, very desirable 
for garnishing and the tasty eating quality of 
the soft leaf is sweet and tender. Seed black. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON 
50 Days—Also known. as Silesia. One of the 
oldest known and most generally used vari- 
eties for home gardens. Plants are early, hardy 
and quick growing; non-heading, forming a 
tight bunch of broad yellowish-green leaves 
crumpled and frilled on the edges. Crisp, 
sweet and very tender. 
BLACK SEEDED CURLED SIMPSON 
50 Days—Our big seller in Pennsylvania. It. 
grows quickly, is early, hardy, crisp, tender 
flavored. The plant is large 
and compact with broad yellowish-green leaves 
? crumpled and frilled on the edges. 
EARLY PRIZE HEAD 
50 Days—The name is misleading for this is 
a non-heading type. One of the best home 
garden varieties; early, quick growing and 
making a lot of good. eating leaves, sweet and 
tender. Plants medium, with outside leaves” 
shaded brownish red and inner leaves bright 
‘green, broad, frilled and not very ‘curly. 
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ROMAINE OR COS LETTUCE 
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White Paris or Trianon Cos 
Dark Green Cos 
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LOOSE LEAF VARIETIES 
Grand Rapids .......-.---+--+-++:: 10 
Early Curled Simpson ..........-.. 10 
Black Seeded Simpson ............. 10 
Early Prize Head .............-+-- 10 
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Chicken ‘Lettuce... 4a oooh. Ve 10 
Oz %, Lb. 
PENA IH AS . $0.10 $0.20 $0.65 
OAK LEAF 
40 Days—The leaves are smooth 
and deeply lobed with the end 
lobe elongated to resemble the 
leaf of an oak tree. Plants form ~ 
a tight bunch of dark green 

20. .65 tender leaves. Withstands hot 
weather without turning bitter. 
Chicken Lettuce 
20 .65 60 Days—Distinct from any 
20 .65 other, lettuce. It will yield more 
20 65 chicken feed than any other 
20. 65 plant grown for greens. Plants 3 | 
hee to 4 ft., with an abundance of — 
: , loose leaves. Cut or pull leaves 
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