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LETTUCE—(Continued) _ 
HEADING VARIETIES ‘“‘ICEBERG TYPES” 
GREAT LAKES 
A cross of Brittle Ice with Imperial 615. With one of the same parents as 
Imperial 456 it has much the same appearance and is also recommended for 
midsummer plantings. 
IMPERIAL NO. 44 (See Photo Page 27) 
Excelled all other varieties of Iceberg types in New York State trials. Recom- 
mended for early planting for it has given a greater percentage of BEDI 
heads than other varieties. 
LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON 
One of the best for sowing outdoors where an exceedingly tender leaf is de- 
sired and for those markets which demand a very large, loose clustering sort 
of a light yellowish green color. Leaves ruffled and blistered and even the 
large outer ones are very tender. Uniformly attractive and remains of excel- 
lent quality a very long time. 
Cos or Romaine 
Frequently called celery lettuce on account of its erect habit of growth. 
Plants are large, about 8 or 9 inches tall and should be thinned to about 8 
inches apart in the rows so that each one will have plenty of room. The outer 
leaves are medium light green, the interior whitish green. Asa salad variety 
for the home garden, it has no superior. 
DARK GREEN COS 
Produces a medium large plant, firm well folded heads with dark green leaves 
slightly crumpled. Makes excellent salads and preferred by canners of baby 
foods. 
Early Curled Simpson 
Also known as ‘‘White Seeded Simpson.’”’ Hardy, dependable and early. It 
may be sown thickly and cut when the plants are very young. Leaves broad 
forming something of a head, frilled, light green in color and are exceedingly 
sweet, tender and well flavored. 
Grand Rapids 
As a forcing lettuce for greenhouses the Grand Rapids probably stands first 
Very early, hardy and disease resistant and will stand several days after being 
ready for market. Plants large, upright and compact, light green frilled 
leaves, very tender and sweet when grown under glass. 
GRAND RAPIDS U. S. No. 1 
A new forcing lettuce that holds up well in the bed after reaching maturity. 
It is resistant to mildew, is slightly lighter in color and is more curly and 
stocky than the regular Grand Rapids. Tried in this section by leading 
growers, is found to be very desirable. Do not fail to try this variety in com- 
parison with whatever strains you are now using. 
MUSKMELON 
A packet will plant about 25 hills, an ounce 125 hills, 214 to 3 lbs. will plant an acre 
” 
CULTURE. Cultivate as recommended for cucumbers, except that the hills should be six feet 
apart. Rich earth for the young plants is far better than manure, but if the latter is used, see that 
it is well rotted. If the plants grow very rank, more and finer fruit will be secured by pinching off 
the ends of the shoots when three feet long. ‘The quality of melons of all varieties is largely de- 
pendent upon conditions of growth and ripening. Unhealthy vines or nnievora ble weather produces 
fruit of comparatively poor flavor. 
