THE OLD GARDENER reminds you _.- 
LETTUCE is the Number One salad crop. And the 
kind you can grow at home—really crisp, fresh leaf 
lettuce—is the lettuce every master chef sighs for 
and can’t get. As soon as you can dig, plant a row 
of Black Seeded Simpson or Simpson’s Early Curled. 
Or if you prefer head lettuce, you 
can grow Big Boston, the butter- 
head full-flavored kind the market 
grower can't supply because it 
doesn't ship well. 
Hot weather is 
hard on most 
head lettuce, but 
try Great Lakes 
—you'll be sur- 
prised how well 
it grows and how 
slowly it bolts to 
seed, and you'll. 
be delighted 
with its good crisphead flavor. 
Remember that lettuce is a fast- 
growing, rich feeding crop. Give it 
plenty of water. And use your 
compost or well- 
rotted manure 
liberally on the 
lettuce row. A 
light sprinkling 
of nitrate of soda 
will pay, too, be- 
cause lettuce 
thrives on lots of 
nitrogen. 
The lettuce varieties illustrated here are: 
1—Prizehead; 2—Iceberg; 3—Romaine. 
ENDIVE 
For late spring and summer crop sow 
seed in open ground during early 
spring. For late fall, sow in early to 
middle autumn. Plant in shallow drills 
18° apart and thin plants later to a 
foot apart. To blanch, tie outer leaves 
together over center when plant is 
nearly grown. * 
Deep Heart Fringed—All-America Sil- 
ver Medal, 1940. An entirely new type 
of endive. Leaf margins deeply cut and 
curled. Instead of lying flat on the 
ground, outer leaves turn upward, mak- 
ing this variety less susceptible to bot- 
tom rot than most others. Well-fitted 
hearts, closely packed with abundance 
of fine leaves, blanch to clear creamy 
yellow. 70 days. 
Green Curled Ruffec—Plants 16 to 18- 
in, in diameter. Fine fall variety. White, 
tender, fleshy. 95 days. 
KALE OR BORECOLE 
Early fall or spring sowing. Either in 
rows or broadcast. To produce large 
plants, have rows 2’ apart and thin to 
2’ in rows. 
Early Curled Siberian (Sprouts) — A 
vigorous growing variety of low spread- 
ing habit. Grayish green leaves which 
are only slightly curled at edges. Ex- 
tremely hardy. 
KOHLRABI 
Sow seed in early spring or fall and 
when well established thin to 6” apart 
in the row. Even better to start it in 
beds and transplant same as cabbage. 
And planting at intervals of 10 days 
gives tender bulbs until hot weather. 
Early Vienna (fr)—8 to 10-in. leaves on 
slender stems. Bulbs 2 to 3-in., globular, 
light green. Crisp, tender, clear white 
flesh. 55 to 60 days. 
LETTUCE 
Keep lettuce growing rapidly for best 
results. A light, rich soil needed for 
this. Earliest varieties must be started 
from seed in cold-frame. As soon as 
open ground can be worked transplant. 
For later use, sow seed in open ground 
as soon as weather is favorable. Keep 
rows 12” to 18” apart. Thin plants in 
tows 4” to 8” depending on variety. 
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Heading or Cabbage 
Big Boston — Popular for cold frame 
forcing and outside culture. Medium, 
compact heads with creamy yellow 
heart. Smooth, glossy leaves, edges 
wavy, and slightly tinged with reddish 
brown, 75 days. ar 
Great Lakes— Bronze Medal, 1944, 
A.A.S. Iceberg type lettuce newly de- 
veloped. Large, solid heads resistant to 
heat and sun. 25c per pkt. 
Imperial No. 44 (Improved Iceberg)— 
A sure leader even during dry hot 
weather. Heads medium large, slightly 
flattened, extremely compact. 82 days. 
Imperial No. 847 (Florida Iceberg)— 
Heads are of good size and solid. Does 
well in hot weather and is resistant to 
tip burn. Very hardy. 83 days. 
New York—Large heads, well blanched, 
sweet, tender. 80 days. 
Loose Leaf Varieties 
Black Seeded Simpson — Light green, 
frilled and crumpled. 45 days. 
Chicken—Produces largest amount of 
leaves of any lettuce. Fast-growing. 
For poultry and rabbit feeding. 40 days. 
Simpson’s Early Curled — Hardy and 
dependable. Non-heading. Leaves large 
frilled crumpled, light green; form a 
compact bunch at center. 45 days. 
Cos or Romaine 
White Paris or Trianon—Medium large 
self-folding, dark green loaf shaped 
heads. Greenish-white, well blanched 
interior. 66 days. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
Sow seeds in early fall and spring in 
rows 2l to 3’ apart. Later thin to 
10” apart. 
Mammoth Long Red—Very popular, 30 
to 50 tons per acre. Roots grow half 
above the ground. Light red, flesh white 
with rose tinge. 110 days. 
In bulk at money-saving prices. 
Special quotations to market gardeners. 
Prices subject to change without notice. 

MELONS 
Plant in rich soil (sandy loam pre- 
terred) after frost danger is past. Sow 
10 to 12 seeds in hills spaced from 4’ 
to 6’ apart. Cover with about 1” of 
fine soil, well pressed down. When 
plants start crowding thin to 4 of the 
most vigorous in each hill. Shallow but 
cultivate until runners appear. 

Muskmelon and Cantaloupe 
Banana—Fruits smooth and slender, 20 
inches long and 4 inches thick, resem- 
Flesh salmon color, 
90 days. 
bling a banana. 
with banana-like flavor. 
Hale’s Best, No. 36—Improved. Early, 
uniform, oval, light ribbed, heavily 
netted. Thick, salmon flesh. 80 days. 
Hearts of Gold—Nearly round fruit, 
weight 2 pounds. Distinctly ribbed, deep 
green with fine grey netting. Thick 
flesh, deep salmon in color, tender and 
sweet. 94 days. 
Honey Dew—The well-known green- 
fleshed melon for warm _ climates. 
Smooth, ivory colored skin. Flesh is 
sweet and juicy. 112 days. 
Improved Perfecto — Roundish fruit, 
weight 22 lbs. No ribs. Completely 
covered with hard grey netting. Flesh 
is thick and salmon colored, sweet and 
juicy. 90 days. 
Rocky Ford, Golden Lined — Fruits, 
small, with rather large seed cavity. 
Nearly round, weight 2% lbs. No ribs. 
Heavily covered with hard grey net- 
ting. Flesh thick, green with gold tinge 
at center. Very juicy and spicy. Excel- 
lent quality. 92 days. 
Texas Resistant Number 1—New mil- 
dew and aphid resistant melon. Rich 
salmon-colored, firm flesh, sweet and — 
slightly musky-flavored. Small seed 
cavity, with few compact seeds. Mod- 
erate netting, firm rind. 4/2 to 5% in. 
diameter. Very prolific. F 
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