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LETTUCE— (Continued) 
HEADING VARIETIES ‘‘ICEBERG TYPES’ 
CORNELL 456 (See Photo Page 26) 
A cross of Brittle Ice with Imperial 152. This lettuce is more resistant to 
tipburn than older strains of Iceberg, therefore better adapted for mid-summer 
conditions in this State and similar sections. Due to the Brittle Ice parent, it 
is lighter in color than other strains of Imperial. This new strain is meeting 
with favor and fills a needed space in plantings of Iceberg. 

GREAT LAKES LETTUCE 
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 
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 marketable 
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. As a salad variety 
for the home garden, it has na 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. 
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