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Leek, Large American Flag 

LETTUCE 
A packet will sow about 30 ft. of row; an ounce 250 feet. Lettuce, New York 615 
bd 
Culture—Lettuce grows quickly in cool seasons of the year and 
produces best in a rich, moist, cool soil. Make successive sowings 
until June and again in August and September. Head Lettuce 
should be thinned or transplanted a distance of about | foot : ° 
apart. The loose leaf varieties may be thinned to 4 inches when Cos or Romaine 
they come up and then every other one taken out and used as 
they get larger. Iceberg varieties are very popular for their White Paris Conor Romaine. Salt fold: L 
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crispness. 
= : large heads of the highest quality. Of upright growth 
Gcoat Take ae at ned | Rie hcave a foot high, blanches white inside. Flavor sweet and 
: , well- e . 
Ghee nitientetan dine new variety sitaws? consider: desirable for lettuce salad. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 lb. 
able resistance to tipburn and seems to have an 75c., Ib. $2.40. 
ability to head surely and solidly under very adverse 
conditions. Pkt. 20c., oz. 70c., 44 Ib. $1.75. Ib. $6.80. 
Iceberg. Large solid heads with curled, blis- 
tered leaves; a pleasing light green. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 40c., 4% Ib. 90c., Ib. $2.90. 
Imperial No. 44. The most dependable of the 
Iceberg types; will form crisp, medium sized 
heads under almost any condition. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 40c., 4 Ib. $1.50, Ib. $4.60. 
Imperial No. 456 (Cornell No. 
- 339). Highly suitable for east- 
ern use where heads are desired 
in July and August. It with- 
stands extreme heat and tip- 
burn better than any other 
sort yet introduced. Pkt. 20c., 
oz. 70c., 14 lb. $1.75, Ib. $6.50. 
Imperial No. 847. Large, solid 
oval heads which stand hot 
weather better than most 
types and are resistant to 
Brown blight. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
40c., 14 lb. $1.50, Ib. $4.60. 
New York Head No. 12 or 
California Iceberg. Our im- 
proved early strain of this un- 
surpassed Lettuce is practi- 
cally 100% sure heading and 
is especially valuable for early 
Spring sowing. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
40c., 14 lb. $1.25, Ib. $4.40. 
New York No. 615. A “Hot 
Weather’’ Lettuce. .A wonder- 
ful strain of New York head 
which is earlier and withstands 
hot, dry weather much better. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 14 Ib. = 
$1.25, Ib. $4.50. Lettuce, Cos or Romaine 




