
SEED GROWERS 37 
LETTUCE — Continued 
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER, B.S. 75 Days 
Popular with market gardeners and home gardeners. Heads large and 
globular with golden yellow interior. Leaves large, thick, dark green 
tinged and spotted with brown. 
CHICKEN, W.5S. 35 Days 
A dark green cutting lettuce; butter type, producing the largest supply 
of leaves of any known lettuce. Grown -for poultry and rabbit feed. 
COSBERG 76 Days 
A white seeded home garden heading variety. Heads small and compact. 
Outer leaves light yellowish green, crumpled and frilled. Heads in summer 
weather and resists tip-burn. 
CRISP AS ICE, B.S. 76 Days 
Head medium sized. Leaves thick and crumpled, deep green with bronze 
cast. Fine variety for home gardens. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON, W.S. 45 Days 
Forms a close, compact mass of curly, yellowish-green leaves; early, hardy 
plant. Leaves are tender, sweet and of excellent quality. An old favorite 
with home gardeners. 
GRAND RAPIDS, B.S. 43 Days 
An excellent forcing variety as well as one of the best for outdoor plant- 
ing. Plant erect; leaves medium light green, very curled and fringed. 
Stands heat and dry weather well. 
GREAT LAKES 83 Days 
A heading variety of the Imperial type developed by the U. S. Dept. of 
Agriculture and Michigan Experiment Station. Leaves large and well- 
folded; ribs heavy. Shows considerable resistance to tipburn and ability 
to head under adverse conditions. For local markets. 
ICEBERG, W.S. 80 Days 
Large curly leaves of bright, light green with a very slight reddish tinge 
at the edges. The unusual solidity of the heads is insured by the large, 
white main ribs of the leaves, each of which curves strongly to the center, 
making it impossible for the leaves to open outward and expose the cen- 
ter which is constantly and thoroughly blanched. 
IMPERIAL NO. 44 B.S. 82 Days 
One of the best of the New York or Iceberg types for use in the East and 
South. A good header and resistant to tipburn. ; 
IMPERIAL NO. 847 B.S. 84 Days 
Heads medium large, hard and of good quality. Stands up well in warm 
weather. Resistant to Tipburn. 
IMPROVED HANSON OR NONPAREIL, W.S. 78 Days 
Plant very large with thick vellowish-green leaves; heads large, firm aud 
cabbage-like with sweet, tender heart. Good for midsummer planting and 
popular with home gardeners. 
MAY KING, W.S. ; 62 Days 
Plant this lettuce for the first early head lettuce. It is equally good for 
outdoor planting or forcing. The outer leaves have a slightly brownish 
tinge, while the heart is a beautiful yellow, very crisp and tender. 
MIGNONETTE, B.S. ' _ 60 Days 
Plant medium small, compact, medium brown with dark greenish tinge. 
Leaves frilled; head globular and firm; heart almost white. Excellent 
quality. 
NEW YORK OR WONDERFUL, W.S. 78 Days 
One of the very best of the curled or crisp heading varieties. The head, 
at first pointed or conical, becomes globular at maturity and is of medium 
large size, dark green in color and slightly curled on edges. Heads are 
very hard and well blanched Quality is excellent, being sweet, yet never 
buttery in flavor. 
