VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES Md KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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Uses Code Days 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON w.s. H LETHE 45 
An early type widely used in the home garden. 
PLANT—Medium large, hardy, vigorous, dependable grower; leaves formed 
in a compact bunch in the center, large, frilled, crinkled, curled, 
decidedly crisp and tender, clean light green in color; of excellent 
quality and sweet flavor. 
GRAND RAPIDS b.s. HM LEACH 43 
The outstanding variety for greenhouse forcing, extensively used as a very 
early market sort for outside growing. Fairly tolerant of hot weather. 
PLANT—Large, erect, compact, and rapid grower; leaves, curled, crinkled, 
and fringed on the edges, crisp, delicately tender, exceedingly at- 
tractive clear light green color, particularly sweet flavored. 
_ GREAT LAKES w.s. HMS LANOZ 83 
Produces solid heads without tipburn even under fairly adverse conditions. 
This desirable crisp heading variety of the Imperial type was developed by 
U. S..D. A. and Michigan State College. All America Selection B. M. 1943. 
| HEADS—Large, solid, crisp, tender and of good shipping quality; dark green 
i outer leaves well folded and ribby. 
GREAT LAKES—Now the principal shipping variety. 
HANSON w.s. HM LANKY 82 
An old standard, medium late summer heading variety with good flavor and 
quality. 
HEADS—Large in size, globular, light green, curled, tender, crisp, compact, 
with a delightful rich, sweet flavor; outer leaves light green, large, 
and curly with fringed edges. 
