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KALE Brassica oleracea acephela crispa 
Culture and rate same as cabbage. 
DWARF SCOTCH 55 days. Tightly curled 
bluish leaves, highly nutritional. 
SIBERIAN 65 days. Not so densely curled, 
heavily productive. Often used for winter- 
ing over. 
The above: pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 35¢ 
KOHL RABI Brassica oleracea caulorapa 
One packet sows a 30 ft. row. Sow early in rows 18” 
apart; thin plants to 6 inches. 
WHITE or PURPLE VIENNA 55 days. De- 
licious flavor between cabbage and turnip. 
Must be eaten when young. 
pkt 15¢, '4-oz. 30¢ 
LEEK Allium porrum 
Pkt. 25 ft., 1 oz. 100 ft. Culture and rate similar to 
onion. 
AMERICAN FLAG 130 days. Thick white 
stalks with subtle sweet onion-like flavor. 
Blanch by drawing the soil up around the 
plant as it grows. pkt 15¢, ',-0z. 35¢ 
LETTUCE Lactuca sativa 
Pkt, 350 plants; 1 oz., 3000. Sow early, not more than 
4” deep, in very rich soil, in rows 114 ft. apart. 
Thin plants to stand 12” apart in the row. Sow short 
rows at 2 week intervals to insure successive crop- 
ping. Try Slobolt for a summer lettuce. 
BUTTERHEAD 
BIBB 42 days. Tiny head lettuce of superb 
flavor; cool weather only. Famous in Civil 
War times, this amazing little lettuce is 
equally acclaimed today for its crisp tex- 
ture and matchless flavor. 
pkt 15¢, 4 oz. 35¢ 
BIG BOSTON 88 days. Large wavy leaves 
slightly edged bronze, forming a compact 
head. pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 30¢ 
HARTFORD BRONZE or CRISP AS ICE 
75 days. A popular bronze-leaved variety 
of delicate flavor. pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 45¢ 
MAY KING 68 days. Fine early small heads 
of light green. pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 30¢ 
COS OR ROMAINE 
PARIS WHITE 90 days. Light green straight 
heads about 10” tall. Refreshing and deli- 
cate flavor. pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 30¢ 
CRISP HEAD 
ICEBERG (IMPERIAL 847) 84 days. An 
improvement on the type. Dark green and 
hard headed. pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 30¢ 
GREAT LAKES 82 days. The newer hot 
weather resistant Iceberg type, of fine 
flavor. pkt 15¢, 14 oz. 40¢ 
LOOSE LEAF 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON 48 days. Deep 
green crisp leaves, most dependable. We of- 
fer both black and white seeded. 
GRAND RAPIDS 45 days. Very curly and 
intensely frilled, deep green. 
PRIZEHEAD 45 days. Crimped and frilled 
bright green leaves, shaded brownish red. 
The above: pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 30¢ 
OAKLEAF 40 days. A highly decorative cut- 
leaf type, that tolerates hot weather. It also 
appears as BRONZE BEAUTY, a bronze 
leaved counterpart of the original Oakleaf. 
Both are tender and heat resistant. 
pkt 15¢, 4 oz. 35¢ 
SLOBOLT 47 days. This new variety will 
stand 2 or 3 weeks longer than any other, 
without going to seed. It is a Grand Rapids 
type. pkt 15¢, 4 oz. 50¢ 
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