HEAD LETTUCE—Continued 
NEW YORK SUPREME No. 55—A true 
New York strain making solid, attractive 
heads. The earliest N. Y. strain and 
notable for its excellent table quality. 
Besides this it is fine for early spring 
and fall lettuce. Fine for home gardeners. 
SUMMER GREAT LAKES — Another 
strain of refined Great Lakes producing 
uniform, solid heads of fine quality. It 
is generally rated as resistant to summer 
heat and is very good for early summer 
and for fall crops. It showed up excep- 
tionally well for fall cutting. Pkt. 15c; 
Y% oz. 45c; oz. 75e; %4 Ib. $1.75; Ib. $4.75. 
PROGRESS —A cross between Im- 
perial No. 44 and other New York strains. 
Leaves thick, dark green and savoyed. 
Relatively resistant to tip burn. Usually 
adapted to the same areas as Imperial 
No. 44, and of better quality. Large, solid 
head of very attractive appearance when 
packed. Pkt. 15ce; % oz. 45ce; oz. 75¢; 
1% Ib. $1.75; Ib. $4.75. 
LETTUCE 
Other Than N. Y. 
CULTURE—This group contains loose leaf and 
soft heading varieties. They have the advantage 
of quick and easy culture. They also contain more 
vitamins. Loose leaf lettuce can be grown more 
thickly than New York types. 
PRICES, unless noted: Postpaid. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 30c; %4 Ib. 85c; Ib. $2.25. 
SALAD BOWL (Gold Medal All- 
America)—Tender loose leaf type. Ir- 
regular leaves resembling Endive. Slow 
bolting. Ideal for home gardens. Larger 
than Oak Leaf. Pkt. 15c. 
BRONZE BEAUTY — All-American 
winner 1947. A splendid lettuce. A 
bronze counterpart of Oak Leaf. It pos- 
sesses all the fine points of that variety 
and is really a beauty; also valuable for 
decorations. Very tender and sweet. Pkt. 
15e; % oz. 35c; oz. 65e. 
OAK LEAF — Forms a bunch or in- 
definite head of medium size and light 
green. Excellent quality, and being free 
from bitterness, is ideal for summer use. 
ICEBERG—Produces large heads, very 
tender and brittle. Withstands hot 
weather better than most sorts. 
WHITE BOSTON—An excellent but- 
terhead type. Hardy for early planting. 
TOMHANNOCK or PRIZE HEAD—A 
beautiful quick growing loose leaf let- 
tuce. Leaves large, bordered reddish 
brown; very tender and sweet. 
GRAND RAPIDS—tThe standard hot- 
house lettuce for forcing; also does fine 
in the open ground. Loose leaves with 
light fringed edges. 
COS, PARIS DARK GREEN (Romaine) 
—It forms a fairly firm head, which is 
light green and white at the heart. 
CHICKEN LETTUCE — A rough, tall, 
loose plant for feed only. Grows 4 feet 
high and supplies abundant green feed. 
Fine tonic for laying hens. 
Lettuce, White Boston 
MUSTARD 
PRICES—Unless noted are: Postpaid. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 14 Ib. 55c; Ib. $1.50. 
FLORIDA BROAD LEAF—Large, up- 
right plant; leaves exceptionally large 
and thick, bright green. Leaves smooth 
with toothed edges. 
FORDHOOK FANCY — A handsome, 
vigorous growing, mild variety, standing 
a long time before going to seed; leaves 
bright green, intensely curled and fringed. 
GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED (Long 
Standing Strain)—-Very popular. Leaves 
long and wide, light green, heavily 
crumpled and curled at edges. Best suited 
for fall crops. 
TENDER GREEN — Sometimes called 
mustard spinach. Rapid growing Oriental 
greens producing immense yields. It is 
suited for early spring or fall sowing. 
Mild mustard flavor, smooth leaves. 
BOK TOY SPECIAL — A Chinese va- 
riety of large size and mild flavor. Plant 
in rows or sow broadcast in mid-August 
or early September. Commercial growers 
transplant the seedlings in very rich soil. 
Special selected seed from a successful 
Chinese grower. Pkt. 15c; % oz. $1.25; 
oz. $2.00; %4 Ib. $7.00; Ib. $25.00. 
Okra 
CULTURE—Okra is easy to grow. Plant May 
20th to June 20th. Try planting some of this fine 
vegetable. 
PERKIN’S MAMMOTH LONG GREEN 
—Medium early, very productive. Pods 
7 to 8 inches long, slender, meaty, tapered 
and ribbed. Postpaid. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
14 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.00. 
EARLY DWARF GREEN — Very pro- 
ductive of short, deep green pods; extra 
early. Postpaid. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25e; % Ib. 
40c; Ib. $1.00. 
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