Every Family Should Have Lettuce Every Day 
Long-standing ied Kale 
KALE 
Vitamins A, B, C,G 
Dwarf German. 
Long-standing Curled. The leaves are 
very crimpy and a dark green. 
Siberian. Similar to above. Very hardy. 
Spring or Hanover. -A hardy, quick-grow- 
ing, smooth-leaved variety. Sow at inter- 
vals of 10 days, so as always to have it 
young and tender. 30 days. 
BORECOLE 
Scotch Kale 
For Plants, see page 25 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to about 100 feet of drill; 
2 to 3 pounds to the acre 
Cu.ture. May be sown from May to 
September and is not harmed by cold 
weather. Plants should be about 18 inches 
apart, in rows 2% feet apart. Soil B. Vita- 
mins A, B,C,G. 
Dwarf Blue Scotch, Extra Curled. This 
Kale is of a dark bluish green color, which 
it retains without yellowing, even after 
several days of transportation. It is very 
hardy and passes the severest winter with- 
out being harmed. 
Vates Improved Blue Scotch. Very curly, 
darkest blue-green. Very pure and late 
running to seed. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch or Norfolk. 
One of the most popular shipping sorts. 
Hardy Winter. Grows 11% feet high with 
an abundance of beautiful blue-green 
leaves which are densely curled and crum- 
pled. Besides being very hardy it possesses 
the advantage of all other varieties in forc- 
ing a second crop of moss-curled leaves as 
soon as the first ones are gone. This new 
growth is of the finest quality and is ready 
for market during the winter and early 
spring months, when it demands fancy 
prices. 
Tall Scotch. Best forsummer. Very spread- 
ing, nicely curled and hardy; frost 1m- 
proves it. 
White Vienna Kohlrabi 
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KOHLRABI 
Sow 1 ounce to 150 feet of drill 
A favorite vegetable in Europe 
where it is extensively grown for 
table use. The bulb is formed above 
the ground, and, if used when young 
and tender, makes a most delicate 
dish. 50 days. Soil A. Vitamins B, C. 
Earliest Purple Vienna. Same as 
White Vienna, except in the out- 
side color. 
White Vienna. Greenish white out- 
side with clear white flesh. 
CHOICE 
LETTUC STRAINS 
Sow 2 ounces of seed to 100 yards 
of row; 1 ounce for 2000 plants 
Cu.tureE. Lettuce is now sown during al- 
most all seasons of the year. For outdoor 
use seed can be sown in well-manured hot- 
bedsin February and March. Transplant there 
or outdoors when the weather will permit— 
10 inches apart in the row. If the Lettuce 
is not to head, sow thickly and cut as desired. 
For best results it is well to sow only the va- 
rieties suited to the different seasons and 
conditions. For winter use. sow seed in Sep- 
tember in hotbeds and follow it with other 
sowings for succession. 50 to 80 days. Soil 
A. Vitamins A, B, C, G. 
All-Seasons. A heading variety. Thick 
leaves; large solid, yellow heads. Succeeds 
well at all seasons. 
Bibb. Small, dark green, loose heads of ex- 
cellent flavor. Should be grown in green- 
house or cool weather only. 
Big Boston. Old favorite. 
Iceberg. The earliest and largest header of 
its class; crisp and tender. 
California Cream Butter. Yellowish 
green, slightly marked with brown specks. 
Early Curled Simpson. Early fine, large, 
loose heads, finely fringed and curled. 
Either white or black-seeded varieties. 
Oak Leaf. A non-heading Lettuce. Leaves 
thick, succulent and tender, shaped like an 
oak leaf. Early type. 
Premier Great Lakes. Heads are unusually 
solid, practically round, up to 7 inches in 
diameter and 2 pounds in weight. Recom- 
mended for culturé on upland soils as an 
early crop. Slow bolting and resistant to 
tipburn, it may be planted im succession 
for a summer crop. 70 days. 
BORECOLE or SCOTCH KALE. 
Hardy Winter... . 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch or r Norfolk. ie 
Dwarf Blue Scotch, Extra Curled 
Tall Scotch. 
KALE, Dwarf Gernant 
Long-standing Curled . 
Siberian 
Vates Improved Blue Scotch......---- | See eee 
KOHLRABI 
White Vienna 
Earliest Purple Vienna, ....00 10.0... s0c0cl0l02i0. 
LETTUCE 
Imperial Iceberg No. 44................ 
New York P. W. No. 55. 
No. 847 Black- k-seeded New York.........00. 0.000000, 
Big Boston. . 
Iceberg. . 
Romaine (White Paris Cos).. 
Romaine (ae Green Cos).. 
Bibb. 
Oak Leaf. 
Pennlake........ ig eres 
Premier Great Lakes. . 
Great Lakes. : 
California Cream Butter. 
All-Seasons.... 
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Early Curled Simpson (either white or black-seeded). . 10 20 50 
Ghicken Lettuce 22age ao one ccd sees chats ool al 
1-3-5 E. Lombard St., Baltimore 2, Md. 
White Boston Special 
Pennlake. Distinct for its greatly increased 
uniformity of plant and head type. The 
heads are of excellent quality, are very 
compact, and have a noticeable extension 
of green coloring into the interior. It 
possesses heat tolerance and will not bolt. 
It may be grown unusually free from tip- 
burn as an early summer crop. Also does 
well as a fall crop in field or in frames. 
77 days. 
Grand Rapids. Popular loose-leaf variety. 
Great Lakes. A summer Lettuce which 
stands heat and sun, and is slow to go to 
seed. Tender and crisp. 
New York P.W.No.55. The earliest- 
maturing New York, heading n75 days 
from seed. No. 55 heads well insummer 
and early fall. Highly resistant to tipburn 
and slime. For home and market. 
No. 847 Black-seeded New York, Wonder- 
ful or Iceberg. A very fine strain of this 
desirable Lettuce. 
Imperial Iceberg No. 44. One of the most 
dependable: sure-heading types of Iceberg 
for this section. 
Romaine Dark Green (Dark Green Cos). 
Has long, narrow, upright leaves; when 
tied up blanches very nicely. 
Romaine, White Paris (White Paris Cos). 
Like above but for its color. 
White Boston Special. Green-leaved Big 
Boston type without the red-tinged leaf- 
edge. Popular among market gardeners. 
Chicken Lettuce. This is a non-heading 
Lettuce, for feeding poultry and rabbits. 
Pkt. Oz. lb. Lb. 
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10 15 45 1 50 
10 35 100 350 
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