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Butter-Heading Varieties 
BIG BOSTON (WS) 74-77 days 
The heads are medium size, compact, the outer leaves 
light green edged with brown, excellent quality. 
BLACK SEEDED BIG BOSTON (BS) 75-78 days 
One of our specialties. Fine for Fall or Winter sowing in 
cold frames and best for transplanting. The heads are some- 
what larger than Big Boston. Matures very uniformly. 
WHITE BOSTON (Unrivalled) (WS) 73-76 days 
A very fine variety for local markets, similar to Big Boston 
except that the leaves are pale green and have no trace of 
bronzing. The interior is a creamy green, very tender and 
sweet. 
TENNISBALL BLACK SEEDED (BS) 70-73 days 
Also called Salamander, and is one of the few varieties 
that will head well during hot weather. It forms a good sized 
compact head, creamy white in color. 
Loose-Leaf Varieties 
GRAND RAPIDS (BS) 43 days 
We offer the U. S. No. 1 strain developed by the U. S. 
Dept. of Agriculture, which has very deeply cut leaf margins, 
is heavily frilled, slow bolting and resistant to mildew. 
WHITE SEEDED SIMPSON (Early Curled Silesia) (WS) 
43-46 days 
An old standard home garden variety with large, compact 
light green plants, the leaves forming a tight bunch in the 
center. The leaves are large, frilled and crumpled. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON (BS) 43-46 days 
One of the most attractive varieties for early planting. 
The leaves are large, frilled and crumpled. A good variety 
for home or market garden. 
Romaine or Cos Varieties 
EIFFEL TOWER COS (BS) 65 days 
This is a taller strain of Romaine, with a compact plant 
and well folded leaves. The interior is greenish yellow, 
crisp, with excellent flavor. The head is more cylindrical, 
longer and darker green than other varieties of Cos lettuce. 
DARK GREEN COS (WS) 65-70 days 
The heads are medium large, cylindrical with long tapered 
tip, well closed and solid. The outer leaves are very dark 
green, long, finely savoyed. The interior is creamy to golden 
yellow, crisp with endive-like flavor. 
PARIS WHITE COS (WS) 65-70 days 
The most popular variety of this type and widely used. 
The heads are similar to Dark Green Cos with medium to 
light green foliage. 
KOHL RABI 
PURPLE VIENNA 59-63 days 
Small, purple leaved plant with a globular purple bulb. 
The flesh is white, crisp and tender. 
WHITE VIENNA, EARLY 55-60 days 
Similar to Purple Vienna except that the bulbs are pale 
green, almost white, and the foliage is also pale green. 
LEEK 
AMERICAN FLAG 140-155 days 
A popular variety with long, thick stems, 1-1’ inches 
thick and 7—10 inches long. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
CLEMSON SPINELESS 
ALEAMERICA( SELECTION 7 Silver Medal 1939 
The very prolific plants are 4-42 feet tall, the pods 
7-9 inches long by 12 inches thick, rich green, straight and 
entirely spineless. 
50-55 days 
DWARF LONG PODDED 50-55 days 
The plants are branched, erect, 22-3 feet tall, with 
pods 7-8 inches long, dark green, slender and of good 
quality. 
LOUISIANA GREEN 
‘\ALEAMERICA (ii SELECTIION 7 Honorable Mention 1941 
The pods are light green, 7-8 inches long and %-% inch 
thick, tapered throughout, spineless and very tender. The 
plants are 5-5 feet tall, very prolific, with pods borne 
close to the stalk. This variety is well adapted to canning 
because of its ability to hold its green color, and the shape 
of the rings when sliced. 
60-65 days 
PERKINS MAMMOTH PODDED 62-67 days 
Ordinarily the plants are 3Y%2—4Y2 feet tall, but sometimes 
reach a height of 6-7 feet in the South. The pods are a 
bright deep green, 7-8 inches long by 1¥2 inches thick, 
tapered and spined. 
WHITE VELVET 55-58 days 
The old favorite Okra, with plants 3¥2—4Y2 feet tall. The 
pods are creamy white, occasionally tinted green, smooth 
and tapered, 6-7 inches long by 1-1% inches thick. 
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