VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES > KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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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 
outer leaves well folded and ribby. 
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. 
ICEBERG w. s. HM LARCH 82 
Greatly in demand for use in home gardens. Not -the variety so often shipped 
and sold as “Iceberg”. This true Iceberg is more tender, of better flavor than 
those New York, Great Lakes, and Imperial shipping types, but not as hardy. 
HEADS—Medium large, well formed, attractive, compact, hard, crumpled, 
light green; interior white, crisp, tender, and sweet; outside leaves 
curled and wavy with fringed edges, margins tinged with reddish 
brown. 
IMPERIAL No. 44 w.s. MS LAPOR 82 
Adapted to specific sections, where it produces excellent but fairly small heads. 
Matures best under fall growing conditions. 
HEADS—Smaller than No. 847, outer leaves tightly folded and compact with 
a slight twist making a solid attractive head. 
IMPERIAL No. 847 b.s. MS LATTS 82 
Resistant to Brown Blight it is used in areas where this disease is a factor. 
Is also used in other areas, rather widely adapted although replaced to some 
extent by Great Lakes types. 
HEADS—Medium large, attractive and oval formed; solid, and of generally 
very fine quality. 
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