HART & VICK’S LETTUCE SEED 
Lettuce growers usually sow from 2 to 3 pounds to the acre 
VARIETIES THAT HEAD 
Big Boston—76 days. %4 1b., 90c; lb., $2.75; 5 to 25 lbs. @ 
$2.60) per lb:, 25°los. or more @ $275.0 per lb: 
Cornell 456—82 days. Our original type strain of this hard 
heading, iceberg type lettuce is giving satisfaction where 
ever it is grown. Grower after grower that we talk to say 
it’s the best he has used. It is tip-burn resistant, hard and 
sure heading and the best of its type to grow in most muck 
land. It is a selection of “iceberg’’ type made by Drs. Knott 
and Raleigh of Cornell. University. % Yb., $1.75; lb., $5.40; 
5 to 25 lbs. @ $5.25 per 1b.> 25 lbs.,or more @ $5.15 per! lb: 
Great Lakes—82 days. New “iceberg type’’ head lettuce. 
Developed by Michigan State College from the same parents 
as Cornell No. 456. Very resistant to tip-burn, will make 
good size, deep rich green very solid heads that stand a long 
time before bolting under severe conditions of hot weather. 
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more at $5.15 per lb. 
May King—66 days. Early heading kind used for forcing in 
frames. Solid, light green tinged with brown, inside crisp 
and golden yellow. % lb., 80c; lb., $2.45; 5 to 25 lbs. @ $2.30. 
Pennlake—Looks very much like Great Lakes but heads are 
smaller and rather conical in shape. The leaves are heavier, 
have less frills and fold very tightly over the top of the 
head. More compact than Great Lakes with fewer outer 
and darker green leaves. It does show some tip burn, A 
Sood kind to grow on thesupland. 44 lb. td41.75>) lb. 55.405 
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Premier Great Lakes—An early Great Lakes strain with 
very large, smooth, dark green leaves folding tightly over 
the top of the head. The heads are large, uniform and com- 
pact and are also slow to bolt to seed. Try it. It may be the 
lettuce you can grow well and that your market wants. % 
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or more @ $5.15 per Ib. 
White Boston (Special Large Frame)—74 days. Our cus- 
tomers in New York State have been growing this for sev- 
eral years very successfully. Ours is as fine a strain of the 
large headed, big frame White Boston as there is in the 
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25 lbs. or more @ $2.20 per lb. 
Dr. George Raleigh of the Plant Breeding Dept., New 
YorkS e College of Agriculture, Cornell University, Ithaca, 
IN Perk robably the top authority on lettuce varieties for 
muck growing in this State. Ask his advice when in doubt 
as to which variety to grow. 
LEEK 
American Flag or Giant Musselburg—150 days. Long, large, 
sturdy white stems and medium-green leaves. Oz., 55c; %4 
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Elephant—Extra large, very smooth and clear white stalks, 
more attractive than older kinds. Oz., 55c; % l1b., $1.65; Jb., 
Dio oys 
Our Early Yellow Globe seed grew this crop of onion for 
Ross Dunsmoor of Oswego, N. Y. 
LOOSE-LEAF KINDS 
Black Seeded Simpson—45 days. Curly, thin leaved, tender, 
ruffied light yellowish green. Retains its excellent quality a 
long time. % lb., 70c; 1b., $2.15; 5 to 25 Ibs. @ $2.00 per lb. 
Grand Rapids—42 days. Loose leaved and frilled. Best of its 
type for growing outdoors for market. WMO OaxSS Wea, 225) 3 
5 to 25 lbs. @ $2.10 per lb. 
Grand Rapids U. S. No. 1—42 days. A larger, stronger light 
green type, very well curled, that is growing in popularity 
both for forcing and outdoor growing. % lb., 65c; lb., $2.25; 
5 lbs. or more @ $2.10 per lb. 
Salad Bowl— Gold Medal Winner All-America Selections 
1952 — Very large plant of rich green decorative leaves, 
waved and notched, Holds its quality and tenderness a long 
time. Might be packaged for the fancy market trade. Oz., 
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Slobolt—45 days. Slow to bolt to seed even in hot weather. 
Ruthed leaves tresh= =reen colons y4) lo, 1c or erllemma a0l0): 
5 to 25 los. @ $38.85 per Ib. 
COS OR ROMAINE LETTUCE 
Dark Green Cos —70 days. Makes a slightly shorter plant 
than the Light Green and has dark green leaves. Same self- 
folding habit and solid head. %4 lb., 80c; 1b., $2.45; 5 to 25 
lbs. @ $2.30 per lb.; 25 lbs. or more at $2.20 per lb. 
Trianon, Light Green—70 days. Long spoon-shaped leaves 
that make long, oval shaped light green, well folded firm 
heads. Whitish green inside, with heavy white brittle mid 
ribs. Hard and crisp and of very excellent quality. % lb., 80e; 
lieo2e4 >) batOe2o lbs. @ $2.30 per lbs 
MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS 
Golden Tankard—Large, thick oval roots; light green above, 
deep orange below ground; flesh yellow with white zones. 
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Half Sugar, Green Top—90 days. Long ovoid roots, flesh 
wihite, ta lbi~ 30e lbs, 95¢;5°to 25 lbs. @ $5c per 1b, 
Long Red—110 days. Enormously productive. Grow % out 
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MUSTARD 
Long Standing (Southern Curled—45 days. Will not bolt to 
seed as soon as other kinds. Plant hardy, leaves large, wide 
and curled at edges. Oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; Ib., $1.35; 5 lbs. or 
more @ $1.25 per lb. 
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recommend for 
Bunching Beet, 
Roadside Stand Sales—Our Green 
Tenderlong Beans, Golden Rocket 
Sweet Corn, Salad Bowl Lettuce, Sweet Spanish Onions from 
plants, Butternut Squash, Rutgers Tomato, New Hampshire 
Midget Waterwelon. 
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Our Early Yellow Globe Onions on the muck of Gavel Bros. at Elba, N. Y. 
