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MARKETER — A heavy yielding slicing cucumber. Fruits are a dark 
green in color and grow 7 to 8 inches in length. The fruit is straight 
and slightly tapered at the ends. Pkt. 15 cts.; 1 oz. 30 cts.; 14 lb. 75 
Cisse 1 ibe $2.10; 
NIAGARA—A slicing cucumber developed at Cornell University, mosiac 
resistant. The fruit are blunt ended, dark green with excellent market 
quality. Not as productive as Marketer. Pkt. 15 cts.; 1 oz. 35 cts. ; 
14 |b. 90 cts.; 1 Ib. $2.40. 
ENDIVE 
GREEN CURLED RUFFEC—A variety with deeply cut leaf margins. 
It is medium large in size and blanches well at the heart. Pkt. 15 GUS, ; 
1f07,)25 cts. 14) lb: 65 cts.; 1 lb. $2.00. 
LETTUCE 
PENNLAKE—A new early strain of Great Lakes lettuce from Pennsy]- 
vania State College. It is earher and more compact than the regular 
Great Lakes. It is also more resistant to tipburn. Pkt 15 cuss 1) oz. 
(Oncisee lDoed 2.00: 
GREAT LAKES—The best heading variety of the Iceberg type in warm 
weather. Thin to 15 inches between plants when small for best results. 
Ki loecics s1807.e7 Uses.) 440 1b. $2.00: 
SALAD BOWL—An All America Gold Medal winner for 1952. A non- 
bolting high quality, hot weather leaf lettuce and a fitting companion 
to Slobolt, both of which were developed for home gardens by the 
U.S.D.A. It has wavy, notched leaves, excellent for salads. Pkt. 15 
cts.; 44 oz. 45 cts.; 1 oz. 80 cts. 
RED KNIGHT-—tThis lettuce proved to be a high quality, red tinged 
leaf type of lettuce for midsummer use. It was far superior in quality 
to the old Prizehead so popular a decade ago. It gives color and body 
to hot weather salads. Makes a soft head when thinned to 8 inches. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; 1 oz. 60 cts.; 14 lb. $2.00. 
SLOBOLT—An improved leaf lettuce of the Black Seeded Simpson type 
popular with home gardeners. It stands without bolting longer than 
any other variety. Pkt. 15 cts.; 1 oz. 50 cts.; 14 lb. $1.45. 
OAK LEAF—The highest quality leaf lettuce for the home garden. Pkt. 
15 cts.; 1 oz. 40 cts.; 14 lb. $1.25. 
WHITE BOSTON—tThe best of the butter head varieties. Thin to 10 
inches between plants for good heads. Pkt. 15 cts.; 1 oz. 30 cts.; 4 
Ib. $1.05. 
ONION 
UTAH SWEET SPANISH—A large, globe shaped onion weighing up to 
2 lbs. Seed may be started in the greenhouse in March for transplant- 
ing. Pkt. 15 cts.; 1 oz. 75 cts.; % |b. $2.10. 
EARLY YELLOW GLOBE—An excellent variety to grow from seed. 
Thin to 2 or 3 inches. Pkt. 15 cts.; 1 oz. 60 cts.; 14 lb. $1.90. 
