Best Garden QnestaA LETTUCE 
Heading Varieties 
One ounce will produce about 2500 plants. 
For the first outdoor crop, seed is usually sown in hotbeds in 
Great 
Lakes 
Lettuce 
February or March and transplanted to the garden in April in 
rows 1/2 feet apart, 8 to 12 inches apart in the row. For a suc- 
cession, sow in drills in the open ground at intervals of 2 to 3 
weeks and thin out to 8 inches apart. 
Bibb. 60 days. A distinct variety with a crispness and flavor 
of its own. Heads medium sized, outer leaves deep glossy 
green, and interior bleaches to a rich yellowish waxy green. 
Pkt. 15c, YZ oz. 35c, oz. 65c, Y Ib. $1.95. 
Great Lakes. 82 days. Decidedly crisp of the Imperial type. 
Excellent quality, exceedingly sweet and tender. Stands heat 
and sun and is exceptionally resistant to tip-burn injury. 
Very slow to shoot to seed. 
Pkt. 20c, ¥2 oz. 50c, oz. 95c, % Ib. $2.75. 
Premier Great Lakes. 74 days. All-America Selections. 7 to 
10 days earlier than standard Great Lakes. Leaves are smooth, 
green, small ribbed and tip-burn resistant. Heads are large 
and solid. Excellent for spring and early summer. 
Pkt. 25c, Y2 oz. 75c, oz. $1.25, VY lb. $3.75. 
Pennlake. 82 days. All-America Selections. A cross between 
Great Lakes and Imperial No. 44, combining the solidity and 
summer heading ability of the former with the larger head 
size of the latter. Pkt. 25c, ¥ oz. 75c, oz. $1.25, V% Ib. $3.75. 
Progress. 80 days. Very early and highly resistant to tip-burn. The 
leaves are medium green, thick and heavily savoyed. 
Pkt. 25c, ¥2 oz. 75c, oz. $1.25, “4 Ib. $3.75. 
All Heart. 71 days. An excellent Lettuce for spring or summer use. 
The head has a heart of a decided buttery flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 4 Ib. 95c. 
Big Boston. 75 days. A large, flat, Cabbage-headed variety, excellent 
for midsummer or fall use, or under glass in early spring and autumn. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, Y%4 Ib. 95c. 
Iceberg. 84 days. A fine variety, producing large, solid, Cabbage-like 
heads, firm, crisp, and of fine flavor. Leaves curly, slightly tinged 
red. Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
imperial No. 44. 82 days. This variety has very long, well-folded 
leaves and produces hard, well-formed heads appreciably less sus- 
ceptible to tip-burn than other varieties. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 oz. 35c, oz. 50c, %4 Ib. $1.50. 
Imperial No. 847. 84 days. A brown-blight resistant variety for sum- 
mer planting. Heads are medium large, hard, fine and well covered 
by the leaves. Pkt. 15c, Y% oz. 35c, oz. 65c, %4 lb. $1.95. 
May King. 63 days. The first solid head Lettuce to mature outdoors. 
It is of good size, with tender, full heart. Suitable for sowing under 
sash in early spring. Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, %4 Ib. $1.20. 
Number 1. 70 days. A good variety for summer use as it resists 
the hot sun better than most sorts. Heads unusually large, tender, 
and of a delicious buttery flavor. Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
Mignonette. 65 days. Splendid for the home garden. Medium small 
in size, compact and hard heading. Very dull dark green in color, 
dark brown at edge of leaf with creamy yellow heart. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
New York or Wonderful No. 12, 80 days. This is a leader of the 
Cabbage-headed sorts. Heads large, dark green, with white interior 
and curled outer leaves. Pkt. 15c, Y% oz. 35c, oz. 50c, U4 Ib. $1.50. 
Salamander or Black-Seeded Tennis Ball. 65 days. Forms a large, 
light green, compact head with a white heart. Very tender, crisp, 
.and extremely slow to run to seed. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 4 Ib. 90c. 
White Big Boston. 72 days. A heading variety which resembles Big 
Boston, but it lacks the brown edge. Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, “ Ib. 95c. 
Locke - Leaf Cn Cutting 
SALAD BOWL. 45 days. Gold Medal All-America Selection 1952. 
This new variety of Loose Leaf Lettuce is well named. A head will 
fill a salad bowl with a perfect rosette of rich green and very decora- 
tive leaves of extremely high quality. It is a rapid grower, very 
slow to bolt to seed and stands the sun very well. Leaves are 
short, closely set, waved and notched and hold their quality, 
tenderness and fine texture over a long period. 
Pkt. 25c, Y% oz. 75c, oz. $1.25. 
Slobolt. 45 days. A new non-heading variety that is very slow 
to develop seedstalks in hot weather. 
Pkt. 15c, Y% oz. 50c, oz. 90c, 4 Ib. $2.50. 
Oak Leaf. 45 days. Makes attractive loose-leaf heads durin 
the hottest summer weather. Leaves broad, deeply lobed like 
an oak leaf, thick, succulent and _ tender. 
Pkt. 15c, 48 oz. 35c, oz. 65c, V4 Ib. $1.95. 
Black-seeded Simpson. 46 days. Ideal for midsummer use. 
When matured, presents a loose head with finely fringed 
leaves. Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, %4 Ib. $1.10. 
Early Curled Silesian. 45 days. This variety should be cut 
instead of pulled, as it makes new growth from the same root. 
Leaves light green. Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 4 Ib. $1.10. 
Early Curled Simpson. 45 days. An excellent, curly-leaved 
sort; loose heads and very tender. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 4 Ib. $1.10. 
Grand Rapids. 43 days. The leading variety in this class for 
forcing under glass, but may also be grown successfully out- 
doors. Leaves are very curly, crisp and brittle. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, %4 Ib. $1.10. 
