New Salad Bowl Lettuce 
Lettuce 
GIANT CRYSTAL HEAD 
Forms the largest heads of all Lettuces, 
crisp and tender; very fine for early summer. 
Soil with an abundance of moisture, properly 
drained will produce enormous heads. A grand 
Lettuce. Try it. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 
oz. 35 cts.; 14lb. 95 cts.; lb. $2.50. 
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Lettuce, Giant Crystal Head. Makes the 
largest of all heads. 
BIG BOSTON LETTUCE 
Very Popular Everywhere 
A grand variety for early, midsummer, or fall use. Big, compact, 
cabbage-like heads, as yellow as gold inside and deliciously sweet, 
tender, and crisp. The margin or edge of the leaves is tinged brown. 
Extensively grown both for the private garden and for market. Our 
gardeners grow enormous crops of Big Boston on a comparatively 
small acreage because it can be planted close. 70 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.; 14lb. 85 cts.; Ib. $2.50; 5 lbs. $10.75; 10 lbs. $20. 
Schell’s Lettuce, KENTUCKY BIBB 
Queen of the Salad Bowl—Crisp and Tasty. Here is a Lettuce 
that has graced the dinner tables of the society homes of old Kentucky 
for many years. Now very popular everywhere. The golden yellow 
heart leaves, brittle and deliciously flavored, and green outer leaves 
make a very attractive dish as well as a very good one. The heads 
are small, so set plants 6 inches apart in the rows. Sow in the spring; 
then again in August. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; 
Mlb. $1; Ib. $3.50. 
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Black-Seeded Simpson, one of the most popular 
Lettuce, Big Boston with its rich buttery yellow heart, 
Schell’s Quality Lettuce 
SALAD BOWL 
AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL FOR 1952 
Salad Bowl is a beautiful Lettuce, tender and sweet 
over a long period. Grows rapidly and is the last loose- 
leaf to bolt to seed. It is resistant to heat and tip-burn. 
We highly recommend it for every home garden. Rich 
in Vitamin C and A. One plant will fill a sizable salad 
bowl. Fine for marketing, too. Be sure to try this new 
Gold Medal Winner, Salad Bowl, brought to perfection 
after 12 years of intensive breeding work by Dr. Ross C. 
Thompson, U.S. Bureau of Plant Industry. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
I4oz. 45 cts.; oz. 80 cts.; lb. $1.75; 1b. $6.00. 
Very Popular Garden Lettuce 
BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON 
Produces a mass of light green, curly leaves, each in- 
dividual plant attaining a large size. Very fine. De- 
sirable for home-garden and market where a loose-leaf 
Lettuce is wanted. Grows quickly. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
35 ets.; 2 ozs. 65 cts.; 14lb. 95 cts.; lb. $2.75; 5 Ibs. 
$12; 10 lbs. $20. 
Early Curled Simpson or Silesia. Loose, curly leaves; 
fine for cutting in the home-garden. Similar to Black- 
Seeded Simpson except the seeds are white. Pkt. 
10 cts.; 02, 35 cts.; 14lb. 95 cts.; lb. $2.75; 5 lbs. $12. 
loose-leaf garden Lettuces. 
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