12 QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
Vitamins: Head Lettuce — a b, c by 
Lettuce is easily grown and with successive sowings at two week 
intervals, particularly with loose-leaf varieties, you can have good 
Head lettuce varieties should be sown 
as early as possible as they do not head well in the heat of the 
summer. Thin plants to 12 inches apart in the row; if crowded, 
quality lettuce all season. 
Joe Robson says, “‘Head lettuce should be planted 
early in the spring. It may not head if the weather 
is too warm.’ 
LETTUCE 
Loose-Leaf Lettuce — A b, C b, 
HEADING VARIETIES 
*302 CORNELL 456: 79 days. A high qual- 
ity, tender Iceberg variety that is earlier 
and smaller heading than Great Lakes. 
Widely used by lettuce growers on New 
York muckland. For several years we have 
sown Cornell 456 in our own gardens in- 
stead of other varieties because it is very 
satisfactory either as a leaf lettuce or as a 
heading variety. The leaves are crisp, 
tender and free from bitterness. Pkt. 25¢; 
Yy oz. 50¢; oz. 80¢. 
300 GREAT LAKES: 84 days. A popular 
large Iceberg variety with many home 
gardeners that matures about 5 to 7 days 
later than Cornell 456. It stands well with- 
out bolting, is resistant to tip-burn, and 
will produce cleaner, harder heads under 
mid-summer heat than other varieties. The 
leaves are crisp, thick and very dark green 
with heavy ribs. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 50¢; oz. 
80¢. 
LOOSE-LEAF LETTUCE VARIETIES 
*315 SALAD BOWL: 50 days. All-America 
Winner 1952. An outstanding leaf lettuce 
variety introduced recently that has made 
many friends. It is an ideal home garden 
lettuce for it stays crisp, tender and free 
from bitterness longer than any other va- 
riety even in mid-summer heat. Make a 
planting in May, June and July for top 
quality lettuce all season. Each plant 
makes an attractive rosette of wavy, notched 
leaves closely set on short center stems. 
Salad Bowl is a distinctive loose-leaf type 
of the highest quality. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 50¢; 
oz. 80¢. 
*311 BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON: 45 days. 
The most popular loose leaf lettuce for the 
home garden. Plants are large, attractive, 
compact, with broad, frilled light green 
leaves that are of fine, crisp texture and 
splendid quality. We highly recommend 
it. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 25¢; oz. 40¢. 
314 PRIZEHEAD: 45 days. A loose-leaved 
variety of fine quality. Leaves are heavily 
tinged with red; very crisp, sweet and 
tender. A popular variety; bolts to seed 
earlier than other varieties. Pkt. 15c; Y% oz. 
25¢; oz. 40¢. 
312 GRAND RAPIDS: 45 days. Produces 
large, broad, tender, well curled leaves. 
Preferred by many for greenhouse use. Out- 
doors will bolt sooner than Black Seeded 
Simpson. Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 25¢; oz. 40¢. 
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Drom Leys 
Knickerbocker shows what gardening 
can do for the active man when he retires. The 
good doctor grows vegetables and flowers of a 
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is here snown with Salad Bowl Lettuce. 
Salad Bowl lettuce is not only attractive but 
so tender and a delicious flavor. 
Mrs. G. Clark Easterly 
Gloversville, N. Y. 
Pkt. will sow 30 ft. row, an ounce 250 ft. 
heads will not form. Best results are obtained when started in- 
doors about March 15th and set out in the garden about May Ist 
to 15th. Loose-leaf varieties may be thinned to 4 to 6 inches 
when they come up and then take out every other one to 
use as plants get larger. 
A lot of people still prefer the smooth leaf ‘‘but- 
terhead” lettuce. White Boston (Cornell 43) is the 
best of this type. 
*305 WHITE BOSTON (Cornell 43): 74 
days. The best “Butterhead” variety for 
home gardens. Leaves are light green, 
smoother and more tender than the crisp 
heading types. Hearts are buttery yellow. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1% 0z. 25¢; oz. 40¢. 
309 COS OR ROMAINE, White Paris Self- 
Folding: 72 days. Quite distinctive from 
other lettuce varieties, Cos forms upright, 
elongated 10 in. heads. The leaves fold 
closely together forming a soft head with 
a heart that is blanched white. Many 
people consider it a most delicious salad 
lettuce. Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 25¢; oz. 40¢. 
PARSLEY 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row 
Parsley takes little room in the garden and 
is always useful for garnishing and flavoring. 
For early summer use sow in early spring. To 
winter over, sow in August and protect with 
straw or coldframe sash. 
*355 TRIPLE MOSS CURLED: 75 days. 
Plants compact; leaves dark green and fine- 
ly cut and curled. More rapid grower than 
Paramount and longer stemmed. Pkt. 15¢; 
oz. 30¢. 
356 PARAMOUNT: 85 days. Leaves very 
finely curled, rich dark green, very uniform. 
Makes dwarf compact growth but stems are 
of good length. Especially good for forcing 
and muck as well as upland. Pkt. 20¢; oz. 
35¢. 
357 PLAIN LEAF: 80 days. Leaves dark 
green, deeply cut but not curled. Used for 
flavoring. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢. 
358 HAMBURG: 90 days. The root of this 
variety is edible and resembles a slender 
parsnip in color and shape. The flesh is 
white, dry, and when boiled and served like 
parsnips has a very pleasing flavor. The 
roots may be stored in sand for winter use. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢. 
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