Non-Heading Varieties 
SLOBOLT (Black Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 43 ) 
Uses: Same as Grand Rapids. 
Plant: Similar in type and general ap- 
pearance to Grand Rapids but with unusual 
resistance to bolting in warm weather. 
Lettuce, Slobolt 
BIBB 
ANEW VARIETY FOR 1954. 
(Days to Maturity, 54) 
Very early variety of fine quality. Can be 
used for forcing. Forms a small, loose rosette 
head excellent for serving individual salads. 
Uses: Home and market gardens. 
Plant: Small sized central rosette 3144 inches 
in diameter; thick, firm, crisp outer leaves, 
smooth dark green, inside golden yellow. 
SALAD BOWL (Black Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 50) 
Uses: Home gardens. 
Plant: Loose leaved variety, short, compact 
leaves, curled and notched. Rich green color, 
perfect for tossed salads. 
Richmond, Virginia 
Lettuce, Grand Rapids 
GRAND RAPIDS (Black Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 43 ) 
Uses: Outstanding variety for greenhouse forc- 
ing. Used as a very early market variety for out- 
side sowing. 
Plant: Large, erect, compact, leaves curled 
and fringed on edges, light green. 
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Lettuce, Black-seeded Simpson 
BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON 
(Black Seeded ) 
(Days to Maturity, 43 ) 
Uses: Home gardens. Noted for its rapid 
growth. 
Plant: Large, upright and compact, leaves 
curled, crisp, light green. 
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