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1 oz, will sow 150 ft. row, 1 1/2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 
ICEBERG HEADING VARIETIES 
1 oz. 3 Ib. 1 bb. 
Cornell or Imperial 456 .......... ae 
Developed by U. S. Department of Agriculture and Cornell 
Experiment Station from same breeding material as Great Lakes. 
Frame and head slightly smaller than Great Lakes, solid, medium 
green, rather prominent ribs. Has proved a very sure header in 
the Hast. Particularly adapted for growing on muck soils. Re- 
sistant to tip burn and early bolting. Used locally for field sow- 
ing and late transplanting. 82 days. 
Great Lakes. ............... eentose Re Bey 60 1.75 # 5.50 
Developed at Michigan State College from a cross made by the 
S. Department of Agriculture. one of the most satisfactory 
strains of the Iceberg types for the East. Plant large and vigor- 
ous; head large, firm, outer leaves very dark green blistered, 
well-folded with tendency to heavy mid-rib, Slow-bolting, shows 
considerable resistance to tip burn and stands up well in hot 
weather. 82 days. 
Imperial 44 ...... PORE ort ec, Pree A A r 50 1.50 £5.00 
Developed from Imperial No. 152 for eastern conditions. Foliage 
dark green, head leaves long and well-wrapped forming firm, 
slightly flattened heads, excellent quality, weighing 1 1/2 to 2 
pounds. Somewhat resistant to tip burn and stands up well in 
hot weather. Very good for early transplanting. 80 days. 
Imperial 847 (Black Seeded Iceberg) pOUe 1.50" m5.00 
Black seeded. Originally developed as a brown-blight-resistant va- 
riety for California, now popular in East and South as a market 
garden and shipping variety. Leaves smooth, thick, medium light 
eee Heads medium large, crisp, round, well-folded and firm. 
ays. 
Pennlake ..... as FU ope SUR an Se cee De Ode Ret 60 1.75 £46.00 
Developed at Pennsylvania Experiment Station from a cross of 
Great Lakes and Imeprial 847. Head medium large and compact; 
outer leaves dark green slightly crumpled, well folded less 
finely cut edges than Great Lakes; comparatively free from ob- 
jectionable ribbiness but equally solid and resistant to tip burn. 
Interior crisp and firm. Appears to be a very good variety for 
early and late spring planting. 838 days. 
Progress (2428) ............... are EME ope 60 1.75 6.00 
Developed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the New 
Jersey Experiment Station from a cross of Imperial 44 with an 
unnamed hybrid seedling, Heads are early medium size, compact, 
dark green, thick-leaved, heavily savoyed with edges more cut 
and waved than Imperial 44. It matures same time as Imperial 
44 but is more resistant to tip burn. Slow bolting, good flavor 
and excellent quality. 80 days. 
Premier or Early Great Lakes ....... ne 60 1.75 £46.00 
Developed from an individual plant selection of Great Lakes at 
Pennsylvania State College. The single plant was selected for 
earliness, smoothness, lack of ribbiness and uniformity of head- 
ing. Heads solid, practically round, up to 7 inches in diameter 
and two pounds in weight. Slow to boit and very resistant to 
tip burn. 7 to 10 days earlier than regular Great Lakes. 
75 days. 
News Viorkg DVVaoOtrt yet 00 1.50 5.00 
A very early New York type, of compact growth, medium size, 
with small core and showing remarkable resistance to tip burn. 
Its chief claim for wide favor seems to be its extreme earliness 
in the crisp leaf class. Compared with Imperial 44 it is a week 
earlier, smaller, of hetter quality, more solid, somewhat quicker 
to bolt. 
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