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~NEW YORK or WONDERFUL | ; 
| 80 days. A curled or crisp heading variety, large, dark green and slightly 
_ curled on the edges. It is the most extensively grown of any of the head 
_ lettuces by market gardeners, and it is likewise in much favor with home 
par gardeners everywhere. The mature head is flattish globular, and has well 
3 folded leaves with the immediate outside leaves slightly incurved to protect 
_the head from sunburn. The heads. range from 16 to 18 inches in diameter: 
and weigh from 3 to 314 pounds each. 
The heart is beautifully blanched, creamy white, crisp, tender, and free from 
any trace of bitterness. It is robust and is-a standard hot weather variety. 
565—Pke., 15¢; oz., 45¢; 14 Ib., $1.35; YY, Ib., $2.40; Ib., $4.50, postpaid. 
NEW YORK No. 55 LETTUCE 
76 days. Similar to the New York lettuce above, but the color is a brighter 
green and the head is somewhat better formed, and smoother. Resistant 
to tipburn and sure heading in warm weather. It is the surest heading strain 
of the New York type that we know of and practically every plant makes a 
good head even during hot weather. Considerably resistant to tipburn. 
Heads are large, solid, crisp and attractive. May also be sown late, sowings 
made about August 1 producing good heads un to heavy frosts. 
568—Pkg., 15¢; oz., 45¢; 14 Ib., $1.35; 1% lb., $2.40; Ib., $4.50, postpaid. 
CRISP AS ICE 
82 days. A beautiful lettuce of medium size and medium early in maturity. 
Crisp As Ice is a butter head lettuce, the leaves having a rich, attractive, 
deep green base, and upper portion covered with dark brown, giving the 
‘plant a deep brown or bronze appearance. A cool weather variety, valuable 
for both early spring and fall. 
Has a rich, creamy heart, and when cut open is so crisp and brittle, it was 
given the name “Crisp As Ice.” 
556—Pke., 15¢; oz., 45¢; 14 lb., $1.35; 14 Ib., $2.40; Ib., $4.50, postpaid. 
SUMMER HEADER 
BLACK SEEDED TENNIS BALL. 76 days. A superb head lettuce that we 
introduced in 1927, that forms solid heads despite hot weather, a thing which 
has hitherto been almost impossible. In tests on our Cliffwood Farms, prac- 
tically every plant formed a fine, firm, solid head of butter-head lettuce of 
the finest flavor during the heat of summer. 
The leaves are light green, crumpled, thick and tender, blanching to creamy 
white in the center of the head. Heads are large, about 8 to 10 inches in 
diameter, they have a delicious rich, buttery flavor, and they are the last to 
go to seed. It stands heat better than any other variety, without wilting. 
377—Pkg., 15¢; oz., 45¢; 14 Ib., $1.35; 1% Ib., $2.40; lb., $4.50, postpaid. 
ICEBERG 
82 days. A most satisfactory crisp heading variety with curly leaves of light 
green tinged with brown on the edges. It forms a hard head of crisp tender 
quality, and blanches to a creamy whiteness. One of the best for the home 
garden and home market. 
563—Pke., 15¢; oz., 38¢; 14 Ib., $1.10; 14 Ib., $1.75; Ib., $3.30, postpaid. 
Earliest 
EARLIEST LETTUCE 
EARLIEST CURLED OR LOOSE LEAVED LETTUCE. Deliciously crisp 
and tender, easiest to grow. 40 days. Yields an abundant crop of attractive 
light green leaves, heavily curled, of remarkably crisp texture, and of the 
finest flavor. The quality and flavor even of the outside leaves is fully equal 
to if not better than the tender heart leaves of many heading varieties. 
Earliest is one of the most widely planted in all sections of the country, 
and especially in the great West. It is such a strong grower that it thrives 
here. 
540—Pke., 15¢; oz., 40¢; 14 Ib., $1.10; 14 Ib., $1.90; Ib., $3.65, postpaid. 
| BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON 
es, 45 days. One of the standard varieties. A non-heading, curled, bunching, 
crisp variety, attractive light green color. It reaches a large size, grows 
- quickly, is early, of fine quality, tender and sweet, and thrives splendidly 
during the hot summer months. Easily grown by the home gardener and 
much used by market gardeners for hot bed culture. é 
554—Pke., 12¢; oz., 33¢; 14 Ib., 90¢; % Ib., $1.60; Ib., $2.85, postpaid. 
OAKLEAF 
_ 42 days. A distinctive type of Lettuce and highly recommended for its 
exceptional qualities. It forms a close center with rather loose outer leaves; 
- medium size and medium green. The leaves are deeply lobed and the middle 
lobe is elongated giving the plant an interesting appearance. The quality is 
~ excellent but its most important recommendation is that it does not get bitter 
with age. The crisp, tender leaves are still of good flavor late in the summer 
| when other varieties have turned bitter. Ff 
_ 571—Pkg., 1am 50¢; 14 Ib., $1.50; 1% Ib., $2.60; Ib., $4.95, postpaid. 
_PRIZEHEAD 
-_ 45 days. Is one of the best and most reliable varieties for all-year-around 
cultivation. The name is a trifle misleading, as it is a loose leaved or curled 
- variety, and does not make a head. Plants form a loose cluster of leaves which 
are exceedingly tender, quite blistered and crumpled, sweet, crisp, and are 
of light brown color varying to a medium green base. Prizehead Lettuce 
reaches a very large size without losing its tenderness or crispness. “ 
_ 575—Pkg., 15¢; 0z., 35¢; 14 Ib., $1.00; 14 Ib., $1.65; lb., $3.10, postpaid. 
Oe ati aie 
BIG BOSTON 
80 days. A cabbage head, butter type, 
medium large, about 11 inches across, finely 
shaped, globular, medium light green with 
a slight tinge of brown on margins of outer 
leaves. It is early and hardy, and stands 
shipping well. The leaf is smooth and is 
practically not blistered or crumpled, with 
a tendency to a bright sheen. Heads are 
tender, brittle, juicy, fine buttery flavor, 
and the interior is an attractive light golden 
yellow. 
553—Pkg., 10¢; oz., 35¢; 14 Ib., $1.00; 
1% \b., $1.65; ib., $3.10, postpaid. 
SLOBOLT 
45 days. A recent very fine leaf lettuce de- 
veloped by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 
Beltsville, Md., that is slow to bolt to seed! 
It withstands the hot summer weather with- 
out going to seed, two or three weeks longer 
than other varieties! If plants are set 10 or 
12 inches apart and only the basal leaves 
used as they grow large enough for table 
use, lettuce may be had from the same plant 
for several weeks. 
Slobolt has attractive light green leaves 
that are savoyed and frilled and it is of 
deliciously tender crisp quality. Black 
seeded. 
542—Pkg., 15¢; oz., 60¢; 14 Ib., $1.75; 
1% Ib., $3.20, postpaid. 
CALIFORNIA 
CREAM BUTTER 
OR CREAMY HEART. 80 days. California 
Cream Butter is a cabbage, butter head 
type, with thick leaves, large in size, of a 
beautiful and attractive rich dark green, 
tinged and spotted with brown. Ideal for 
the home garden. The heart of this excel- 
lent head lettuce is a rich golden yellow and 
has a most agreeable and delicate buttery 
flavor, hence the name Cream Butter. It 
is of first class quality, and it forms a fine 
solid head under any ordinary conditions. 
561—Pke., 15¢; oz., 40¢; 14 Ib., $1.10; 
1% Ib., $1.90; Ib., $3.65, postpaid. 
SALAD BOWL 
43 days. All America Award winner for 
1952. This grand new lettuce is well named 
since one head nicely fills a salad bowl. The 
rich green leaves are closely set, waved and 
notched similar in appearance to endive or 
escarole. The quality, tenderness and fine 
texture are held for»a long time. Seems 
much better able to stand the sun than 
Oakleaf and is a large, fast grower of high 
quality. A beautifully attractive plant, ideal 
for the home garden and slow to go to seed. 
STF eh ees 15¢; oz., 60¢; 14 Ib., $1.75, post- 
paid. 
New York 
or 
Wonderful 
GRAND RAPIDS 
45 days. Curled or crisp, non-heading, light 
green, leaves wavy, fringed and very curly, 
a good shipper. Very popular and widely 
grown. 
541—Pkg., 10¢; oz., 35¢; %4 Ib., $1.00; 
1% lb., $1.65; Ib., $3.10, postpaid. 
GREAT LAKES 
82 days. 1944 All American Selection. A 
strain of crisp-heading lettuce, that heads 
during hot weather, from the Michigan 
State College, and that shows marked re- 
sistance to tip-burn! It has given excellent 
results for late July and August maturity, 
especially on upland soils. A valuable hot 
weather variety and very desirable. 
564—Pkg., 15¢; oz., 65¢; 14 lb., $2.10; 
VY |b., $3.95, postpaid. 
Paris White Cos Lettuce 
PARIS WHITE COS LETTUCE 
66 days. Cos Lettuce is distinguished from 
other lettuce in that the leaves are elongated 
and somewhat spoonshaped. It is grown ex- 
actly like other lettuce. When full grown, 
it forms a loose, conical head. Very crisp, 
tender, and has a delicious flavor. Succeeds 
very well everywhere, never wilts under the 
severest sun and can readily be grown to 
immense size. 
598—Pkeg., 12¢; oz., 35¢; 44 Ib., $1.00; 
VY Ib., $1.65; Ib., $3.10, postpaid. 
CHINESE or CHICKEN LETTUCE 
45 days. 
In this variety you will find a grand feed that yields more than 
other green feeds, and that is excellent for poultry. When cut, it grows 
rapidly again, and may be cut again and again. The yield is extremely heavy; 
grows 3 to 4 feet high and does not*form a head. For table use, it perhaps 
will be found too coarse. 
578—Pke., 10¢; oz., 30¢; 14 lb., 80¢; 14 Ib., $1.35; lb., $2.40, postpaid. 
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