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LETTUCE—(Continued) 
HEADING VARIETIES ‘‘SICEBERG TYPES’ 
GREAT LAKES 
(See Photo Page 28) 
80 Days IMPERIAL NO. 44 80 Days 
Excelled all other varieties of Ice- 
GREAT LAKES No. 659 
Cos or Romaine 
DARK GREEN COS 
Across of Brittle Ice with Imperial 
615. With one of the same parents 
as Imperial 456 it has much the 
same appearance and is also rec- 
ommended for midsummer plant- 
ings. 
GREAT LAKES STRAIN No. 50 
80 Days 
A reselection of Great Lakes for 
greater uniformity, makes this one 
of most adaptable and satisfactory 
strains yet introduced. Very firm 
dark green heads, sure heading, 
resistant to tip burn. 
85 Days 
A late-maturing Great Lakes of 
exceptional merit. Dark green, 
heavy firm heads. Large frame. 
Somewhat frost tolerant. Excellent 
for fall use. 
PENNLAKE 
berg types in New York State 
trials. Recommended for early 
planting for it has given a greater 
percentage of marketable heads 
than other varieties. Heads well in 
warm weather and is notably less 
susceptible to tipburn than some 
of the Imperial group. 
75 Days 
Developed at Penn State College 
from a cross of Great Lakes and 
Imperial No. 847. Head compact, 
dark green. Less ribby than Great 
Lakes. Matures evenly. Solid and 
resistant to tip-burn. Excellent for 
first early in the spring and fall. 
PREMIER GREAT LAKES 78 Days 
An early strain of Great Lakes 
which is less leafy than our selec- 
tion of Great Lakes and 3 days 
earlier. Heads large, firm and uni- 
form. Recommended for upland. 
COS or ROMAINE VARIETIES 
70 Days 
Frequently called celery lettuce on 
account of its erect habit of growth. 
Plants are large, about 8 or 9 
inches tall and should be thinned 
to about 8 inches apart in the rows 
so that each one will have plenty 
of room. The outer leaves are 
medium light green, the interior 
whitish green. As a salad variety 
for the home garden, it has no 
superior. 
70 Days 
Produces a medium large plant, 
firm well folded heads with dark 
Parris Island Cos (New) 
green leaves, slightly crumpled. 
Makes excellent salads and pre- 
ferred by canners of baby foods. 
70 Days 
This new mosaic resistant Cos let- 
tuce was developed by W.C. Barnes 
at Charleston, S.C. An _ excel- 
lent, slow bolting dark green strain, 
producing large uniform heads 
under adverse conditions. Will 
stand a week longer than dark 
green cos, very dependable and 
resistant to tip burn. We highly 
recommend this strain. 
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