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Vitamins: Head Lettuce — a b, c bs 
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 
Thin plants to 12 inches apart in the row; if crowded, 
quality lettuce all season. 
summer. 
Joe Robson tells us that seed from each bag of 
Robson Cornell 456 Lettuce is field tested for true- 
ness of ty'pe. 
300 GREAT LAKES: 84 days. A popular 
large Iceberg variety that matures about 5 
to 7 days later than Cornell 456. It stands 
well without 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¢; 
Y oz. 55¢; oz. 80¢; 14 Ib. $2.10; 1% Ib. $3.45; 
lb. $5.75; 10 Ibs. $55.00. 
310 COS OR ROMAINE, DARK GREEN: 
70 days. Extra dark green strain. Forms 
firm, well folded heads. Oz. 60¢; 4 Ib. 
$1.20; 14 Ib. $1.95; lb. $3.25; 10 Ibs. $31.50. 
LETTUCE 
Loose-Leaf Lettuce — A b, C bs 
to 15th. 
plants get larger. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
*301 CORNELL 456 (Field Tested Seed): 
79 days. Leading Iceberg variety that is 
earlier and smaller heading than Great 
Lakes. Widely used by lettuce growers on 
York muckland. It is very slow to 
bolt, tip-burn resistant and practically a 
sure header. For several years we have 
sown Cornell 456 in our own gardens be- 
cause it is very satisfactory either as a leaf 
lettuce or as a heading variety. ‘The leaves 
are crisp, tender, free from bitterness and 
of extra good eating quality. We field test 
all Cornell 456 lettuce seed before selling 
for your protection. Pkt. 25¢; 1% oz. 55¢; 
02. 90¢; 14 lb. $2.20; 14 Ib. $3.60; 1b. $6.00; 
New 
10 lbs. $57.50. 
*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. 20¢; 1% 02. es oz. 50¢; 14 lb. 95¢; 4 
Ib. $1.55; Ib. $2.55; 10 Ibs. $25.00. 
303 PENNLAKE: 82 days. Outstanding for 
early upland plantings. Not quite as large 
as Great Lakes but preferred by many for 
its earliness and uniform heading. Heads 
rather smooth, dark green. Oz. 90¢; 14 Ib. 
$2.20; 1% Ib. $3.60; 1b. $6.00; 10 Ibs. $57.50. 
309 COS OR ROMAINE, White Paris Self- 
Folding: 72 days. Quite distinctive from 
other letture varieties, Cos forms upright, 
elongated 10 in. heads. The leaves fold 
closely together forming a soft head with 
a heart that is blanched white. Pkt. 20¢; 
Vy OZ. 30¢; 02. 50¢; 14 1b. $1.00; 1% 1b. $1.60; 
Ib. $2.60; 10 lbs. $25.50. 
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. 55¢; 
oz. 85¢; 14 lb. $2.10; 14 Ib. $3. 45; Ib. $5.75; 
10 lbs. $55.00. 
*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. 20¢; 4 oz. 30¢; oz. 45¢; ZA Ib. 90¢; 
VY lb. $1.50; Ib. $2.50; 10 Ibs. $24.5 
314 PRIZEHEAD: 45 days. A loose-leaved 
variety of fine quality. Leaves are heavily 
tinged with red; very crisp, sweet and 
tender. Pkt. 20¢; 4 oz. 30¢; oz. 50¢; 4 Ib. 
95¢; VY Ib. $1.55; 1b. $2.55; 10 Ibs. $25.00. 
Salad Bowl, a new type of lettuce does not get 
bitter or go to seed as quickly as other varieties. 
An ideal garden lettuce. 
312 GRAND RAPIDS: 45 
days. Produces 
large, broad, tender, well curled leaves. 
Preferred by many for greenhouse use. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 oz. 30¢; oz. 50¢; 14 lb. 95¢; 1% 
Ib. $1.55; lb. $2.55; 10 lbs. $25.00. 
heads will not form. 
doors about March 15th and set out in the garden about May Ist 
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 
QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
Pkt. will sow 30 ft. row, an ounce 250 ft. 
Best results are obtained when started in- 
There are many strains of White Boston Lettuce 
being offered to the growers. Tests have proven 
that Cornell 43 is best in most of the Northeast. 
PARSLEY 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. 
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. 45¢; 14 lb. 65¢ 14 Ib. $1.05; Ib. $1.70; 
10 Ibs. $16.00. 
356 PARAMOUNT: 85 days. Leaves very 
finely curled, rich dark green, very uniform. 
Makes dwarf compact growth but stems are 
of good length. Pkt. 20¢; oz. 50¢; 14 Ib. 
70¢; 14 1b. $1.10; lb. $1.80; 10 Ibs. $17.00. 
357 PLAIN LEAF: 80 days. Leaves dark 
green, deeply cut but not curled. Used for 
flavoring. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. 65¢; 1% 
Ib. $1.05; 1b. $1.70; 10 Ibs. $16.00. 
358 HAMBURG: 90 days. Roots are edible 
and resemble a slender parsnip. The flesh 
is white, dry; when boiled has a very pleas- 
ing flavor. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 lb. 65¢; 14 
lb. $1.05; 1b. $1.70; 10 Ibs. $16.00. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
rOW 
350 EMERALD (New): 58 days. A new 
early maturing variety for the North. Pods 
are good sized, dark green round instead 
of ribbed, fleshy and tender. Use in soups, 
stews or fried. Pkt. 20¢; 02. 30¢; 14 lb. 45¢; 
Y |b. 75¢; 1b. $1.20. 
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