Crisp, Garden-Fresh 
Heading Varieties 
One ounce will produce about 2500 plants. 
For the first outdoor crop, seed is usually sown in hotbeds in 
February or March and transplanted to the garden_in April in 
rows 1/2 feet apart, 8 to 12 inches apart in the row. For a suc- 
cession, sow in drills in the open ground at intervals of 2 to 3 
weeks and thin out to 8 inches apart. 
All Hearts. 71 days. An excellent Lettuce for spring or summer 
use. The head has a heart of a decided butter flavor. 
Pkt. 1bc, oz. 45c, 4 Ib: $1.25. 
Bibb. 60 days. A distinct variety with a crispness of flavor of its 
own. Heads medium sized, outer leaves deep glossy green, and 
interior bleaches to a rich yellowish waxy green. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 oz. 35c, oz. 65c, 4 lb. $1.95. 
Big Boston. 75 days. A large, flat, Cabbage-headed variety, excellent 
tor midsummer or fall use, or under glass in early spring and autumn. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, Y% lb. $1.25. 
Great Lakes. 82 days. Decidedly crisp, of the Imperial type. Excellent 
quality, exceedingly sweet and tender. Stands heat and sun and is 
exceptionally resistant to tip-burn injury. Very slow to shoot to seed. 
Pkt. 20c, ¥2 oz. 50c, oz. 95c, Y% Ib. $2.75. 
Iceberg. 84 days. A fine variety, producing large, solid, Cabbage-like 
heads, firm, crisp, and of fine flavor. Leaves curly, slightly tinged 
red. Pkt. 15c, oz. 60c, %4 Ib. $1.50. 
May King. 63 days. The first solid head Lettuce to mature outdoors. 
It is of good size, with tender, full heart. Suitable for sowing under 
sash in early spring. Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, Y Ib. $1.25. 
Number 1. 70 days. A good variety for summer use as it resists 
the hot sun better than most sorts. Heads unusually large, tender, 
and of a delicious buttery flavor. Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
New York or Wonderful No. 12. 80 days. This is a leader of the 
Cabbage-headed sorts. Heads large, dark green, with white interior 
and curled outer leaves. Pkt. 15c, 4% oz. 35c, oz. 60c, %4 Ib. $1.50. 
Premier Great Lakes. 74 days. All-America Selections. 7 to 10 days 
earlier than standard Great Lakes. Leaves are smooth, green, small 
ribbed and tip-burn resistant. Heads are large and solid. Excellent 
for spring and early summer. 
Pkt. 25c, ¥2 oz. 60c, oz. $1.00, %4 lb. $3.00. 
Romaine - Cos Lettuce 
This type, of French origin, differs greatly from the American va- 
rieties in its peculiar, upright growth. To produce tender heads, the 
outer leaves must be tied together at the top so that the inner ones 
blanch. 
Dark Green Cos. 66 days. Similar to the White Cos but darker green 
leaves. Inner leaves bleach a creamy to golden yellow with Endive- 
like flavor. Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, %4 Ib. $1.20. 
Paris White Cos. 66 days. Strong grower with long, medium green 
leaves of most excellent quality. A self-folder, but when half grown 
it is best to tie it up so the inner leaves may be blanched white. Head 
TULA LETTUCE 
Lettuce, 
Premier 
Great Lakes 
Loose Leaf or Cutting 
SALAD BOWL. 45 days. Gold Medal All-America Selection 1952. 
This new variety of Loose Leaf Lettuce is well named. A head will 
fill a salad bowl with a perfect rosette of rich green and very 
decorative leaves of extremely high quality. It is a rapid grower, 
very slow to bolt to seed and stands the sun very well. Leaves are 
short, closely set, waved and notched and hold their quality, ten- 
derness and fine texture over a long period. 
Pkt. 25c, Y2 oz. 55c, oz. $1.10. 
Oak Leaf. 45 days. Makes attractive loose-leaf heads during the hottest 
summer weather. Leaves broad, deeply lobed like an Oak leaf, thick, 
succulent and tender. Pkt. 15c, 4% oz. 40c, oz. 70c, “4 Ib. $2.00. 
Black-seeded Simpson. 46 days. Ideal for midsummer use. When 
matured, presents a loose head with finely fringed leaves. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, 4 Ib. $1.25. 
Early Curled Simpson. 45 days. An excellent, curly-leaved sort; loose 
heads and very tender. Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
Grand Rapids. 43 days. The leading variety in this class for forcing 
under glass, but may also be grown successfully outdoors. Leaves 
8 to 9 inches high. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, 4 Ib. $1.20. 
are very curly, crisp and brittle. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 55c, %4 Ib. $1.50. 
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KALE - Borecole 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of row. 
For early use it may be sown in May; when 
desired for winter use, sow in September, 
broadcast or in rows 2 feet apart. 
Dwarf Blue Scotch. 55 days. A hardy strain 
with finely curled foliage having a distinct 
blue tinge. Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, 44 Ib. $1.25. 
LEEK 
One ounce will sow about 100 feet of row. 
Allied to the Onion family, but producing 
no bulb. Sow seed in April, in rows 1 foot 
apart, covering the seed about an inch; when 
about 4 inches high, transplant where they 
are to grow, in rich soil in rows 1¥2 feet apart, 
6 inches apart in the row. 
American Flag. 142 days. Popular for the 
home garden. Makes a longer but narrower 
stalk than others. 
Pkt. 15c, % oz. 50c, oz. 90c, Y Ib. $2.65. 
Giant Carentan. 150 days. Produces colossal 
stalks of tender quality. Excellent for ex- 
hibition purposes. 
Pkt. 15c, Y% oz. 50c, oz. 90c, Y Ib. $2.65. 
MUSTARD GREENS 
One ounce will sow 75 feet of row. 
Makes a delicious green salad, pungent in 
taste, highly palatable, and healthful. Sow 
every 2 weeks in rows the same as Spinach. 
Fine winter greens if sown in a heated frame 
or greenhouse. 
Southern Giant Curled. 65 days. The best 
of the curled Mustards. Sweet flavor; ma- 
tures very early and produces abundant 
foliage. Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, %4 lb. 85c. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Made in quart milk bottles under absolutely 
sterile conditions, so that every mould, weed 
seed, or insect is destroyed and each bottle 
contains nothing but pure spawn. One carton 
equals 5 bricks of ordinary Spawn and is suf- 
ficient to spawn about 40 square feet. 
Carton $1.45; 5 cartons $6.75. 
Pure Culture Brick Spawn 
One brick will spawn 8 to 10 square feet. 
Ask for our Free Leaflet on Mushroom culture. 
Pure White. Brick 45c, 5 bricks $2.15, 
10 bricks $4.00. 
OKRA 
One ounce will sow about a 100-foot row. 
Sow seed after frost and cold have dis- 
appeared, in rows 3 feet apart; when about 
6 inches high, plants should be thinned out 
to stand | foot apart in the row. The pod is 
used when young and tender. 
Perkins Mammoth Long Pod. 64 days. A 
leading home-garden and canning variety 
about 4 feet in height and literally covered 
with pods 6 to 7 inches long, dark green, 
tapered, fleshy and heavily ribbed. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, 4 Ib. 90c. 
Clemson Spineless. 55 days. All-America 
Selections. A uniform spineless strain of 
the Perkins long-podded type. Pods 8 to 9 
inches long. Plants 4 to 5 feet tall. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, %4 Ib. 90c. 
Dwarf Long Green-podded. 51 days. Fine 
quality pods, somewhat smaller than the 
Clemson Spineless. Plants much smaller. 
Popular market- and home-garden variety. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, % Ib. 90c. 
Garden Store, 924 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 
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