Grand Rapids Lettuce May King Lettuce 
HEADING LETTUCE, continued 
Crisp as Ice. 65 days. Solid, crisp, and slow to shoot to seed. Compact 
plants; can be grown close together. Leaves are rich bronze in ap- 
pearance; creamy white intertor. Fine for home gardens. 
Iceberg. 80 days. A late variety. Crisp, wavy light green outside, with 
very white, sweet center. Very popular and in great demand in the 
1 markets. 
Imperial 44. 82 days. One of the best heading varieties for the East. 
Solid, medium-sized heads of Iceberg type, doing well on a variety of 
soils. Resists tip-burn. 
May King. 60 days. An early variety, fie for shipping. Makes a 
medium-sized, round, solid head with light green leaves lightly edged 
brown. Rich buttery flavor. 
New York or Wonderful. 78 days. One of the best for hot weather. 
Very fine heads, firm and heavy, weighing up to 2 pounds after 
trimming. Dark green leaves, slightly curled at edges. Interior 
creamy white, sweet and tender. 
New York 515. 75 days. Bright green heads of large size and fine 
appearance. Bred to resist tip-burn. Quite good in hot weather. 
Premier Great Lakes. 75 days. Produces large, solid heads, which 
are crisp and tender. Outer leaves are dark green, smooth and not 
New York Lettuce ruffled at edge. 
COS or ROMAINE 
»Dark Green. 66 days. Very dark, slightly crumpled leaves in a com- 
pact head 12 inches Iong. Resists heat well. 
Paris White or Trianon. 66 days. Outer leaves medium green, inner 
ones greenish white. Makes a fine summer salad. 
LOOSE-LEAVED VARIETIES 
Black-seeded Simpson. 45 days. An early leaf Lettuce that is one of 
the best. It grows very fast and can always be depended upon for 
early spring salads. Light green, wavy leaves of good flavor. 
Early Curled Simpson. 45 days. Produces large bunches of yellowish 
green foliage, tender and mild in flavor. May be used when very 
young. 
Grand Rapids. 43 days. More compact and upright in growth, and 
plants may therefore be allowed to grow close together. Good for 
forcing or outdoors. Light green crinkled leaves, fringed on the edges. 
Oak Leaf. 40 days. An established variety among home gardeners. 
Leaves are somewhat similar to large oak leaves, medium green and 
of a tender texture. Has strong resistance to heat. 
Prizehead. 47 days. Popuiar and widely grown in home gardens. 
Medium green foliage, heavily bronzed and ruffled. Leaves stand 
erect m a loose head. 
Salad Bowl. 45 days. Grows to large size and is slow to bolt. Leaves 
are rather dark green, short, closely set, deeply cut, waved and 
notched. 
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