. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 50 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. LETTUCE (continued) Days RED KNIGHT, 78 Introduced by us in 1950. A large, rather loose-head variety, very similar in shape and habit of growth to Big Boston, but with outer leaves heavily bronzed, especially when grown in strong sunlight; interior well blanched. Thick, succulent leaves of superior eating quality. SALAD BOWL, 45 Bred by Ross C. Thompson, and introduced for 1952 s
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 50 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. LETTUCE (continued) Days RED KNIGHT, 78 Introduced by us in 1950. A large, rather loose-head variety, very similar in shape and habit of growth to Big Boston, but with outer leaves heavily bronzed, especially when grown in strong sunlight; interior well blanched. Thick, succulent leaves of superior eating quality. SALAD BOWL, 45 Bred by Ross C. Thompson, and introduced for 1952 season. A loose leaf variety, growing to large size and slow to bolt. Leaves of rather dark green, short, closely set, deeply cut, waved and notched, of tender texture, forming a compact, rounded head. SIMPSON'S CURLED, . 46 A popular early loose leaved variety, large and compact, with broad, light green leaves, crumpled and frilled on the edges; crisp and tender. SIMPSON'S EARLY CURLED (Early Curled Silesia), 45 Early, hardy, and dependable; loose leaved, with large leaves, somewhat less crumpled and frilled than black-seeded Simpson; color yellowish green. Slobolt, 43 Introduced by the ; similar in type and general appearance to Grand Rapids but with unusual resistance to bolting in warm weather. WHITE BOSTON (Ocoee), 76 Similar to Big Boston, but with leaves slightly lighter green and free from a brown tint; heart yellow; of succulent quality. WHITE PARIS COS (Trianon), 66 A medium large self-folding variety, with medium dark green, erect, smooth, concave leaves. Head compact, solid, crisp, with greenish white interior. ~Ss*m^ Ik y I i. Perkins' Spineless: early and prolific. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Associated Seed Growers, Inc; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery a
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