. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 43 Days from sowing seed to marketable stage Malta or Early Drumhead, w. s 57 A standard variety, with large, curled head. Leaves are medium dark green, blistered, with straight edges. Cabbage-like heads are some- what coarse, but brittle and of good quality. May King, w. s 53 An extremely early, heading sort, for earliest outside planting, and for gree
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 43 Days from sowing seed to marketable stage Malta or Early Drumhead, w. s 57 A standard variety, with large, curled head. Leaves are medium dark green, blistered, with straight edges. Cabbage-like heads are some- what coarse, but brittle and of good quality. May King, w. s 53 An extremely early, heading sort, for earliest outside planting, and for greenhouse forcing. Leaves yellowish green, tinged with brown at edges. Heads small, compact, with golden yellow interior, and buttery flavor; of fine quality. Mignonette, b. s 67 A very early home garden variety, crisp, small and compact. Leaves much crumpled, frilled, medium brown, with a dark greenish tinge. Heads round, hard, with well blanched, white heart; of good New York Lettuce, known in the produce trade as Iceberg NEW YORK, WONDERFUL or LOS ANGELES, w. s. 80 The outstanding shipping variety, known in all markets. Commonly called Iceberg by the produce trade. A large, curled, heading lettuce, with dark green leaves which are slightly curled on the edges. Heads are well blanched, sweet, tender, and of excellent quality. Our special strain is noted for large size of solid heads. New York No. 12, w. s 77 Developed and introduced by Pieters-W'heeler Seed Company. A widely used strain of New York, well adapted to mid-season maturity, as it stands heat well. Plant and head lighter green than New York, with fewer outer leaves, and several days earlier; large, compact, uniform and attractive. NEW YORK No. 515, IMPROVED, w. s 75 An early variety well adapted to summer and early fall production; resistant to tip burn; slightly darker green than Imperial F with somewhat more prominent ribs. Heads medium large, compact, attractive; a development from Xew York No. 12. Strain
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