. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 63 Days New York No. 12, 77 Developed and introduced by Pieters-Wheeler Seed Co. A widely used strain of New York which stands heat well. Plant and head lighter green than New York, with fewer outer leaves, and several days earlier; large, compact, uniform. NEW YORK No. 199, IMPROVED, 75 An early variety well adapted to summer and early fall production; resist- ant to tipburn. Heads medium large, com
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 63 Days New York No. 12, 77 Developed and introduced by Pieters-Wheeler Seed Co. A widely used strain of New York which stands heat well. Plant and head lighter green than New York, with fewer outer leaves, and several days earlier; large, compact, uniform. NEW YORK No. 199, IMPROVED, 75 An early variety well adapted to summer and early fall production; resist- ant to tipburn. Heads medium large, compact, attractive; fairly dark green with somewhat prominent ribs and stout core. No. E-4, 85 A large shipping variety for the coastal area of central California. Heads solid, almost spherical, with well-folded leaves. Oak Leaf, 40 An old variety which has returned to favor among home gardeners because of its tender texture and resistance to heat. Leaves somewhat similar in outline to large oak leaves, medium green, compactly set. Prize Head, 47 An early non-heading sort for home garden use. Plants of medium size, crisp and tender; color light reddish brown on a medium green base; leaves crumpled and highly frilled at the edges. 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. Used extensively in home and market gardens. SIMPSON'S EARLY CURLED (Early Curled Silesia), 45 Probably the most widely used of all varieties for home gardens. Early, hardy, and dependable; loose leaved, with large leaves, somewhat less crumpled and frilled than black-seeded Simpson, forming a compact central bunch; color yellowish Simpson's Early Curled: The favorite home garden lettuce. 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 no
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