The Busy Woman s Garden Book 



LETTUCE 



For the very earliest use plant seed in hotbed 

 and transplant to open ground about the middle 

 of May, setting the plants about a foot apart 

 if head lettuce is desired and, of course, no one 

 who is acquainted with the superior excellence 

 of head lettuce over the leaf variety will care to 

 grow the latter. There are so many excellent 

 varieties of lettuce on the market that one hes- 

 itates to recommend any special sort but some 

 are more reliable headers than others. One of 

 the surest headers and an excellent sort to plant 

 in summer as it is more resistant of heat than 

 most sorts, is the Improved Hanson; this variety 

 makes a large, globe-shaped head, so compact 

 that the inner leaves are beautifully blanched and 

 the quality is excellent. For those who like a 

 brown-leaved lettuce and in my opinion this sort 

 excels in flavor all others, the old May King is one 

 of the best and should always find a place in the 

 garden whatever other varieties are grown. It 

 is not as large as lettuce and permits of closer 



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