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THE "CRISP-HEAD" LETTUCES 



r*HESE differ from others described so far in that 

 -1 their leaves are very heavy and rather coarse. Each 

 leaf has a heavy midrib which is strongly curved toward 

 the centre and is responsible for the tightly folded char- 

 acter of the "crisp-head" lettuces. So tightly are they 

 folded that frequently the inner leaves will rot and the 

 seed stalks often penetrate the sides of the heads. 



Iceberg is the earliest. It perfects slim, conical-shaped 

 heads of yellowish green color, with the centre leaves 

 tinged red and curled along the edges. Iceberg is ready 

 in sixty days and remains fit for two weeks. 



Improved Hanson is a few days later and of a distinct 

 "silvery" shade of light green. New York or Wonder- 

 ful (see illustration) is a large, deep green, very coarse 

 sort maturing in sixty-five to seventy days. Crisp-as- 

 Ice is a smaller sort of deep green color shaded with bronze 

 and brown. It is particularly valuable for late fall be- 

 cause of its frost resistance. 



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