VEGETABLES LETTUCE. 221 



Boston Market, or White Seeded Tennis Ball, This 



is an improved variety of the Tennis Ball which attains 

 a larger size. It grows very compact, is beautifully white 

 and crisp, and is one of the very best varieties for forcing ; 

 in our opinion it is preferable to Black Seeded Tennis 

 Ball. 



Salamander, (See figure 56.) A grand Lettuce for 

 summer use, forming 

 good - sized, compact 

 heads ; in color it is 

 light green outside and 

 white on the inside. Its 

 great merit is that it 

 will withstand drouth 

 and heat, and remain 

 longer in head without 



, . Fiff. 56. SALAMANDER LETTUCE. 



bursting, than any other 



variety except the " New York." Is largely grown for 



Philadelphia and New York markets. 



Yellow Seeded Butter, Like the Salamander, this 

 stands the summer's heat well. It is a very distinct sort, 

 making a large, dense, yellow head, very crisp and tender, 

 and of excellent flavor. Its beautiful yellow heart gives 

 it a very handsome appearance. 



Lanrc White Summer (-ahba^e, One of the very best 

 late varieties for summer; heads of good. size, close, and 

 well formed. It is a splendid market variety. 



New York, (See figure 57.) This is a remarkable 

 summer Lettuce introduced in the spring of 1886 ; the 

 size and solidity of its head are unusual. We have seen 

 it eighteen inches in diameter and weighing nearly four 

 pounds, with heads almost as solid as an Early Summer 

 Cabbage, which in form it somewhat resembles. It 

 blanches itself naturally, is crisp, tender, and ol excel- 



