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Hanson. — This is a standard market variety, and pro- 

 duces a solid head with a fine flavor; crisp and tender. 

 The color green outside with white inside. 



Grand Rapids. — For forcing under glass this lettuce 

 stands near the head of the list. It retains its tender, 



Fig. 126 — New Mammoth Salamander Lettuce. 



fresh condition for a long period. The heads are more 

 open than the preceding. 



Culture. — In raising good lettuce three things are 

 necessary — good seed, good soil, and frequent hoeing — 

 and of these the first is perhaps the most important. 

 There is generally no difficulty in making lettuce seed 

 vegetate, but if it is not saved from good heads it will not 



