S. S. Big Boston Lettuce 



440 S. S. Big Boston Lettuce 



Without question, Big Boston is the most popular Head Lettuce in existence, both for home and market use. 

 With this in view, we have gone to considerable expense to obtain a strain which would be equal, if not superior, 

 to any other. Our seed is grown on two large California ranches, in a valley where the climatic conditions are 

 as near perfectly for Lettuce seed cultivation as can be found. The Pacific Ocean is only ten miles to the west. 



The cardinal point which we have been striving for in the selection of the S. S. strain is absolute trueness to 

 type, even size, firm heads and leaves of uniform color. A great many planters of home gardens claim to have 

 trouble in getting Lettuce to form heads. We believe that the most trouble in such cases has been on account of 

 the lack of room allowed each individual head. It is very natural not to want to destroy healthy plants in the 

 process of thinning, and it is just here that so many gardeners fail. One good healthy plant every 15 inches in 

 the row will do more toward forming perfect heads than any other one factor. S. S. Big Boston, when grown in 

 this manner and under good weather conditions, will make heads as handsome as the above photograph, no 

 matter how small the garden. Do not fail to plant it. 



PACKET 10 CENTS, OUNCE 25 CENTS, ONE-FOURTH POUND 75 CENTS, POUND $2.50 



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