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A Field of New York Lettuce Being Grown for IVIarket 



Code Word 



California Cream Butter, b. s lapton 



75 days. Popular over the entire country, particularly with mar- 

 ket gardeners; especially valuable for cool season culture. Plant 

 large with thick, dark green leaves tinged with brown and 

 spotted. Forms very large, globular head which is rich golden 

 yellow inside, buttery, and of best quality. 



Crisp as Ice, b. s laplin 



76 days. Particularly valuable for home and market gardens; 

 forms heads under rather adverse weather conditions. Plant 

 medium small; deep green overlaid with dark brown; forms firm 

 well blanched head of dehcate buttery flavor and tender quahty. 



CURLY CONTINUITY landan 



Well folded, firm, crisp head with red shading on a clear green 

 background. Leaves crisp and nicely frilled Hke those of New 

 York or Los Angeles. Quality excellent; flavor sweet and nutty. 



Hanson, w. s legum 



82 days. One of the most popular home and market garden sorts; 

 very hardy. Plant very large with broad, thick, frilled, fight yel- 

 lowish-green leaves; forms rather large, globular, very hard cab- 

 bage-fike head which is white at the heart, crisp, sweet, and 

 tender. It is best known under the name "Nonpariel" in Canada. 



Hubbard's IVIarket, w. s lesin 



67 days. Desirable for home and market garden use and for cold 

 frame culture; popular in Cuba and South America. Plant dark 

 green with crumpled straight edged leaves; compact; forms me- 

 dium sized, firm, gobular head which is buttery, and sweet. 



Iceberg, w. s leson 



82 days. Very popular for near markets and home garden; tender 

 head and thin leaves make it unsuitable for shipping. Plant large 

 with broad, crisp, wavy Hght green leaves tinged brown on 

 margins. Head very large, hard, crumpled; white inside; crisp, 

 very sweet and of good quafity, but not buttery. Must not be con- 

 fused with the familiar shipping variety, New York, which is 

 commonly called Iceberg by shippers and green grocers. 



Imperial No. 6, w. s liquid 



A selection of the resistant No. 2; is somewhat larger and the 

 leaves are less notched or toothed on the edges. It forms good 

 firm heads in cold or frosty weather in mid-winter. General 

 description same as New York. 



Imperial No. 2 — 50 leader 



A selection of the resistant No. 2. Resistant to brown bhght. It 

 is a refined and even strain and is recommended for maturity 

 in Imperial Valley, California, during January and February 

 and for Central California in the fall. General description same 

 as New York. 



lib. 



25 lbs. 



or more 



or more 



per lb. 



per lb. 



$0.65 



$0.60 



1.10 



2.00 



.70 



.60 



.70 



1.00 



1.90 



.65 



.55 



.65 



1.00 



1.00 



.90 



.90 



