SEED GROWERS 29 



1 ib. 10 lbs. 



Telegraph or more or more 



Code Word per Ib. per Ib. 



Hanson, w. s lehan $0.55 $0.50 



82 days. An old standard home and market garden sort; very 

 hardy. Plant very large with broad, thick, frilled, light yellowish- 

 green leaves, forming rather large, globular head, white at the 

 heart, crisp, sweet, and tender. It is best known under the name 

 "Nonpariel" in Canada. 



' Hubbard's Market, w. s lehub .55 .50 



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. 



Ii Iceberg, w. s leber .55 .50 



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

 Plant large with broad, crisp, wavy light green leaves tinged 

 brown on margins. Head large, well-folded, white inside; crisp, 

 very sweet and tender. Must not be confused with New York 

 which is commonly called Iceberg by shippers and green grocers. 



h Imperial F, w. s lefuf 1.00 .95 



The most widely adopted of the Imperial types; resistant to 

 brown blight and downy mildew. It is very close to New York 

 Special in type and thrives practically everywhere that variety 

 can be used. Thousands of car loads are shipped from 

 California every year. 



\ Mammoth Black Seeded Butter lebut .55 .50 



72 days. Reliable butter-heading sort much esteemed for home 

 and market gardens; especially desirable for summer culture. 

 Plant large, medium green; head large, firm; interior well 

 blanched to light golden yellow; of excellent quality with delicate 

 buttery flavor. Similar to Black Seeded Tennisball and Sala- 

 mander, but larger. 



• May King, w. s lemay .60 .5' 



61 days. The earliest heading lettuce; standard for greenhouse 

 forcing and does splendidly out of doors in early spring. Plants 

 small, allowing very close planting, Ught green tinged slightly 

 with brown; head medium small, round, firm; interior rich 

 golden yellow, buttery, of splendid quality. 



Mignonette, b. s lemig .95 .90 



66 days. Splendid for the home garden; the most popular lettuce 

 in Hawaii, Guam and the Phihppines. Plant medium small; com- 

 pact; medium brown with dark greenish tinge; leaves frilled; head 

 globular; firm; heart well blanched, almost white; of excellent 

 quahty. 



NEW YORK, Wonderful, or Los Angeles, w. s lenbw .80 .75 



Plant large, dark green, crisp heading, with large outer leaves 

 which are notched and slightly curled on the edges and large, 

 tightly folded cabbage-like head which is well blanched, crisp 

 and sweet. Our Special is a strain of regular New York carefully 

 selected for several generations - 



^ New York Special No. 12 lesia .80 .75 



An early sure heading strain adapted to warmer weather than 

 the original type. Forms somewhat flat, exposed heads with 

 rather light green, thin leaves. 



^ New York Special No. 515 lefiv 1.30 1.20 



Similar in habit and head formation to New York No. 12, but 

 color is brighter green and the head somewhat better formed 

 and smoother. Sure-heading and resists tipburn in warm weather 

 as well as any firm heading lettuce. At present used principally 

 for summer lettuce near Pacific Ocean on land not infected with 

 brown blight, but with distinct promise in all sections of the 

 country for spring head lettuce. Not well adapted to fall harvest 

 due to tendency to bolt under unfavorable conditions. 



