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Standard Heading Varieties 
HENDERSON’S BIG BOSTON. A very popular variety for 
all around use. Excellent for hotbed and cold frame 
forcing, and extensively used outside for summer and fall 
crops. The plant is quite large. The outer leaves are 
slightly tinged with reddish brown on edges. The heads 
are medium large, firm and well formed with creamy vel- 
low hearts. The.quality and flavor are excellent. Sea- 
son 76 days. oz. VY Ib. Ib. 
Price 35c 95¢ $2.85 
SPECIAL WHITE BOSTON (UNRIVALED). This is a white 
strain of the popular Big Boston. The outer foliage is 
bright green, and does not have the red or bronze tinge 
that is characteristic of Big Boston. It is, however, sim- 
ilar in size and shape of head, but the frame of the plant 
is a trifle smaller. The heads are solid, attractive, and 
unsurpassed in quality. Season 76 days. 
oz. VY Ib. Ib. 
Price 35c¢ 95c $2.85 
Big Boston GOLDEN QUEEN. A very desirable first early forcing variety. Head 
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is medium large, light yellowish green; outer leaves slightly crum- 
pled, edges smooth. Season 66 days. oz. VY Ib. Ib. 
Price 45c¢ $1.25 $3.50 
MIGNONETTE. The most dependable heading and long standing 
variety for warm climates. The plants are small and compact. The 
leaves are of brownish color, tinged with green. The heads are 
medium small, round, hard, well blanched to creamy white, and 
of splendid quality. Season 66 days. oz. VY Ib. Ib. 
Price 50c $1.50 $4.00 
SALAMANDER also called BLACK SEED TENNISBALL. A popular 
variety for warm weather use because it forms fairly good heads 
when most other varieties fail. The heads are medium large, globe 
shape, solid and of fine quality. Season 70 days. 
oz. VY Ib. Ib. 
Price 35c $1.00 $2.85 
Leaf or Loose Headed Varieties 
GRAND RAPIDS. Our strain of this standard leaf variety is in great 
. demand in the sections where Grand Rapids is grown, because of 
its earliness and uniformity. The plants are large, compact, and 
upright in growth. The leaves are larae and well curled at the 
edges. An excellent strain for forcing. Season 42 days. 
oz. VY Ib. Ib. 
Price 30c 80c $2.35 
GRAND RAPIDS U. S. NO. 1. This new strain of Grand Rapids is 
definitely superior both for forcing and outdoor culture. The plants 
are vigorous and a little larger than the regular strain, exceptionally 
uniform and well curled. The best strain for greenhouse use. 
Season 42 days. oz. VY Ib. Ib. 
Price 35c 95¢ $2.85 
GRAND RAPIDS TIP BURN RESISTANT. When grown commercially under glass, 
said to be resistant to tip burn. Has a tendency to form heads when arown out- 
doors, and the leaves are not so frilled but more savoyed than regular Grand 
Rapids. Season 42 days. oz. \ Ib. Ib. 
Price 40c $1.00 $3.00 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. Very large, loose heads of curly golden-yellow leaves 
which are thin and tender. It stands summer heat well. Season 45 days. 
oz. VW Ib. Ib. 
Price 25¢ 70¢ $2.10 
Cos or Romaine Varieties 
TRIANON COS. Trianon is by far the best of the self-folding Cos or Romaine varieties. 
The long spoon-shaped leaves form oval-shaped heads. This lettuce may be used 
to advantage where the heading varieties do not succeed because almost the entire 
plant is tender, palatable, and of the finest flavor. Season 70 days. 
oz. VY |b. Ib. 
Price 30c 80c $2.35 
PARIS WHITE COS. An early, compact heading Cos variety. The heads are about 9 
inches tall. The inner leaves are whitish green, with white mid-ribs, very brittle, 
and of excellent quality. Season 70 days. oz. VY Ib. Ib. 
Price 30c 80c $2.35 
1947 CATALOG FOR MARKET GROWERS AND FLORISTS — PETER HENDERSON & C€O., NEW YORK 
