From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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Henderson's 

 New Cos or Romaine Lettuce 



Crispy cos 



(Introduced by Peter Henderson <Sr Co. in 1926) 



The Earliest Romaine in the Garden. The Earliest 

 and Best for Crops Under Class 



503. Romaine, or Cos Lettuces, as they are vari- 

 ously called, have been great favorites in Europe for 

 a century: but they never attained much popularity 

 in America, until we introduced our variety Trianon 

 a few years ago. Since that time they have become 

 known to a much larger number of people than be- 

 fore, and therefore much more popular as the appe- 

 tizing flavor of Romaine is more and more appreci- 

 ated by salad lovers. 



Henderson's New Romaine Lettuce "CRISPYCOS" 

 is in many respects a decided improvement upon 

 Trianon. Its great recommendation is that it does 

 not readily run to seed, and also that it is one of the 

 best varieties for an early crop under glass. "Crispy- 

 cos" is undoubtedly a very fine lettuce of good green 

 color with broad leaves, folding well in at the top, 

 and producing hearts crisp and sweet. Everybody 

 should try Henderson's "Crispycos" Lettuce. (See 

 engraving.) 



Price, 20c. pkt., 3 pkts. for 50c, $1.50 ounce. 



Henderson's 

 New Butterhead Cabbage Lettuce 



"Delicacy" 



(Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. in 1936 | 

 A Uniform and Sure Header. Very Slow in Shooting to Seed. 



A Wonderful Second Early Variety. 

 501. There are really only four distinct species of that wonderful 

 and universally used salad plant, termed by the ancients Lactuca 

 sativa, and known to us moderns as Lettuce. Briefly, they may 

 be described as ^Cabbage, Butterhead, Crispyhead, Curled or Loose- 

 leaved and Cos or Romaine. These, of course, have produced 

 many variations, some good and others, not as good as the origi- 

 nals. Henderson's New Lettuce DELICACY is a variation of the 

 Cabbage Butterhead Lettuce section and among the many im- 

 provements noted in it is the very important one of being 

 SLOWER TO, GO TO NEED THAN ANY OTHER VARIETY. 

 This is, of course, a great claim for us to make; but our tests and 

 experiences with it for four successive seasons under varying 

 climatic conditions amply justify us in making the assertion. 



Everyone will agree that another great requisite in a lettuce 

 for private uses is QUALITY first and always. This desideratum 

 is characteristic in a superlative degree of Henderson's New But- 

 terhead Cabbage Lettuce DELICACY. Our plant expert who has 

 been working upon it describes it as being a second early lettuce 

 of medium size, with close compact heads, and with outer protect- 

 ing leaves of a decided bronze color. The inner leaves and the 

 heart are of a delicate creamy yellow, very attractive and alluring 

 It grows to a uniform size; is a sure header and we feel that it is 

 a very great acquisition to our list of quality lettuces. 



Price, 20c. pkt., 3 pkts. for 50c, $1.50 ounce. 



"/ congratulate you on your latest introduction in the Lettuce section of uour 

 catalogue. Henderson's Delicacy is certainly the best and finest I crer grew." 



Iter. R U. MARKS, 



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For other Varieties of Lettuce see pages 4 7, 48 and 49 



