Way. PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK—WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 
HENDERSON'S 
Big Boston 
LETTUCE 
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The Best 
Head Lettuce on 
Earth. 
More Extensively 
Grown Than Any 
Other Head 
Lettuce. 
HENDERSON'S 
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Wherever head lettuce is sold, the demand for Big Boston 
is imperative and insistent. This demand is satisfied only 
with HENDERSON’S BIG BOSTON. 
The combined acreage devoted to all varieties of head Lettuce 
is about one-half of that required to supply the marketsZof the 
U.S. with Henderson’s Big Boston Lettuce. 
Very many of the most successful greenhouse gardeners use 
it for an indoor crop, where, slowly, and gently forced in a 
moderate temperature, it makes perfect heads. For spring 
and early summer crops in the open ground, it always brings a 
good crop, and in the fall it is used to the practical exclusion 
of all other sorts, mainly because it is unharmed by the early 
light frosts of autumn. 
In the vicinity of the large eastern cities, hundreds of acres 
of this variety may be seen quite late in November growing 
freely and vigorously under a covering of salt marsh hay. From 
this protection the plants emerge fresher, brighter, and more 
salable than at any season. 
It is probably the heaviest Lettuce of its size. The heart 
leaves are numerous, closely packed round a short stem, and of 
The outer leaves are large, and 
tender and delicate quality. 
being of great substance, perfectly protect the heart when ship- 
ping. (See cut.) 
Price, 10c. pkt., 20c. 0z., 50c. } lb., $1.75 1b. 
R. L. Rice, Sunrise, La., ‘‘ Your Big Boston Lettuce is a grand success. I 
don’t think there is a Lettuce to beat it.’ H. Huebsch, Austin, Texas, ‘‘ The Lettuce 
I have raised from your Big Boston seed created quite a sensation among truck 
gardeners.’’ Chas. Riess, St. Bernard, Ohio, ‘‘ Your Big Boston Lettuce is fine, 
sold more this year than ever.’’ Arthur J. de May, Sodus, N. Y., “ The best Big 
Boston Lettuce grown in this town last year was grown from seed bought from you." 
E. Nadler, Chester, N. Y., ‘“‘ I have bought Lettuce seed from you for five years. 
It has always been good, but this Seah "s ts the best I ever bought.” 
Whipple Bros., Beaufort, S. C., ‘‘ We grew the past season from your Big Boston 
Lettuce seed 7200 baskets from six acres of as fine Lettuce as was ever grown."’ 
Manton Hall, Fulton, N. Y., ‘‘I send a picture of my Lettuce field grown from 
your Big Boston Lettuce seed. This field paid us better than one-thousand dollars 
an acre. Willey’s Farm, East Patchogue, L. I. ‘‘ From 10 rows Henderson Big 
Boston Lettuce 600 feet long, we cut over 6000 heads of the best Lettuce we ever grew.”’ 
Jos. Rockefeller, Shreveport, axe GB Big Boston Lettuce will do without 
further improvement.’ 
Romaine or Cos Lettuce 
HENDERSON'S TRIANON. 
Romaine Lettuce is increasing rapidly in popularity, especially 
in the restaurants of large cities. It has a sweetness and flavor 
peculiarly its own, and is more crisp and brittle than other types. 
Trianon is certainly the best Cos Lettuce for the American 
market. Price, 15c. oz., 40c. + 1b., $1.25 Ib. 
FOR OUR COMPLETE LIST OF LETTUCE, SEE PAGES 28 AND 29. 
