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LETTUCE 
Lettuce is represented by four distinct classes or types — by the thick-leaved, smooth-edged cabbage-heading type; the curly and 
thin-leaved, tight-heading, crisp type; the curly and thin-leaved bunching or non-heading type; and the Cos or celery type. 
There are early, medium early, and late varieties of each type, as well as those especially adapted for greenhouse, hotbed, winter, spring, 
summer, and autumn uses. There is so great a difference in localities in regard to the value of lettuce, that a uniform rule for culture cannot 
be adopted. For the ordinary house garden, it is desirable to use one variety of each type, and several plantings should be made to secure 
a succession. The seed should be planted in rows eighteen inches apart, as early as possible, and the young plants of cabbage varieties 
should be thinned to four inches apart. Varieties that do not head may be left quite thick, and when fairly well grown, those thinned out 
may be used. 
BIG BOSTON 
. A popular market variety, used largely 
in the South to grow winter lettuce for 
Northern markets. A light-green cabbage variety, slightly 
tinged with brown in the head. Has a particularly fine golden 
buttery head. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; M lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Grand Rapids 
Slack Seeded Simpson. A bunching variety, forming no definite 
head. It has a large mass of fine, brittle leaves of a light-green 
attractive color. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; M lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Black Seeded Tennisball. An old, well-known variety. Very 
desirable for hotbed culture in winter and for withstanding heat 
in summer. A light-green cabbage sort, forming hard heads. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; M lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Boston Market. The well-known and popular hothouse variety of 
New England. Needs to be quickly grown to be of good flavor. 
Light-green cabbage variety, slightly tinged with brown on the 
head. Forms a compact, buttery head. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
U lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER s or u S r 
Cabbage. A very popular variety for autumn and winter use. 
Forms a very large head, which is very buttery, and of a rich 
golden-yellow inside. The leaves are thick and of bright green, 
slightly tinged with brown on top of head, and the outer leaves 
are slightly spotted 
with inconspicuous 
brown spots. Easy to 
grow and a good ship- 
ping variety. Pkt. 5c ; 
oz. 15c; H, lb. 40c; 
lb. $1.25. 
Deacon. A large cabbage 
variety having thick, 
bright green leaves; 
forms a large, buttery 
head; very bright 
golden - yellow inside. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; K 
lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Denver Market. A hand- 
some variety, forming 
tight, conical heads, 
The leaves are very 
deeply savoyed, and 
even the outside leaves 
are tender and crisp. 
Color is light green. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; H 
lb. 45c; lb. $1.50. 
Drumhead, or Malta. Sometimes called "Chinese" lettuce. A very 
large, tight-heading variety. Leaves are rather coarse, but very 
brittle and tender. Is dark green and slightly curled. Pkt, 
5c; oz. 15c; U lb. 40«; lb. $1.25. 
Early Curled Simpson. A loose-bunching sort, forming no definite 
head. Is crisp and tender; light green in color. Is very hardy 
and easy to grow. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; U lb- 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Grand Rapids. The well-known forcing variety for the middle 
West, where butter-headed or cabbage varieties do not grow well 
under glass. Is a loose-bunching variety, forming no definite 
head. Is extremely curly, and its light yellowish-green color 
makes it very attractive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; M lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
I_J » MCHM A fine, large-heading variety. Leaves curled 
nHllOwll on the edges; light yellowish - green in color. 
The head is crisp and brittle, and flavor excellent. Is the very 
best house garden variety in existence, and much the finest 
variety of its class. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; H, lb. 45c; lb. $1.50. 
Hubbard's Market. A large cabbage variety, forming a solid 
head, buttery, and yellow inside and of very fine flavor. Color 
light green. Is a favorite in some markets. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
H lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Iceberg. A large-heading variety; crisp and brittle, and color bright 
green, lightly tinged wil b brown on top of the head ; leaves curled 
on the edges. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Mammoth Black Seeded Butter. A very large, green cabbage- 
heading variety similar to Salamander, but, a thinl larger. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 15c; M lb. 45c; lb. $1.50. 
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heading variety 
one of the largest of the cabbage sorts and almost a third 
larger than California Cream Butter, which it resembles in color 
and shape. It is especially adapted for planting in the fall and 
winter, and makes a fine tender buttery head. A number of 
our best local market gardeners have been growing it and find 
it unsurpassed for a fine heavy shipping variety. 
Prof.R. E.Mansell of the Kxperiment Station at the University 
of California, who plants a very large number of samples annu- 
ally, pronounces Maximum as entitled to lead the list of ail 
lettuces. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
MAY lCINC* A ver y earl y new variety, forming fine hard 
IVUXl heads within a few weeks alter planting. It 
is medium sized, light green, with buttery but crisp heads. 
There is just a faint tint of brown on the head. 
We have had no end of praise from our friends and customers 
who have tried this variety. It is essentia 11 v a spring sort and does 
well all summer. Being of rapid growth and quick heading, it 
is especially recommended for the home garden and is universally 
esteemed. It came to us from one of the leading growers in 
Germany and we are assured that it is as popular in Europe as 
America. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; M lb. 40c; lb. $1.50. 
New York, or Wonderful. A large, crisp, tight-heading variety. 
Dark green, curlv leaves; head large and ot fine quality. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 15c; H lb. 40c; lb $1.25. 
Maximum, or Immensity Lettuce— Immense Heads, very compact 
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