Dependable Vegetable Seeds 
LETTUCE 
Note On Lettuce Germination 
Growers of lettuce have difficulty during hot weather in 
securing good germination of seed either in seed bed or field 
and a practice commonly followed and recommended to 
growers is to soak the seed in pans of water for 15 or 20 
minutes. Drain off the excess moisture and place these pans 
in the refrigerator. In 36 to 48 hours, depending on the 
variety, the seed should have small sprouts. The seed may 
then be dried just enough to handle for seed bed planting or 
may be fixed with dry sand to take up the excess moisture. 
Heading Varieties 
Big Boston. A large heading, forcing sort, very hardy 
and vigorous, with broad, comparatively smooth, thin 
and very hard, bright green leaves. Quite tender. In¬ 
doors this forms a solid head, while outside it is less 
distinctively a heading sort. 
Crisp 98 Ice. The heads are large and very solid. 
When cut open they have a rich creamy heart and are 
so tender and brittle as to warrant the name, “Crisp as 
Ice.” 
Iceburg. A large plant forming a hard crumpled head. 
White inside, crisp, sweet and fine quality. Outer leaves 
light green tinged with brown on margins. Tender head 
makes it excellent for home gardening. 
Improved Hanson Head, in all respects one of the 
very best out-door varieties. It is very hardy and will 
stand extremes of weather better, perhaps, than any 
other of the “crisp heading’’ sorts. In color it is of an 
attractive green. The head, which attains a large size, 
is hard, tender and crisp, with a blanched appearance in 
the center. It is of capital table quality, wholly free 
from bitterness. 
New York Special, Los Angeles Market or 
Mountain Iceberg. Produces immense heads, 
solid as a cabbage. The heart blanches beautifully, 
being crisp, tender and delicious. Outer color is a distinct 
apple-green. A desirable standard summer lettuce. 
Salamander. Forms large, solid heads of thick, 
smooth, very tender leaves of the finest quality. The 
leaves are broad, somewhat crumpled and closely 
overlapping so that the inner ones are very finely blanch¬ 
ed. It with stands hot weather remarkably well and can 
be planted any time during the summer. 
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