Strain No. 12 
A Grand New Lettuce 
A Selection From The New York Special 
O UR customers say this strain is at least a week earlier in heading than any strain of New 
York they have ever seen. It makes a nice, hard, uniform head, most of them ready for 
market at the same time. A grower at Castroville, Calif., harvested 20 acres, 62 days 
from planting, which cut 90% of U. S. Fancy Grade large, fine, solid heads with practically 
no tipburn. 
Head Lettuce should be planted so that it will mature during cool weather as no varieties 
will head well in hot weather which causes it to go to seed or make loose heads. Our seed 
was grown under contract for us by the originators and is shipped direct to us in sealed bags. 
(General description about same as the regular New York described below.) Except 
the No. 12 is considerably earlier, a surer header and heads a little smaller but very solid. It 
is the best variety for early planting. 
n • l-yr.-old—Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; }/£ lb. 35c; lb. $1.15; 10 to 25 lbs. at $1.00 per lb.; 
rrice. i ar g er quantities at 90c per lb. 
New York Special Lettuce 
Also Called Los Angeles Market and Mountain Iceberg 
T HUS wonderful head lettuce was used exclusively in the development of the great lettuce 
shipping industry in California and Arizona. Many of the California shippers and 
Eastern produce dealers ship and sell the New York under the name of “Iceberg.” This 
name is erroneous. While the Iceberg is similar in some respects, it is light green in color 
with a decided brown tinge on the outer edges of the leaves. If you want to plant New York 
Special do not order “Iceberg.” 
This variety is a hardy, rapid grower, deep-rooted and drought-resistant; slow to run to 
seed and a sure header. It produces closely folded, solid heads of immense size (often weighing 
2 to 3 pounds). The inner portion is beautifully blanched to a creamy-white. The heart is 
solid, very sweet, tender and crisp, and free from bitterness. The outer leaves are a deep, 
rich green and slightly curled on the edges. 
We carry over a large quantity of lettuce seed each year, as the year-old seed produces 
a better, surer crop and shows much stronger germination than the new seed. 
p ♦ . l-yr.-old—Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 30c; lb. $1.00; 10 to 25 lbs. at 90c per lb.; 
rrice. i ar g er quantities at 75c per lb. 
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Garwood & Woodside, Rocky Ford, Colorado 
