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ANDREW R. KENNEDY, INC., 224 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK 
LETTUCE—Cont’d 
Lettuec—New York or Wonderful 
Cabbage Headed Varieties 
Big Boston. Very popular for outside culture as 
well as cold frame forcing. Head large and 
compact; leaves broad, almost smooth, but 
wavy at the edge; color light green, slightly 
tinged reddish-brown; heart greenish-white. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., Y lb. $1.00. 
Crisp as Ice (Bronze Head). A slightly elongated, 
medium sized, compact heading variety; leaves 
very broad, somewhat blistered and crumpled 
and very thick and stiff; outer leaves variegated 
dark brown and green, the brown predominat¬ 
ing; quality excellent. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., Y 
lb. $1.00. 
Deacon. Heads globular, somewhat flattened and 
blanch well; leaves broad and flat, sometimes 
slightly blistered and unusually thick; color 
light green. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., Y lb. $1.00. 
Hanson, Improved. Sure-heading sort, heads, 
globular, large and late; leaves large and very 
broad, fairly blistered and crumpled, borders 
finely frilled; color clear light green. A fine 
variety for midsummer planting outside, as it 
withstands the hot season. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 
Yr lb. $1.00. 
Iceberg. A large, late, crisp, cabbage-heading 
variety; heads very firm, hard and well blanch¬ 
ed; leaves unusually broad and quite blistered 
and crumpled, borders finely frilled; color me¬ 
dium green with faint brown tracing on the 
border. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., Y\ lb. 75c. 
Improved Salamander. One of the most popular 
varieties; heads of medium size, very solid, com¬ 
pact and globular in form; leaves straight on 
the edges, but crumpled; color medium green; 
quality fine. Salamander succeeds under most 
trying weather conditions. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 
lb. $1.00. 
Matchless. A cross between the cos and head vari¬ 
eties. The leaves are crisp and fine flavor. Pkt. 
25c., oz. $1.00. 
May King. A handsome, small, extremely early, 
compact heading variety; leaves light yellow¬ 
ish-green, tinged reddish brown at the edges, 
while the heart blanches a rich golden yellow; 
quality fine. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., Y lb. $1.00. 
Mignonette. A small, early, crisp and curled cab¬ 
bage heading variety; plant compact, forming 
a hard, globular, well blanched head; leaves 
broad, excessively blistered, crumpled and 
twisted; color medium dark brown with a dark 
greenish tinge. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., Ya lb. $1.10. 
New York or Wonderful. A very large, late, cab¬ 
bage-heading variety, with large, crumpled, 
dark green leaves. Largest and best flavored 
lettuce in existence. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., Y lb. 
$ 1 . 20 . 
Tennisball, Black Seeded. A very reliable, adapt¬ 
able, sure heading sort; heads globular, firm and 
well blanched; leaves broad and crumpled; color 
medium green, never spotted brown; quality 
the best. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., Ya lb. 75c. 
Unrivaled or White Boston. An improvement on 
the white-seeded Big Boston heading at least 
ten days earlier. Very solid, crisp pale green 
heads without the red edged leaf. May be sown 
all through the season and stands the heat very 
well. Pkt 15c., oz. 50c. 
Lettuce—Simpson Early Curled 
Curled-Leaved Varieties 
Grand Rapids. The favorite loose-leaved forcing 
lettuce, and does well in the North for early 
planting outside. Leaves short, spatulate in 
shape, excessively blistered and crumpled, and 
the border heavily fringed; color very light 
green, with no trace of brown. A most hand¬ 
some and attractive lettuce of fair quality. Our 
stock of Grand Rapids is unsurpassed. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 25c., Ya lb. 75c. 
Simpson Black Seeded. One of the best and most 
popular large, early, loose-heading varieties, 
succeeding everywhere, and always reliable. 
Leaves very broad, much blistered and crum¬ 
pled, and excessively frilled on the borders; 
colors light, yellowish-green; quality fine. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 25c., Ya lb. 75c. 
Simpson Early Curled. A leading early, loose¬ 
heading variety of fairly large size; leaves 
broad, crumpled and well frilled at the edges; 
color light green; quality good. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
25c., lb. 75c. 
