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PLANT A GARDEN AND SAVE MONEY 
LETTUCE—Continued 
New York Green, Wonderful or Los Angeles— 
75 Days—Sometimes erroneously called Iceberg. 
White Seed. Possibly the most sought after Lettuce 
in the market today, certainly the most talked about. 
Grown in California and Colorado by the thousands 
of acres, is the crisp, hard Lettuce which is served 
so extensively on dining cars and in hotels and res¬ 
taurants. It is a crisp, large heading variety, dark 
metallic green and slightly curled on the edges, 
producing the most solid or compact head of any 
Lettuce in the market. 
New York No. 12—73 Days 
An early improved strain of New York for Spring 
and Summer. It is a well bred selection of this 
famous lettuce, being lighter in color and more de¬ 
sirable for general planting than any other stock of 
New York. 
Salamander or Black Seeded Tennis Ball— 65 
Days 
Black Seeds, forming a large size, light green com¬ 
pact head with a white heart, very tender and crisp, 
extremely slow to run to Seed, stands heat. One of 
the most popular American varieties. The sun 
cannot be too hot for Salamander as it is one of the 
best, if not the best, heat resisting Lettuces in the 
market today. 
COS or ROMAINE LETTUCE 
Cos originated on the Island of Cos near Malta, 
in the Mediterranean Sea 
Green Cos—65 Days 
White Seed. Americans familiar with European 
travel have been delighted with the flavor of the long, 
spoon-shaped, narrow leaved Lettuce served every¬ 
where and termed Romaine at the hotels, but upon 
their return home they have not found the Romaine 
in the American markets. Yet, if they have home 
gardens, they can grow it themselves to as perfect 
a condition as observed abroad. Same as Paris 
White Cos except leaves are dark green. 
Paris White Cos or Trianon— 65 Days 
White Seed. This variety, maturing for table in 
nine weeks from germination, should be found in 
every vegetable garden as it is a thoroughly reliable 
Lettuce. A strong grower and very productive with 
long, shell-shaped, light green leaves of most ex¬ 
cellent quality. It is a self-folder, but when the 
plant is over half grown, it is best tied up with a 
soft string or a wisp of grass that the inner leaves 
may be blanched perfectly white, in which condition 
they are more crisp and decidedly more palatable 
than varieties of a Cabbage-heading habit. It is a 
mystery why it does not displace them, especially 
as a given amount of ground will produce more 
than twice the amount of edible leaves than can 
possibly be obtained from any round-head. 
There are a number of Cos Lettuces; none superior 
to the white and green. 
Paris White Cos 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Mlb. 
Lb. 
New York Green. 
.05 
.20 
.55 
1.75 
New York No. 12. 
.05 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
Salamander. 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.35 
Green Cos. 
.05 
.15 
.45 
1.50 
Paris White Cos. 
.05 
.15 
.45 
1.50 
WHAT IS A CULINARY VEGETABLE? 
It is a plant producing, above or below ground 
a development of edible tissue, as the bulb of a 
turnip, the enlarged stalk of a kohl rabi, the 
head of a cabbage or the half abortive or abnor¬ 
mally developed buds of the cauliflower. A cul¬ 
inary vegetable generally requires cooking to fit 
it for human food, but not always, as exampled 
in the radish, lettuce, cress. A culinary vegetable 
in the exact sense cannot contain seeds, as it is 
a product developed previous to inflorescence. 
Health Value of Fresh Picked Lettuce 
Calories per lb., 87. 
Vitamines A, 
B, C, D. 
Proteins. 1.2% 
Fats. 
• -3% 
Carbohydrates 
.... 2.9% 
Minerals 
Potassium.339 % 
Iron. 
.0007% 
Calcium.043 % 
Chlorine.... 
. .074% 
Magnesium... .017% 
Sulphur.... 
. 014% 
Sodium. 
... .037% 
