MARYLAND 
WISEMAN-DOWNS COMPANY, INC. 
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LETTUCE 
(German, Lattich; French, Laitue; Spanish, Lechuca) 
CULTURE—Lettuce, to be at its best, should be grown as rapidly as possible; hence the soil should be made as 
rich and friable as possible by liberal manuring and thorough preparation. For Winter, sow under glass from No¬ 
vember to February and thin out as necessary to prevent crowding. Keep a moderate heat and give all the light 
and air possible. For general crop, sow outdoors as early in the Spring as the ground can be worked, in drills 18 
inches apart, and thin the young plants to 4 inches apart in the row. As the plants begin to crowd thin them out 
and use as required. In this way a much longer succession of cuttings may be had from the same ground. One 
ounce of seed for 2,000 plants. 
W. D. Co.’s “New Deal” 
ALL. SEASONS —One of the best year round lettuces 
suitable for planting in Spring, Summer, or Fall. Stand 
the heat well. Heads green, with inner leaves of golden 
yellow. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
GRAND RAPIDS —The plant is upright and forms a 
loose cluster of large, thin, bright green leaves, savoyed, 
finely crimped at edges. The leaves do not wilt quickly 
after cutting, so that the variety will stand shipping long 
distances better than most sorts. Very attractive and 
desirable for garnishing. Pkt. 10c ; oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; 
lb. $1.75. 
SIMPSON’S EARLY CURLED (Seed White)— 
Leaves light green, slightly frilled and much blistered, 
crisp, sweet and tender. Especially adapted for sowing 
thickly and cutting when the plants are young. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
PARIS WHITE COS (Romalne) —Cos Lettuce is 
distinct in having long, narrow, spoon-shaped leaves, 
folding into loose, sugar loaf-shaped heads, which blanch 
better by having the outer leaves drawn about them and 
tied. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
UNRIVALED —Forms large, compact, butter heads, 
and is slow going to seed. Similar in character to Big 
Boston except greener and the leaves are not tinged with 
brown. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; ^ lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 
BALTIMORE CABBAGE LETTUCE —One of the 
best for Fall planting. Forms large solid heads of a 
beautiful light green color. Slow going to seed. Will 
stand heat well. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; lb. 
$1.50. 
W. D. CO.’S SUMMER HEADER —Will stand the 
summer heat better than most sorts, and will make 
beautiful solid heads. Leaves are of a beautiful green 
and are very tender and buttery. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
X lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
DEFIANCE —This sort stands the Summer heat bet¬ 
ter than any other. Forms very large and firm heads. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
MAMOTH BLACK-SEEDED BUTTER —A smooth- 
leaved Lettuce, forming very large, compact, cabbage¬ 
like heads of thick yellowish-green leaves, the inner ones 
beautifully blanched; very crisp, tender and buttery. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
BIG HEAD —This certainly is rightly named, as it is 
the largest heading variety. Very solid and crisp, 
tender and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; X 
lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
NEW YORK or WONDERFUL —A very large, late, 
globular heading variety; leaves broad of thick texture, 
fairly blistered and crumpled, and the borders frilled; 
color clear dark green; quality good. Known in Cali¬ 
fornia and the west as “Iceberg.” Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
X lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. 
WHITE BOSTON —This new variety differs from 
the regular Big Boston as it does not have the red tinge 
on the edge of leaves. Suitable for planting in early 
Spring or Fall. Leaves are of a greenish white, very 
large handsome heads. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; '/» lb. 60c; 
lb. $2.00. 
BIG BOSTON (Seed White) —Popular for outdoor 
culture; also much in demand as a compact, large-head¬ 
ing, forcing sort. Plants large, very hardy and vigorous. 
Leaves broad, comparatively smooth, but wavy at edge, 
thin, very hard and crisp. Color bright light green, the 
head slightly tinged with reddish-brown. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
ICEBERG —A large, late, crisp-heading variety; heads 
very firm, hard and well blanched; leaves unusually 
broad and quite blistered and crumpled. Color medium 
green with faint brown tracing on the border. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
MAY KING (Seed White) —A handsome, extremely 
early, compact, cabbage or heading variety, forming 
very firm heads of medium size and excellent quality. 
Color light yellowish-green, tinged with reddish-brown 
when mature. Inner leaves blanch rich golden yellow; 
very tender and buttery. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; 
lb. $1.50. 
W. D. CO.’S “NEW DEAL” LETTUCE —At last 
we feel that we have a head lettuce which is truly the 
best for the trucker as well as the home garden. The 
plants are of quick growth, practically all head and ex¬ 
tremely handsome. From early spring plantings in the 
open ground, they grow quickly to a diameter of 8 to 9 
inches with the broad, light green outer leaves folding 
closely about the round solid head. It is one of the best 
heat resisting lettuces on the market, remaining in head 
without running to seed. We can highly recommend 
this sort for Spring or Fall planting. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 
X lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. 
SALAMANDER (Seed Black) —A large, compact, 
light green head, of excellent quality. The leaves are 
broad, thick, somewhat crumpled and closely overlap¬ 
ping, so that the inner ones are very finely blanched. 
The variety withstands hot weather remarkably well. 
It is one of the most satisfactory heading Lettuces for 
growing outdoors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; lb. 
$1.50. 
LARGE LOAF LETTUCE —This is extensively 
grown by the truckers of Baltimore County as well as 
around Norfolk. Plants are large and vigorous. Com¬ 
pact heads, broad leaves of a beautiful greenish color, 
very tender and crisp. Uniformly attractive and remains 
of excellent quality for a long time. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
X lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
White Boston 
