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F. H. WOODRUFF & SONS, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT 
LETTUCE 
Culture Leaf lettuce thrives on nearly any soil, but a rich 
and well cultivated soil is required for successful growing 
of the heading varieties. Lettuce is quite hardy, and seed 
may be sown early in the spring. Ordinary or occasional 
frost seldom harms the plants. Seed may also be sown in 
hotbeds, and the plants transplanted after having been 
hardened by exposure to the air. An ounce will sow 150 
feet of drill; 5 pounds per acre. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
BIG BOSTON After all, this is still the most widely 
grown of all heading sorts. Our stock is a very 
fine strain for forcing or for the open field. It is 
grown by us, and we have never had to urge a 
customer to use it a second time. Many of our 
lettuce growing customers tell us it is the finest 
they have ever seen. Selected by a lettuce ex¬ 
pert and kept pure, it produces fine, large heads 
of bright green color. It is an especially good 
shipper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.25. 
SPECIAL WHITE BOSTON Very similar in most characteristics to Big Boston, but has the advantage 
of not turning red from either frost or heat. It is also a lighter green color, and has not the red tinge 
found in Big Boston. This is our own special strain that withstands hot weather well and heads early. 
Very popular for cold frames and either spring or fall planting in the field. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; J4 lb., 
40c; lb., $1.50. 
SPECIAL J An improvement over Big Boston, wdiich it resembles, in that it is quite free from bottom rot 
and tip burn. It grows higher from the ground, and forms a very solid head. It is especially fine for 
Spring sowing out of doors, and stands a long time before shooting to seed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; J4 lb., 75c; 
lb., $2.50. 
Special White Boston 
NEW YORK No. 12 This is the product of a single plant selection and the result of many year’s work. It is a pro¬ 
nounced improvement over other types of New York, as it is earlier, makes large, solid heads of the flat 
type, and is remarkably uniform in maturity. Several fields have produced a nearly 100% cut of U. S. No. 1 
heads in 65 days from sowing. Its sure-heading quality makes it unsurpassed for spring and summer 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 
New York No. 12 
