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BOTZUM BROS SEED CO. 
CRISP AS ICE OR HARTFORD BRONZE HEAD, B.S. 
(74 Days from Sowing Seed to Marketable Stage) 
A popular sort for the home garden'. Forms a compact, medium sized head, 
well blanched, and of delicate flavor. Leaves thick and crumpled; deep 
green overlaid with dark brown, giving the plant a bronze appearance. 
HANSON OR NONPAREIL, W.S. 
(80 Days from Sowing Seed to Marketable Sftage) 
A popular, standard variety for home garden and for truckers; hardy and 
sure heading- Heads large, globular, compact, tender and sweet; leaves 
large and broad, curly with fringed edges. Good for mid-summer planting. 
ICEBERG, W.S. 
(84 Days from Sowing Seed to Marketable Stage) 
Very desirable for home garden and for truckers serving local markets. 
A large, late variety with wavy, fringed, light green leaves, tinged at 
the edges with brown. Heads compact, crumpled, crisp and sweet; white 
interior. Quite different from shipping variety, New York, which is 
often called Iceburg by produce shippers and handlers* 
MAY KING, W.S. 
(63 Days from Sowing Seed to Marketable Stage) 
An extremely early, heading sort, for earliest outside planting, and for 
greenhouse forcing. Leaves yellowish green, tinged with brown at edges- 
Head small, compact, with golden yellow interior, and buttery flavor; 
of fine quality. 
NEW YORK, WONDERFUL OR LOS ANGELES, W.S. 
(80 Days from Sowing Seed to Marketable Stage) 
The outstanding shipping variety, known in all markets* Commonly called 
Iceberg by the produce trade. A large curled, heading lettuce, with 
dark green leaves which are slightly curled on the edges* Heads are well 
blanched, sweet, tender, and of excellent quality. Our special strain 
is noted for large size of heads. 
NEW YORK NO. 12, W.S. 
(77 Days from Sowing Seed to Marketable Stage) 
Developed and introduced by Pieters-Wheeler Seed Company. A widely used 
•strain of New York, well adapted to mid-season maturity, as it stands 
heat well* Plant and head lighter green than New York, with fewer out¬ 
er leaves, and several days earlier; large, compact, and attractive. 
WHITE BOSTON OR UNRIVALLED, W.S. 
(76 Days from Sowing Seed to Marketable Stage) 
Similar to white seeded Big Boston, but with leaves slightly lighter 
green and free from a brown tint; heart buttery, yellow; of excellent 
quality. Highly desirable for nearby markets. 
LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 
GRAND RAPIDS, B.S. 
One of the most popular loose leaved varieties. Excellent for early 
planting outside, and for greenhouse forcing. Plants erect and compact; 
leaves light green, broad, wavy, curly, and heavily fringed at the edges. 
A handsome sort; very tender and sweet when grown under glass. 
PRIZE HEAD, W.S. 
An early non-heading sort, very desirable for home garden use. Plants 
of medium size, crisp and tender; color light brown on a medium green 
base; leaves crumpled and highly frilled at the edges; of excellent 
flavor. 
