Kopfsalat (Ger.) 
Lattuga (It.) 
LETTUCE 
A packet will sow about 30 feet of row; an ounce 250 feet 
Even the smallest of home gardens can easily grow plenty of lettuce. 
By making successive sowings, and using the lettuce as it is thinned you 
can get a supply throughout the season from just a few rows in the garden. 
However, if you can, it is better to use more room and thin the plants when 
they are small. You will get better heads this way. 
About Varieties. There are two distinct classes of lettuce. One forms 
heads like cabbage, while the other merely produces loose leaves. Where 
lettuce is grown in the open ground and allowed to remain thick in the 
row, as is too often the case, the loose-leaved varieties are the best. When 
really fine lettuce is desired, the head or cabbage varieties are much the best. 
BIG BOSTON, Harris’ Special Strain. This variety is one of the most 
widely grown both for forcing and open ground. The heads are large, 
firm and of excellent quality. 
Our strain of this lettuce is exceptionally fine. The heads are uniformly 
solid and compact, and stand a long time without bolting. Some of the 
largest growers in this country are using Harris’ Big Boston and find it 
eaual if not superior to any other stock even at much higher prices. 
It is very largely grown on muck ground for shipping to the larger 
cities. Big Boston is one of the best varieties for late crop, as it heads 
well in cold weather and is not injured by slight freezing. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; '/ 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25. 
May King. Excellent for Early Heading. A very early variety. The 
heads form very quickly and are firm and of fine quality. The plant is 
small and practically all head, the leaves are light green, slightly tinted 
with brown on the edges and are very crisp and tender. The inside of 
the head is a beautiful light yellow color. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; y 4 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
ICEBERG. One of the best varieties. Heads early and stands without 
running to seed a long time. The leaves are finely cut and curled, and 
of an attractive light green, while the center of the head is pure white 
remarkably crisp and of fine quality. Should not be confused with the 
“Iceberg” sold in many markets, which is New York or Wonderful. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.65. 
SALAMANDER, Improved Strain. (Also called “Dreer’s All Heart” 
and “Black Seeded Tennisball.”) One of the best varieties for sum¬ 
mer use as it resists hot sun better than most other kinds. 11 forms large, 
compact heads of a light green color and is of very fine quality. We have 
a fine strain of this popular lettuce producing uniformly fine heads. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; y 4 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
MIGNONETTE. Fine for Home Gardens. The outer leaves are tinted 
with reddish brown. Forms a small but very compact head of finest 
quality. A very early variety and one that “heads” even under adverse 
conditions. One of the best kinds for the home garden. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; y 4 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75. 
Black Seeded Simpson. For the Home Garden. We consider this one 
of the best loose leaf varieties for the home garden. It forms a large 
bunch of curled crisp and very tender leaves, of excellent quality. The 
crisp tender leaves can be used from the time the plants are small until 
they are full grown. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; y 4 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
WHITE BOSTON. Sure Heading. The heads resemble Big Boston, but 
form earlier and do not have the red tinge of that variety. They are very 
firm and of high quality. This is a very valuable kind for growing on 
muck and has also become increasingly popular for home and market 
gardens. Our strain is exceptionally uniform and sure heading and is 
considered by many leading growers to be the best stock obtainable 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; % Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75. 
New York No. 12 Lettuce 
New York or Wonderful No. 12 
You Can Grow “Iceberg” in Your Own Garden 
The New York lettuce is the variety which is raised in California 
and shipped to Eastern markets as “Iceberg.” The heads are so 
firm, crisp and white that they have almost driven other kinds out 
of the markets. It has been hard to raise really good heads of t his 
lettuce in the East because it requires cool weather which it gets in 
California during the winter. This new strain which we are offering 
matures earlier than the old strain and is better adapted to Eastern 
conditions of climate. With this strain fine heads can be raised in 
almost any locality early in the spring or in the late summer or fall. 
The heads are almost perfectly round, quite solid and very crisp 
and of large size when properly grown on well fertilized ground. 
This lettuce should be grown only on upland as none of this type 
will succeed on muck. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; y 4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50. 
WONDERFUL or NEW YORK. The leaves are deep green, crinkled or 
blistered, and very large. The heads are round or oblong, very large, 
compact, and almost perfectly white inside. It is rather coarse in texture 
but very crisp and when well grown is an excellent lettuce. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; y 4 Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.25. 
Crisp-as-lce. For Fine Quality. We consider this one of the best qual¬ 
ity varieties for the home garden. The edges of the leaves are tipped and 
spotted with reddish brown. A fine early head lettuce. The heads are 
very compact, crisp and of the finest quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; y 4 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75. 
Prize Head. One of the best of the loose-leaved varieties. The leaves are 
tinged an attractive reddish brown, and are much curled and frilled. 
This lettuce grows rapidly, is ready early and is exceptionally crisp and 
tender. We highly recommend it for the home garden. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.90. 
GRAND RAPIDS. Special Forcing Strain. The most popular curled- 
leaf lettuce for forcing. The plant grows upright forming a large bunch 
of crisp curled leaves of good quality. Our strain is very uniform in color 
and well curled. This variety also does well outdoors and is a popular 
kind for home gardens. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.65. 
Chicken. A very large lettuce that is grown to furnish green food for the 
poultry. This variety does not head but grows a stalk about 18 in. high 
covered with immense leaves. It grows very rapidly and a few rows will 
furnish a large amount of food. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; y 4 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
Cos or Romaine Lettuce 
TRIANON SELF-FOLDING. This variety is the best Cos lettuce. It 
makes a compact upright growth of large heads a foot high which blanch 
perfectly white inside. When well grown on moist land this lettuce is 
of the finest quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.65. 
“Your Iceberg (New York No. 12) lettuce we had last year was fine." Garden Bros 
Stratham, N. II. Feb. 8, 1933. 
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