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PLANT A GARDEN AND SAVE MONEY 
LETTUCE—Continued 
New York Green, Wonderful or Los Angeles— 
76 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. This strain does better on the Atlantic 
Coast than other strains of New York. 
Salamander or Black Seeded Tennis Ball—66 
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. Both varieties 
were listed by us over 100 years ago 
Green Cos—66 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—66 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 
Paris White Cos 
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. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Mlb. 
Lb. 
New York Green. 
.05 
.20 
.55 
1.80 
New York No. 12. 
.05 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
Salamander. 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
Green Cos. 
.05 
.15 
.45 
1.45 
Paris White Cos. 
.05 
.15 
.45 
1.45 
A BUSINESS MAN’S PHILOSOPHY 
By William Feather 
This item appeared in the 1934 catalogue of the D. Landreth Seed Company, of Bristol, Pa.: 
“In the publication of this catalogue for 1934, it is with a great deal of pride that we of the present 
firm of the D. Landreth Seed Company commemorate the 150th year of our business, started by our great¬ 
grandfather, David Landreth, in Philadelphia in 1784.” 
The Landreth catalogue is printed by MacCalla & Co., of Philadelphia, who have done the job, without 
a year of interruption, for 112 years. The Heintish Drug Company, of Spartanburg, S. C., have been 
handling Landreth seeds for 138 years, and the Steinman Hardware Company, of Lancaster, Pa., for 128 
years. 
The founder sold trees, shrubs and seeds to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Trees growing 
in Independence Square and Washington Square were sold to the City of Philadelphia by this company 
when these areas were first laid out. 
The fifth generation of the founder is now active in the business. 
By Courtesy of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Copyright , 19S£, by The Philadelphia Inquirer. 
