Kopfsalat (Ger.) LETTUCE Lattuga (It.) 
A packet will sotv 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 of leaf lettuce 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. If 
really fine lettuce is desired, the head or cabbage varieties are much the best. 
It is easy to get fine head lettuce for fall use by sowing the new New York 
No. 515 (see below) in July. 
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 
equal if not superior to any other stock even at much higher prices. 
It is 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; x / 4 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
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. 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. It forms large, 
compact heads of a light green color and is of very fine quality. We have 
a fine strain of this popular lettuce which produces uniformly fine heads. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; */ 4 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
MIGNONETTE. Fine for Home Gardens. Forms a small but very 
attractive and compact head of finest quality with the outer leaves 
tinted with reddish brown. A very early variety and one that “heads” 
even under adverse conditions. One of the best for the home garden. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; V 4 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75. 
WHITE BOSTON. Sure Heading. The heads resemble Big Boston, but 
are 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 
considered by many leading growers to be the best stock obtainable. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; y 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.95. 
PLEASE NOTE: We do not supply V 2 ounces of seed priced 
at less than 30c per ounce. 
White Boston Lettuce 
Part of our Lettuce Trails on Moreton Farm 
This photo taken July 15, shows how easily fine head lettuce may be grown with New 
York No. 12 and New York No. 515. The seed was sown in the open ground Apr. 20. 
NEW YORK OR WONDERFUL No. 12. This strain of the popular 
“Iceberg” type of lettuce has proved very successful for growing in the 
East and has practically replaced the old strain of New York or Wonder¬ 
ful. It 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 no lettuce of this type will suc¬ 
ceed on muck. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; V 4 Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.25. 
NEW YORK No. 515. Early "Iceberg" Lettuce for the East. 
See page 6. This is the surest heading lettuce of this type we know. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; V 4 Lb. $1.10; Lb. $3.25. 
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; x / 4 Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.25. 
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 fully grown. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; l/ 4 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
Crisp-as-lce. For Fine Quality. One of the best quality varieties for 
the home garden. The edges of the leaves are tipped and spotted with 
reddish brown. A fine early head lettuce, very compact, crisp and of the 
finest quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; V 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; V 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.95. 
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 and is used by many of the most exacting greenhouse 
men. 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. The best Cos lettuce. It makes a com¬ 
pact upright growth of large compact heads a foot high which blanch 
perfectly white inside. The flavor is somewhat “sweeter” than most 
lettuce and is greatly relished by many people. When well grown on 
moist land this lettuce is of the finest quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; l/ 4 Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.65. 
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