WHY SPECULATE WITH CHEAP SEEDS? 
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LETTUCE—Continued 
Prize Head or American Gathering—-50 Days 
White Seed. A variety used very extensively in 
the United States. A curly, non-heading, crisp sort, 
and has the general appearance of bronze all over. 
The inside leaves are emerald green. A very rapid 
grower. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
Big Boston, Landreths’ Extra Select—70 Days 
White Seed. Heads creamy white whether grown in 
open garden or under glass. Very large, slightly 
tinged with reddish brown, solid and uniform. It 
has a high reputation everywhere, but especially 
in the trucking sections of Texas and Florida. One 
of the most generally used varieties. We advise all 
to plant this excellent strain of Big Boston. 
Big Boston—70 Days 
A white seeded cabbage lettuce, generally known in 
Europe as “Trocadero Cabbage. ,, A reliable, 
popular and uniform header. Finely shaped, glob¬ 
ular, medium light green with a slight tinge of bronze 
on the margin of the outer edge. Leaves smooth, 
practically no blisters, very hardy and an excellent 
shipper. 
Mignonette—68 Days 
Black Seed. A curly crisp small heading variety, 
leaves much crumpled, brown with dark greenish 
tinge, forms a small but compact hard head. 
New York Green, Wonderful or Los Angeles- 
76 Days 
White Seed. Sometimes erroneously called Iceberg. 
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. It 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. 
Bronze Curled or Chartier—66 Days 
White Seed. A curly heading variety. Medium 
size. It has dark green, savoyed, curly leaves with 
exposed parts red. 
Hanson or Nonpareil—66 Days 
White Seed. One of the standard globular heading 
varieties of many years, leaves curly and crisp, with 
fringed edges, but not as fringed as Grand Rapids, 
folded so tightly as to make an attractive white 
interior, very crisp, medium size, light green leaves, 
heat resisting. Very popular. 
Iceberg—60 Days 
White Seed. A curled heading, medium large, crisp, 
green variety, edges fringed and tinged with brown, 
a sort having outer leaves of strong ribs enclosing 
an exceedingly crisp and white interior. 
May King—60 Days 
White Seed. Producing a Cabbage-like head, round 
and solid, medium size, light green, slightly tinged 
with brown edges. Is an early and quick grower, 
extremely good for outdoor culture. A good shipper. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Mlb. 
Lb. 
Prize Head. 
... .05 
.15 
.35 
1.15 
Big Boston Extra Select. 
.. .05 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
Big Boston. 
. .. .05 
.15 
.40 
1.20 
Bronze Curled. 
... .05 
.15 
.50 
1.65 
Hanson. 
. .. .05 
.15 
.35 
1.15 
Iceberg. 
... .05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
May King. 
. . . .05 
.15 
.35 
1.15 
Mignonette. 
. . .05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
New York Green. 
.. .05 
.15 
.50 
1.60 
New York No. 12. 
. . .05 
.15 
.50 
1.60 
Salamander. 
. .. .05 
.15 
.35 
1.15 
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. 
Iceberg 
An interesting feature in connection with the 
Landreth Catalog which you are reading, is the 
fact that it has been printed by the same firm which 
has printed catalogs for Landreths’ Seeds for the 
past 114 years. MacCalla & Co., of Philadelphia, 
has this distinct record. 
