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F. H. WOODRUFF & SONS 
LEHUCE 
Culture —Leaf lettuce thrives on nearly any 
soil, but a rich and well cultivated soil is required 
for successful growing of the heading varieties. 
Lettuce is quite hardy, and seed may be sown early 
in the spring. Ordinary or occasional frost sel¬ 
dom harms the plants. Seed may also be sown in 
hotbeds, and the plants transplanted after having 
been hardened by exposure to the air. An ounce 
will sow 300 feet of drill; 3 pounds per acre. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
*LL HEART OR SUMMER HEADER. A mid-summer 
sort of the Salamander type. 
UG BOSTON. The most widely grown of all 
heading sorts. Our stock is a very fine strain 
for forcing or for the open field. Selected by 
a lettuce expert and kept pure, it produces fine 
large heads of light green color, slightly tinged 
with reddish-brown. It is an especially good 
shipper. 
Big Boston 
WHITE BOSTON OR UNRIVALED. Very similar in 
most characteristics to Big Boston, but has the 
advantage of not turning red from either frost 
or heat. It is also a lighter green color, and 
has not the red tinge found in Big Boston. 
SPECIAL J. An improvement over Big Boston, 
which it resembles, in that it is quite free from 
bottom rot and tip burn. It grows higher from 
the ground, and forms a very solid head. It is 
especially fine for spring sowing out of doors, 
and stands a long time before shooting to seed. 
NEW YORK NO. 12. This is the product of a 
single plant selection and the result of many 
year s work. It is a pronounced improvement 
over other types of New York, as it is earlier, 
makes large, solid heads of the flat type, and is 
remarkably uniform in maturity. 
NEW YORK OR WONDERFUL. This variety, related 
to Iceberg, produces heads of unusually large 
size, frequently weighing from 3 to 4 pounds, 
and nearly as solid as cabbage. It blanches 
it«;Hf nPturaUv. is crisp, tender and of excellent 
flavor, always free from bitterness. 
ICEBERG. No lettuce surpasses Iceberg in qual¬ 
ity. The heads are very solid and of medium 
size, with few green outer leaves. The heart 
is very crisp and delicious, blanching naturally 
to almost white. 
IMPROVED HANSON. This variety is excellent 
for mid-summer planting. It is a sure-header, 
light green in color, with a solid well blanched 
heart. 
NEW EARLY MAY KING. An early sort which pro¬ 
duces handsome compact heads of medium size. 
The outer leaves are light green edged with 
red, the heart a light yellow. Our strain is an 
improved one which does equally well under 
sash or in open ground. 
BLACK SEEDED TENNISBALL. Very fine for 
growing during any season. The heads arc 
large and nearly round, the leaves a medium 
green, with a fine golden yellow heart. This is 
one of the old standard varieties, and is very 
largely used. 
IMPROVED SALAMANDER. One of the most pop¬ 
ular sorts for resisting heat, and in character¬ 
istics similar to Black Seeded Tennis Ball. 
MAMMOTH BLACK SEEDED BUTTER. A smooth 
leaved sort which firms very large, compact 
heads. The leaves are thick, yellowish green, 
the heart a golden yellow. Noted for crispness 
and tenderness. It is especially fine for fall 
crop. 
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER. A black seeded 
heading variety. Leaves glossy green, tinged 
with brown. Heart golden yellow. 
MIGNONETTE. A small, early, firm heading va¬ 
riety. 
CRISP AS ICE. A compact heading variety, 
leaves stiff, thick, variegated brown and green. 
Paris White Cos (Romaine) 
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