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LETTUCE 
Lettuce cultivated in Europe since 1562, origin before that unknown. Two Ounces of Seed Will 
Plant 100 Yards of Row. Plant Three Pounds to the Acre. Breaks ground in 8 days. One inch 
high in 11 days under most favorable circumstances in greenhouse. To have fine Lettuce in early 
Spring, sow in seed bed in September preceding, protect the plants during the Winter in a box covered with 
glass or litter. Early in the Spring transplant half into rich ground. The other half force to an earlier de¬ 
velopment under sash. When ground can be worked, sow in a hot-bed and transplant, but Autumn-sown 
plants are best. For a later supply, sow in drills; when up a few inches, thin out plants 10 to 12 inches apart. 
New York—Now Called Iceberg in Market 
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. 
Big Boston—70 Days. A white seeded cabbage 
lettuce, generally known in Europe as “Trocadero 
Cabbage.” A reliable, popular and uniform header. 
Finely shaped, globular, medium light green with a 
slight tinge of bronze on the margin of the outer 
edge. Leaves smooth, practically no blisters, very 
hardy. An excellent shipper. 
White Big Boston—70 Days. This white seeded 
variety resembles Big Boston in appearance except 
that its outer leaves do not turn red and are smoother 
than most varieties. We consider this strain superior 
to Big Boston and just as early. It is as productive 
as the regular Big Boston and is an exceptionally 
fine lettuce. 
Hanson or Nonpareil—65 Days. White Seed. 
One of the standard globular heading varieties of 
many years, leaves curly, crisp, with fringed edges, 
but not as fringed as Grand Rapids, folded so tightly 
as to make an attractive white interior, medium 
size, light green leaves, heat resisting. 
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, solid, medium size, light 
green, slightly tinged with brown edges. Is an early, 
quick grower, extremely good 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— 
75 Days. 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. It is the crisp, hard Lettuce 
which is served so extensively on dining cars and in 
hotels and restaurants. It is a large heading 
variety, dark metallic green, slightly curled on the 
edges, producing the most solid or compact head of 
any Lettuce in use. 
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, more desirable for general planting 
than any other stock of New York. This strain does 
hetter on the Atlantic Coast than other strains of 
New York. 
Salamander or Black Seeded Tennis Ball—65 
Days. Black Seed, forming a large size, light green 
compact head with a white heart, very tender, crisp, 
extremely slow to run to Seed. The Salamander is 
one of the best, if not the best, heat resisting Lettuces 
today. 
Black Seeded Simpson 
GUTTING OR LOOSE-LEAVED SORTS 
Black Seeded Simpson—50 Days. Black Seed. 
A standard loose-leaved American variety. Crisp, 
yellowish green leaves of large size, grows very 
quickly, of fine quality. The flavor is excellent; it is 
the most popular of all the loose-leaved sorts. Color 
of leaves a lighter yellow than White Seeded Simpson. 
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