SEED GROWERS 31 
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Codeword 
American, London, or Large Flag leeag 
Early. A popular gardeners’ variety, with long, thick, well 
blanched stem. Leaves a trifle lighter green than those of Mon¬ 
strous Carentan. 
Giant Musselburg leemu 
Long white stem and medium green leaves. Not so hardy as 
Monstrous Carentan. 
MONSTROUS CARENTAN leeca 
A very popular variety; very hardy. The pure white stem is a 
trifle longer but not so thick as Large Rouen. Dark blue green 
leaves. 
LETTUCE 
Our lettuce seed is the standard of excellence throughout America and Europe—in fact, wherever 
lettuce is grown. We are continuously carrying on extensive breeding operations to maintain this 
standard and to develop such strains as the lettuce growing industry requires. At present we are 
busily engaged with marked success in developing strains which are highly resistant to disease as 
well as uniform and desirable in type and quality. 
In the following concise descriptions we have indicated the usual number of days required by 
the varieties to produce heads in northern sections of the United States from seed sown out of doors 
late in April or early in May. The number of days is not indicative of the time required under best 
conditions for growth in the lettuce growing sections of California and Arizona, but does indicate the 
comparative earliness of the varieties we list. Symbols: w. s.—White Seeded; b. s.—Black Seeded. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
All Year Round, b. s. 
The same as Salamander. 
Telegraph 
Code Word 
LEROU 
BIG BOSTON (Trocadero) w. s. lebos 
76 days. Very popular in all parts of the world; known as Troca¬ 
dero in Europe. Especially valuable for summer and fall use out 
of doors, and for hotbed and cold frame culture. It is a cabbage, 
butter-head type with glossy, plain edged leaves tinged brown 
on the margins; forms a firm, well folded head, buttery-yellow 
at the heart, and of excellent quality. 
Brown Dutch, b. s. 
76 days. Standard very hardy sort. Plant medium large; dark 
green overlaid with bronze-red; forms moderately firm buttery 
head, yellowish inside and of good quality. 
Continuity, b. s. 70 days 
Well folded, firm, crisp head with red shading on a clear green 
background. Leaves crisp and nicely frilled like those of New 
York or Los Angeles. Quality excellent; flavor sweet and nutty. 
COSBERG, w. s. 
73 days. A distinct new variety which promises to become very 
useful in eastern United States. Withstands heat well and shows 
resistance to tip burn. Leaves moderately blistered, somewhat 
crumpled, and waved and fringed at margins. Heads medium 
size, firm, clear pale green to almost white inside, very good 
texture and flavor. Especially adapted to home gardens. 
Crisp as Ice, b. s. 
76 days. Particularly valuable for home and market gardens; 
forms heads under rather adverse weather conditions. Plant 
medium small; deep green overlaid with dark brown; forms firm 
well blanched head of delicate buttery flavor and tender quality. 
LETCH 
LEITY 
LESBE 
LECRI 
Denver Market, w. s. (Ohio Cabbage) lever 
78 days. Crisp heading, medium size light green leaves much 
crumpled and savoyed, and coarsely fringed. Heads pointed or 
conical when young, rounder when mature. 
