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Lettuce, Imperial No. 847 
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Imperial No. 615, w. s. lesix 
82 days. Resistant to brown blight. Used in Imperial Valley for 
shipment during mid-winter, and elsewhere on the Pacific Coast 
for heading during cool weather. Like other winter heading 
types, it grows very large and coarse in warm weather and 
tipburns easily. Plant large, spreading, grayish green. Leaf quite 
smooth and fairly thick. Heads good size, well folded, and firm 
in cool weather. Most important shipping variety on Pacific 
Coast. 
Imperial No. 847, b. s. leria 
83 days. Resistant to brown blight. Crisp heading plants of 
medium size. Leaves smooth, thick, medium light green. Heads 
round, well folded, firm with low seed stalk. 
May King, w. s. lemay 
61 days. An early butterhead lettuce; standard for greenhouse 
forcing and does splendidly out of doors in early spring. Plants 
small, allowing very close planting, light green tinged slightly 
with brown; head medium small, round, firm; interior rich 
golden yellow, buttery, of splendid quality. 
Mignonette, b. s. lemig 
66 days. Splendid for the home garden; the most popular lettuce 
in Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines, Plant medium small; com¬ 
pact; medium brown with dark greenish tinge; leaves frilled; head 
globular; firm; heart well blanched, almost white; of excellent 
quality. 
NEW YORK, Wonderful, or Los Angeles, w. s. 81 days lenew 
Plant large, dark green, crisp heading, with large outer leaves 
which are notched and slightly curled on the edges and large, 
tightly folded cabbage-like head which is well blanched, crisp 
and sweet. Now largely supplanted by the Imperial strains. 
New York No. 12, w. s. 80 days lesia 
An early sure heading strain adapted to warmer weather than 
the original type. Forms somewhat flat, exposed heads with 
rather light green, thin leaves. 
New York No. 515, w. 8. 81 days lefiv 
Similar in habit and head formation to New York No. 12, but 
color is brighter green and the head somewhat better formed 
and smoother. Sure-heading and resists tipburn in warm weather 
as well as any firm heading lettuce. At present used principally 
for summer lettuce near Pacific Ocean on land not infected with 
brown blight, but with distinct promise in all sections of the 
country for spring head lettuce. Not well adapted to fall harvest 
due to tendency to bolt under unfavorable conditions. 
