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BIG BOSTON — Head of medium size, compact, with creamy yellow heart. 
Leaves smooth, glossy, wavy at edge and slightly tinged with brown. 
Quality excellent. A popular variety for outdoor culture. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON — Forms large, loose, yellowish-green leaves, 
crumpled and frilled, exceedingly tender and crisp. Very popular 
home garden variety as it is very early. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON — Forms a close, compact mass of curly, yellow¬ 
ish-green leaves; early, hardy, plant. Leaves are tender, sweet and 
of excellent quality. An old favorite with home gardeners. 
GRAND RAPIDS — An excellent forcing variety as well as one of the best 
for outdoor planting. Plant erect; leaves medium light green, very 
curled and fringed. Stands heat and dry weather well. 
ICEBERG — Large curly leaves of bright, light green with a very slight 
reddish tinge at the edges. The unusual solidity of the heads is in¬ 
sured by the large, white main ribs of the leaves, each of which 
curves strongly to the center, making it impossible for the leaves to 
open outward and expose the center which is constantly and thor¬ 
oughly blanched. 
IMPROVED HANSON (NONPAREIL) — Plant very large with thick yellow¬ 
ish-green leaves; heads large, firm and cabbage-like with sweet, 
tender heart. Good for midsummer planting and popular with home 
gardeners. 
NEW YORK (WONDERFUL) —One of the very best of the curled or crisp 
heading varieties. The head, at first pointed or conical, becomes 
globular at maturity and is of medium large size, dark green in 
color and slightly curled on edges. Heads are very hard and well 
blanched. Quality is excellent, being sweet, yet never buttery in 
flavor. 
PRIZEHEAD—The name is misleading as it is a non-heading variety. Very 
early, quick growing, making a lot of good eating leaves of excel¬ 
lent flavor. Leaves are light green with very ragged brown edges. A 
most popular variety with home gardeners. 
ROMAINE (PARIS WHITE COS) —The best known and most popular Cos 
variety in America. It is medium large, medium green, and forms a 
good, well folded head of fine quality, which blanches readily. 
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