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HEADING VARIETIES (Cont.) 
DRUMHEAD OR MALTA, w. s. F 
Crisp heading, large, medium dark green. Leaves blistered. Large, coarse, 
well formed head which is tender and of good quality. 
GOLDEN QUEEN, w. s. 
Cabbage butter head type; small size; light yellowish-green, outer leaves 
slightly crumpled; edges smooth, Heads firm, very early. 
GREEN MIGNONETTE, b. s. 
Similar in most respects to Mignonette. Color medium dark green, free from 
brown tint. Very useful in the tropics. Much slower to bolt to seed than 
Mignonette. 
HANSON, w. s. 
An old standard home and market garden sort; very hardy. Plant very large 
with broad, thick, frilled, light yellowish-green leaves, forming rather large, 
globular head, white at the heart, crisp, sweet, and tender. It is best known 
under the name “Nonpareil” in Canada. 
HARDY GREEN WINTER, w. s. 
Cabbage butter head type; medium size; medium dark green, Leaves crumpled 
with straight edges. A good fall and winter variety. 
HUBBARD’S MARKET, w. s. 
Desirable for home and market garden use and for cold frame culture; popular 
in Cuba and South America. Plant dark green with crumpled straight edged 
leaues: compact, forms medium sized, firm, globular head which is buttery 
and sweet. 
ICEBERG, w. s. (Giant Crystal Head) 
Very popular for near markets and home garden. Plant large with broad, crisp, 
wavy light green leaves tinged brown on margins. Head large, well folded, 
white inside; crisp, very sweet and tender. Must not be confused with New 
York which is commonly called Iceberg by shippers and greengrocers. 
IMPERIAL D (Double Resistant) w. s. 
Important shipping type on the Pacific Coast. Resistant to brown blight and 
downy mildew. Plants large, dark green, very thick leaves. Heads medium size, 
firm, and of excellent quality. One of the best cool weather varieties. 
IMPERIAL NO. 44, w. s. 
Has very long well folded leaves and produces hard well formed heads under 
favorable conditions. Similar to Imperial 152 but heads better in warm 
weather and is notably less susceptible to tipburn. 
IMPERIAL NO. 152, w. s. 
Resistant to brown blight. Like the other Imperial varieties, a head lettuce 
suitable for long distance shipment from the Pacific Coast. Plants rather light 
green, spreading, forming very firm round exposed heads. Very sure heading 
and can be used under a wide range of conditions though it is fairly susceptible 
to tipburn. 
IMPERIAL NO. 615, w. s. 
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. 
Very popular in the East and South as a market garden and shipping variety. 
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. 
An early butterhead lettuce; standard for greenhouse forcing and does splen- 
didly out of doors in early spring. Plants small, allowing very close planting, 
light green tinged slightly with brown; head medium small, round, firm; inte- 
rior rich golden yellow, buttery, of splendid quality. 
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