
Big Boston Lettuce 

EARLY “BUTTERHEAD” LETTUCE 
Crisp-as-Ice. Large, handsome heads of solid, crisp, tender 
leaves slow to shoot to seed. Very compact and can be grown 
close together. Desirable for the home-garden. 
Big Boston. Perhaps the most popular “Butterhead” variety 
for early outdoor planting. Under favorable circumstances 
the plants grow a foot in diameter, and trimmed heads will 
weigh 10 ounces or more. Leaves wavy and pleasing yellow- 
green, tinged with brownish red. Our stock has been selected 
from a very choice strain. Highly recommended for home- 
garden and market. 
Unrivaled or White Big Boston. Very uniform, solid heads of 
delicate light green, unmarred by the bronzy edge which 
distinguishes other Lettuces of the Boston type. 
“CRISPHEAD” VARIETIES 

Dark Green Cos. Compact, upright variety with magnificent heads 
a foot high, blanching perfectly white inside. The midrib is thick, 
crisp, and juicy, like a stalk of celery. Specially prized for certain 
kinds of salad by discriminating chefs. 
Iceberg. A pleasing yellowish green variety tinged red at edges of 
leaves, all of which are handsomely curled into a solid, ball-shaped 
head. Requires about 80 days to reach full size. Grows well in hot 
weather, and is famous for its crisp, fresh flavor, even when left 
standing a long time. 
Hanson Improved. Distinct light green leaves with a silvery sheen. A 
curly flat head of excellent size. Earlier than Iceberg, and in the 
early stages much curlier and of more handsome appearance. 
New York or Wonderful. The largest and latest ‘‘crisphead” variety 
requiring about 214 months from seed to head. From seed sown late 
in April it forms heads in early July, and by the middle of the month 
makes about 50 per cent full-headed crop, the remainder coming 
gradually and surely, so that it does not “finish” all at once. One 
of the best for hot weather. The heads are very firm and solid, 
weighing as much as two pounds after trimming. 
New York No. 12. A fine improved strain much planted for its earli- 
ness, large size, solidity, and sure-heading qualities. The tightly 
folded center blanches to a beautiful silvery white, very attractive 
Dark Green Cos Lettuce on the table. Crisp, juicy, and sweet-flavored. 


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