VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES ¢ KEYSTONE SEEDS 
EEEFUGE 
HEADING VARIETIES 
Latuca sativa—var. capitata 
Lettuce has become a common and inexpensive vegetable on the table the year around. Its 
wide adaptability and the development of new or improved disease resistant varieties has enabled 
southern districts to produce heading types in the winter season and ship north. The following 
described varieties and strains offer the greenhouse forcer, home or market gardener and shipper 
a type for his requirement. 
The letters w. s. following the variety indicate that it is a white-seeded sort, and the 
letters b. s. that it is a black-seeded sort. 

Big Boston Lettuce Season. 
Days 
Seeded 
Tele- to Mar- 
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Code Heads 
BIG BOSTON w. s. LABOR 15 
An old, standard variety of head lettuce which is known the world over. In Europe it is 
named Trocadero. An excellent sort for hotbed and cold frame forcing, and as an 
outdoor variety withstands much adverse weather. One of the surest heading types for 
the Middle West and Southern States. 
HEADS —Medium sized, globular shaped, light green, butter-head type, firm, compact, 
well formed, crisp, tender, with buttery, light golden yellow heart; outer 
leaves smooth, glossy, medium light green, with slight tinge of reddish brown 
on the margins. 
BROWN DUTCH WINTER b&b. s. LAITY 76 
A well-known standard American variety for home gardens in the late fall and winter. 
HEADS —Medium sized, cabbage butter-head type, dark green coated with bronze req, 
firm; inner part of head buttery, creamy yellow, of good quality; leaves thick, 
smooth, with plain edges. 
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