VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 4 KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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BIBB_ w.s. HM LACOA 
A variety of fine quality for forcing and home garden use. It is a distinctly different 
type forming a small rosette head that is very desirable for serving individual salads. 
Its earliness is very important for fresh marketing. 
HEADS —Small sized, 3!/) inches wide, 3 inches thick, firm, crisp head type; inside of 
head golden yellow; outer leaves smooth, dark green. 

BIG BOSTON — Known the world over. 
BIG BOSTON  w. s. HM LABOR 
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. 
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER  b.s. HM LEWIS 
Widely admired by market gardeners and local shippers as a good heading variety, 
particularly in the cooler seasons of the year, although it is a fair summer heading sort. 
HEADS —Large, globular, firm, cabbage butter-head type; inside of head crisp, rich 
golden yellow with fine buttery flavor; outer leaves thick, large, dark green, 
tinged with brown spots. 
CORNELL 456 w.s. HM LAMIE 
Cornell University and U. S. D. A. developed this variety which heads and resists 
tipburn better than Imperial 44 during the hot summer months in New. York State. 
HEADS —Large, solid, dark green outer leaves with prominent ribs. 
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Season. 
Days 
Seeded 
to Mar- 
ketable 
Heads 
54 
75 
75 
80 
