LETTUCE—Heading Varieties——Continued 
83 days 
Head—large sized, round and firm, outer 
leaves medium green, blistered and well 
folded over an exposed head. 
A good shipping variety, resistant to 
brown-blight but susceptible to tip 
burn. A dependable header, most popu- 
lar in the West. 
Imperial 152—w.s. 
Hanson Head (Nonpareil)—w.s. 
80 days 
Head—large, cabbage-like; outer leaves 
yellowish - green, broad, thick and 
frilled; heart is tender, compact and 
crisp. 
An old dependable variety. Fine texture 
and rich flavor even to outer leaves. 
Widely used for home and market 
gardens. 

New York, Wonderful, Los Angeles Market 
May King—w.s. 61 days 
Head—medium small, fast growing; outer 
leaves light green tinged with brown; 
round, firm, interior golden-yellow. A 
butterhead type. 
Because it scorches easily it is used 
mainly for forcing and first early out- 
door crop. 
New York No. 12—w.s. 76 days 
Head—large, compact; leaves somewhat 
exposed on a heavy framework and of a 
lighter green and more finely cut edges 
than regular New York. 
An early strain of the New York, quite 
tolerant to summer heat. 
New York No. 515—w.s. 75 days 
Head—medium large, attractive, 
rounded, solid and crisp. 
A sure heading improved type comparable 
to New York No. 12 with similar leaf 
edging and blistering. Recommended 
for use where tip burn is prevalent. 
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New York (Wonderful) (Los Angeles 
Market)—w.s. 80 days 
Head—large, round, attractive; leaves, 
dark green and tightly folded; interior 
blanched, crisp, tender and free from 
bitterness. 

Once the most popular shipping variety, 
it is now largely supplanted by Imperial 
types for that purpose. A good home 
garden variety in many areas. 
Pennlake—w.s. 83 days 
Head—medium to small; outer leaves dark 
green, slightly crumpled, well folded, 
less finely cut edges than Great Lakes; 
comparatively free from objectionable 
ribbiness; interior crisp and firm. 
Developed by Prof. M. T. Lewis of Penn. 
State College and has received All 
America Recognition. 
Premier Great Lakes—w.s. 75 days 
Head—uniformly large, early, dark green; 
slightly ribbed solid head. An early 
smooth leaf type of Great Lakes. 
Developed by Prof. M. T. Lewis of Penn 
State College, and recently received All 
America award. About a week earlier 
than Great Lakes, this new heading 
type has performed very well in our 
Minnesota trial grounds. 
Progress (US 2428)—w.s. 80 days 
Head—medium size, compact, early; leaves 
medium green, thick, heavily savoyed 
with edges more cut and waved than 
Imperial No. 44. 
A new variety developed by the U. S. 
Dept. of Agric. A selection from a cross 
of Imperial No. 44 with an unnamed 
hybrid seedling. Resistant to tip burn. 

