. The Maule seed book for 1905. CRISP-AS-iCE LETTUCE. MAULES IMPROVED HANSON LETTUCE. Jlaules Improved Hanson Is a cabbage-headed lettuce of beautifulcolor, neither pale green nor ranK dark green, but of an Intermediateand attractive shade, making a pleasing picture on the market edges of the leaves are slightly fringed, and the leaves themselvesare crumpled but not really savoyed. The heads of this lettuce havebeen known to attain a weight of Ave pounds. In table quality this lettuce is perfection itself. It is wholly free frombitter taste, having a sweet and rich flavor, even to th
. The Maule seed book for 1905. CRISP-AS-iCE LETTUCE. MAULES IMPROVED HANSON LETTUCE. Jlaules Improved Hanson Is a cabbage-headed lettuce of beautifulcolor, neither pale green nor ranK dark green, but of an Intermediateand attractive shade, making a pleasing picture on the market edges of the leaves are slightly fringed, and the leaves themselvesare crumpled but not really savoyed. The heads of this lettuce havebeen known to attain a weight of Ave pounds. In table quality this lettuce is perfection itself. It is wholly free frombitter taste, having a sweet and rich flavor, even to the outer leaves. Itremains long in good table condition after reaching maturity, andresists heat and drought well, and is very slow to run to seed. Its abilitj-to avoid both toughness and raakness and to remain sweet and tenderis one of its leading characteristics; in fact, this feature distinguishes^laules Improved from the ordinary stocks of Hanson lettuce. It is a perfect open-air lettuce in all respects, for both amateur and
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