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Excerpt from Dreer's 1907 Garden Book This new Lettuce is accurately shown on colored plate oppo site. It is a new variety from Germany, where it is a great ta vorite. It is very early, and being hardy will stand considerable cold, damp weather. It can be planted out of doors or under glass, and in either case will produce fine, solid heads much sooner than any other variety. The outer leaves are yellowish 'green, tinged with brown, while inside it is rich golden-yellow. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.