Big Boston

Big Boston
Type	butterhead
Leaf color	green
Variety type	commercial heirloom, open-pollinated, heirloom, historic
Country	USA, France

History

A very old heirloom variety originally from France, it was renamed and offered in North America by Peter Henderson & Co. in 1890 as 'Big Boston'.
Dates back to the 19th century.
This lettuce was not only popular in North America, but also in Russia in the late 1890s. It was offered in 1898 Seed Catalog of V.E. Grachev of Saint Petersburg, Russia, as one of the largest lettuces known at that time.
According to Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds , the original French name was Laitue Lorthols.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), PI 536698.
Donated to the USDA in May 1969 by Vaughan-Jacklin Corporation.

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AltName	Lorthols +
Country	USA, France +
History	* A very old heirloom variety originally f … * A very old heirloom variety originally from France, it was renamed and offered in North America by Peter Henderson & Co. in 1890 as 'Big Boston'. Dates back to the 19th century. This lettuce was not only popular in North America, but also in Russia in the late 1890s. It was offered in 1898 Seed Catalog of V.E. Grachev of Saint Petersburg, Russia, as one of the largest lettuces known at that time. According to Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds , the original French name was Laitue Lorthols. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), PI 536698. Donated to the USDA in May 1969 by Vaughan-Jacklin Corporation. n May 1969 by Vaughan-Jacklin Corporation.
Leaf color	green +
Lettuce type	butterhead +
USDA	PI 536698 +
USDA link	http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1431634 +
Variety type	commercial heirloom +, open-pollinated +, heirloom + and historic +
Vendor	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds +