]> 2026-04-17T12:12:16-07:00 Big Boston 0 USA, France * 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), [[USDA link::http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1431634|PI 536698]]. * Donated to the USDA in May 1969 by Vaughan-Jacklin Corporation. green butterhead PI 536698 commercial heirloom open-pollinated heirloom historic 2013-02-12T18:51:46Z 2456336.2859491 Big Boston