Hanson Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Also known as Early Curled Silesia, this variety dates from the 1700s. It is identical to Early Silesia, a summer lettuce popular in the colonial period. Early Silesia was renamed and introduced commercially as Hanson in 1871 by Henry Dreer of Philadelphia. Otherwise, this is a variety dating to the late 1680s and now considered an heirloom standard. Minimum 25 seeds,
Germination 98%.