The lettuce variety Tennis-ball was a very popular one in the vegetable garden at Monticello. Jefferson noted that "it does not require so much care and attention" as other types. Tennis-ball Lettuce was grown in America in the late eighteenth century, and it eventually became the parent of our Boston types still popular today. Plant the seed in rich, well-drained soil early in the spring for an early summer crop, or else, plant in late summer for a fall harvest.

Approximately 150 seeds per pack.

Line Drawing from The Vegetable Garden by M.M. Vilmorin-Andrieux (1885).