Aunt Mae's Bibb

Butterhead. Medium-large plants form a moderately well-defined, elliptic head. Green, obovate leaves have moderate surface blistering. Leaf margins are moderately undulating and have small teeth. Largest leaves average 5.9" long by 5.7" wide. Plants reach 6-8" tall by 8-11" wide. Crisp, buttery leaves with a thick midrib. Sweet and slightly bitter. Black seeded. Hardy to cold and heat. Late to bolt when grown in 2013 at Heritage Farm. Acquired by SSE from Kelly Yeaton (PA YE K) who got the variety in about 1994 from Mr. Nestor Keene, a barber in Boalsburg, PA who offered the lettuce seeds to patrons of his shop. Maintained by Nestor and his wife Amber Keene since 1937 when Nestor's aunt Mae Smith of Millheim, PA gave them the lettuce. Mae is said to have originally received the seeds from a family named Zimmerman who had grown the lettuce for several decades in Brush Valley, PA. SSE Accession # 112174