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Burpee’s Lettuce 
Lettuce belongs in every garden, whether large or small. 
It is easy to grow, doing best during the cool seasons 
of the year, and grows to perfection in a rich moist 
cool soil. For a continuous supply throughout 
the summer and fall, make succession sowings 
two weeks apart. One oz. of seed will sow 
300 ft. of drill; 4 to 5 lbs. are needed to 
sow one acre in drills; 40 to 60 days are 
required to bring the crop to maturity. 
Earliest and 
Forcing Varieties 
These are excellent for plant¬ 
ing in the greenhouse, the cold- 
frame, or for sowing early 
outdoors. They require cool 
spring weather and are also 
very successful if planted for 
heading up in the fall. Grown 
extensively in the South during 
the winter. All are of quick 
growth, maturing in 40 to 50 
days. They make solid little heads 
with beautifully blanched hearts. 
474 Early May King 
An extra-early quick-growing Lettuce, 
splendid for growing in frames, in the 
greenhouse, and outdoors during early 
spring as well as for late fall use in the 
garden. It needs cool weather to develop 
to perfection. The plants are of medium 
size, with few light green outer leaves slightly 
edged red, enclosing a large, well-formed, 
tightly folded heart of a beautiful light creamy yellow color. 
Pkt. 10jf; oz. 204 ozs. 50£; Vz lb. 75^; lb. $1.25; 
2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50. 
476 Burpee’s Wayahead © 
Wayahead in earliness and wayahead in quality 
Ever since introduced by us to the American 
public, Wayahead has been a favorite with both 
home and market gardeners, as it combines good 
appearance with excellent quality. Wayahead 
cannot be too highly recommended as a spring 
and fall Lettuce for planting in the open or in 
frames. It is a vigorous, healthy variety, form¬ 
ing plants of medium size with bright green 
foliage. The buttery heart is a beautiful creamy 
white. Heads well under all conditions. 
Pkt. 100; oz. 200; 4 ozs. 650; lb. $1.00; 
lb. $1.75; 2 lbs. $3.20; 5 lbs. $7.70. 
Big Boston 
475 Big Boston© 
Heads large and compact, color light green slightly 
tinged brown 
A popular early Lettuce, with large attractive 
heads growing to an enormous size—often meas¬ 
uring 10 to 12 in. across. Big Boston heads par¬ 
ticularly well during the cool weather, forming 
a tightly folded heart which consists of beauti¬ 
fully blanched, tender, and juicy leaves. The 
color of the heart is light golden yellow. The 
outer leaves show a slight tinge of brown. The 
texture of the foliage is brittle and crisp. Equally 
as valuable for growing in the home garden as for 
market. Pkt. 100; oz. 200; 4 ozs. 500; 
1/2 lb. 750; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50. 
480 White Big Boston© 
Grow these Early Varieties and have plenty of Lettuce 
Outer leaves light green; heart creamy yellow 
A comparatively new Lettuce, similar to the famous Big 
Boston but altogether free from the reddish tinge on the 
outer foliage. The outer leaves are of medium size, of 
bright green color, enclosing the whitish green head. The 
heart is tightly folded, of a bright creamy yellow color, 
and a tasty, sweet, and crisp flavor. A great favorite with 
many market growers and home gardeners. Fkt. 10^; 
oz. 20f!i 4 ozs. 65£; »/ 2 lb. $1.00; lb. $1.75; 2 lbs. $3.20; 
5 lbs. $7.70. 
469 Black-Seeded Tennis Ball 
or Salamander 
A favorite American Lettuce. Exceptionally fine, particu¬ 
larly for growing early or late in the year. It can be relied 
upon to make solid heads of superb quality when most 
other varieties fail due to warm weather. The heads are of 
large size and nearly round. The golden yellow heart is 
protected by broad, crumpled outer leaves of a medium 
green color. Of superb quality. Fkt. 10jzf; oz. 15^; 
4 ozs. 45 Vz lb. 70^; lb. $1.20; 2 lbs. $2.20; 5 lbs. $5.30. 
484 Mignonette 
A splendid black-seeded early Lettuce of small size, with 
very few outer leaves and a comparatively large solid head. 
The outer leaves are a dark green shaded with brown. 
They are curled and crumpled. The heads are exceptionally 
compact and of a light creamy yellow color throughout. It 
is a quality variety of exceptional merit, highly recom¬ 
mended for growing in frames and early outdoor culture. 
Of remarkably fine sweet flavor. Pkt. 10jf; oz. 20£; 
4 ozs. 65ff; % lb. $1.00; lb. $1.75; 2 lbs. $3.20; 5 lbs. $7.70. 
Lettuce Collections 
These collections contain the following three best quality 
varieties of Lettuce: Black-Seeded Tennis Ball, Han¬ 
son, and Grand Rapids. 
7056 One Pkt. each (value 30fi) for 200 
7058 One Oz. each (value 55^) for 45f* 
Burpee’s 
Wayahead 
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