Burpee’s Lettuce 
530 Burpee’s Iceberg © 
Heads large, hard, crumpled, crisp, and sweet 
Curled, crisp plants of medium size, producing medium 
green, wavy, fringed leaves having edges that are tinged 
with light brown. The heads are compact, medium 
large, and have few outer leaves and most delicious crisp 
tender hearts blanched to a silvery white even under 
average garden conditions. Iceberg is exceedingly vigorous 
and hardy, so that it will withstand quite hot weather. 
This is the original Iceberg Lettuce introduced by Burpee 
in 1894. It should not be confused with New York 
Improved, which is grown in certain western sections 
under the name Iceberg. Pkt. lOjzf; oz. 20?!; 4 ozs. 60?!; 
Vz lb. 85?!; lb. $1.50; 2 lbs. $2.75; 5 lbs. $6.60. 
Crisp-Head Varieties 
These are distinct from the Butterhead varieties. They 
head more surely during warm weather, and have a well- 
blanched, pure white heart. They are especially crisp and 
mild in flavor even during the hot summer months. 
523 New York No. 12 
This improved strain has been bred for earliness, larger 
size, increased solidity, and dependability of heading. 
The tightly folded heart is well blanched to a beauti¬ 
ful silvery white. Crisp, juicy, and sweet. Pkt. lOcf; 
oz. 25?!; 4 ozs. 75jzf; y 2 lb. $1.15; lb. $2.00; 21bs.$3.70; 
5 lbs. $9.00. 
New York 
Improved 
Burpee's 
Iceberg 
524 New York Improved© 
Crisp, green heads; large size; fine quality 
Known in some sections as Los Angeles and Wonderful. 
In the Imperial Valley of California it is grown under the 
name of Iceberg, though this name belongs rightly and by 
priority to the variety described as Burpee’s Iceberg. The 
heads grow to immense size and arecloselyfolded. The outer 
leaves are deep green and the heart is blanched to a beauti¬ 
ful pure white. It is crisp, juicy, and of most appetizing 
flavor. Pkt. lOjzf; oz. 25?!; 4 ozs. 70?!; y 2 lb. $1.10; 
lb. $1.85; 2 lbs. $3.40; 5 lbs. $8.15. 
528 Burpee’s Brittle Ice 
Heads fairly compact and of conical shape 
A fine, quick-growing Lettuce with bright green outer leaves 
and a nearly white heart that is tender, succulent, and 
crisp. It retains its crispness and mild flavor to a greater 
degree during warm weather than any other crisp-head 
variety except Iceberg. Its luscious refreshing flavor has 
made it a popular Lettuce with many gardeners. The heads 
are fairly compact and of conical shape. Each leaf has a 
thick, white, tender midrib of a crispness and refreshing 
flavor that suggest the brittleness of thin ice. Pkt. 10?!; 
oz. 20?!; 4 ozs. 65?!; y 2 lb. $1.00; lb. $1.75; 2 lbs. $3.20; 
5 lbs. $7.70. 
522 Hanson 
This is the earliest maturing of the Crisp-Head Lettuce. 
Grows into a quite broad, slightly flattened head of a 
beautiful light green color. It is excellent for midsummer 
planting and can be depended upon to head well. Of the 
highest quality—crisp, mild, tender, juicy, and well 
blanched. Pkt. 10?!; oz. 20^; 4 ozs. 50?!; V 2 lb. 80?!; 
lb. $1.35; 2 lbs. $2.50; 5 lbs. $5.95. 
Dwarf White Heart 
Cos Lettuce or Salad Romaine is much esteemed for its fresh crispness and mild 
flavor. It is widely grown in the northern states during spring and early summer and 
to provide a crop of tightly folded, elongated heads for fall use. Dwarf White Heart is 
the earliest variety we know of, and since it is self-closing, does not require tying up. 
Other Cos forms loose heads which must be tied together with strings in order to blanch 
them properly and make them tender. 
537 Dwarf White Heart© We believe this is the most satisfactory of the 
Cos Lettuce varieties. It is crisp, has a refreshing, snappy flavor, and does not need 
tying up in order to blanch the heart. Compact, strictly erect plants 10 in. tall, containing 
a surprising quantity of brittle juicy leaves of light green color and of a most appetizing 
piquant flavor. It is highly recommended for the home garden and high-class markets. Pkt. 10?!; 
oz. 20 i; 4 ozs. 50?!; i/ 2 lb. 75?!; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50. 
O Follow the Bull’s Eye G 
If you are in doubt as to which varieties to choose, make your selection from those marked with a 
bull’s-eye (0). They represent, in our opinion, those which do well under the most varied conditions 
of soil and climate. Yet all varieties offered have their valuable qualities. Season of maturity, 
varied conditions of soil and climate, and market preferences demand that a book as widely dis¬ 
tributed as Burpee’s Annual include a large number of different varieties. 
Cos or Romaine Lettuce 
Butterhead 
Varieties of 
Lettuce are de~ 
scribed and 
priced on page 
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Burpee’s Lettuce and other Seeds are of highest germination 
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