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. 
make succession sowings two weeks apart until June. 
Sowings in August and September will provide Lettuce 
during the fall. One pkt. of seed will sow 50 ft. of row; 1 oz. 
300 ft.; 3 lbs. for an acre; 1 oz. will produce 4000 plants. 
Burpee’s 
Wayahead 
BUTTERHEAD VARIETIES 
These grow to good size and develop solid heads of 
good form, resembling a small Cabbage in appeara ice. 
The heart is tightly folded and blanches to a light 
golden or buttery yellow. They will grow well in 
moderately warm weather, but are not so resistant to 
heat as the Crisp Head varieties. The Butterhead 
class includes a number of well-known varieties. Ex¬ 
cellent for succession sowings. 
514 Burpee's Butterhead O 
78 days. The finest of the Butterhead type of I.et- 
tuce. It is of immense size and great solidity, with 
light green outer leaves and a beautiful light yellow 
heart. Popular with many market growers and iiome 
gardeners. Plants grown on fertile soil often measure 
12 in. in diameter. Pkt. 10^; oz. 25^; 4 ozs. 70(zf; 
Vz lb. $1.10; lb. $1.85; 2 lbs. $3.40; 5 lbs. $8.15. 
508 California Cream Butter O 
75 days. Heads are of large size and very solid. The 
outer leaves are thick and of a dark, glossy green 
color lightly tinged with brown. The heart blanches 
to a beautiful golden yellow. Pkt. lOjzf; oz. 15^; 
4ozs. 45^; ^/^Ib. 65^; lb. $1.10; 
2 lbs. $2.00; 5 lbs. $4.80. 
476 Burpee’s Wayahead O 
Wayahead in earliness and wayahead in quality 
63 days. A favorite with both home and market gardeners, as it combines good appearance with 
excellent quality. Highly recommended as a spring and fall Lettuce for planting in the open or in 
frames. It is a vigorous, healthy variety, forming plants of medium size with bright green foliage. 
The buttery heart is a beautiful creamy white. Heads well unde** adverse conditions, such as drought 
and hot weather, which likely explains a portion of its popularity. Selections are being made in our 
test plots each year in order that our seed stocks may be produced from heat-resistant plants. 
Pkt. 10^; oz. 20^; 4 ozs. 55^; lb. SOjzf; lb. $1.40; 2 lbs. $2.55; 5 lbs. $6.15. 
475 Big Boston 
76 days. A popular early Lettuce, with large, 
attractive heads often growing 10 to 12 in. 
across. Heads particularly well during the cool 
weather, forming a tightly folded light golden 
yellow heart which consists of beautifully 
blanched, tender, juicy leaves. Outer leases 
show a slight tinge of brown at the edges. 
Pkt. 100; oz. 200; 4 ozs. 500; 
1/2 lb. 750; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50. 
483 Crisp-as-lce 
79 days. The demand for this splendid heading 
Lettuce has been so great that we have decided 
to offer it this year. Heads are of medium size, 
very compact and uniform, of remarkable ten¬ 
derness and quality. The heart bleaches to a 
creamy yellow color while the outer leaves are 
dark green, shaded with reddish-brown. Splen¬ 
did for summer growing. Pkt. 100; oz. 200; 
4 ozs. 650; V 2 lb. 950; lb. $1.65; 
2 lbs. $3.05; 5 lbs. $7.25. 
474 Early IVlay King 
61 days. An extra-early quick-growing head 
Lettuce. 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 yel¬ 
low color. Pkt. 100; oz. 200; 4 ozs. 500; 
1/2 lb. 750; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50. 
Big 
Boston 
469 Black-Seeded Tennis Ball 
Salamander 70 days. Heads are of large 
size and nearly round. The yellow heart is 
protected by broad, crumpled outer leaves of a 
medium green color. Pkt. 100; oz. 150; 
4 ozs. 450; Vz lb. 700; lb. $1.15; 
2 lbs. $2.10; 5 lbs. $5.05. 
W. Atlee Burpee Co. 
480 White Big Boston O 
73 days. A definite improvement over Big Boston, this Lettuce is entirely 
free of red pigment in any part of the plant. It heads about 3 days earlier 
than Big Boston, forming a slightly smaller but more neatly folded head 
of extremely attractive appearance. The color is light green, the head 
is flattened, globular, compact, and of fine quality, about 5 to 5K in. in 
diameter and of excellent quality. White Boston is replacing Big Boston • 
commercially in many sections. Pkt. 100; oz. 200; 
4 ozs. 600; Vz lb. 850; lb. $1.50; 2 lbs. $2.75; 5 lbs. $6.60. ! 
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