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edges tinged with light brown. 
white even under average garden conditions. 
Eastern and Mid-Western growing conditions. 
berg Lettuce introduced by Burpee in 1894. 
with the familiar ‘‘New York and Imperial” strains of lettuce, 
which are commonly called “Iceberg’’ by growers, shippers 
and some produce merchants. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 4 lb. 90¢. 
484 Mignonette —The smallest of the crisp-heads 
80 days. Splendid black-seeded early lettuce of good quality; outer 
leaves are medium green tinged with reddish brown, heavily but 
finely crumpled and curled. Heads are small, compact and blanch 
light creamy yellow throughout. It heads well in warm weather. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 90¢. 
531 Imperial 44 © — Blight resistant 
84 days. Sure header, even during hot, dry weather, and of great 
commercial value. To date, Imperial 44 is the most dependable 
crisp lettuce for the East. Heads medium large, slightly flattened, 
extremely compact; dark green, heavily savoyed leaves. If you 
have had difficulty growing head lettuce, give Imperial 44 a careful 
trial. White-seeded. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 14 Ib. $1.50. 
529 Imperial 847 © — Blight resistant 
84 days. Heat-resistant strain with nearly as much ability to head 
under unfavorable conditions as Imperial 44. The head is larger 
and deeper and it retains its marketable appearance longer than 
that variety. Attractive and of good quality. Black-seeded. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 lb. $1.10. 
526 New York 515 — Uniform header 
83 days. The large heads are solid, bright green in color, bleaching 
to a splendid white; always crisp, juicy and sweet. Has been bred 
for resistance to tipburn; stands hot weather remarkably well. 
Also makes wonderful heads in the fall from late sowings. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. $1.00. 
523 New York 12— wost widely adapted 
85 days. The standard crisp-head lettuce with large heads of dark 
green, heavily curled and savoyed leaves with blanched, silvery 
white heart. Successfully grown outdoors almost anywhere, spring, 
summer and fall. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. $1.00. 
527 New York P.W. 55 — Very early 
80 days. A small, extra-early crisp-head lettuce that will withstand 
quite hot weather, so is well adapted for summer growing in the 
East, South and Middlewest. All-America Winner. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 14 Ib. $1.50. 
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Paris White 
Cos Lettuce 
crop. 
530 Burpee’s Iceberg © —The original Iceberg 
Attractive light green, wavy, fringed and heavily savoyed leaves with 
The heads are compact, not too large, and have E 
few outer leaves and most delicious, crisp, tender hearts blanched to a silvery ea 4 
Iceberg is exceedingly vigorous ™ ‘ae 
and hardy, so that it will withstand some hot weather; it is well suited to 
This is the original Ice- 
It should not be confused 
Much esteemed for its fresh crispness and mild flavor. y 
the northern states during spring and early summer as well as to provide a 
crop of tightly folded, elongated heads for fall use. 
539 Paris Whiteo 
crisp, has a refreshing, sweet flavor, and does not need tying up in order to 
blanch the heart. Compact, erect plants, 10 in. tall, with medium light green 
outer leaves and whitish green brittle interior. 
540 Dark Green 
blanched, the green leaves, which 
faintest tinge of green, and the 
midribs are white at heart. 
ceptionally. crisp and 
For home and market. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 90¢. 
482 Chicken Lettuce 
A non-heading lettuce, quite 
different from those used for human 
food. The plants grow 4 ft. tall before 
they run to seed. Planted extensively 
for feeding poultry and rabbits. 
cutting, the stumps will start again to 
make a new growth, and within a short 
time you will be able to harvest another 
Not desirable for table use. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 65¢. 
These form tightly folded heads, and where the plants are grown 
singly at a suitable distance apart, they make very large, round, 
solid heads which are blanched silvery white or creamy yellow 
in the center. 







Burpee’s 
Iceberg 
522 Hanson— Very dependable header 
85 days. Grows into a quite broad, slightly flattened head of beau- 
tiful light green, savoyed and curled leaves of crisp texture. En- 
tirely free from any bitter taste, of the highest quality —mild, 
tender, juicy and well blanched. Its reliability for sure heading, 
even during midsummer, is widely known and has given it much 
of its deserved popularity. A wonderful home garden variety for 
summer use. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 90¢. 
473 Cosbia 40 — sure header from spring sowing 
80 days. The frame of Cosbia 40 is small, the leaves medium grecn 
and the head is large in proportion to the size of the plant, weighing 
about three-quarters of a pound when trimmed. The solidity of the 
head compares favorably with that of Imperial 44; Cosbia 40 is a 
few days earlier, more resistant to tipburn, and, while smaller, is 
still large enough for home and local market use. 
An “Iceberg”’ type lettuce that can be grown in sections with hot 
summers. Recommended only for spring planting. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1% lb. $1.50. 
520 Cosberg 600 — Withstands heat 
‘85 days. Honorable Mention, All-America Selections. A distinct 
crisp-head lettuce developed at the Beltsville, Md., Station of the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Bred for resistance to tipburn 
and ability to head during hot, dry weather. Interior is solid, crisp, 
tender and of a remarkably sweet flavor; entirely free from any 
bitter taste. Wonderful home garden variety for summer use. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 14 lb. $1.50. 
Cet or Romaine Lettuce 
It is widely grown in 
83 days. ast 
largely used of the Cos Lettuce varieties. 
(Light Green) The earliest and most 
It is 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 90¢. 
Self folded head, which is well blanched, loaf 
of tender and luscious quality. When fully 
are 7 to 8in.in height, are white with only the 
Collection 
3 of the Best Lettuces 
Burpee’s Wayahead 
(Early Butterhead) 
Burpee’s Iceberg 
(Famous Crisp-head) 
Black-Seeded Simpson 
(Loosehead or Cutting) 
25¢ 
84 days. 
shaped, 
Ex- 
mild in 







After 
7056 —3 Pkts. (1 each of these 
3 kinds, value 30¢) for only 

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