40 (Head Varieties 
Lettuce © continued 
BUIST’S NEW SENSATION 
72 Days—An ideal Hot Weather Lettuce, 
withstanding heat and drought better than 
any other sort. Plant is compact, forming a 
globular firm, well blanched head. Leaves 
medium green crumpled but straight on the 
edges. A butter variety always tender and 
excellent in flavor. Seed black. : 
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER 
75 Days—One of the best all*around Summer 
lettuces desirable for shipping to nearby mar- 
kets. Heads large, globular, solid, with golden 
yellow heart. Leaves large, thick, dark green, 
tinged and spotted with brown. Flavor rich 
and buttery. Black seed. 

Romaine or Cos Lettuce 
Culture—A distinct type of lettuce with torpedo shaped 
heads, upright and having long, narrow, spoon-shaped 
leaves, brittle and distinctively mild in flavor. Sown 
at the same time and manner as head lettuce, it does not 
require as much room in the row. 6 to 8 ins. is suf- 
ficient. An excellent type for outdoor planting, hardy, 
and stands the heat well. 
WHITE PARIS OR TRIANON COS 
65 Days—The best known and most popular 
Cos variety for home and market gardens. A 
medium large lettuce with fairly dark green, 
long and narrow, smooth concave leaves form- 
ing a well-folded head of fine quality. Head 
compact, 8 ins. tall, elongated or loaf shaped. 
with inside leaves bleaching a greenish white. 
Crisp as celery, sweet, tender and of excellent 
flavor. 
DARK GREEN COS 
65 Days—Same characteristics as the White 
Paris with the outside leaves a darker green 
color. It folds well, forming a good firm head 
and when fully blanched the leaves are light 
green with mid ribs as white as the heart. A 
favorite with the market gardener. 
Chicken Lettuce 
60 Days—Distinct from any other lettuce. It 
will yield more chicken feed than any other 
plant grown for greens. Plants 3 to 4 ft., with 
an abundance of loose leaves. Cut or pull 
leaves as needed. 


LETTUCE (Butter Heads Continued) 
Pkt. 
Buist’s New Sensation... : 
Y, Oz. Oz. 
California Cream Butter. $0.10 $0.20 $0.30 $0.90 $3.10 
ROMAINE OR COS LETTUCE 
White Paris or Trianon 
SEN ree TR A he os -10 .20 
Dark Green Cos........ .10 20 
LOOSE LEAF VARIETIES 
Grand Rapids .....:... 10 .20 
Early Curled Simpson... .10 20 
‘Black Seeded Simpson... +10 ne eee 
Early Prize Head....... 10 saree 
Chicken Lettuce ........ .10 Py ws), 


Grand Rapids Lettuce 
Loose Leaf Lettuce 
Cut or Pull When a Few Inches Tall 
If you want a Salad that really melts in your 
Mouth 
Culture—Leaf lettuce thrives on any good garden soil 
and is edible before the heading varieties are available. 
They. produce a loose head of heavily curled and 
crumpled leaves, brittle, tasty and tender. Sow the 
same as head lettuce, but thin to an inch in the row, 
and when large enough for salad continue to thin as 
used. The tender soft leaves at this stage are delicious, 
GRAND RAPIDS 
50. Days—A very popular non-heading vari- 
ety for greenhouse forcing or outdoors early 
in the season. Plants are large, compact and 
upright, forming a cluster of light green | 
leaves, broad, wavy, fringed-and very curly. © 
It is handsome in appearance, very desirable 
for garnishing and the tasty eating quality of — 
the soft leaf is sweet and tender. Seed black. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON 
50 Days—Also known as Silesia. One of the 
oldest known and most generally used vari- 
eties for home gardens. Plants are early, hardy 
and quick growing; non-heading, forming a 
tight bunch of broad yellowish-green leaves 
crumpled and frilled on the edges. Crisp, 
sweet and very tender. Sei 
BLACK SEEDED CURLED SIMPSON 
50 Days—Our big seller in Pennsylvania. It 
grows quickly, is early, hardy, crisp, tender 
“ and deliciously flavored. The 
plant is large and compact with 
broad yellowish-green leaves 

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