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Buist’s Black Seeded @B 
Iceberg Lettuce 
Buist’s Black Seeded Iceberg 
Bred to withstand Hot Weather 
83 Days—The popularity of this superior 
strain is increasing rapidly since the outstand- 
ing merit to withstand heat during warm 
weather has not been overlooked by the home 
or market gardener who has tried this variety. 
The plants are hardy, rugged and slow to bolt 
to seed. The thick leaves are well folded pro- 
ducing large frames with solid, hard, well 
formed heads, medium light green in color. 
Deliciously crisp and sweet in flavor. 
NEW YORK No. 12 
75 Days—An early sure heading strain of 
New York used in shipping and well known 
in all markets as the standard Iceberg type, It 
is well adapted to mid-season maturity resist- 
ing hot dry weather. Forms’a solid cabbage- 
like head with medium light green leaves 
slightly curled on the edges. Seed white. 
IMPERIAL No. 44 
80 Days—This excellent header is an Iceberg 
type that is very adaptable to the lettuce 
growing sections of the east; especially on 
muck or peat soils. Produces hard well formed 
heads, excellent for shipping. Resistant to tip- 
burn and stands hot weather well, 
EARLY HANSON 
80 Days—A sure header. Heat re- 
sisting and fine. for Mid-summer 
planting. Leaves light green, curled 
and twisted, heavily veined with 
fringed edges. Heads large, solid, 
with white tender heart, 
Lettuce—Plant Buist’s 

Iceberg Lettuce 
The popular home garden variety. 
84 Days—Quite different from the shipping 
variety, New-York, which is commonly called 
Iceberg by produce shippers and green gro- 
cers. A crisp heading late variety very desir- 
able for home garden and for truckers serving 
local markets. It will not stand long distance 
shipping. Iceberg is large with wavy, fringed 
light green leaves tinged with brown at the 
edges. Heads compact, crumpled, white in- 
side, crisp and sweet. Seed white, 
IMPERIAL 847 
83 Days—A California strain resembling 
other Iceberg types that is now popular with 
all lettuce growers and shippers in the east 
and south. Does well at any season of the 
year, stands hot weather and is resistant to 
brown blight. Large crisp heading plants, 
with smooth, thick, medium light green leaves. 
Heads round, well folded, firm and hard. 
When grown on well prepared soil this lettuce 
will develop heads as good as any Iceberg type 
grown in the west. Seed black. 
LS shee aA Rhy SD 
slow to bolt to seed. Seed white. . 
CRISP HEADING LETTUCE 
Pkt... Oz.= ~ 14 Lbs 
Buist’s Black-Seeded Iceberg ......$0.10 $0.40 $1.25 
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