



White 
Boston 
475 Big Boston — very widely grown 
83 days. Medium large, attractive heads, the outer leaves being 
light green, smooth, and tinged reddish brown at the edges. Heads 
particularly well during cool weather, light golden yellow heart. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1% Ib. 75¢ 
Loosehead or Cutting 
The best type for general home garden use, 
especially in sections where summers are hot. 
Do not form solidly folded heads, but where the plants are grown 
singly at a suitable distance apart, they make a large, round, thick 
bunch of leaves which are blanched to a light green or creamy yel- 
low in the center of the plant. They provide an extra-early supply 
of delicious salad of delightful crispness and mild flavor. 
493 Black-Seeded Simpson *° 42¥s. Broad, light 
green, frilled and crum- 
pled outer leaves; center leaves blanch almost white. The flavor 
is delicate and appetizing; texture of leaves is brittle and crisp. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 4 lb. 75¢ 
80 days. Semi-heading type of leaf let- 
543 Deer Tongue tuce of compact growth. Leaves are 
slightly blistered or savoyed, attractive green and of excellent qual- 
ity, with a thick, succulent mid-rib. Fully grown plants measure 
12 in. across and 6 to 7 in. high; leaves are oblong to triangular in 
shape with rounded tip. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢ 
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H 45 days. Large, tender, loose 
497 Early Prizehead heads of bright green, curled and 
crimped leaves which are heavily shaded with brownish red. 
? Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1% Ib. 75¢ 
40 days. Forms a tight bunch or rosette 
541 Oak Leaf 10) of medium green leaves which are deeply 
lobed,. with the end lobe elongated, giving the plant a spiky appear- 
ance. Extremely tender, long standing and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 14 lb. $1.50 
45 days. Develops well in hot weather without 
489 Slobolt producing seed stalks as quickly as other 
varieties. Withstands midsummer temperatures without going to 
seed for two or three weeks longer than Grand Rapids, Black- 
Seeded Simpson and Prizehead. Foliage is light green, savoyed and 
frilled./ Home garden favorite. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢ 
3 of the Best Lettuces 
Burpee’s Wayahead 
(Early Butterhead) 
Burpee’s Iceberg 
(Famous Crisp-head) 
Oak Leaf 
(Loosehead or Cutting) 
7056 —3 Pkts. (1 each of these 
3 kinds, value 35¢) for only 25¢ 
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permit close planting. 

Lettuce grows best during the cool seasons of the year, and in a rich, moist, 
cool soil, so that the seed should be sown thinly in the spring as soon as the soil 
can be worked, in rows 1 to 1% ft. apart, and covered with % in. of fine soil. 
Several successive sowings may follow about two weeks apart, then discontinue 
sowings until late summer when they may be made to provide lettuce during the 
fall. Thin heading varieties to stand 1 ft. apart; loose-leaf or cutting varieties, 
4 to 6 in. apart. A pkt. will sow 50 ft. of row; 1 oz. 300 ft. = 
482 Chicken Lettuce 
grow 4 ft. tall before they run to seed. Planted extensively for feeding poultry and — 
rabbits. After cutting, the stumps will start to grow again, thus you will harvest another 
crop within a short time. Not desirable for table use. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢ 
Burpee’s Butterhead LETTUCE 
These grow to good size and develop solid heads of good form, resem- — 
bling a small cabbage in appearance. The heart is tightly folded and 
blanches to a light golden or buttery yellow. In hot weather sections, they — 
may not.head as readily as the Crisp-Head varieties, but will grow rapidly — 
and produce tender, tasty leaves of delicious flavor. ayy 
480 White Boston O Bes fe green ‘ 
80 days. The large heads are tightly folded over the top so that the Sa 
solid heart blanches to a bright creamy yellow of high quality and 
fine texture. The outer leaves are a uniform light green entirely ~ 
free from brown markings or reddish tinge. Used extensively for 
home gardens and market plantings. Very uniform. White seeded. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1% Ib. 75¢ 
476 Burpee’s Wayahead © 
77 days. Highly reeommended as a.spring and fall lettuce for plant- 
ing in the open or in frames. It is a vigorous, healthy variety, 
forming plants of medium size with shiny, bright green blistered 
foliage. The buttery heart is a beautiful creamy vellow. Heads well 
under adverse conditions, Favorite for home and for nearby market. _ 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; “4 Ib. 85¢ 
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474 Early May King — tedium sized 
75 days. Quick growing; medium-sized, tightly folded heads with 
few light green outer leaves slightly edged brown. The inside of the 
head is bright yellow while the heart is blanched to a delightful 
light creamy yellow color. Valuable for outdoors or for forcing. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75¢ 
525 Hansonette — small heads of quality 
75 days. Early; dark green, conical small cabbage heads, the leaves 
of which are savoyed and free of red pigment. The compact plants 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; % Ib. $1.00 
Grand Rapids 



485 Grand Rapids © — Excellent quality 
45 days. Widely grown non-heading lettuce with intensely fringed 
and curled leaves. Thick sowing will give an abundance of young 
tender leaves very early in the season, but if the plants are well 
thinned out, they will produce immense round masses of tender, 
juicy, light green leaves of good flavor. May be used for forcing. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1% lb. 75¢ 
490 Early Curled Simpson 
43 days. Also known as Silesia or White-Seeded Simpson. The 
large plants have very light green, crumpled and slightly frilled 
leaves. Forms a compact bunch of crisp, brittle leaves of excellent — 
flavor. Tender, succulent, and of decidedly piquant taste. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1b. 75¢ 
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