urpee’s Butterhead LETTUCE 
These grow to good size and develop solid heads of good form, re- 
sembling a small cabbage in appearance. The heart is tightly folded 
and blanches to a light golden or buttery yellow. In hot weather sec- 
tions, they may not head as readily as the Crisp-Head varieties, but 
will grow rapidly and produce tender, tasty leaves of delicious flavor, 
480 White Boston O 
80 days. The large heads are tightly folded 
over the top so that the 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 exten- 
sively for home gardens and market plant- 
ings, large or small. White seeded. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 1% lb. 90¢ 
476 Burpee’s WayaheadO 
77 days. Highly recommended as a spring and fall 
lettuce for planting in the open or in frames. It isa 
vigorous, healthy variety, forming plants of medium 
size with shiny, bright green blistered foliage. The 
buttery heart is a beautiful creamy yellow. Heads 
well under adverse conditions. Favorite for home 
and nearby market. Heads have few outer leaves. 
Pkt..15¢; oz. 30¢; 1% lb. 90¢ 
es . 
474 Early May King 
75 days. Quick growing; medium-size, compact 
tightly folded heads; the light green otter leaves 
slightly edged with brown. The inside of the head is 
bright yellow while the-heatt is bldnchéd to a de- 
lightful light creamy yellow color, very crisp and 
tender. Valuable for outdoors or for forcing. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 4 lb. 90¢ 
475 Big Boston —Popuiar 
83 days. Medium large, attractive heads, the outer 
leaves being light green, smooth, and tinged reddish 
brown at the edges; heart blanches to light golden 
yellow. Heads particularly well during cool weather. 
Pkt. 10¢;° oz. 25¢; 1% Ib. 75¢ 
543 Deer Tongue— Unusual 
80 days. Leaves are oblong to triangular in shape 
with rounded tip, slightly blistered or savoyed, at- 
tractive green and of excellent quality, with a thick, 
succulent mid-rib.- Fully ‘grown plants are of com- 
pact, upright growth, 12.in. across, 6 to 7 in. high. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; % lb. 90¢ 







White 
Boston 


Cos or Romaine Lettuce 
Much esteemed for its fresh crispness and mild flavor. Widely grown in the 
northern states to provide a crop of tightly folded, elongated heads for home 
and market. It is also used in some sections for greenhouse planting. 
H H 83 days. (Light Green) The most largely used of the 
539 Paris White Cos lettuce varieties. It is 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 green outer leaves and whitish green interior. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 1% Ib. 90¢ 
84 days. Self-folded head, which is well blanched, loaf 
540 Dark Green shaped, of tender and luscious quality. When fully 
blanched, the green leaves, which are 7 to 8 in. in height, are white with only the 
aintest tinge of green, and the mid-ribs are white at heart. Exceptionally crisp. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 1% lb. 90¢ 
Paris White 
Cos Lettuce 

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