



" Crisp-Head LETTUCE 
_ 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, Will stand more heat than the butterheads. 
_ 532 Great LakesO 
90 days. Exceptionally choice, large, dark 
green fringed lettuce, especially valuable as a 
_homeand market garden summer variety as it 
stands the heat and succeeds under a wide 
range of conditions. Heavy, glistening, crack- 
ling, crisp, well-folded heads of extra good 
quality and texture. All-America Winner. 
Pkt. 20¢; oz. 75¢3 14 lb. $2.25 
542 Bibb—kxirc-carly, small head . 
78 days. Superb quality, home garden, small, heavy 
head lettuce, the outer leaves deep waxy green tinged 
with brown; interior bleaches to a rich, yellowish green. 
Crisp, tender and with a distinct flavor that is most 
pleasing. Excellent for spring planting; also desirable for 
late summer sowing for fall use. Take up little space. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1% Ib. $1.50 
"330 Burpee’s Iceberg 
85 days. Light green, wavy, fringed and heavily savoyed 
leaves with edges tinged with light brown. The heads are 
compact, not too large, and have few outer leaves and 
most delicious, crisp, tender hearts blanched to a silvery 
white even under average garden conditions. Will with- 
stand some hot weather so is suited to Eastern and 
Midwestern growing conditions. Vigorous grower. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. $1.00 
473 Coshia 40—Large head 
80 days. The frame is small, the leaves medium green 
and the head is large in proportion to the size of the 
plant, weighing about three-quarters of a pound when 
trimmed. An ‘“‘Iceberg”’ type lettuce that can be grown 
in sections with hot summers. Reliable and attractive. 
: Pkt. 15¢3; oz. 50¢; 1% Ib $1.50 
520 Cosber £ 600— withstands heat 
85 days. 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 
of fine quality for summer use. All-America Winner. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1% lb. $1.50 
522 Hanson—Dependasic header 
85 days. Grows into a quite broad, slightly flattened 
head of beautiful light green, savoyed and curled leaves 
of crisp texture. Entirely free from any bitter taste, of 
the highest quality—mild, tender, juicy and well 
blanched. A wonderful home garden variety. 
VY, lb. 90¢ 
.Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 
531 Imperial 44 Q—Zard heads 
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; 
well-formed; dark green, heavily savoyed. White seeded. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1% lb. $1.50 
533 Imperial 456—4 tractive 
90 days. Crisp-heading, summer maturing lettuce de- 
veloped at Cornell University from crosses originally 
made by the United States Department of Agriculture. 
More resistant to tipburn than any other variety and 
especially recommended for growing on muck soil for 
maturity during the late summer months. Heads are 
medium size, dark green, frilled and somewhat flat. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 75¢; 1% lb. $2.25 
484 Mignonette—siait neads 
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 compact and blanch light creamy yellow. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 1% lb. $1.15 
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529 Imperial 847 ©) —Blighi resistant; black seeded 
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. Good quality. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 1% 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; is a dependable producer. 
‘ Pkt. 152; oz. 40¢; 1% lh. $1.10 
523 New York 12— vost widely adapted 
85 days. The standard crisp-head lettuce with large heads of dark green, 
heavily curled and savoyed leaves with blanched, silvery white, tightly folded 
heart. Successfully grown outdoors almost anywhere, spring, summer and fall. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 1% 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. Quality is excellent. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1% Ib. $1.50 

503 Mixed Lettuce Here isa mixture that should appeal to home 
gardeners who want different types of lettuce but who do not care to 
make separate sowings of each, We have included the best kinds of the 
butterhead, crisp-head, loose-leaf and oak-leaf types. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 



Y, Ib. 90¢ 




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