
Buist’s Black Seeded 
Iceberg Lettuce 
Buist’s Black Seeded Iceberg 
Bred to withstand Hot Weather 
83 Days—The popularity of this superior 
strain is increasirg 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 
735 Days—An early sure heading strain of 
New York used in shipping and well known 
in aff markets as the standard Iceberg type. It 
is welt adapted to mid-season maturity resist- 
ug 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, 
slow to bolt to seed. Seed white. 
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 tdges.. Heads large, solid, 
with white tender heart. 
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as 
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. 
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 
othemleeberg 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. 

CRISP HEADING LETTUCE 
Pkt. Oz. % Lb. 
Buist’s Black-Seeded Iceberg an $0.10 $0.40 $1.25 
New-York No. 12 4i.073=) tees oe 10°” 7.35. 4.10 
Imperial. Noi244.-28 (423. oe S10 SLO 
Barly” Hanson-*- 44. / ces ree 10 .30- 1.00 
Iceberg ....... ES oink eee 10 -.30 ‘1.00 
Imperial No. ‘847 ..... roe, eh eae sO Ue S5 
1.10 
A crisp heading late variety very desir- - 
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