
“Oak Leat Lettuce 
| OAK LEAF 
38 days. Should be in every garden. Oak Leaf is 
neither a head lettuce nor a true leaf lettuce since it 
forms a compact deep rosette of small thick leaves that 
provide the good features of both types. It is earlier 
than other varieties, and the tender, deep green leaves 
have the superb butter-type flavor. Plants are still in 
prime condition until 12 to 15 inches across and weigh 
up to one-half pound. 
hot weather, 
weeks, 
Will not become bitter during 
For a continuous supply sow every 3 

Burgess’ Choice Lettuce 
One ounce of seed to 400 feet of row; 3 pounds to the acre. 
ALL YEAR ROUND. 70 days. A popular variety with medium size heads 
made up of thick, light green leaves. The heart blanches to golden yellow 
and has a delicious, rich, buttery flavor. A sure header and slow to run 
to seed, 
BIG BOSTON. 75 days. 
and one of the best for outdoor planting. 
heads,, of excellent quality; sure to head. 
The best head lettuce for forcing under glass, 
Produces medium size, solid 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. 43 days. A popular curled or loose-leaved 
sort for early outdoor planting, Used extensively by market gardeners. 
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EARLY CURLED SIMPSON, or SILESIA. 42 days. (White seeded.) 
A very early, hardy and dependable loose-leaved sort. Especially popular 
for home gardens. Plants large, compact, light lustrous green; leaves 
broad, frilled, firm, crisp, sweet and of good quality. 
GRAND RAPIDS. 43 days. The best loose-leaved sort for forcing un- 
der glass and an excellent variety for outdoor planting. 
New York, Les Angeles or Wonderful 
80 days. This popular head lettuce furnishes fine, crisp lettuce during 
the hot summer months. The largest variety grown, often producing heads 
weighing 2 to 3 pounds each, nearly as solid as a cabbage, and inside 
leaves blanched to beautiful creamy-white. Stands shipping well and re- 
mains in good condition longer than other sorts. 
ICEBERG 82 days. An easily grown Lettuce of the crisphead type; no 
other variety surpasses it in quality. The heads are of 
medium size, firm and hard, exceedingly crisp, juicy, sweet and tender, 
with heart leaves blanched to almost white. One of the best varieties for 
local market and the home garden. 
IM PERIAL NO. 44,82 days. A variety of the New York type capable 
of making good solid heads during warm weather. 
It can be grown on a wide variety of soils, either upland or muck, and is 
tipburn resistant. One of the best shipping varieties. 


Romain 
Cos Lettuce 
Paris White. 65 days. 
The earliest and best of the 
Cos type lettuce. The 
plants are of erect growth, 
forming elongated heads of 
crisp leaves. It does not 
need tying in order to 
blanch the heart, but larger, 
firmer heads may be had by 
tying. The outer leaves are 
medium green and the in- 
ner leaves bleach to snowy 
white... Always sweet and 
tender and does not become 
bitter during hot weather. 
The young leaves may be 
eaten as leaf lettuce. 












Chicken or Rabbit Lettuce 
Feed All Spring and Summer LE 
The best green feed for chickens and rabbits. In this variety you will find a feed that yields as much or more ~ 
than other green feeds. It is economical to grow, for when cut it resumes its growth rapidly and can be cut again ce 
and again; or the leaves can be pulled off each stem like the Jersey Kale. The yield is extremely heavy. Chicken 
or Rabbit Lettuce is too coarse for a table variety. Grows 3 to 4 feet high and just loaded with large leaves. Large 
enough to commence feeding in 40 to 45 
days. 

Prize Head Lettuce 
PRIZE HEAD (BEEFSTEAK) 
den. 
of leaves. 
One of the best varieties for the home gar- 
45 days. 
Goes not form tightly folded heads, but makes a compact bunch 
The large, crimped leaves.are highly colored brownish-red; crisp, sweet, exceedingly 
tender, and stands a long time wilhout going to seed. 
BIiBB 75 days. This choice lettuce is being used as a forcing variety in the South and 
shipped to northern hotels and high grade food shops, where it has a reputation for 
its excellent quality. It also is an unsurpassed spring variety for the home garden, but should 
be planted early as it goes to seed quickly in hot weather. The small, loose heads are dark 
green, blanching to a rich yellow. 
The Hot Weather 
GREAT LAKES “2 
Great Lakes. 80 days. This variety is slow to bolt and hag the ability to head under the most 
adverse conditions. It is tipburn resistant with large well-folded protecting leaves. Great Lakes 
is of the Imperial type developed by the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture and Michigan Experiment 
Station and is one of the leading shipping varieties. It produces large solid heads; crisp and 
tender, 
Lettuce seed | 
treated with Rootone 
produces firmer, 
more uniform, larger 
heads. 




Chicken or Rabbit Lettuce 
Lettuce Seed Delivered Prepaid at the Following Prices 




Packet Gx. gpa Eb. 1 Bebe ni 
a $0.10 $0.30 $0.85 $2.50 | $11.00 
bis ee ee 15 ‘35 195 2.75 12.25 50 a 
Bie Pe oatOites cicty\ wore abies -10 -25 75 2.25 9.75 | He 
Black Seeded. Simpson. . . . -10 25 75 2.25 9.75 5 
Ghickoncd. eee hee -10 +s .22 .70 2.10 9.00 al 
Cos, Paris White......... -10 25 75 2.25 9.75 
Early Curled Simpson..... -10 -25 -75 2.25 9.75 f 
Grand Rapids............ -10 25 .75 2.25 9.75 
Great Lakestaani aut mine 15 -70 2.10 6.30 30.00 ) 
Great Lakes Lettuce Iceberg.....-. ds eee 210 .35 95 2.75 12.25 
Imperial No. 44°... ....| 215 :40 1.20 3.60 | 16.50 
LETTUCE IS A GOOD SOURCE OF VITAMIN AJ | Ostia | TB 288 | | 2-88 | | 8-60 | 16.50 
F WITH SOME B,, C, CALCIUM AND IRON Prize Head (Beefsteak).... :10 :30 :85 2.50 11.00 

