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ead or Cutting LETTUCE 
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The best type for general home garden use, 
especially in sections where summers are hot. 
______These 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 toa light green or creamy yellow in the center of 
_ the plant. The leaves are heavily curled or crumpled, 
: attractive in appearance, and of delightful crispness and 
: mild flavor. They are splendid to provide an extra-early 
a supply of delicious salad for, when just a few inches tall, 
4 the thinnings may be used for the table. 
493 Black-Seeded Simpson 
45 days. Splendid non-heading or cutting lettuce with 
broad, light green, frilled and crumpled outer leaves; 
center leaves blanch almost white. Grows quickly, is early 
and of extra fine quality. The texture of the leaves is 
brittle and crisp. The flavor is delicate and appetizing. 
We can recommend this variety for any section where 
lettuce can be grown either for local market or home use. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 1% lb. 90¢ 


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490 ‘Early Curled Simpson 
4 43 days. Also known as Silesia or White-Seeded Simpson. 
o The large plants have very light green, crumpled and 
ae slightly frilled leaves that are tender, succulent, and of 
“i decidedly piquant taste. Forms a compact bunch of crisp 
ta leaves of excellent fore eee Soe beers ald cee 
4 t. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 1% Ib. 90¢ G c 
4 485 Grand Rapids O-—2Zecellent quality 
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B %'. 497 Early Prizehead— crisp, sweet 45 days. Widely grown non-heading lettuce with intensely 
- 45 days. One of the most popular varieties, producing fringed and curled leaves. Used extensively for forcing in the 
es. large, tender, loose heads of bright green, curled and greenhouse during winter, and is just as valuable for growing 
Bs epee ere ee Bates aes yh brewer outdoors during the spring, summer, and fall. Regular sowing 
ie Re Wye gemma aiecmee > Wil give aciabundance of young: fenc:leaves Vey. ely 
be oe a SCE aad wey, 
ik they will produce immense round masses of sweet, juicy, brittle, 
ay 541 Oak Leaf—shaped like oak leaves light green leaves of good flavor. The most popular loosehead. 
he 40 days. Forms a tight bunch or rosette of medium green Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 1, lb. 95¢ 
£E leaves which are deeply lobed, with the end lobe elon- 
zy ee ae Shane rip ient 2 as BU Pest Btce. HE Smnely 
Neen eee eet ASds ert 60d; \, ib. $1.75 489 Slobolt — Long standing; resists heat. Tender 
E Pkt. 15¢; 
45 days. Develops well in hot weather without producing seed stalks as 
quickly as other varieties. Withstands mid-summer 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; 
tender and sweet. Great favorite. Pkt. 20¢; oz. 70¢; 1% Ib. $2.10 
a 535 Bronze Beauty © 
40 days. One of the best leaf lettuces for home gardens. 
Leaves are small and long in shape, sharply cut, dark 
green in color, tinged with bronze, very tender and of un- 
usually fine butter-like flavor. Is resistant to hot weather; 
easy to grow and remarkably uniform. Its attractive color- 
ing makes it desirable for decorative as well as edible pur- 
poses. Again, for garnishing purposes and for use in mixed 
3 of the Best Lettuces 
salads and sandwiches, the bronze-tinged leaf gives an 
unusual coloring that adds substantially to the appetizing 
Burpee’s Wayahead (Butterhead), Burpee’s Iceberg (Crisp-head) 
and Oak Leaf (Loosehead or Cutting) 
appearance of the food. Long standing. Good quality. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 60¢; 1, Ib. $1.75 7056 —3 Pkts., one each of these 3 distinct kinds, 
value 45¢ for only 30¢ 




















Bronze Beauty 
482 Chicken Lettuce 
40 days. Non-heading lettuce, quite different from those 
used for human food. The plants grow 4 ft. tall before they 
run to seed. Planted extensively for feeding poultry and 
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r rabbits. After cutting, the stumps will start to gruw again, 
a thus you will harvest another crop of large, tender, nu- 
q tritious leaves for feeding within a short time. Produces 
Be most leaves of all lettuce. Not desirable for table use. 
s Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 1% lb. 90¢ 
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How to Grow Lettuce 
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% ft. 
apart; cover with % in. of fine soil. Several suc- 
cessive sowings may follow about two weeks 
apart, then discontinue sowings until late sum- 
mer when they may be made to provide lettuce 
during the fall. Thin seedlings to stand 1 ft. 
apart. A pkt. will sow SO ft. of row; 1 oz. 300 ft. 





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