. Burpee's seeds that grow for 1900 : wholesale catalogue for market gardeners, florists, and farmers' clubs. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. BURPEE'S HARD-HEAD LETTUCE. LETTUCE—Crisp= Head Varieties. The heads of these are closely folded and the inner leaves nicely blanched. The flavor is especially mild and refreshing even in the hottest weather. The blanched leaves are always crisp and brittle. The Iceberg and Hanson are the finest of this class, being milder in flavor and lighter in coloring t
. Burpee's seeds that grow for 1900 : wholesale catalogue for market gardeners, florists, and farmers' clubs. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. BURPEE'S HARD-HEAD LETTUCE. LETTUCE—Crisp= Head Varieties. The heads of these are closely folded and the inner leaves nicely blanched. The flavor is especially mild and refreshing even in the hottest weather. The blanched leaves are always crisp and brittle. The Iceberg and Hanson are the finest of this class, being milder in flavor and lighter in coloring than the Denver Market. The Boston Curled and Green Fringed might be classed with these crisp-head lettuces, though they do not head so satisfactorily; the edges of the leaves are finely fringed, making them highly ornamental, but not of fine flavor. Per oz. Per lb. Denver Market, w. s. Large, solid heads; crumpled leaves; fine quality, $0 10 $0 30 $1 00 Hanson, w. s. Grand, solid, large heads ; very crisp and tender, . . 10 25 90 ICEBERG, ic. s. The hardest-heading of all ; beautiful. {See page 54), 10 35 1 35 g£SP=a Each of the above, 5 cents per packet. San Francisco Mafket, or The Deacon Lettuce. This magnificent batter lettuce is unsur- passed for family garden or for market. With The Dkacon even the amateur gar- dener can raise fine, solid, nicely blanched heads equal to any the market affords. In our climate seed should be sown during the spring for early summer use and dur- ing August for fall heading. It stands hot weather better than any other of the rich butter varieties, and seldom becomes acrid in flavor even under the grealest summer heat. Plants grow quickly and make firm heads, nearly as large and tight as a cabbage, there being but few outer leaves when the head is fully grown. The heads are light green outside, while the inner blanched portion is beautiful cream- yellow, of delicious, rich buttery flavor. It is the result of more than forty years' careful se
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