. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; W. Atlee Burpee Company; Nursery stock; Flowers; Vegetables; Seeds. We were very much pleased with this new Lettuce, both in Germany and in our own trial grounds at Fordhook Farm. The illustration herewith, engraved from a photo- graph, gives some idea of its hand- some appearance. Every plant heads and the heads are uniformly shaped, very large and thick through, and of "a solidity equal to that of a cab- ; They measure about seven inches across the s
. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; W. Atlee Burpee Company; Nursery stock; Flowers; Vegetables; Seeds. We were very much pleased with this new Lettuce, both in Germany and in our own trial grounds at Fordhook Farm. The illustration herewith, engraved from a photo- graph, gives some idea of its hand- some appearance. Every plant heads and the heads are uniformly shaped, very large and thick through, and of "a solidity equal to that of a cab- ; They measure about seven inches across the solid head; the leaves are slightly crumpled, of a beautiful greenish-yellow color, and for tenderness it is unsurpassed by any existing variety. It heads more raj>- idly than any of the large Lettuces and has the advantage of being unaf- fected by bad weather, even excess- ive rains seeming to have no unfavor- able influence upon it. The manager of our trial grounds, among other notes on this fine new Lettuce, stated: " It heads well and, taking all in all, is the finest Lettuce we have tested this season. It is of the most delicious, delicate ; Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; % ft 60 cts.; per ft The Deacon Lettuce. Those "who like a cabbage let- tuce with rich, buttery leaves of great substance, will be thor- oughly well pleased with " The Deacon," which is accurately shown in the illustration here- with, engraved from a photograph. It stands hot weather without be- coming bitter or running to seed, and bears fine, large heads of superb quality, light green out- side and within a beautiful cream- yellow, of delicious, rich, buttery flavor. It is the result of over forty years' careful selection in the familv of an amateur. Most highly recommended for both home use and to sell on market. Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; \ lb 50 cts.; per lb Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been dig
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