Brittle-Ice Lettuce
Very large, extremely crisp, hard-heading, and extra long-standing. Brittle-Ice grows to a larger size, makes larger heads, is of more pleasing appearance, and retains its crispness and mild flavor to a greater degree during the hot summer months than any other crisp-head variety. While specially adapted for mid-summer, it is most desirable also for spring and fall, but is not suitable for shipment to distant markets. The plants are of quick strong growth, attaining a diameter of twelve inches with good cultivation. The leaves are of a soft, bright green, growing closely around the head. The heads are tightly folded, six to eight inches in diameter, blanched to a silvery white, and nearly as crisp as celery. This is entirely unique in appearance, unlike any other. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; ¼ lb., 75c; lb., $2.50, postpaid,
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916
Very large, extremely crisp, hard-heading, and extra long-standing. Brittle-Ice grows to a larger size, makes larger heads, is of more pleasing appearance, and retains its crispness and mild flavor to a greater degree during the hot summer months than any other crisp-head variety. While specially adapted for mid-summer, it is most desirable also for spring and fall, but is not suitable for shipment to distant markets. The plants are of quick strong growth, attaining a diameter of twelve inches with good cultivation. The leaves are of a soft, bright green, growing closely around the head. The heads are tightly folded, six to eight inches in diameter, blanched to a silvery white, and nearly as crisp as celery. This is entirely unique in appearance, unlike any other. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; ¼ lb., 75c; lb., $2.50, postpaid,
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916