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Early Curled Simpson, or Curled Silesia, Crisp and 

 Tender, Lacrosse Market, Perpetual. Seed whitish; 

 crisp, large blistered, crumpled leaves; color very light- 

 green, unspotted; 75 days. 



Grand Rapids. Seed blackish; crisp, short, spatu- 

 late leaves, excessively blistered and crumpled, borders 

 excessively frilled; color very light-green; unspotted; 

 70 days. 



Prize Head, or American Gathering, Brown Curled, 

 Cincinnati Market Gardeners, Ice Drum Head, Onon- 

 daga, Peer of All. Seed whitish; crisp, short, spatu- 

 late, much blistered and crumpled leaves, borders 

 deeply and excessively frilled; color bright brown, 

 varying to bright green in less exposed parts; 80 days. 



Cos-leaved Varieties. Paris White, or Green Cos, 

 Heat Resisting Cos, Long Loaf, Romaine, Self-Closing 

 Cos, Triannon Cos. Seed whitish; large crisp leaves, 

 thick, stiff, self-folding, closely but not tightly overlap- 

 ping; color very dark-green, unspotted; 85 days. 



Red Winter. Seed brownish; large, crisp, thick, 

 stiff, fairly self-closing leaves, loosely overlapping one 

 another; color deep, bright brown, unexposed parts 

 bright green; 85 days. 



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Musk or Cantaloupe Varieties. Acme, or Anne 

 Arundel, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Baltimore Market. 

 Medium-sized, oval in form, slightly pointed at both 

 ends; heavily netted and ribbed; green flesh. 



Banana. Long form, thirteen to eighteen inches in 

 length, two to four inches in thickness; smooth, pale- 

 green skin, without ribs, looking curiously like a 

 banana; flesh yellow, blending from green to salmon. 



California, or San Joaquin. Large size, round form, 



