Dreer's Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Romaine or 

 Cos Lettuce 



This type of Lettuce is very successful 

 for growing during even the hot summer 

 months when other Icinds are bound to 

 "shoot" to seed. They require the same 

 cultural treatment and produce nicely 

 folded heads which have an appetizing 

 piquant flavor. 



Cos Lettuce, Trianon 



473 Dark Green Cos. A medium- 

 sized self-folding Cos Lettuce with dark 

 green outer leaves and a solid, sweet, 

 blanched heart. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 

 i lb. 75c. 



479 Trianon Cos. Forms compact, 

 upright, tightly folded cones within 

 sixty days after sowing. Does not re- 

 quire tying up and blanches to an 

 attractive greenish white. An ideal 

 summer lettuce and splendid for fall use. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; i lb. 75c. 



Leek 



438 Dreer's Prizetaker. A fine 

 large variety with thick, long, pure 

 white stems. Very mild and tender, 

 splendid for flavoring soups, stews, etc., 

 and for mixed salads. Sow J inch deep 

 in early spring in rows 1 foot apart. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; \ lb. Sl.OO. 



Martynia 



485 Proboscidea. Large plants with 

 long, curiously shaped, curved pods 

 which are used while young and pickled 

 in vinegar. Pkt. 15c; i oz. 30c; oz. 50c; 

 I lb. SI. 50. 



Mustard Spinach 



Mustard Spinach, Tendergreen 



559 Tendergreen. While this is a 

 Mustard, its mild pleasing flavor is more 

 like that of spinach. Recommended to 

 be grown in place of Spinach during the 

 sumtaer. Of quick growth with leaves 

 being ready 3 to 4 weeks after sowing. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; \ lb. 50c; lb. SI. 25. 



Mushroom 

 Spawn 



Mushrooms can be grown in almost any 

 building, cellar, or shed which can be 

 darkened. Ask for our free leaflet on 

 "How to Grow Mushrooms." 

 Pure Culture Sterilized Spawn. 

 Used by all the large commercial pro- 

 ducers of mushrooms and equally as 

 fine for the home gardener. Shipped 

 with full cultural directions. One carton 

 will spawn about 40 square feet of bed 

 and is equal to 5 bricks. Per carton 

 SI. 25; 5 cartons S6.00; 10 cartons 

 SI 1.50, prepaid. 

 American Spore Culture Brick 

 Spawn. An American make of spawn 

 which produces mushrooms of excellent 

 quality and large size. We furnish the 

 Cream White No. 8 variety. Per 

 brick 45c; S bricks S2.00; 10 bricks 

 $3.50; 25 bricks S8.50. 



Mustard 



Culture -A pungent salad plant. The 

 seed also is used for flavoring pickles, 

 pepper sauce, etc., and the two large- 

 leaved sorts are excellent boiled and 

 served like Spinach. 



557 Southern Giant Curled. 

 Strong and upright plants, with large 

 crumpled and frilled leaves. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15c; i lb. 30c; lb. 90c. 



558 White London. Dark green, 

 small, smooth leaves. Splendid for 

 salad and garnishing if cut about 10 to 

 12 days after sowing the seed. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; lb. 90c. 



556 Fordhook Fancy. Pki. lOcioz 

 15c: } lb. 35c: lb. Sl.OO. 



" Melon Musca, Fr. 

 Popone, Ital. 



Muskmelons 



Melon, Sp. 

 Melone, Ger. 



Muskmelon, Hale's Best 



510 Hale's Best 



Few melons ever have become so well 

 known as this choice variety. It is an 

 early melon with attractive well-ribbed 

 and netted skin. The salmon flesh is ex- 

 tremely thick and has a delectable sweet- 

 ness with somewhat of a musky tang. 

 Pkt. lOc; oz. 20c; \ lb. 50c; lb. SI. SO. 



497 Emerald Gem. Small and very 

 early. Salmon-pink flesh of rich aroma. 

 Pkt. lOc; oz. ISc; J lb. SOc; lb. SI. 50. 



Sow when the ground has become thoroughly warm, in hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way. 

 A few shovelfuls of well-rotted manure should be incorporated in each hill. Scatter 12 to 

 15 seeds on top of each hill and cover about \ inch deep. Thin out to three or four strongest 

 plants per hill. One ounce for 50 hills; 6 to 8 lbs. in hills per acre. 



509 Honey Rock • 



A new salmon-fleshed variety of de- 

 licious sweetness and rich aroma. Of 

 medium size with remarkably thick flesh 

 and small seed cavity. Skin is roughly 

 netted and of a grey-green color. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c; \ lb. 60c; lb. SI. 75. 



505 Hearts of Gold, or Improved 

 Hoodoo. Medium sized, round, dis- 

 tinctly ribbed, di.sease-resistant fruits 

 with thickly netted skin and rich deep 

 orange, fine grained flesh of remarkable 

 sweetness and spicy flavor. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15c; i lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



488 Bender's Surprise. A most 

 remarkable melon bearing an excep- 

 tionally large crop of large, nearly 

 round, pale green fruits with lightly 

 netted skin. Has rich deep orange flesh 

 of sweet and tasty flavor. A great 

 favorite in many sections. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c; 1 lb. 60c; lb. SI. 50. 



Two Tasty 

 Green-Fleshed Melons 



493 Delicious 

 Gold-Lined 



There are many gardeners who prefer 

 the green-lleshed melons to those with 

 salmon flesh. In this excellent variety 

 the thick flesh is luscious light green, 

 except for a thin layer surrounding the 

 seed cavity which is an attractive golden 

 tint. This makes it very attractive when 

 cut. The flesh is thick and has a remark- 

 ably sweet and spicy taste. The fruits are 

 nearly round, have no ribs, and are 

 covered with a thick grey netting. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; \ lb. 50c; lb. S1.50. 



522 Rocky Ford or Netted Qem. 



An old favorite melon still very popular. 

 Has thick, pale green, juicy flesh of 

 sweet and tasty flavor. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15c; J lb. 50c; lb. 31.50. 



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