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LETTUCE— HEADING (Continued) 



SALAMANDER 70 days. Particularly popular with market 

 gardeners because it forms fairly good heads when the 

 weather is so warm that most varieties fail. Head globular, 

 hard and buttery; of sweet, dehcate flavor. The same as 

 Black Seeded Tennisball. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



WHITE BOSTON 76days. Our White Boston is the perfected 

 pure-bred strain of Unrivaled. This is a cabbage, butter- 

 head type, leaves smooth and straight on the edges. Plant 

 and head entirely light green; heart buttery and yellow. 

 This strain is the best in e.xistence, and we have given 

 it this name to distinguish it from Big Boston. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 55c; lb. $1.65, 



WHITE BOSTON CORNELL NO. 43 A strain of White Boston 

 developed by the New York State College of Agriculture. 

 Produces larger, darker green plants than the parent strain. 

 Proved very satisfactory in tests made during the past 

 season. Worthy of trial wherever a larger type of White 

 Boston is wanted. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; V4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.00. 



LETTUCE— LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 



BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON Early. Dependable in all parts 

 of America and widely gro-mi in home and market gardens. 

 Plant large, attractive, compact; broad, frilled light green 

 leaves that are of fine crisp texture and splendid quality. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.25. 



CHICKEN LETTUCE Very hardy, rapid growing, medium 

 light green, non-heading butter type which produces flower 

 stalks early and furnishes an abimdance of leaves over a 

 long period of growth. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.25. 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON Also kno'mi as "White Seeded 

 Simpson." Hardy, dependable, early; popular for home 

 gardens. Plant large, compact, light lustrous green; leaves 

 broad, frilled, firm, crisp, sweet, and of good quahty. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.25. 



GRAND RAPIDS Very early. Hardy, disease resistant; the 

 most widely used and best adapted variety for greenhouse 

 forcing. Plants large, upright, compact, and handsome; 

 bright solid light green ; leaves large, broad ; margin much 

 frilled; very tender and sweet when grown under glass. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.25. 



OHIO GRAND RAPIDS The same as Grand Rapids except 

 that the foliage is darker green and not so tender. The 

 variety stands more abuse in handling. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 



PRIZE HEAD Very early, quick growing, and one of the most 

 popular for home gardens, particularly on the Pacific 

 Coast. Plant medium large, stricth' loose-leaf; leaves broad, 

 crumpled, and frilled; outside leaves tinged red, inner leaves 

 wholly green; very crisp, sweet, and tender. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.25. 



COS or ROMAINE 



This lettuce is frequently called celer}' lettuce on account of 

 its erect habit of growth and because it possesses dark colored 

 spatulate I eaves with prominent midribs. When grown in home 

 gardens, plants should be thinned to about 8 inches apart so that 

 each one will have plenty of room. Does not make sohd heads 

 in hot weather. 



DARK GREEN The outside of this variety is dark green, but 

 the interior is decidedly lighter. The heads are about 7 

 or 8 inches in height ; when f ullj' blanched they are white 

 with the faintest tint of green, and the midribs are white 

 at heart. The leaves are especially succulent and sweet. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



Muskmeions are never so delicious as when they ripen on the 



WHITE PARIS or TRIANON As a salad lettuce for the 

 home garden this has no superior. It grows about 8 or 9 

 inches tall. The outer leaves are medium light green, and 

 the interior of the head is whitish-green. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



MUSKMELON 



Few products of the garden give as much pleasure as ripe 

 sweet melons fresh from the vines. Our list is made up of the 

 most desirable varieties suited for growing wherever melons can 

 be grown. 



In sections where the summers are short, seed can be planted 

 indoors or in hot beds in small boxes. The young plants can be 

 transferred to the garden when danger of frost i s past. If practi- 

 cable, spade in a liberal forkful of well rotted manure at the 

 bottom of each hill. The rows should be at least 6 feet apart 

 and the hills 3 feet apart in the rows. In general, the culture is 

 the same as that for cucumber. 



ORANGE FLESHED VARIETIES 



BENDER'S SURPRISE A deHcious sahnon-fleshed melon, 

 very popular in New York State. Fruit medium to large; 

 oval; distinctly ribbed and covered ■with slight patches of 

 netting; skin light yellow when ripe. 85 to 90 days. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 60c; lb. $1.50. 



BURRELL'S GEM or DEFENDER This fine melon is pop- 

 ular for home garden growing. The fruits are normally 7 

 inches long when ripe, distinctly oval in shape, slightly 

 ribbed, and closely netted on the ribs. The thick fine- 

 grained flesh is rich yellowish-salmon in color and ripens 

 clear to the rind. Midseason, ripening in 95 days. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.35. 



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