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W. F. ALLEN'S PLANT AND SEED CATALOGUE. 



PHILADELPHIA BUTTER.-It is extremely hardy and 

 heads well during cool spring and fall weather ; a popular 

 cold frame variety, largely grown for early spring market in 

 the vicinity of Philadelphia, the plant being set in the frames 

 late in the fall and producing good, large, solid, finely blanched 

 heads early in the spring ; an extremely hardy variety. Pkt. 

 5c. : oz. 10c. ; quarter-pound 30c. : pound $1.00. 



PRIZE HEAD.— This hardy variety is of superb flavor, 

 bright green color tinged with brownish red : this is not a 

 heading variety, but forms a mammoth plant in which even 

 the outer leaves are crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c. : oz. 10c. ; 

 quarter-pound 30c. ; pound $1.00. 



CRISP - AS = ICE. -This is a beautiful lettuce of the cab- 

 bage type ; the solid heads are of large size and the leaves are 

 so tender and brittle as to have suggested the name bestowed 

 upon it ; the head has a rich yellow heart ; the leaves are 

 thick and glossy, somewhat curled and of a good and attractive 

 green color, varigated with bronze. Crisy-As-Ice can not be 

 over estimated or over praised for home use in spring or sum- 

 mer. Pkt. 5c. ; oz. 15c. ; quarter-pound 40c. ; pound $1.25. 



MUSTARD. 



Make repeated sowings in shallow drills a foot apart : of 

 easy cultivation. 



NEW CHINESE.— Large crimped leaves, tender and de- 

 licious when cooked like spinach. Pkt. 5c. ; oz. 10c. ; quarter- 

 pound 25c. ; pound 75c. 



OSTRICH PLUME. -This new variety originated in the 



South, and is one of the most desirable in cultivation. The 

 leaves are exquisitely crimped, ruffled and frilled, and makes 

 an excellent table garnishing. It is of superior flavor, and 

 very popular wherever grown. Pkt. 5c. ; oz. 10c. ; quarter- 

 pound 25c. ; pound 75c. 



MELON-MUSK OR OANTALOUPE. 



HODEL. - The Model is 

 an early cantaloupe about 

 twice the size of Rocky 

 Ford. It originated in South 

 Jersey; it has an ideal shape 

 for a discriminating mark- 

 et ; as a table melon, the 

 Model is equal to the best ; 

 in delicacy and quality of 

 flavor, it is unexcelled ; it 

 is green flesh, thick meated 

 and firm ; this melon bears 

 transportation well ; the 

 Model has every good qual- 

 ity possessed by Rocky 

 Ford and is rather more 

 productive and about twice 

 as large. No one who wants 

 good melons for the home, 

 or for a fancy local market, 

 can afford to pass this by ; 

 it sells freely in the market 

 at* top prices, even when 

 others beg for buyers. Pkt. 

 10c. ; oz. 30c. ; quarter- 

 pound $1.00. 



w'ALLENI'Sf Fi;RST 

 CHOICE,— About six years 

 ago, when marketing our 

 famous Rocky Ford canta- 

 loupes, I came across one 

 hill that was very densely 

 netted with the netting 

 about twice as course as 

 that of any other variety. 

 The cantaloupe was very 

 fine in quality and the seed 

 were saved and planted. 

 The best specimens from 

 the product of this canta- 

 loupe were again selected 

 and planted, and this selec- 

 tion has been going on for 

 about six years. The netting 

 on this cantaloupe is rough- 



