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LETTUCE, GRAND RAPIDS 



TRIANON COS LETTUCE 



JENNV LIND MUSK MELON 



COLE S EARLY WATERMELON 



COMPLETE 

 LIST OF 



Vegetable Seeds 



MARTYNIA Proboscidea. Produces long seed-pods, which, gathered half 

 grown, are green and tender. Makes a delicious sweet pickle 



MELON, MUSK, or CANTALOUPE. (; oz.ior 60 hills: Stos lbs. for acre.) 



The " Henderson" Bush Musk Melon. (See Specialties pages 8 and .<).) 



20c. Pkl.; 3 Pkts. SOc; 7 Pkti. Sl.OO 

 GREEN-FLESHED VARIETIES. 



Early Hackensack, Henderson's. {Sec Specialties, page S.5.) 



Hackensack. About 10 days later than the above, but attains a very large 

 size; round with flattened ends, thickly netted; productive; extra quality . . 



Jenny Lind. {Henderson's Superior Selection.) Small, round-flat fruit, deeply 

 ribbed; fle.sh yellowish-green and of unsurpassed flavor; very productive. . 



Melting Sugar. {See Specialties, page 34-) 4 Pkts. SOc. 



Montreal Market. A very large "green Nutmeg" type, almost round, heavily 

 netted; thick, luscious flesh; late and especially adapted to cooler climates. 



Netted Gem. A grand sort for general early use; very early, productive, uni- 

 form and finely netted; flesh rich green, deliciously sweet and melting. , . . 



Newport, Henderson's. Very early. The fruits are deep and almost round; 

 exterior dull green, ripening to a rich golden color, closely netted; ribs shallow. 

 Fksh of exquisite texture, rich and melting; a bountiful yielder; the Melons 

 are not large, but of desirable size 



Nutmeg Improved. A popular old variety; skin deep green, finely netted; 

 flesh greenish-yellow, rich and sugary 



Rocky Ford. (Sec Specialties, page .?4-) 



RED OR SALMON-FLESHED VARIETIES. 



The Burrell Gem. {See Specialties, page 34.) 



Emerald Gem. No variety surpasses this for flavor; the thick salmon-colored 

 flesh is granular, rich and delicious. It is exceedingly early, prolific and long- 

 bearing; fruits small, smooth-skinned, deep emerald-green with light stripes. . 



Miller's Cream, or Osage. Medium to large, slightly oval and handsomely 

 netted; flesh rich salmon, deep, firm, sweet and melting 



Paul Rose. This splendid variety is a cross between Netted Gem and Miller's 

 Cream, combining the best qualities of both. It ripens an immense number 

 of moderate-sized fruits; flesh salmon, deep, sweet and richly flavored; 

 rind tough and thin; seed cavity small; healthy and robust 



Tip Top. One of the best salmon-fleshed sorts; bears an enormous crop of 

 large fruits of delicious quality 



MELON, WATER. (/ oz.for so hills; 4 to 5 lbs. in hills for an acre.) 



Cuban Queen. Large oval Melons; striped dark and light green; flesh red and 

 of excellent quality; the best late sort 



Cole's Early. {See Specialties, page So.) 



Citron. Red seeded. Small round fruits, for preserves only 



Florida Favorite. One of the earliest and best of the large oblong Melons, at- 

 taining enormous size; succeeding further north than other large varieties; 

 rind thin but hard, mottled light and dark green; flesh clear crimson almost to 

 the rind; flavor sweet and melting 



Ice Cream. (White-seeded.) A medium-sized, almost round Melon, succeed- 

 ing well in the North. Skin light green, faintly mottled; flesh scarlet and soUd. 



Kolb's Gem. A short, thick, very large Melon, dark green, marbled lighter; 

 flesh red; quality fair. As a shipper it has hardly an equal 



Mammoth Iron Clad. An old and popular variety; grows to an immense size, 

 oblong, dark green with light markings; red flesh of fine quality 



Mountain Sweet. An old favorite; oblong, dark green fruits, rind thin; flesh 

 red. solid and sweet 



Sweet Heart. A thick, oval Melon, light green mottled, with thin, tough rind, 

 flesh light red. solid, of fine quality and flavor. It is early 



Sweet Siberian, Henderson's. A Russian variety; splendid for northern cli- 

 mates, ripening thoroughly even after cold weather. It is of oval shape, 

 medium size, dark green, faintly mottled; thin, tough rind; flesh deep 

 orange-buff and very sweet, early and productive 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. Oar leaflet on Mushroom Culture free. 



May be grown where a fresh supply of horse manure, and a tight shed are 

 available, and where a temperature of SOto 60 degrees can be maintained. 



American Pure Culture. Produced by a new method from virgin spores. 

 Spawn of this character insures a greater yield of more uniform and market- 

 able product than spawn "run" from hit-and-miss, large, small and unevenly 

 shaped and colored varieties of Mushrooms. Sold in bricks 



Henderson's Superior English. Sold in bricks. (See Specialties, page 35.) . . . 



New Virgin, French. (See Specialties, page .io.) Sold in tablets. Price 15c. 

 each. $1.50 per doz. .SIO.OO per 100. Delivered free in the U. S. 



MUSTARD. Chinese. Large, succulent leaves, pleasantly pungent 



White London. The leaves are generally used while quite young in salads and 

 for garnishing. Successive sowings furnish a continuous supply 



Giant Southern Curled. A favorite in the South, where it is sown in the fall 

 for spring salad 



NASTURTIUM, or INDIAN CRESS. The seed pods, gathered green, are 

 delicious pickled and used for seasoning like Capers. 



Tall or Large. Climber, 10 ft. high, ornamental flowers, large seeds 



Dwarf. A trailer, requiring no support; smaller but more profuse 



PRICES 

 Delivered free in th 

 (excepting otherwise 



e U. S. 

 noted.) 



Pkt. 



20c. 



10c. 



5c. 



5c. 

 1 5c. 



10c. 



5c. 



10c. 



Sc. 

 10c. 



10c 



.5c. 



10c. 

 10c. 



5c. 



10c. 



5c. 



Sc. 

 Sc. 

 5c. 

 Sc. 

 .5c. 

 5c. 



10c. 



Oz. 



J<Lb. 



30c. 



Sl.OO 



15c. 



40c. 



ISc. 



35c. 



ISc. 



40c. 



75c. 



2.50 



20c. 



SSc. 



15c. 



35c. 



KSc. 



4Sc. 



ISc. 



40c. 



15c. 



35c. 



ISc. 



40c. 



ISc. 



4Sc 



15c. 



4Sc. 



ISc. 



40c. 



15c. 



4Sc. 



10c. 



30c. 



ISc. 



3 So. 



10c. 



30c. 



10c. 



30c. 



10c. 



30c. 



10c. 



25c. 



10c. 



25c. 



10c. 



25c. 



10c. 



30c. 



15c. 



40c. 



Lb. 



$3.00 



1.25 

 1.10 

 1.25 



1.75 

 1.10 



1.50 



1.25 

 1.00 



1.25 



1.50 

 1.50 



1.25 

 1.50 



SSc. 

 1.00 

 90c. 



8Sc 

 SSc. 

 7Sc. 

 75c. 

 75c. 

 SSc. 



{Buyer pays transit on 



Mushroom Spawn. 

 For free delivery in the 

 U. S.. add 10c. per lb.) 



Per Lb. 



8 Lbs. 100 Lbs. 



20c. 

 15c. 



S1.30 S14.00 

 1.00 10.00 





Pkt. Oz. J^Lb. Lb. 



5c. 

 5c. 



10c. 



2Sc. 



.Sc. 



KSc 



10c. 



2.Sc. 



10c. 



35c. 



10c. 



,15c. 



75c. 

 40c. 



75c. 



$1.00 

 1 .00 



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