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the Varieties you Select 



LETTUCE— HEADING VARIETIES (Continued) 



HANSON 82 days. A hard cabbage-like variety with large head 

 white at the heart. Crisp, tender, and of sweet flavor. Called 

 "Nonpareil" in Canada. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



HUBBARD'S MARKET 67 days. Well known butter-heading vari- 

 ety; also popular in Cuba and South America. Plant dark green 

 with crumpled straight edged leaves; compact; medium sized, 

 fairly firm, globular head is well blanched, buttery and sweet. 

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



ICEBERG 82 days. Very popular for home gardens; tender head and 

 thin leaves make it unsuitable for shipping. Head very large, hard, 

 crumpled; white inside; crisp, very sweet and of good quality, but 

 not buttery. Must not be confused with the familiar shipping 

 variety. New York, which is commonly called Iceberg by shippers 

 and green grocers. 

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



IMPERIAL F One of the most satisfactory of the Imperial types. 

 Has few outside leaves, forms firm heads, and is quite early. It 

 grows rather upright; leaves are bright green, well savoyed, but 

 only slightly serrated on the edges. 

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



MAMMOTH BLACK SEEDED BUTTER 72 days. Especially desir- 

 able for spring planting in home gardens. Plant large, medium 

 green; head large, firm; interior well blanched to light golden- 

 yellow; delicate buttery flavor. Similar to Black Seeded Tennis- 

 ball and Salamander, but larger. 

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



MAY KING 61 days. The earliest heading lettuce; standard for 

 greenhouse forcing and does splendidly out of doors in early spring. 

 Plants small, allowing very close planting, light green tinged with 

 brown; head medium small, round, firm; interior rich golden- 

 yellow, buttery, of splendid quality. 



MIGNONETTE 66 days. The most popular lettuce in Hawaii, Guam, 

 and the Philippines. Plant medium small; compact; medium 

 brown with dark greenish tinge; leaves friUed; head globular; firm; 

 heart almost white; excellent quality. 

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



NEW YORK or LOS ANGELES The most widely used lettuce; grown 

 in immense quantities on the Pacific Coast and shipped to all parts 

 of the country. Plant large, dark green, crisp heading; outer leaves 

 notched and slightly curled on the edges. Large, tightly folded, 

 cabbage-like head is well blanched, crisp, and sweet. 

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



NEW YORK SPECIAL NO. 12 An early variety which does well in 

 mid-summer. It is a trifle lighter in color than other strains of 

 New York, but is popular with shippers. 

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



SALAMANDER (Black Seeded Tennisball) 70 days. Hard round 

 heads with sweet delicate flavor. Market gardeners like it espe- 

 cially well because it forms heads when the weather is too warm_for 

 most other varieties. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 55c; lb. $1.65. 



WHITE BOSTON 76 days. Differs from Big Boston in being lighter 

 green in color, and the leaves do not have bronzy edges. Our strain 

 of this lettuce is outstanding. 

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



WHITE BOSTON CORNELL NO. 43 A strain of White Boston de- 

 veloped by the New York State CoUege of Agriculture. Produces 

 larger, darker green plants than the parent strain. 

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



LETTUCE— LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 



BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON Broad, crisp, light green leaves, frilled 

 and crumpled, make this one of the most attractive varieties for 

 early planting. Widely grown in home gardens in all parts of 



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



CHICKEN LETTUCE Very hardy, rapid growing, medium light 

 green. Produces flower stalks early and furnishes an abundance of 

 leaves over a long period. 

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



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON Also known as "White Seeded Simp- 

 son." Hardy, dependable, and early; popular for home gardens. 

 Broad frilled leaves of light lustrous green. Crisp and sweet. 

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



GRAND RAPIDS Probably the most tender loose-leaved lettuce 

 grown. Splendid for forcing under glass and also good for growing 

 outdoors. It keeps its crisp tenderness when fully grown. Disease 



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 One of the most popular varieties for home gardens, 

 especially on the Pacific Coast. Quick growing. Leaves are broad, 

 crumpled and frilled, — outside leaves tinged red; interior fohage 

 green. Crisp and sweet. 

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



COS or ROMAINE 



This lettuce is frequently called celery lettuce on account of its erect 

 habit of growth and because it possesses dark colored spatulate leaves 

 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 solid heads in hot weather. 



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

 terior is decidedly lighter. The heads are about 7 or 8 inches in 

 height; when fully blanched they are white with the faintest tint 

 of green, and the midribs are white at heart. The leaves are es- 

 pecially succulent and sweet. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



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 is past. If practicable, spade in a hberal 

 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 85 to 90 days. A dehcious salmon-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. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.50. 



BURRELL'S GEM or DEFENDER 95 days, 

 fine-grained flesh of rich yellowish-salmon, 

 rind. Popular for home gardens. 

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



An oval melon with 

 It ripens clear to the 



EARLY OSAGE 84 days. Another luscious melon to raise at home. 

 Fairly large and round with thick, sweet, aromatic flesh. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.50. 



EMERALD GEM 



den varieties, 

 salmon. 

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



80 days. One of the finest flavored early home gar- 

 Of small size with sweet, juicy flesh of deep orange- 



$1.35. 



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