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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 



STECKLER'S SELECTED 



BicBo^'"'Iettuce 



STECKZiER'S SEI^ECTED BIG BOSTON. 



— The illustration shows a field of Steck- 

 ler's Selected Big Boston Lettuce. It is per- 

 fection, and you cannot buy any Big Bos- 

 ton Lettuce at any price that is superior 

 to our strain. The heads of this strain 

 are so firm and solid that almost every 

 head can be cut. It is a standard market 

 garden and shipping variety, being grown 

 almost exclusively in many sections for 



shipment and for market. Extra large, 

 round, firm, heading variety, and makes 

 a good appearance in market. Our seed 

 of this variety is grown for us by a let- 

 tuce seed specialist whom we consider the 

 best in the world. Our seed of Big Bos- 

 ton is the purest and hardest heading stock 

 that you can obtain. Packet, 10c. ; oz., 15c.; 

 1/4 lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 



MELON — Musk or Cantaloupe. 



CUIiTURB. — Melons require a rich sandy loam. If the giound is not rich enough a 

 couple of shovels full of rotten manure should be mixed into each hill, which ought to be 

 from five to six feet apart: drop ten to twelve seeds, and when the plants have two or 

 three rough leaves, thin out to three or four plants. Pinch the ends of the plants to 

 induce early fruiting. Cantaloupes are cultivated very extensively in the neighborhood 

 of New Orleans, the quality is very fine. For general crop sow from March to June. 

 Some gardeners plant during February and cover with boxes, the same as described for 

 Cucumbers. When Melons are ripening, too much rain impairs the flavor of the fruit. 

 One ounce to 100 hills: 1% pounds per acre. 



TBOTSCHEB'S NEW 

 OBI.EANS MABKET.— 



(80 days.) This is a 

 popular variety with our 

 market gardeners and 

 has a great reputation 

 for its fine qualities. 

 B e a u ti f u 1 1 y formed, 

 roughly but well netted, 

 of large size and of 

 delicious quality; richly 

 fragrant. Packet, 10c. ; 

 oz., 15c.; 14 lb., 15c.; 14 

 lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25, post- 

 paid. 



NETTED NUTMEG.— 

 Is of an oval shape, 

 roughly netted but not 

 attaining so large a size 

 as the Netted Citron; it 

 is equally as fine in 

 flavor. Packet, 10c. ; oz., 



20c.; 



lb., 50c.; lb. 



Frotscher's New Orleans Market. 



$1.75, postpaid. 



TIP TOP. — This 

 splendid melon has "held 

 its own" during the past 

 dozen years or more with 

 all introductions in the 

 melon line, and no melon 

 of Mfliich we have any 

 knowledge compares 

 with it in uniformly 

 good eating qualities. 

 The testimony of all who 

 have used Tip Top is 

 that every melon pro- 



