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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, delicate flavor. The same as 

 Black Seeded Tennisball. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; y 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 existence, and we have given 

 it this name to distinguish it from Big Boston. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; y 4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.80. 



LETTUCE— LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 



BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON Early. Dependable in all parts 

 of America and widely grown in home and market gardens. 

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



leaves that are of fine 

 crisp texture and splen- 

 did quality. 



■fc. - Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 20c; 

 i/ 4 lb. 50c; 

 lb. $1.50. 



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. 25c; % lb. 80c; lb. $2.50. 



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

 popular for home gardens, particularly on the Pacific 

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

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

 wholly green; very crisp, sweet, and tender. 



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



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 interior 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 especially succulent and sweet. 



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



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; y 4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 



MUSKMELON 



Crisp, tender, and buttery — the leaves of White Boston 

 lettuce almost melt in one's mouth. 



CHICKEN LETTUCE Very hardy, rapid growing, medium 

 light green, non-heading butter type which produces flower 

 stalks early and furnishes an abundance of leaves over a 

 long period of growth. 



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



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON Also known 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 quality. 



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



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. 25c; y 4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.75. 



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 wher- 

 ever 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 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 delicious salmon-fleshed melon, 

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

 oval; distinctly ribbed and covered with slight patches of 

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

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; y 4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. 



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. 15c; y 4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



EMERALD GEM The standard very early variety for home 

 garden and nearby market. Fruits flattened globe-shape, 5 

 to b l /2 inches long, ribbed; smooth with practically no 

 netting; not suitable for shipping. Flesh very thick; deep 

 salmon-orange; sweet, juicy and aromatic. 80 days. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 45c; lb. $1.35. 



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