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Frotscher's N. O. Improved 

 I^arge Passion. This is a Cab- 

 bage Lettuce introduced by the 

 the late Richard Frotscher from 

 California; it attains a large size; 

 grows slowly, but heads very hard. 

 it does better here during late au- 

 tumn and winter than in summer, 

 as it cannot stand the heat. If 

 sown late in the fall and trans- 

 planted during winter, it grows to 

 very large heads, hard and firm. 

 This is the kind shipped from here 

 in the spring, and cannot be sur- 

 passed for that purpose. 



Trocadero I/ettuce. A new 

 Cabbage Lettuce from France; it 

 is of light green color, forming a 

 large solid head, resembling the 

 New Orleans Improved Passion 



Trocadero Lettuce. 



Steepler's French Market. This 

 new Lettuce is a great improvement on 

 the old and well known Royal strain, 

 forming much larger and more compact 

 heads. Is very crisp, tender, and olive 

 green in color. Has been largely 

 planted the past year, and gave most grati- 

 fying results. 



Lettuce somewhat in appearance; how- 

 ever, the leaves are thinner, and, there- 

 fore, not so well adapted for ship- 

 ping. It is excellent for forcing for home 

 market. 



Perpignan. A fine German variety, 

 which forms large, light green heads, and 

 which stands the heat better than the 

 Royal. It is much cultivated for the mar- 

 ket, as it thrives well when sown during 

 the latter part of spring. 



Steepler's French Market Lettuce. 



MBI/ON. 



MUSK OR CANTELOUPB. 



Osage. 



Netted Nutmeg. 

 Netted Citron. 

 Pine Apple. 

 Early White Japan. 



Persian or Cassaba. 

 Nezu 0} leans Market. 

 New Early Hackensack. 

 Emerald Gem. 

 Long Island Beauty. 



Melons require a rich sandy loam. If the ground is not rich enough a couple of 

 shovels full of rotted manure should be mixed into each hill, which ought to be from five 

 to six feet apart; drop ten or twelve seeds, and when the plants have two or three rough 

 leaves, thin out to three or four plants. Canteloupes are cultivated very extensively in 

 the neighborhood of New Orleans; the quality is very fine and far superior to those raised 



