Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, T^a. 41 



LETTUCE. MUSK MELON or CANTALOUPE 



GCNERAL 

 LIST OF 



Vegetable Seeds 



LETTUCE— Concluded, 



Black-Seeded Simpson, Very large loose heads of curly golden-yel- 

 low leaves; which are thin and tender. It stands summer heat splen- 

 didly, and is valued for frame culture 



Grand Rapids. Beautifully crumpled and curled; tender and deli- 

 cious ; grows freely 



Early Curled Silesia. One of the best cutting varieties 



Early Prize-Head. Large, loose heads, stained with red; leaves curled 



Tilton's White Star. Distinct vax'iety of Black-Seeded Sim]pson. . . . . 



Tomhannock. An excellent upright Lettuce ; tinged with brown 



The Morse. Grrows to a fine size; beautiful light green; hardy. 



Superior to all curled varieties 



COS, "CELERY" or "ROMAINE" VARIETIES. These form large, 

 compact heads that blanch mild and crisp; esteemed for summer use. 



Paris White Cos. A popular old variety, growing to a large size, 

 with long, conical, compact heads, blanching well when tied 



MELON, MUSK, or CANTALOUPE. ^J^^i^ *" ' 



GREEN-FLESHED VAI^IETIES. 



Early Hackensack. One of the most popular, a reliable and bounti 

 ful yielder; large, handsome, early; flesh green, rich and sugary 



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

 large size; round with flattened ends, thickly netted; productive; 

 extra quality 



Jenny Lind. Small, round flat fruits, deeply ribbed; flesh yellowish- 

 green and of unsurpassed flavor; very productive and bears for a 

 long season 



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, pro- 

 ductive, uniform and finely netted; flesh rich green, deliciously sweet 

 and melting 



Holmes' Improved Nutmeg. A popular old variety: skin deep green, 

 finely netted; flesh greenish-yellow, rich and sugary 



Rocky Ford. [See special description.) A sweet and luscious 

 green-fleshed Melon that has become world-famous for its captivat- 

 ing flavor. Our seed is grown from the best type by an expert Rocky 

 Ford (Col.) grower : 



Champion Market, or Starn's Favorite. Large, globe-shaped, 

 densely netted 



Acme, or Baltimore. Early; oblong, pointed; light green flesh. A 

 fine shipper 



Norfolk Button. (New.) Very early; thick green flesh; fine for market 



Bay View. Prolific; good size; oblong; green flesh; late 



Long Island Beauty. Fruits large size, well flattened, heavily ribbed. . 



Anne Arundel. Oval, heavily netted, green-fleshed, firm, solid; an 

 excellent shipper 



Cosmopolitan. Handsome, round, netted but not ribbed ; flesh green 

 and sweet • 



New Green-Fleshed Osage, Superior in all respects to any other 

 green-fleshed variety. It is very hardy and prolific, handsomely 



netted and colored, with firm luscious flesh 



RED OR SALMON-FLESHED VAl^IETIES. 



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

 mon-colored flesh is granular, rich and delicious. It is exceedingly 

 early, prolific and long-bearing; fruit 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 across between "Netted Gem" 

 and "Miller's Cream," combining the best qualities of both. It 



• ripens an immense number of modei'ate-sized fruits ; flesh salmon, 

 deep, sweet and richly flavored; rind tough and thin; seed cavity 

 small ; healthy and robust 



Defender. One of the very best yellow sorts, and in many respects 

 far superior to any of this class, The medium-sized fruit is oval in 

 shape, slightly ribbed covered with gray netting 



Tip-Top Nutmeg. Slightly oval; grows to good size; sweet, juicy; 

 yellow flesh . i ... . 



Perfection or Princess. Early; round, beautifully netted. The 

 best red fleshed sort. 



Kinsman's Queen. Among the first to ripen and is very large for so 

 early a melon. Round, with yellowish green skin ; netted and slightly 

 ribbed ; deep salmon-color, tender and jxiicy. Very hardy, holding 



np well throughout the season 



• Banana. An old variety, very long 



PRICES 



Delivered Free in tlie U. S. 

 (unless otiierwise noted.) 



Pkt 



Oz. 



loc 



15c 

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lOe 



10c 



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lOo 



lOe 

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10c 



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10c 

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K lb. 



40c 



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Lb. 



$1 25 



1 25 

 1 00 

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1 25 



1 25 



85 



85 = 



PARIS WHITE COS LETTUCE 



1 00 



80 



1 00 



85 

 90 

 80 

 1 25 



80 



75 



EARLY HACKENSACK MUSK MELON 



NETTED GEM MUSK MELON 



EMERALD GEM MUSK MELON 



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