LANDRKTHS' •DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF VEGETABIvE SEEDS. 
LEEK. 
iarge London or Flag . . . . . . A hardy, vigorous grower. 
Musselburgh ........... A broad leaved sort, very showy. 
•Carentan . . ... , . . . Root large, broad leaved, superior. 
Kouen. . Thick short stems, with fau-shaped leaves. 
LETTUCE— CURLED SORTS. 
Jjandreths' Earliest Cutting . . The earliest cutting variety in the market, does not 
head. 
jBlack Seeded Simpson A cutting variety, rich yellow. 
Early Curled Silesi an No head, loose leaves, golden yellow. 
White Seeded Curled Simpson A cutting sort, similar to Silesian. 
Boston Curled A loose-leaved, ver5' curly sort. 
*<3-olden Curled . Golden leaved, curly, showy. 
Bronze Curled Half cabbaging, leaves bronze-edged. 
•Crrand Rapids ........... A loose-leaved, vigorous grower, resembling Golden 
Curled. 
Prize Head or Satisfaction ... A cutting variety of curly leaves. 
American Gathering A curly-leaved, bronze-edged sort, does not head. 
LETTUCE— HEADING SORTS. 
Ciandreths' Forcing . Entirely distinct from any other, all head, compact, 
solid and round like a little hard cabbage, decidedly 
one of the best; a lyandreth specialty; bronze on the 
edges. 
Black Seeded Tennisball .... An early heading sort, of reputation. 
Bloomsdale Heliable A good header, slow to shoot to seed, quick growth, a 
long stander of great worth and well named; a 
Ivandreth specialty. 
Imperial A variety of white cabbage. 
White Cabbage a broad-leaved early sort. 
Bloomsdale Early Summer . . . Yellow leaves, always heading, slow to shoot, a most 
superior sort; a most reliable family variety. 
'Salamander Long standing sort, good header. 
Boston Market A good heading sort. 
iBoyal Cabbage Heads large, very showy. 
Jjargest of All Very large green cabbaging variety, magnificent heads, 
a show sort, very hardy. 
White Seeded Tennisball . . . . A small round-heading sort. 
Early Cabbage A broad-leaved vigorous heading sort. 
:Speckled Dutch Butterhead . . A long standing white heading variety. 
•Crolden Queen A medium sized yellow header. 
;Slow Seeder ............ A long standing white leaved heading sort. 
Always Ready Very meritorious as remaining long in marketable 
condition. 
Virginia Solid Header A fine compact and solid header and slow to shoot to 
seed, positively one of the best, stands the sun better 
than most others; a Ivandreth specialty. 
H"ew York Green ......... A late large variety, dark green, thick leaves. 
<3urled India Crisp and tender, interior of heads bleached like 
celery. 
Hanson A variety of curled India. 
Bloomsdale Butter A hardy dark green leaved heading sort, late. 
Brown Dutch A hcni'-heading variety, with bronze leaves. 
Landreths' Heat Resisting Cos Vigorous, erect, always heading, crisp, never wilting ; 
should be better known and grown extensively. 
<3-reen Cos . Stands the sun well, choice sort. 
White Cos . . Habit of growth upright, requires tying np. 
WATERMELON. 
Extra Early Every one should have a few hills, as it is a first 
ripener. 
•■Scaly Bark Very early, form oblong, color green dashed with 
white. 
Light Green Rind Icing ; . . . . Very early, skin light green, surpassed by few melons, 
form nearly round, seeds white. 
Dark Green Rind Icing ..... Nearly round, skin almost black, flavor the best, seeds 
white ; an early sort, 
Jjandreths' Long Light Icing . . Good cropper, long, heavy, very desirable, color light 
green, flesh crystalline, sugary, seeds white; a 
lyandreth specialty. 
Peerless . . . - • Good, but not equal to the ice Cream. 
.Ice Cream . . • . . . ....... Form oblong, skin light in color, flesh solid and 
red, .seeds white. 
•Oem Kolh's early, heavy, nearly round, slightly ribbed, 
' ' reliable shipper. 
-Jackson. .............. A long slim soil, striped alternately light and dark 
green. 
Long Dixie A long thick sort, dark rind, flesh red and solid. 
Dixie A large chunky early vai-iety, introduced in 1889; good 
carrier, heavy. 
ride of Georgia . . ..... ; . Short, thick melon, strong rind, carries without 
• , injury, 
fountain Sweet Form long, flesh scarlet. 
