98 VEGETABLE SEEDS— (Continued.) 
State Nursery and Seed Co. 
LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 
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Extra Select Qiand Bapids Forcing 
Grand Rsipids — A popular variety for greenhouse planting 
and will make a quick growth under adverse conditions. 
Its upright habit permits close planting. 
The Morse — A large loose-bunching or non-heading variety. 
Invaluable for forcing. Very crisp and of fine flavor. 
In color it is a light green and very attractive. 
Early Curled Simpson or Silesia — Form a compact bunch 
of yellowish green leaves; rapid grower, desirable for 
forcingL 
Black Seeded Simpson — A splendid variety either for forc- 
ing or outdoor cultivation. Large loose heads of light 
green color, very crisp and tender. 
ROMAINE, COS, OR CELERY LETTUCE. 
Lettuce — Paris White Cos. 
Paris White Cos — Distinct variety of upright growth; 
leaves should be tied together near top when they soon 
become crisp and delicious as celery stalks, and eaten in 
the same manner. 
MUSKMELONS 
One ounce will plant about 50 hills, 2 to 3 lbs. in hills per 
acre. 
Culture — A rich, deep sand loam, well worked and highly 
manured with old rotten compost is of the first import- 
ance. Plant when all danger of frost is over, in hills 5 to 
6 feet apart each way; scatter a dOiZcn seeds to a hill, and 
after they are out of danger from bugs thin to 3 or 4 
plants. When they have 4 or 5 rough leaves pinch off the 
end of the main shoot, which will cause the lateral 
branches to put forth fruit sooner. 
GREEN FLESIIED VARIETIES. 
Muskmelon — Roiliy Ford or Netted Gem. • 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem — Is a valuable introduction, 
and has attained in an incredibly short tiuie a national 
reputation. It is of the Emerald Ueni type, oval ui 
shape, averaging from four and one-half to five inches 
in length of a delicious flavor; very fine and smooth 
grained flesh of a light green color throughout when 
ripe. 
Extra Early Hackensaek — ^Very popular variety; one that 
matures early and of good quality. 
MiisKincloii — Gold Lhiid llockyloi'd. 
Gold Line«l Rocky Ford — This new variety is one of the 
largest of the Ro(^ky Kord type, and the seed wo offer is 
extra choice, seloctPd from seed originally direct from 
the originator. It is very prolific, of uniforiii size, very 
thick flesh, of a rich golden yellow next to the seed 
cavity, fruit very thickly netted. Very fine in e^very 
respect. 
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