LOW’S RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
LETTUCE, continued. 
135. Oak-Leaved. — New 
136. Perpetual. — New 
137. Golden Heart. — New 
138. Premium Cabbage. — One of the best varieties we have ever grown. 
are large size and solid ; fine texture; and will keep in good condition with- 
out going to seed, longer than most any variety. Excellent for all uses and 
seasons 
139. Hanson. — This is the standard sort with market gardeners. The heads grow to 
reinarkablv large size, the quality being deliciously sweet, tender and crisp. 
For outdoor cultivation it cannot be excelled • • • • • • 
140. Early Curled Silesia. — A superior early variety of very strong growth, 
making a large, loose head of the most excellent flavor . • 
141 . Black Seed Tennis Ball. — A standard sort lor outdoor cultivation. 
well: quality fine and tender • • • • . • *. . * 
142. White Seed Tennis Ball. - One of the best forcing varieties. 
extensively in the vicinity of Boston for the early market, 
size, solid texture and fine flavor . • • • • 
143 . Boston Curled. — Very popular. Does not head, but forms a compact mass or 
rosette of curled leaves ; very fine quality ; extremely tendei . . 
144. Perpignan. - An old standard German sort. Heads large, remaining a long 
time after headed before running to seed ; quality fine, tender and ot excellent 
145. All the Year Round. — A new, very hardy, compact cabbage lettuce, with 
small, close heads, in perfection a long time . . • • • * 
148. Laciniated Beauregard. — A black-seeded sort, lhe leaves are green in 
color, deeply fringed ; the head is medium size, firm, and does not run to 
seed quickly. For cutting purposes is fine 
Pkt. Oz. 
z-4 Uj. Lb. 
Heads 
Heads 
Raised 
Heads of medium 
30 
40 
3.00 
3.00 
4.00 
4.00 
4.00 
M ARTYN1A. 
Culture — Sow in open ground in May. Leave one plant to the hill and three feet apart each way It will no\ 
bear transplanting to good advantage. It is half-hardy and does not bear in a warm, sandy loam soil. The seed- 
pods when young and tender, make very acceptable pickles. 
147. Martynia Proboscidea. — Best for pickles 
Pkt. 
5 
Oz. 1-4 Lb. 
40 Si. 00 
Lb. 
^4.00 
MELON, Water. 
147 1-2. Florida Favorite. —(New, • • : • * 
148. Cuban Queen. — This new melon from West Indies is one of the largest and 
finest sorts. It is remarkable for its great productiveness and enormous 
size. It is very solid and handsome in appearance, rind is thin, flesh crisp 
and sugary ; shape from oblong to oval, ripens early 
149. The Boss. — ... 
150. Kolb’s Gem — • 
151. Mammoth Ironclad. — 
152. Pride of Georgia. — 
153. Scaly Bark.— .. . , 
154. Vick’s Early. — This melon is highly prized for its extreme earhness. In shape 
it is oblong smooth skin, medium size, and the flesh pink, sweet afld 
sugary . • 
155. Ferry’s Peerless — One of the best in cultivation; medium size, thin rind, 
very brittle ; flesh bright scarlet, melting, delicious, sweet as honey and solid 
to the centre •. • • 
150. Orange. — This has the peculiar feature of being easily separated, the flesh 
from the rind, as an orange, the rind being easily removed with a knife . 
157. Black Spanish. — A fine sort; flesh of very deep red or scarlet, fine grained 
and very sweet and luscious . . . • ; • • 
158. Mountain Sweet. — A very large, long sort ; striped skin, scarlet flesh, very 
sweet and luscious • • • • • 
159. Phinney's Early. — A new white-seeded variety; flesh bright red, very solid 
and sweet . .••••••••* • * 
160. Sculptured Seeded. — A new melon of about medium size ; flesh very ten- 
der, sweet and delicious. The seed present a very peculiar and striking 
appearance, as though engraved or sculptused with Oriental figures ; very 
fine 
Pkt. Oz. 
l.b. 
5 
*5 
35 
1..5 
5 
LS 
35 
I--.5 
5 
15 
35 
I- 2 * 
5 
15 
35 
I.33 
5 
15 
35 
1-25 
5 
•5 
35 
1.35 
5 
10 
2 5 
$1.00 
5 
10 
2 5 
1.00 
5 
10 
2 5 
1. 00 
5 
10 
2 5 
1. 00 
5 
15 
2 5 
1. 00 
Th<* Kolb’s Gem Watermelon is the standard in Boston and New York markets, try 
it! 
