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FARMERS’ SUPPLY AND ROOFING COMPANY 
Cabbage-Heading Lettuce 
LETTUCE 
Culture. — Sow the seeds in hotbeds in February 
or March and transplant into sheltering border with 
southern exposure. For succession sowings may be 
made in the open ground as early as spring opens, 
transplanting until July. Always thin out where all 
the plants are strong. 
Boston Market. Hardy and crisp; the earliest 
heading variety; good for forcing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
20 cts., Xlb. 60 cts., lb. $1 .50. 
Big Boston. Fine for forcing in coldframes or in 
open ground. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Xlh- 50 cts., 
lb. $1.50. 
Improved Hanson. This superior Lettuce is one 
of the best for summer hotels; best selected sort. 
The heads grow to a remarkable size and are white, 
tender and crisp. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. Xlb. 40 
cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Black-seeded Tennisball. A favorite forcing 
variety, forms a closehard head with few outer leaves. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., X'b. 35 cts., lb. $1. 
White-seeded Tennisball. Extensively grown 
for forcing and heading under glass; heads firm and 
of good size; very white and crisp. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
10 cts., ' 4 lb. 35 cts., lb. $ 1 . 
Iceberg. New. Of beautiful appearance and 
excellent quality; leaves green, slightly tinted with 
red at the edge; of good size and solid. It is bound 
to be a leader. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 3<lb. 35 cts., 
lb. Si. 
Simpson Early Curled White-seeded. A 
leading early sort; good for planting in open ground; 
a favorite with market-gardeners. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
10 cts., X*b. 35 cts., lb. Si- 
Prizehead Early. Leaves green and rich, very 
thin, crisp and tender. One of the best for private 
use. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Xlb. 35 cts., lb. Si. 
MUSKMELONS 
One ounce will sow about 50 hills ; 2 or 3 lbs., in hill 
to an acre 
Culture. — Melons thrive best in light, rich 
soil. Plant early in May, when the ground has be- 
come warm and dry, in hills 6 feet apart each way 
for Muskmelons, 8 feet for Watermelons. Previous 
to sowing the seed mix a few shovelfuls of well- 
rotted manure in each hill and plant in each twelve 
of fifteen seeds. After all danger of the bugs 
is over, thin out to three plants per hill. When 
about 1 foot long pinch off the tips to make 
them branch. Give plenty of water and feed 
liquid manure occasionally. A few hills for 
early use may be had by sowing on pieces of 
sod in a hotbed and when warm enough 
transplant to open ground. 
Rocky Ford Improved. This delicious 
melon is of the Netted Gem type, oval in 
shape and beautifully netted. It has been 
improved at Rocky Ford, Colorado, a section 
noted for its fine Muskmelons, and from this 
point they have been shipped to every city in 
in the United States, thus gaining a national 
reputation for the ‘‘ Rocky Ford.” The melons 
average about 5 inches in length, and are of a 
most delicious flavor; the flesh is fine-grained 
and light green color. This is the most popu- 
lar variety of Muskmelon grown, and in sea- 
son will be found on the table of all leading 
hotels and restaurants. The seed we offer is 
from an improved strain of the true oval 
type, but highly prized by the growers at 
Rocky Ford. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 
23 cts. 
Rocky Ford Improved Muskmelon 
