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FARMERS’ SUPPLY AND ROOFING COMPANY 
Big Boston Lettuce 
Black* seeded Tennisball Lettuce 
LE.TTUCZ. 
Culture. — Sow the seed 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. 5cts.,oz. 
lo cts., Ji^lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Big Boston. Fine for forcing in coldframe or in 
open ground. Pkt. sets. ,oz. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 
lb. 75 cts. 
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. 10 cts., Xlb. 
25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Black-seeded Tennisball. A favorite forcing 
variety; forms a close hard head with few outer 
leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., XI'’' 25 cts., 
lb. 75 cts. 
Tennisball White-seeded. Extensively grown 
for forcing and heading under glass; heads firm and 
ofgoodsize; very white and crisp. Pkt. 5 cts.,oz. 
10 cts., Xll2- 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Iceberg. New. Of beautiful appearance and excel- 
lent quality; leaves green, slightly tinted with red 
at the edge; of good size and solid. It is bound to 
be a leader. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc., 25c., lb. 75c. 
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., Xlb- 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Prizehead Early. Leaves green and rich, very 
thin, crisp and tender. One of the best for private 
use. Pkt. 5 cts., 02. to cts., Xlt>- 25 cts., lb. 75c. 
Rocky Ford Improved Muskmelon 
MUSKME.LONS 
One ounce will plant about 50 hills, 2 or 
3 lbs., in hill, an acre 
Culture. — Melons thrive best in light, rich 
soil. Plant early in May, when the ground has 
become warm and dry, in hills 6 feet apart each 
way for Muskmelons, 8 feet for Watermelons. 
Previous to sowing the seed mix a few shovel- 
fuls of well-rotted manure in each hill and 
plant in each twelve or fifteen seeds. After all 
danger of the bugs is over thin out to three 
plants per hill. When about i foot long pinch 
off the tips to make them branch, as 
it strengthens the growth of the vines 
and makes the fruit mature earlier. 
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 
