HAMILTON’S HAWKEYE SEEDS 
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Lettuce 
Musk Melon 
Loose Leaved Varieties 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. Early. Dependable 
in all parts of America and widely grown in home 
and market gardens. Plant large, attractive, com¬ 
pact; broad, frilled light green leaves that are of 
fine crisp texture and splendid quality. Pkt,, 5 c; 
oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; *4 lb., 65c; lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. Also known as 
“White Seeded Simpson.” Hardy, dependable, early; 
popular for home gardens. Plant large, compact, 
light lustrous green; leaves broad, frilled, firm, 
crisp, sweet, and of good quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
14 lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 60c; lb.-, $1.10, postpaid. 
GRAND RAPIDS. Very early. Hardy, disease re¬ 
sistant; the most widely used and best adapted 
variety for greenhouse forcing. Plants large, up¬ 
right, compact, and handsome; bright solid light 
green; leaves large, broad; margin much frilled; 
very tender and sweet when grown under glass. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 40c; y 2 lb., 65c; lb., $1.15, 
postpaid. 
PRIZE HEAD. Very early, quick growing, and 
one of the most popular for home gardens. Plant 
medium large, strictly loose-leaf; leaves broad, 
crumpled, and frilled; outside leaves tinged red, 
inner leaves wholly green; very crisp, sweet, and 
tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; y, lb., 40c; y 2 lb., 65c; 
lb., $1.15, postpaid. 
CHICKEN LETTUCE. Very hardy, rapid grow¬ 
ing, medium light green, non-heading butter type 
which produces flower stalks early and furnishes 
an abundance of leaves over a long period of 
growth. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c, postpaid. 
Cos or Romaine 
Few products of the garden give as much pleasure 
as ripe sweet melons fresh from the vines. The 
home gardener can now enjoy this luscious garden 
prize at its best. Our list is made up of the most 
desirable varieties suited for growing wherever 
melons can be grown. 
In sections where the summers are short, seed 
can be planted indoors or in hot beds in small boxes. 
The young plants can be transferred to the garden 
when danger of frost is past. If practicable, spade 
in a liberal forkful of well rotted manure at the 
bottom of each hill. The rows should be at least 
6 feet apart and the hills 3 feet apart in the rows. 
In general, the culture is the same as that for 
cucumber. 
Orange Fleshed Varieties 
BENDER’S SURPRISE. A delicious salmon- 
fleshed melon. Fruit medium to large; oval; dis¬ 
tinctly ribbed and covered with slight patches of 
netting; skin light yellow when ripe. 85 to 90 days. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; y 2 lb., 50c; lb., $1.10, 
This lettuce is frequently called celery lettuce on 
account of its erect habit of 
growth and because it pos¬ 
sesses dark colored spatu- 
late leaves with prominent 
midribs. When grown in 
home gardens, plants 
should be thinned to about 
8 inches apart so that each 
one will have plenty of 
room. Does not make solid 
heads in hot weather. 
EARLY WHITE SELF 
FOLDING, or TRIANON. 
This is the most popular 
variety in America and the 
one most widely used. It is 
medium large and grows 
about 8 or 9 inches tall. 
The outer leaves are me¬ 
dium light green, and the 
interior of the head is whit¬ 
ish-green. As a salad 
variety for the home gar¬ 
den this has no superior. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c, postpaid. 
Okra or 
Gumbo 
Okra is raised for its pods 
which are extensively used 
in soups, stews, catsup and 
other relishes. They are at 
their best when 1 to 3 inches long. It is commonly 
grown in the South where it is very popular. Seed 
does not germinate well at cool temperatures ana 
planting should be delayed until 
the ground is warm. Drop 4 or 
5 seeds to the foot in rows about 
2 y 2 feet apart and cover about 
an inch deep. Thin to about iy 2 
feet in the row and keep thor¬ 
oughly cultivated. 
DWARF LONG POD, GREEN. 
This okra is especially adapted 
for home garden use because 
the pods remain in prime con¬ 
dition for cooking or canning 
until quite large. They are 
long, fluted, dark green, and of 
very good quality. Pkt., 5c; oz,, 
16c, postpaid. 
WHITE VELVET. A sort 
popular in the South. It is pro¬ 
ductive of very large white pods 
that are smooth and tender un¬ 
til nearly full size. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
Okra, Green Pod 16c, postpaid. 
postpaid. 
HEARTS OF GOLD. This 
popular medium sized 
melon follows the earlier 
varieties. It is fine to plant 
for succession as it ripens 
in about 100 days. The 
rruits are 5 to 6 inches in 
diameter. The smooth 
orange-salmon flesh is ex¬ 
ceptionally thick and fine 
flavored. Pkt., 5c; oz., 16c; 
14 lb., 36c; y 2 lb., 56c; lb., 
$1.16, postpaid. 
OSAGE. The large oval 
ribbed fruits have a soft 
dark green skin lightly 
marked with fine open net¬ 
ting. They are usually 8 
or 9 inches long and 7 or 8 
inches thick and ripen in 
about 95 days. Deep orange- 
salmon flesh of great thick¬ 
ness and particularly pleas¬ 
ing quality. Pkt,, 5c; oz., 
16c; % lb., 35c; % lb., 66c; 
lb., $1.16, postpaid. 
TIP TOP. One of the 
earliest of large home gar¬ 
den melons, 85 to 90 days. 
A short, oval melon, usually 
7 or 8 inches long, symmet¬ 
rically ribbed with a me¬ 
dium amount of netting, 
and creamy-yellow when 
ripe. The thick deep yellow flesh is fine grained and 
sweet flavored. Pkt., 5c; oz., 16c; *4 lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 
66c; lb., $1,16, postpaid. 
Green Fleshed Varieties 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK. The earliest of 
the green fleshed melons, ripening in 80 days. The 
fruits weigh 4 to 6 pounds. The flesh is exception¬ 
ally sweet and juicy. Pkt., 5c; oz., 16c; *4 lb., 36c; 
y 2 lb., 56c, lb., 96c, postpaid. 
NETTED GEM or ROCKY FORD. A compara¬ 
tively small green fleshed melon of the oval type, 
weighing about 2 pounds, and ideal for serving in 
halves. It is probably one of the most widely 
known and extensively grown of its class. A sure 
and abundant yielder. Pkt,, 5c; oz., 16c; ^4 lb., 30c; 
y 2 lb., 56c; lb., 96c, postpaid. 
HONEY DEW, Green Fleshed. The best known 
of the so-called winter melons. The creamy-yellow 
fruits are nearly round, about 6 inches in diameter, 
with a downy sparsely netted skin. Honey Dew has 
very thick flesh, light emerald green in color. It is 
fine grained, melting, and delicious. The melons 
may be picked before they are fully ripe and stored 
in a cool place. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; y* lb., 46c; y 2 lb., 
75c; lb., $1,46, postpaid. 
Osage 
