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A. L. DON & CO., 
LETTUCE 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
Pkt. 
All Seasons. One of the best heading 
varieties for hot weather cultivation. 
May be sown early in May for use 
from late in June till the end of 
July _ .10 
Big Boston Improved. Very popular for 
outside as well as for forcing. Color, 
light green, slightly tinged reddish 
brown _ .10 
Black-seeded Tennisball. Large, firm 
crisp and tender heads _ .10 
Don’s Ideal Forcing. Small, compact 
heads. Matures very early on account 
of its size. May be planted close to¬ 
gether _ .15 
Golden Queen. A good forcing variety 
of golden yellow color; small solid 
heads _ .10 
Hanson. Curled or crisp heading var¬ 
iety of medium size; light green, 
leaves curly and edges fringed _ .10 
Iceberg. Large, late, crisp, white-heart¬ 
ed sort _ .10 
May King. Very early, compact head¬ 
ing variety_ .10 
Mammoth Black-seeded Butter. A good 
second early. Stands the heat well. 
Large and firm _ .10 
Mignonette. A small, early, crisp and 
curled Cabbage heading variety .10 
New York, or Wonderful. Large, late, 
globular heading variety ._ .10 
Salamander. Heads large and compact; 
resists the Summer drought and heat 
longer than any other sort_ .10 
White Boston. See Novelties, page 23 .15 
LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 
Black-seeded Simpson. Produces a com¬ 
pact mass of leaves, light yellowish 
green in color; heat resistant _ .10 
Early Curled Simpson. The most popu¬ 
lar, loose heading variety _ .10 
Grand Rapids. The favorite loose-leaved 
forcing Lettuce _ .10 
COS VARIETIES (ROMAINE) 
Balloon. The largest Cos Lettuce .10 
Paris White Cos. Long, smooth, up¬ 
right _ .10 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Oz. X A lb. 
.35 1.00 
.30 1.00 
.30 1.00 
.50 1.50 
.50 1.50 
.35 1.00 
.35 1.00 
.30 1.00 
.30 1.00 
.35 1.00 
.40 1.00 
.35 1.00 
1.00 3.00 
.30 1.00 
.25 .75 
.25 .75 
.35 1.00 
.30 .90 
Ten bricks will spawn 100 square feet (10 x 10 ft.) 
American Pure Culture. Brick 40c., 10 bricks $3.75, 
100 bricks $35.00. 
SPAWN IN BOTTLES 
One quart will spawn 35 square feet. 
Qt. $1.50; 6 quarts for $8.00 
MUSTARD 
Pkt. Oz. X A lb. 
White London ___$0.10 $0.15 $0.40 
Fordhook Fancy _ .10 .20 .50 
MUSKMELON 
* 
One ounce will plant 50 hills. 
Bender’s Surprise. A very popular, large, 
round melon with greenish yellow skin, 
thick salmon flesh _$0.10 $0.30 $1.00 
MUSKMELON—Continued. 
Caroline Clark. Finely netted, flesh sal- 
Pkt. Oz. 
mon, delicious sweet flavor. Early and 
blight proof _.1._ .50 2.00 
Early Osage. An early, oval salmon- 
fleshed Melon _ .10 .25 
Emerald Gem. Dark green skin, orange 
flesh, and sweet _ .10 .30 
Fordhook. Medium size, round, flatten¬ 
ed ends, decidedly ribbed and fairly 
netted _ .10 .25 
Hackensack Extra Early. Large, round 
early variety; green flesh _ .10 .30 
Honeydew. White skin, flesh green .10 .40 
Honey Rock. Pink flesh green skin .10 .30 
Lake Champlain. Very early; flesh gold¬ 
en yellow _ .10 .30 
Rocky Ford. Small, almost round, smooth. 
Flesh green, good shipper _ .10 .30 
Sugar Rock. Very prolific oval variety, 
with deep orange flesh _ .15 .40 
Supreme. Well netted emerald green out¬ 
side; flesh fine deep salmon, very rich 
and delicious _5 pkts. $1.00; .25 
V4 lb. 
.75 
1.00 
.75 
1.00 
1.25 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.25 
MELONS—English Forcing Varieties 
Pkt. 
Blenheim Orange. Scarlet flesh _$0.75 
Sutton’s )Emerald Gem. Green flesh _ .90 
Sutton’s Superlative. Scarlet flesh _ .90 
King George. Scarlet flesh _ 1.00 
Ridgefield Scarlet. Scarlet flesh _ .75 
Royal Sovereign. White flesh _ .75 
WATERMELON 
One ounce will plant 50 hills. 
Pkt. Oz. lb. 
Kleckley’s Sweets. Oblong in form $0.10 $0.20 $0.60 
Cole’s Early. Nearly round, extremely 
early _ .10 .20 .60 
Mountain Sweet. Large, late variety .10 .20 .60 
Tom Watson. Produces melons 16 to 
22 in. long and 8 to 10 in. in diameter. 
.10 .20 .60 
Citron. Red seed, for preserving_ .10 .20 .60 
OKRA OR GUMBO 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Vi lb. 
Perkin’s Long Pod. Very fine 
_$0.10 $0.20 
$0.50 
White Velvet. 
Very popular 
sort .10 
.20 
.50 
Improved Long 
Green. Long, 
smooth, 
green pods 
_ .10 
.15 
.35 
Dwarf Green 
_ .10 
.15 
.35 
ONION SETS 
Scarce. Order early. 
One pound approximately equals 1 quart and 
will plant 50 foot of drill. 
Lb. 
5 lbs. 
10 lbs. 
Red Onion Sets _ 
_$0.35 
$1.65 
$3.00 
White Onion Sets _ 
_ .40 
1.90 
3.50 
Yellow Onion Sets _ 
_ .35 
1.65 
3.00 
Shallots _ 
_ .40 
1.90 
3.50 
Garlic _ 
_ .75 
White Multipliers _ 
_ .50 
2.00 
4.50 
ONION 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Pkt. Oz. X A lb. 
Ailsa Craig. Extra selected strain. Pale, 
straw-colored skin, very popular for 
exhibition and culinary purposes $0.25 $1.00 $3.00 
Cranston’s Excelsior. A large size ex¬ 
hibition variety; straw colored.... .25 1.00 3.00 
