Melons Are a Good Cash Crop 
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LETTU CE—Continued 
SIMPSON’S EARLY CURLED. Also known as 
White Seeded Simpson. Our best leaf lettuce. 
Very hardy, early and dependable. Light lus¬ 
trous green leaves, crisp good quality. oz. 
5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
GRAND RAPIDS. Best forcing variety. 
Very early. Hardy. Disease resistant. 
Best for greenhouse forcing. Solid, light 
green leaves, large and broad. Very ten¬ 
der and sweet. Mt oz. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 
30c; lb. $1.00. 
PRIZEHEAD. Very early, quick growing. 
Popular for home garden. Loose leaved. 
Outside leaves tinged red, inner leaves 
green. y> oz. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 30c; lb. $1. 
Iceberg: Lettuce 
Muskmelons 
Few products of the garden give as much 
pleasure as ripe, sweet melons right from 
the vine. Easy to raise. 1 oz. will plant 
100 hills. 2 lbs. to the acre. 
BURREL’S GEM or DEFENDER. 7 inches 
in diameter, oval shape, slightly ribbed, 
thick fine grained flesh, yellowish salmon 
in color. Ripens right to the rind. Ripens 
in 95 days. Oz. 10c; ^4 lb. 25c; lb. 85c. 
EARLY OSAGE. 64 days. Standard variety, 
of splendid quality for nearby markets 
and home use. Melons 6 to 7 inches in 
diameter, almost round, with shallow fur¬ 
rows, spare shallow netting. Flesh very 
thick, salmon-orange, fine grained, sweet, 
and aromatic. Oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 25c; lb. 65c. 
GOLDEN CHAMPLAIN. Earliest orange flesh 
melon. 75 to 80 days. Round, 5 to 6 in. 
in diameter. Slightly ribbed. Flesh fairly 
thick. Deep orange, very sweet. Good 
early market and home garden variety. 
Oz. 10c; >4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
Hale’s Best 
HALE’S BEST. Early melon. 80 days. 
Nearly round. 6 to 6y> in. Medium heavy 
netting almost devoid of ribs. Flesh very 
thick, fine grained. Deep salmon pink, 
richly flavored. Oz. 10c; *4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
HEARTS OF GOLD. One of the most pop¬ 
ular medium size melons. Small, early 
variety, ripening in 100 days. 5 to 6 in. 
in diameter, orange salmon color, excep¬ 
tionally thick, and fine flavor. Oz. 10c; 
*4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
HONEY ROCK. A new melon. One of the 
very best for roadside market. Shape is 
nearly round and heavily netted. 5 to 6 
inches in diameter. Rind dun slate color, 
very tough. Will stand up better than 
any other melon we have to offer. Flesh 
rich salmon color. Sweet and spicy. 
Early medium, 90 days. Oz. 10c; ^4 lb. 
30c; lb. 85c. 
NETTED GEM or ROCKY FORD. 
Comparatively small, green 
flesh melon, oval type. Weighs 
about 2 lbs. Best green flesh 
melon. A sure and abundant 
yielder. Oz. 10c; *4 lb. 25c; lb. 
S5c. 
HONEY DEW. Green flesh win¬ 
ter melon. Creamy yellow fruit, 
6 inches in diameter, sparsely 
netted skin, very thick flesh, 
light amber, green in color, fine 
grained, melting and delicious. 
Melons may be picked before 
fully ripe and if stored in cool 
place will remain in good shape 
for a long time. Oz. 10c; % lb. 
30c; lb. $1.00. 
Honey Rook 
