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W. F. ALLEN’S PLANT AND SEED CATALOGUE. 
PHILADELPHIA BUTTER.—It is extremely hardy and 
heads well during cool spring and fall weather; a popular 
cold frame variety, largely grown for early spring market in 
the vicinity of Philadelphia, the plant being set in the frames 
late in the fall and producing good, large, solid, finely blanched 
heads early in the spring ; an extremely hardy variety. Pkt. 
5c.; oz. 10c. ; quarter-pound 30c.: pound $1.00. 
PRIZE HEAD.—This hardy variety is of superb flavor, 
bright green color tinged with brownish red : this is not a 
heading variety, but forms a mammoth plant in which even 
the outer leaves are crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c. ; oz. 10c.; 
quarter-pound 30c. ; pound $1.00. 
CRISP = AS = ICE.—This is a beautiful lettuce of the cab¬ 
bage type ; the solid heads are of large size and the leaves are 
so tender and brittle as to have suggested the name bestowed 
upon it; the head has a rich yellow heart; the leaves are 
thick and glossy, somewhat curled and of a good and attractive 
green color, varigated with bronze. Crisy-As-Ice can not be 
over estimated or over praised for home use in spring or sum¬ 
mer. Pkt. 5c. ; oz. 15c.; quarter-pound 40c.; pound $1.25. 
MUSTARD. 
Make repeated sowing's in shallow drills a foot apart: of 
easy cultivation. 
NEW CHINESE.—Large crimped leaves, tender and de¬ 
licious when cooked like spinach. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 10c.; quarter- 
pound 25c.; pound 75c. 
OSTRICH PLUME.—This new variety originated in the 
CRISP-AS-ICE LETTUCE. 
South, and is one of the most desirable in cultivation. The 
leaves are exquisitely crimped, ruffled and frilled, and makes 
an excellent table garnishing. It is of superior flavor, and 
very popular, wherever grown. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 10c.; quarter- 
pound 25c.; pound 75c. 
MELON-MUSK OR CANTALOURE. 
MODEL 
nODEL. — The Model is 
an early cantaloupe about 
twice the size of Rocky 
Ford. It originated in South 
Jersey; it has an ideal shape 
for a discriminating mark¬ 
et; as a table melon, the 
Model is equal to the best; 
in delicacy and quality of 
flavor, it is unexcelled; it 
is green flesh, thick meated 
and firm ; this melon bears 
transportation well; the 
Model has every good qual¬ 
ity possessed by ]* Rocky 
Ford and is rather more 
productive and about twice 
as large. No one who wants 
good melons for the home, 
or for a fancy local market, 
can afford to pass this by ; 
it sells freely in the market 
at top prices, even when 
others beg for buyers. Pkt. 
10c. ; oz. 30c.; quarter - 
pound $1.00. 
p ALLEN’S FIRST 
CHOICE,—About six years 
ago, when marketing our 
famous Rocky Ford canta¬ 
loupes, I came across one 
hill that was very densely 
netted with the netting 
about twice as course as 
that of any other variety. 
The cantaloupe was very 
fine in quality and the seed 
were saved and planted. 
The best specimens from 
the product of this canta¬ 
loupe were again selected 
and planted, and this selec¬ 
tion has been going on for 
about six years. The netting 
on this cantaloupe is rough- 
