6 
ACORN BRAND GARDEN SEEDS 
ENDIVE 
Cultivation same as for lettuce. The blanching of 
Endive is brought about by drawing the leaves together 
into a head and tying them and this should be done a 
month before it is wanted for table use. Excellent for 
salads. 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN —Leaves are broad thick, 
green, more or less twisted and waved with white mid¬ 
ribs. It forms large hearts, which, when blanched, form 
one of the best winter salads. 
GREEN CURLED —Leaves finely divided, giving it a mossy 
appearance. 
Endive—oz., 20c; y 4 lb., 50^ 
KALE or BORECOLE 
More hardy than cabbage and makes excellent greens. 
Improved by a touch of frost. Sow in May and June; culti¬ 
vate same as cabbage. 
DWARF CURLED —The leaves are curly, bright green, 
very tender and delicate in flavor. 
TALL GREEN CURLED —Grows up to 3 feet high, bear¬ 
ing long, light green leaves, finely curled at the edges. 
Kale—oz., 15^; y 4 lb., 45^ 
KOHL RABI 
Sow the seed in the spring in rows three-fourths of an 
inch deep and 2 feet apart and when the plants are a few 
inches high thin to 6 inches. Cultivate same as for beets. 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA —(For Forcing)—Very early, 
small, handsome, white bulb. 
PURPLE VIENNA —A little later than the white, bluish 
purple color; flesh white. 
Kohl Rabi—oz., 20^; y 4 lb., 60^ 
LETTUCE 
No other vegetable r .an be more easily grown in the home 
garden, and none has more health giving elements and 
vitamines. The seed germinates quickly and may be planted 
as soon as the cold wet days of spring are past. Sow seed 
in rows 15 to 18 inches apart. Do not cover seed over % 
inch. Thin loose leaf type as soon as a few leaves are found 
to 1 to 2 inches apart. Rich soil, plenty of moisture. 
Loose Leaf Varieties 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON —Makes large bunches of 
curly, crisp leaves. Compact and fine crisp texture. 
CHICKEN LETTUCE —Hardy rapid growing, medium 
light green. Non-heading producing abundance of leaves 
over a long period of growth. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON —Crisp, sweet tender of 
the loose leaf type. Light green and very curled and 
crinkled. For early sowing in cold wet seasons this has no 
superior. The plant is large, compact and of rapid growth. 
EARLY PRIZE HEAD —The outer leaves are bright and 
green, shaded with brownish red. They are large and thin, 
attractively curled. 
GRAND RAPIDS —The well-known forcing variety for 
the Middle West. It is a loose-branching variety, forming 
no definite head; is extremely curly, and light green color. 
Lettuce, Loose Leaf—oz., 20^; y 4 lb., 50^ 
Heading Varieties 
BIG BOSTON —A large tight header. The leaves are 
broad, smooth and a light dull green except for a narrow 
border of light brown. 
ICEBERG —Tender head, thin leaves. Plant large with 
crisp, broad, wavy light green leaves, tinged brown in 
edges. White inside. 
IMPROVED HANSON —One of the best for growing dur¬ 
ing the hot summer months. Light green color outside and 
white within. 
NEW YORK— Heads very large, heavy and compact; dark 
green, crisp heading; outer leaves notched and slightly 
curled on edges. Has a vigorous root system, which enables 
it to stand hot weather. 
PARIS WHITE COS —A disinctly upright growth. The 
heads when well developed should be loosely tied with 
light string, or perferably old strips of rags. The inner 
leaves in this way are delicately blanched. 
Lettuce, Headings—oz., 20^; Va lb., 50^ 
MUSKMELONS 
Select a light, rich soil and after danger of frost 
is over and the ground has become dry and warm, 
plant in hills 4 to 6 feet each way and 8 to 10 seeds to 
a hill. When well started and all danger of insects is 
past, pull out all but 3 plants. Cultivate until the vines 
cover the ground and pinch off the ends of the shoots to 
induce early fruiting. 
It is just as essential in raising good melons that the 
ground be thoroughly and carefully prepared as that good 
seed be used. Good melons are dependent on rapid and con¬ 
tinuous! growth, and if the plant roots are not able to grow 
rapidly and obtain food, the plant is going to be checked, 
and the chances for a real first-class melon crop are gone. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE —Large thick fleshed, orange 
color, heavily netted, almost round. It matures early 
and is an excellent home garden variety. 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK —An extra large, heavily 
ribbed sort. One of the best for home use, but the fruit 
will not stand shipping. Green flesh. 
GOLD LINED ROCKY FORD— Deep orange flesh. Solid, 
with the smallest seed cell of any type, nearly round and 
covered with a hard gray netting. 
HALE’S BEST —A very early melon. Fruit is oval but 
somewhat irregular in size and shape. Flesh is salmon 
color; skin is very heavily netted. 
HEARTS OF GOLD— Runs very uniform in size. Oval 
to oblong in shape and are a little larger than the Rocky- 
ford. Slightly ribbed and very heavily netted. The flesh 
is rich orange color, fine grain and of excellent flavor. 
Seed cavity is small. 
HONEY DEW— Average is 8 to 10 inches in diameter 
and 8 to 12 inches in length. The creamy, white skin is 
very smooth with an occasional net. The flesh is an em¬ 
erald green. Can be eaten to the extreme rind. 
IMPROVED BANANA— 1% to 2% feet long; rind thin 
and comparatively tough; flesh of a beautiful reddish 
salmon color. 
IMPROVED PERFECTO —Is pink-meated, sweet, deep 
fleshed with very small seed cavity, the melon almost 
round, is covered with deep silvery netting, shallow ribbed. 
OSAGE —One of the finest and most popular salmon- 
fleshed muskmelons. Large, usually nearly three times 
the size of the Rockyford, with skin moderately netted 
and of oblong shape. 
POLLOCK’S NO. 10-25 —Uniform in size and the ex¬ 
ceptionally heavy netting is interlaced over the entire sur¬ 
face. The flesh is green, shading to salmon about the seed 
cavity, which is unusually small. 
ROCKYFORD —The melons are slightly oval in shape, 
regular in size, with a fair amount of light grey netting. 
Slightly ribbed. The green flesh is fine grained and sweet 
almost to the rind. 
Muskmelon—oz., 15l; Va lb., 45c 
