HIGH-GRADE SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS AND SHIPPERS 
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LETTUCE —Continued 
Improved Salamander. —One of the most p>opiilar and best all- 
season heading sorts. The leaves are thin, tender and buttery. 
The quality is all that could be desired. Heads medium to large 
size and quite firm. One of the best to use throughout the season. 
Our strain of this popular variety is unsurpassed. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; H lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25; 10 lbs., $11.50. 
Los Angeles, Wonderful, or New York. —Very large and solid. 
The inner portion is a beautiful white, the outer leaves dark green. 
Does remarkably well through the summer months. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; lb., 50c.; lb., $1.60; 10 lbs., $15.00. 
May King. —A medium-sized, light green, very early heading sort, 
which does exceedingly well either for an early outdoor crop or for 
forcing under glass. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 14, lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25; 10 lbs., $11.50. 
Paris White Cos. —This variety is lighter in color than Trianon. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; M Jb., 40c.; lb., $1.25; 10 lbs., $11.50. 
Prize Head. —One of the very best loose-bunching or non¬ 
heading varieties. Leaves brown, very curly and of remarkably 
fine flavor. Grows quickly, and all except the outer leaves are very 
brittle. It is probably the most easily-grown lettuce in cultivation. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz.,15c.; ^ lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25; 10 lbs., $11.50. 
Silesia Early Curled. —A loose-leaved curled variety, similar 
to Black Seeded Simpson. It matures somewhat earlier. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; }4 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.10; 10 lbs., $10.00. 
Simon’s Cabbage Head. —This is one of the finest varieties of 
lettuce ever offered, and is superior to Big Boston in many ways. 
It does not scald in the heart and does not turn red from cold. It is 
just as large and firm as Big Boston, and is a little lighter in color. 
Some market gardeners grow it throughout the season, but we especi¬ 
ally recommend it for spring and fall use. If you have been using 
Big Boston, try this, for it will surely please you. 
Simon’s Hot Weather. —We have found this to be absolutely the 
best firm-heading lettuce to grow through the summer months. It 
will not scald or bum and will make a head when other varieties fail. 
It somewhat resembles Salamander in character of leaf, color and 
size, but the head is more compact, and it will stand longer before 
bolting to seed. It is practically ^1 head, having very few outer 
leaves. It heads up quickly, making it valuable for an early crop. 
After repeated trials we have found it to be the best smooth-leaved, 
firm-heading, all-season variety. 
We could print hundreds of testimonials if space would permit. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; ^ lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50; 10 lbs., $14.00. 
Trianon Light Green Cos. —An upright, quick-growing sort, 
self-blanching, large, very crisp and of superior flavor. This is the 
best of the Cos varieties. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; }4 lb.. 40c.; lb., $1.25; 10 lbs., $11.50. 
Trianon Dark Green Cos. —Same as Trianon Light Green, except 
that it is dark green in color. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; }4 lb., 45c.; lb., $1.35; 10 lbs., $12.50. 
Unrivalled. —A popular sort for cold frames and for early spring 
and fall planting in the field. Resembles Big Boston, but does not 
turn red. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; H Ib., 50c.; lb., $1.50; 10 lbs., $14.00. 
MUSK 
♦Green-Fleshed 
MELON 
X Salmon-Fleshed 
German, Melone. Italian, Melone, Popone. 
French, Melon. Spanish, Melon, Muscatel. 
Cultural Directions. —Melons do best in sandy soil or sod land; 
the ground should be made rich. The hills should be four to six 
feet apart with ten to twelve seeds in each hill. Put the seeds an 
inch deep and when danger of frost is over thin to four good plants 
to a hill. Cultivation should be kept up as long as possible. One 
ounce of seed is suflScient for 50 hills: 2 pounds per acre. Plant in 
May and June. 
SPECIAL SELECTED STOCK 
Pkt., 15c.; oz., 45c.; lb., $1.35; lb., $5.00. 
REGULAR STOCK 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; }4 Ib., 75c.; lb., $2.50; 10 lbs., $24.00. 
Simon’s Dutch Butter. —A selection from Philadelphia Dutch 
Butter. Heads are larger and it heads up more uniform. The 
leaves have fewer spots on them. We have taken extra pains to have 
this important variety bred up to its present standing, and feel 
confident that the strain we offer is as good as can be produced. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; H lb- 75c.; lb., $2.50; 10 lbs., $24.00. 
X Banana. —Fruit fifteen to twenty inches long by four to six 
inches thick. _ Skin light yellow and smooth. Flesh deep yellow. 
Has an odor similar to a banana. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 141b.. 40c.; lb.. $1.10; 10 lbs., $10.00. 
X Bender’s Surprise (The Bender Melon). —A very popular 
variety in the east, particularly around Albany, N. Y. A selection 
from Surprise and a close kin to Irondequoit, differing from that 
variety in being more oblong, more full and rounded at the ends, not 
quite as well netted or as early. A very delicious, large, salmon- 
fleshed melon with superior shipping and keeping qualities. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 14 lb., 45c.; lb., $1.35; 10 lbs., $12.50. 
Simon'9 Cabbage Head 
Bender'9 Surpriee 
We sell 14 pounds at pound rate, 6 pounds at ten-pound rate, 25 pounds or over at hundred-pound rate, of one variety. 
Prioes Subjeet to Change Without Notice. 
