SEEDS THAT GROW BETTER 
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SIMPSON'S EARLY CURLED, W.S. 
Sometimes called Early Curled Silesia* Probably the most widely used 
of all varieties for home gardens* Early, hardy, and dependable; non¬ 
heading, with large crumpled, frilled leaves, forming a compact bunch 
at the center of the plant; color light green; tender sweet, and of ex¬ 
cellent quality. 
COS OR ROMAINE 
WHITE PARIS OR TRIANON, W.S. 
Widely used for greenhouse planting, as well as by home gardeners and 
‘truckers* A medium large self-folding sort, with medium dark green, 
erect, smooth, concave leaves* Head compact, solid, loaf shaped, with 
greenish white, well blanched interior; crisp, sweet, tender, and of 
excellent flavor* 
MUSK MELON AND CANTALOUPE 
One of the oldest cultivated vegetables, native to Central Asia* The 
time of maturity for the different varieties is based on average results 
obtained from plantings in Colorado* 
GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK 
(6" Length, 7" Diameter, 80 Days from Planting to Picking) 
A well-known first early sort for home garden and truckers for local 
markets* Fruits large, globular, flattened; weight pounds; heavily 
ribbed, with coarse netting. Flesh green, thick, of fine quality. 
ROCKY FORD OR NETTED GEM 
(5^-" Length, 5" Diameter, 92 Days from Planting to Picking) 
Probably the most widely known of all cantaloupes* Used extensively 
for shipping, and by market gardeners. Fruits are small, nearly round, 
weigh 2^ pounds; with no ribs, and heavily covered with hard grey nett¬ 
ing; flesh thick, green in color, with gold tinge at the center; juicy, 
delicious and of fine quality. 
ORANGE OR SALMON FLESHED VARIETIES 
BANANA 
(14 to 20" Length, 4 to 5" Diameter, 
100 Days from Planting to Picking) 
Resembles a banana in shape* Fruits smooth and slender, weigh 6 to 
7 pounds; flesh pronounced salmon, of bananalike flavor* Good for late 
planting in the South* 
BENDER’S SURPRISE 
(8" Length, 6" Diameter, 
95 Days from Planting to Picking) 
An improved Surprise, similar to Tip Top* Fruits oblong, with full 
rounded ends; weigh 7 pounds; coarse netting, distinctly ribbed; skin 
hard and greenish yellow at maturity; flesh bright salmon; of delicious 
quality and a good shipper* 
