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Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal, 
DIG BOSTON LETTUCE. 
LETTUCE, Continued 
Big Boston. A most desirable large variety. 
For outdoor planting it is unsurpassed, as it 
does very well under great variations of tem¬ 
perature. Plants, large, hardy and vigorous. 
Leaves broad, smooth, thin, of a light green 
color. Heads large, beautiful and solid. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. lb. 80 cts. 
California Cream Butter. The outside leaves 
are of a medium green color, slightly marked 
with brown spots, while within the leaves are 
of a rich, creamy yellow; stands the summer 
heat well, as it grows slowly and forms a 
very hard head. It remains fit for use a long 
time. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 80 cts. 
Deacon. Has few outside leaves, grows very 
solid, and of a delicious buttery flavor. The 
center of heads blanch to a bright yellow 
shade; is very crisp and tender and one of the 
finest heading summer varieties. Pkt. 5 cts.. 
oz. 10 cts., lb. 80 cts. 
Paris White Cos. An excellent variety. The 
leaves fold in of themselves and blanch 
quickly; large, crisp, tender and of fine flavor; 
resists warm weather and is the best Cos 
Lettuce yet introduced. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 
lb. 80 cts. 
Perfected Salamander. One of the leading head 
varieties in cultivation, especially adapted for 
summer purposes; solid heads of light green 
color, with delicious buttery flavor. This 
variety should be grown in every garden. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. $1. 
Curled, or Loose Leaved Varieties 
Black-seeded Simpson. One of the best, leaves • 
are large, thin and exceedingly tender. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 80 cts. 
Early Curled Simpson. A popular early sort; 
forms large, loose heads. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 
cts., lb. 80 cts. 
Grand Rapids. The most popular varietv for 
greenhouse planting; quick growth. Pkt. 5 
cts., oz. 10 cts. lb. SO cts. 
Prixehead. Large, loose-headed sort; leaves 
tinged with brown; very heavy. Pkt. 5 cts.. 
oz. 10 cts., lb. 80 cts. 
We can s-upplv the following varieties at the uniform price of pkt. 5 cts., oz 10 cts., lb. 80 
cts.: Tennisball, Black-seeded, Boston Market, Defiance, Blonde, Blockhead, Wonderfui, etc. 
MUSKMELONS 
Melon Almizeleno Cantalupen Muscade 
Select light, warm soil plant in hills 6 feet apart each way, six or eight seeds to the hill; thin 
out to three or four plants when in a forward state. The hills should be prepared by digging out 
the soil 1 feet deep, thoroughly mixing in each hill a couple of shovelfuls of well-decomposed 
stable manure, filling up a little above the level. The planting should be deferred until warm, 
settled weather. One ounce of seed will plant about 100 hills. 
Burrell's Thoroughbred Rockyford Cantaloupe. 
ford on the market. Every melon is sub, 
for seed and they must conform to a star 
the embodiment of an ideal melon. Sold 
Rocky Ford. The melons are regular and even 
in size, weighing about IV 2 pounds, slightly 
oval in shape, finely netted; flesh is light 
green in color and of delicious flavor. The 
seed we offer was saved by one of the best 
melon-growers in the country and is strictly 
first-class. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Jenny Lind. Small, round-fiat fruits, deeply 
ribbed flesh yellowish-green and of unsur¬ 
passed flavor; very productive. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 10 cts., lb. $1. 
Extra-Early Hackensack. Very popular sort, 
producing- large, handsome, extra-early melons 
of the very best variety. It is some two 
weeks earlier and almost as large as the once- 
famous New Jersey Hackensack; fruit nearly 
round, deeply ribbed and very coarsely netted. 
The flesh is green and of a most delicious 
flavor. We have an excellent stock of this 
seed, obtained from selected melons only. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Long Island Beauty. Fruits of large size, well 
flattened, heavily ribbed and netted; of very 
handsome appearance and fine quality. This 
variety ripens as early and is similar to the 
This is without doubt the finest strain of Rocky- 
ected to a rigid examination before being selected 
dard set down, by what the originator claims is 
n sealed packages only $1.50 per lb. 
Hackensack, but is superior. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
10 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Emerald Gem. A small, very early melon; 
form globular, flesh salmon-colored, excep¬ 
tionally file flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 
lb. 75 cts. 
Miller’s Cream, or Osage. The fruit is large 
and round, with light green netted skin and 
thick, sweet, salmon-colored flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Montreal Market. A very large, green nutmeg 
type, almost round, heavily netted, thick, lus¬ 
cious flesh; late and especially adapted to cool 
climates. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Nutmeg Tip Top. An improved strain; very 
sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Paul Rose. Handsome; oval, new variety; rich 
orange flesh., very sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 
cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Mango Melon, or “Vine Orange.” Size, shape 
and 20 lor jf an orange; fine for .preserving or 
pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. $1.50. 
Green Flesh Osage. Osage quality, light green 
flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Write for Special Quotations on Large Quantities. 
