O <Sk M VEGETABLE SEEDS 
LETTUCE (Cont’d) 
Big Boston 
A good variety, suitable for general 
cultivation. Heads large, flattened of 
medium size. Leaves light green, wavy 
and tinged with red at the edges. 
Improved Hanson 
One of the most reliable, sure heading 
varieties. A fine variety for midsum¬ 
mer planting outside, as it withstands 
the hot season better than most va¬ 
rieties. 
MUSKMELON 
Lake Champlain 
A medium sized melon, salmon fleshed 
and very early. Practically round. 
Edible in 87 days. 
Hearts of Gold 
A good small midseason variety. Fruit 
round, densely covered with a fine gray 
netting. Flesh thick, ripening to the 
rind, with small seed cavity. A good 
shipper. Flesh a deep pink salmon, 
juicy and sweet. 
Rocky Ford 
A green fleshed variety and is an ex¬ 
ceptionally good shipping melon. 
Osage 
A large, main crop melon of superior 
quality; fruit dark green, covered with 
a shallow gray netting. Flesh a rich 
orange-salmon, exceedingly thick with 
small seed cavity. 
MUSKMELON (Cont’d) 
Honey Rock 
One of the most desirable melons for 
both home and market use. Also known 
as Sugar Rock. Originated in Indiana. 
Highest quality. Flesh orange-salmon. 
Tip Top 
An excellent melon for home use. 
Varies from round to oblong, rather 
large in size and a little late in ma¬ 
turing. Skin pale green. Flesh rich 
deep salmon, sweet and spicy. 
Bender’s Surprise 
Fruit oblong. Flesh salmon of good 
quality. A good shipper. Belongs to 
Tip Top strain. 
Milwaukee Market 
A medium large, pink fleshed melon 
with excellent eating qualities. Very 
prolific and good appearance. Good 
shipper. 
Early Hackensack 
One of the most popular of the early 
green fleshed varieties. Not a good 
shipper, but a good home garden kind. 
Flesh very sweet and spicy. 
