30 
A. L. DON & CO., 
LETTUCE 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
Pkt. Oz. % lb. 
All Seasons. One of the best heading 
varieties for hot weather cultivation. 
May be sown early in May for use 
from late in June till the end of 
July _ .10 .35 1.00 
Big Boston Improved. Very popular for 
outside as well as for forcing. Color, 
light green, slightly tinged reddish 
brown _ .10 .25 .75 
Black-seeded Tennisball. Large, firm 
crisp and tender heads _ .10 .30 1.00 
Don’s Ideal Forcing. Small, compact 
heads. Matures very early on account 
of its size. May be planted close to¬ 
gether _ .15 .50 1.50 
Golden Queen. A good forcing variety 
of golden yellow color; small solid 
heads _ .10 .35 1.25 
Hanson.__ Curled crisp heading var¬ 
iety of medium size; light green, 
leaves curly and edges fringed .... .10 .30 1.00 
Iceberg. Large, late, crisp, white-heart¬ 
ed sort _ .10 .30 1.00 
May King. Very early, compact head¬ 
ing variety_ .10 .30 1.00 
Mammoth Black-seeded Butter. A good 
second early. Stands the heat well. 
Large and firm _ .10 .30 1.00 
Mignonette. A small, early, crisp and 
curled Cabbage heading variety .10 .35 1.00 
New York, or Wonderful. Large, late, 
globular heading variety _ .10 .30 1.00 
New York No. 12. A greatly improved 
type of New Yorker or Wonderful .15 .40 1.00 
Salamander. Heads large and compact; 
resists the Summer drought and heat 
longer than any other sort_ .10 .35 1.00 
Thanksgiving Day. Firm heads, medium 
small. Outer leaves are brown and 
fringed giving the plant a deep brown 
or bronze appearance _ .15 .50 1.50 
White Boston. See Novelties, page 25 .15 .50 1.50 
LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 
Early Curled Simpson. (Black Seeded) 
The most popular, loose heading var¬ 
iety ___ .10 .30 1.00 
Grand Rapids. The favorite loose-leaved 
forcing Lettuce _ .10 .30 1.00 
COS VARIETIES (ROMAINE) 
Balloon. The largest Cos Lettuce .10 .35 1.00 
Paris White Cos. Long, smooth, up¬ 
right _ .10 .30 .90 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Ten bricks will spawn 100 square feet (10 x 10 ft.) 
American Pure Culture. Brick 40c., 10 bricks $3.75, 
100 bricks $35.00. 
SPAWN IN BOTTLES 
One quart will spawn 35 square feet. 
Qt. $1.25; 6 quarts for $7.00 
MUSTARD 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
% lb. 
White 
London __ 
_$0.10 $0.20 
$0.50 
Fordhook Fancy _ 
_ .10 
.20 
.50 
Giant 
Southern Curled 
_ .10 
.20 
.50 
MUSKMELON 
One ounce will plant 50 hills. 
Bender’s Surprise. A very popular, large, 
round melon with greenish yellow skin, 
thick salmon flesh _,_$0.10 $0.30 $1.00 
MUSKMELON—Continued. 
Pkt. Oz. % lb. 
Caroline Clark. Finely netted, flesh sal¬ 
mon, delicious sweet flavor. Early and 
blight proof _ 50 2.00 
Early Osage. An early, oval salmon- 
fleshed Melon _ .10 .25 .75 
Emerald Gem. Dark green skin, orange 
flesh, and sweet _ .10 .35 .85 
Fordhook. Medium size, round, flatten¬ 
ed ends, decidedly ribbed and fairly 
netted _ .10 .25 .75 
Hackensack Extra Early. Large, round 
early variety; green flesh _ .10 .30 1.00 
Honeydew. White skin, flesh green .10 .30 1.00 
Honey Rock. Pink flesh green skin .10 .30 1.00 
Lake Champlain. Very early; flesh gold¬ 
en yellow _ .10 .30 1.00 
Rocky Ford. Small, almost round, smooth. 
Flesh green, goo shipper _ .10 .25 .75 
Sugar Rock. Very prolific oval variety, 
with deep orange flesh _ .15 .40 1.25 
Supreme. Well netted, emerald green out¬ 
side; flesh fine deep salmon, very rich 
and delicious _5 pkts. $1.00; .25 
MELONS—English Forcing Varieties 
Pkt. 
Blenheim Orange. Scarlet flesh _$0.75 
Sutton’s Emerald Gem. Green flesh _ .90 
Sutton’s Superlative. Scarlet flesh _ .90 
King George. Scarlet flesh _ .75 
Ridgefield Scarlet. Scarlet flesh _ .75 
Royal Sovereign. White flesh _ .75 
WATERMELON 
One ounce will plant 50 hills. 
Pkt. Oz. % lb. 
Kleckley’s Sweets. Oblong in form $0.10 $0.20 $0.60 
Cole’s Early. Nearly round, extremely 
early _ .10 
.20 
.60 
Mountain Sweet. Large, late variety .10 
Tom Watson. Produces melons 16 to 
22 in. long and 8 to 10 in. in diameter. 
.20 
.60 
.10 
.20 
.60 
Citron. Red seed, for preserving _ .10 
OKRA OR GUMBO 
.20 
.60 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
y 4 ib. 
Perkin’s Long Pod. Very fine 
_$0.10 $0.20 $0.50 
White Velvet. 
Very popular 
sort .10 
.20 
.50 
Improved Long 
Green. Long, 
smooth, 
green pods . 
_ .10 
.15 
.35 
Dwarf Green .... 
_ .10 
.15 
.35 
ONION SETS 
One pound approximately equals 1 quart and 
will plant 50 foot of drill. 
Lb. 
5 lbs. 
10 lbs. 
Red Onion Sets .... 
_$0.35 
$1.50 
$2.50 
White Onion Sets 
_ .40 
1.75 
3.00 
Yellow Onion Sets 
_ .35 
1.50 
2.50 
Shallots _ 
_ .40 
1.90 
3.50 
Garlic ..... _ 
_ .50 
White Multipliers 
_ .50 
2.00 
3.50 
ONION 
One ounce 
will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
% lb. 
Ailsa Craig. Extra selected strain. Pale, 
straw-colored skin, very popular for 
exhibition and culinary purposes $0.25 $1.00 $3.25 
English grown stock. 
Cranston’s Excelsior. A large size ex¬ 
hibition variety; straw colored.— .20 .75 2.50 
