Vegetable Seeds 
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WHEELER & COMPANY 
Lettuce, Cos or Romaine 
LETTUCE 
Sow in early Spring in coldframe or hotbed; trans¬ 
plant as soon as the ground can be worked. For suc¬ 
cessive crops, sow two weeks apart until July. Seed 
sown in the Fall can be transplanted in the Spring. 
Lettuce does best grown cool. 
CURLED VARIETIES 
Grand Rapids. Of a distinct, upright growth; much 
fringed, light green colored leaves. Does best under 
glass. Sow seed not over one-eight inch deep. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 20c., yi lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Prizehead Early. An excellent home variety, crisp 
and tender. Does well in Summer. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
20c., 34 lb- 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Black-seeded Simpson. A light colored, rapid grow¬ 
ing variety of excellent quality. Rapid growing; 
stands the heat well. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., 
lb. $1.50. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
New York Imperial F. Of excellent quality. A very 
large head, with dark green leaves frilled at the edge. 
Crisp and compact. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb. 65c., 
lb. $2.00. 
Iceberg. The heads are medium large, leaves wavy, 
fringed and touched with brown. Hearts blanch a 
pure white. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
JVlay King. Large heads with broad green outer leaves 
tinged brown. Solid. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., 
lb. $1.50. 
Mignonette. Small, but a most dependable tight head¬ 
ing Lettuce of russet color. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
I4 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Deacon. A large butterhead variety. Pale yellow cen¬ 
ter of fine quality. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., 
lb. $1.50. 
Big Boston. Medium large heads of the butterhead 
type with light green, smooth leaves. Interior of the 
head is brittle, buttery, and golden yellow. It is 
early and hardy. Recommended for Spring planting. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Cos or Romaine (Paris White). Considered the most 
reliable Cos variety. Long, spoon-shaped leaves. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
MUSTARD. In early Spring sow thickly in shallow 
drills. Gan he sown as late as September for Fall 
salad, or in frames during Winter. 1 oz. will sow 
100 ft. of drill. 
Giant Southern Curled. A hardy, light green 
variety. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
MELONS 
MUSKMELON 
Melons demand a light, sandy soil, well manured, 
with decayed compost. Plant in hills 4 to 6 feet apart, 
leaving three plants to each hill. 
Emerald Gem. Small fruited but prolific. With thin 
rind and small seed cavity. Rich and luscious meat 
of a salmon color. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 45c., 
lb. $1.50. 
Millers Cream. One of the finest Melons grown. 
Smooth, slightly netted, green exterior, medium size, 
slightly ribbed, thick, hard, salmon flesh. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 15c., 34 lb. 45c., lb. $1.50. 
Rocky Ford. Medium size, nearly round, thickly 
netted with no trace of ribs. The flesh is green and 
unexcelled for sweetness. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 
45c., lb. $1.50. 
Hearts of Gold. Flesh of deep orange, which ripens 
close to the rind. Quality fine grained and of the 
sweetest flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb- 45c., 
lb. $1.50. 
Honey Dew. Green fleshed. It should be started early 
in hotbed and transplanted into the open ground, as 
it requires a long growing season. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
34 lb. 45c., lb. $1.50. 
WATERMELONS 
They want light, dry, warm ground. Plant in hills 
6 or 8 feet apart. Rotted stable manure should be 
thoroughly mixed in each hill with the soil. 
Cole’s Early. Medium size, nearly round striped va¬ 
riety; excellent quality, black seed. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
15c., 34 lb. 40c., lb. $1.00. 
Kleckley’s Sweet. White seeded; flesh scarlet, skin 
dark with thin rind. Firm and luscious. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 15c., 34 lb. 40c., lb. $1.00. 
Mountain Sweet. The old, well known favorite. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 40c., lb. $1.00. 
Klondyke. A new, early, high quahty Melon of me¬ 
dium size. Dark green with deep red flesh, free from 
fiber. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 40c., lb. $1.00. 
OKRA, or GUMBO. After the ground is thoroughly 
warm, sow in drills 3 ft. apart. Thin out to 9 in. 
between the plants and keep well fertilized and 
cultivated. Pods should be gathered young. 
White Velvet. Pods round and free from seeds. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 30c., lb. 90c. 
Dwarf Green. An early variety with thickly set 
pods, slightly ridged. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 30c., 
lb. 90c. 
ONIONS. Sow in drills 1 ft. apart and 1 in. deep in 
deep rich soil and keep weeds down with persistent 
work with the hoe. Sow as early as possible. 1 oz. 
wiU sow 200 ft. of drill. 
Southport Yellow Globe. An early round solid 
Onion, with thin yellow skin. Mild and good 
flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb- 90c., lb. $3.50. 
Southport White Globe. One of the best round 
white varieties. Remarkably tender and of mUd 
flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. 90c., lb. $3.50. 
Southport Red Globe. One of the finest red globe 
sorts, of good flavor and mild. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 
lb. 90c., lb. $3.50. 
Prizetaker. A large, handsome variety of immense 
size, with excellent keeping qualities. Color pale 
with white interior. Flavor is smooth and mild. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. 90c., lb. $3.50. 
Danvers Yellow Globe. A standard variety, bright 
yellow, excellent quality. A fine market Onion. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. 90c., lb. $3.50. 
Large Red Wethersfield. A large, flat variety, very 
productive, keeps well. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. 
90c., lb. $3.50. 
White Pearl. Round, early and mild. Fine for 
pickling. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. 90c., lb. $3.50. 
