Lettuce Unrivaled 
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Although lettuce is easy to grow, it 
should be grown quickly in rich moist 
soil to be crisp and tender. Sow in a 
hot-bed in Feb.-March, transplanting to 
open ground 12 in. to 15 in. apart, in 
rows 18 in. apart. Make successive sow¬ 
ings to August. Cultivate and water 
thoroughly. Remember lettuce does best 
during cool weather. 
Big Boston (Select). Most widely used 
variety with light green hard heads of 
superior quality; edges tinged brown. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. $1.00 
Black Seeded Simpson. Dependable early 
loose leaf sort; large, attractive, broad, 
frilled leaves, light green and of fine 
crisp texture; compact. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 75c 
Early Curled Simpson. A fine quality, 
hardy, early, loose leaf variety. Large 
compact, firm plants; sweet, crisp, ten¬ 
der and of good quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 75c 
Grand Rapids. Hardy, early and disease 
resistant. Exclusive greenhouse forcing 
loose leaf type; the best. Large, upright, 
compact plant; very tender and sweet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 75c 
Hanson Improved. Very hard, cabbage¬ 
like, globular heads with white heart 
and broad, thick, frilled, light yellowish- 
green leaves; crisp, sweet and tender. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00 
Iceberg. Large, hard, crumpled heads, 
white centered; leaves broad, crisp, wavy, 
light green, tinged brown; quality good. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. 75c. 
May King. The earliest heading lettuce; 
medium-small, round and firm; light 
green, tinged brown leaves; interior rich 
golden-yellow; buttery and of splendid 
quality. .. .Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. $1.00 
Mignonette. Medium sized, compact, firm, 
globular head; medium brown leaves, 
frilled, tinged dark green, frilled, heart 
white; quality excellent. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00 
New York No. 12. A heat resister which 
does well in mid-Summer; crisp, dark 
green heads with slightly curled outer 
leaves. Large, tightly folded cabbage¬ 
like heads are well blanched; sweet. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00 
Nonpareil Summer. A sure heading, fine 
mid-Summer lettuce, large, globular, 
compact head; broad, curly leaves, edges 
waved; tender and sweet. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 60c 
Salamander. A quite popular black 
seeded sort; leaves medium green, crum¬ 
pled. Heads of medium size, round, 
firm, and buttery. A dependable header 
under various weather conditions. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00 
Unrivaled (White Boston). Similar to 
Big Boston, with slightly lighter color 
and no brown tinge; heart buttery, yel¬ 
low and of fine quality. .Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c 
Giant Exhibition Cos. Outstanding ex¬ 
hibition and general purposes Cos; fine 
for greenhouse forcing and garden use. 
Large, solid, compact, self-folding heads. 
Its interior of light green is extremely 
crisp and tender; flavor exquisite. 
Pkt. 25c; oz. 75c 
LETTUCE, Continued 
Paris White Cos. Medium dark green, 
suitable for greenhouse and garden. In¬ 
terior leaves whitish-green, erect, smooth 
and concave, of fine flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00 
Trianon Self-Closing Cos. The largest 
oval heads are especially crisp and of 
pleasing mild flavor, tendency toward 
self-closing.Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00 
MUSK MELON 
Requires well-enriched light, warm soil. 
In May, sow 10 seeds per hill, 48 in. 
apart each way; rotted manure added 
to hills is beneficial. For an early start, 
sow seeds in sod indoors and set out 
after danger of frost is past, thin out 
to 3 plants to a hill. Best to use Hotkaps 
to protect against frost and insects. 
When fruit sets, branch is pinched two 
leaves above the fruit to hasten matur¬ 
ity and enhance size of growth and 
quality. 
Burnett’s Perfect-O. Flesh very thick 
with extremely small seed cell; deep 
salmon in color; fine grained, sweet and 
juicy. A good cropper with round fruit 
that weigh about 2% lb.Pkt. 25c 
Emerald Gem. A very fine early glob¬ 
ular melon emerald green turning yellow 
at maturity; flesh bright salmon, of de¬ 
licious quality.Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c 
Extra Early Hackensack. Well known 
early sort with large, globular fruit, 
heavily ribbed and netted. Flesh is thick, 
green; quality fine.Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
Hale’s Best. An outstanding early oval 
fruit, heavily netted; flesh is extremely 
thick, salmon-orange, sweet and of ex¬ 
quisite taste.Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c 
Honey Dew. Large, 5 to 7 lb. fruits, 
smooth, hard, creamy-white skin, with 
practically no netting; emerald green, 
thick flesh ripening to the rind; juicy, 
tender, with a distinct flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c 
Honey Rock (G.M., A.A.S., ’33). A re¬ 
cent introduction that has won wide 
favor. Medium, 4 lbs., nearly round 
fruit, grey-green, coarse netted; thick, 
juicy, orange-salmon flesh of fine flavor. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c 
Melon, Hoodoo 
Hoodoo (Hearts of Gold). Distinctly 
ribbed, deep green skin, round; thick, 
deep golden flesh that is tender, juicy, 
sweet and aromatic.Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c 
Rocky Ford (Netted Gem). The most 
popular sort. Small, nearly round and 
heavily netted; flesh is thick, green with 
gold tinge, juicy, delicious; quality fine. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c 
FORCING MELONS (Imported). 
King George. Distinct, scarlet... Pkt. 75c 
Sutton’s Best of All. Green.Pkt. 75c 
Sutton’s Superlative. Scarlet... .Pkt. 75c 
MUSTARD 
One ounce sows 75 ft. of drill. 
Mustard greens are as healthful and 
nourishing as spinach. Make successive 
sowings from April to July in rows 18 
in. apart; thin to 6 in. apart. Ready for 
harvesting when about the size of a 
man’s hand. 
Fordhook Fancy. Plume-like leaves, 
closely curled and finely fringed; the 
tender quality and fine flavor make it 
most desirable for salads and greens. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; \4 lb. 60c 
Giant Southern Curled. Hardy, vigorous 
and of good quality; the leaves are large, 
light green and much crinkled. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 60c 
White London. A rapid growing variety; 
leaves are small, dark green, smooth and 
deeply cut. Seeds are used for ground 
mustard.Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 50c 
Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen. A 
quick growing type with large, oblong 
leaves, smooth and light green. A heat 
and drought resister that combines the 
flavor of mustard and spinach. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 60c 
WATER MELON 
One ounce will seed 25 hills. Water 
melons require the same treatment as 
muskmelons except that they should be 
planted 8 ft. to 10 ft. apart. 
Cole’s Early. Leading early variety that 
is reasonably productive; fruits medium 
sized, short, oval, with alternate dark 
and light stripes; flesh pink-red, of good 
flavor .Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c 
King & Queen. An exceptional keeper. 
Fruits small, nearly round, creamy white 
with faint irregular pale green stripes; 
tough rind. Flesh deep red, very firm 
and of fine quality.Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c 
Kleckley’s Sweet. Excellent medium 
early; fruits large, cylindrical, dark blu¬ 
ish green, with thin, tender rind. Flesh 
bright red, and extremely sweet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c 
Stone Mountain. A recently introduced 
variety of high quality; fruits large, 
oval-round with blunt ends; dark green 
with tough rind. Flesh rich scarlet, fine 
grained and sweet.Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c 
Citron (Red Seeded). Used only for pre¬ 
serving; extremely productive. Flesh 
white and solid.Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c 
OKRA 
One ounce will seed 100 hills. Used for 
soups, stews, catsup and relishes. Sow 
during warm weather in rows 30 in. 
apart, 1 in. deep; thin to 18 in. apart, 
cultivate thoroughly. 
Dwarf Green. Of dwarf, stocky growth, 
early and prolific bearer. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 50c 
Perkin’s Mammoth Podded. Long, slen¬ 
der pods, pale green and of superb qual¬ 
ity.,.Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 75c 
White Velvet. Large white pods that 
are smooth and tender until nearlv full 
size....Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 50c 
HORSE RADISH 
Set pieces of roots in the ground, verti¬ 
cally, small end down, with the tops of 
roots 1 in. to 3 in. below the surface 
Cultivate thoroughly until the leaves 
cover ground; their shade will keep down 
weeds. 
Maliner Kren (Roots). 100 , $1.50 
HOTKAPS 
1,000, $9.75 
250 package 
with setter 
and tanker 
$3.65 
23-25 Warren Street 
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