Catalogue of Vegetable Seeds. 
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BOSTON CURLED LETTUCE, 
VICTORIA CABBAGE LETTUCE. 
LETTUCE—Continued. 
Defiance. One of the very best head Lettuces for 
summer. The heads are of good size, close and well 
formed.. ........ ....... . 
Early Tennisball. One of the earliest and best 
heading varieties . 
Boston Curled. A variety of great beauty and of 
very superior quality. Leaves beautifully curled; 
attractive on table.... 
Hanson. Heads very large, solid, tender, crisp and 
of fine flavor, color beautiful green outside and white 
within. 
Salamander. A fine summer lettuce. It is slow to 
run to seed and will stand the drought and heat better 
than other varieties. . 
Brown Dutch. A large hardy variety... 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
%lb. 
Lb. 
.20 
.60 
$2.00 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
.05 
20 
.50 
1.50 
.05 
.20 
50 
1.50 
.20 
.50 
1.50 
.05 
.20 
.50 
1.50 
MARTYNIA. 
A strong growing, hardy annual plant, with curious shaped seed pods, which 
when young and tender, are highly prized for pickling. The pods are pro¬ 
duced in great abundance, and should be gathered when about half grown. 
Plant in May or June, in rows two feet apart, making hills about a foot apart. 
Pkt. Oz. y 4 lb. Lb. 
Martynia Proboscidea, Best for pickles.05 .25 .75 $3.00 
M EE ON—Musk. 
Melons thrive best in a moderately enriched light soil; the hills should be 
six feet apart each way. After all danger of frost is passed, plant twelve or 
fifteen seeds in each hill, and when well up, thin out to three or four plants 
in each hill. One ounce for sixty hills; two to three pounds for an acre. 
Pkt. Oz. y 4 lb. Lb. 
Green Citron. Fruit medium size, deeply netted, 
shape nearly round, from six to eight inches in diam¬ 
eter, flesh green, and of rich delicious flavor.05 .10 .25 .75 
