CATALOGUE OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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VICTORIA CABBAGE LETTUCE. BOSTON CURLED LETTUCE. 
LETTUCE. 
Lettuce thrives best in rich, moist ground. Sow the seeds in hot-beds in February or March, and 
transplant into a sheltered border with a southern exposure. For successive crops, sowing may be 
made in the open ground as early as spring opens, and continuing until July. 
One ounce to 120feet of drill. 
Per Pkt. Oz. Jib. Lb. 
Early Curled Silesia. Fine for summer use.05 .15 .40 $1.25 
Victoria Cabbage. Hardy and fine for early sowing.05 .20 .40 1.25 
Early Tennisball. One of the earliest and best heading varieties.05 .20 .60 2.00 
Boston Curled. A variety of great beauty and of very superior quality. 
Leaves beautifully curled; attractive on table.05 .15 .40 1.25 
Hanson. Heads very large, solid, tender, crisp and of fine flavor, color beau¬ 
tiful green outside and white within.05 .15 .40 1.25 
Salamander. A fine summer lettuce. It is slow to run to seed, and will 
stand the drought and heat better than other varieties.05 .15 .40 1.25 
Deacon. Large and very solid heads, crisp and tender.05 .15 .40 1.25 
Brown Dutch. A large, hardy variety.05 .15 .40 1.25 
MARTYNIA. 
A strong growing, hardy annual, with curious shaped seed pods, which when young and 
tender, are highly prized for pickling. The pods are produced 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. 
Per Pkt. Oz. Jib. Lb. 
Martynia Probosidea. Best for pickles.05 .25 .75 $2.50 
MELON—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 to sixty hills; two to three pounds for an acre. 
Per Pkt. Oz. J lb. Lb. 
Green Citron. Fruit medium size, deeply netted, shape nearly round, from 
six to eight inches in diameter, flesh green, and of rich delicious flavor.05 .10 .20 .60 
Nutmeg. Named from its shape; green flesh, sweet.05 .10 .20 .60 
Large Bound Yellow Cantaloupe. Flesh reddish orange, sweet and of 
good flavor; an early and productive variety.... 05 .10 .20 .60 
Pineapple. Dark green, oval, netted, flesh thick, sweet and juicy.05 .10 .20 .60 
Surprise. Very early, medium size; salmon colored; flesh of superior flavor. .05 .10 .20 .60 
Montreal. Large, round, netted; flesh thick and light green.05 .10 .20 .60 
Large Yellow Musk. A very large variety, deeply ribbed, and thickly net¬ 
ted; flesh salmon yellow, thick and sweet. Used in the green state 
for “Mangoes”.05 .10 .20 .60 
MONTREAL MELON. 
