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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
LETTUCE (Continued) 
NEW YORK or LOS ANGELES — The most widely 
used Lettuce, planted extensively for Eastern ship¬ 
ment. The plants are very large, forming compact 
tight heads, the outer leaves attractive deep green, 
broad, frilled at edges, and the heart leaves white, 
tender, and very delicious. Does best only in the 
cooler seasons. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; \/$ lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
NEW YORK No. 12 —An improved strain of the reg¬ 
ular New York. It is a little earlier, does better up 
into warmer mid-summer condition, s’ightly lighter 
green in color and somewhat resistant to blight. The 
hard, compact, large heads of excellent quality are 
very popular with the home gardener and shippers. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Yu lb. 50c; lb. $1.50, 
Curled or Loose Headed Varieties 
BLACK SEED SIMPSON —This is an early depend¬ 
able favorite in home and market gardens. The splen¬ 
did large attractive compact broad frilled or ruffled 
light green leaves are delicious, tender and crisp. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; !4 lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON (White Seeded Simp¬ 
son) —Especially adapted for thick sowing and early 
harvesting when plants are young. The leaves are 
light green, slightly frilled, crisp, tender and sweet, 
very popular in home gardens. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; lb. 
45c; lb. $1.25. 
EARLY PRIZEHEAD —An early quick growing ex¬ 
cellent home and market garden variety. The leaves 
are finely curled and crumpled, bright green tinged 
with coppery red; very crisp, sweet and tender. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 20c; (4- lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
GRAND RAPIDS —This hardy early variety produces 
large upright compact plants with handsome bright 
MUSKMELON or CANTALOUPE 
covering 1 inch deep. Later thin to 4 plants and give 
frequent shallow cultivations, irrigating often enough 
to keep vines in the best of health and vigor at all 
times. 
Green Fleshed Varieties 
ROCKY FORD (10-25) — Typically Rocky Ford in 
size, shape and netting. The green flesh of this 
improved strain has a slight golden tint next to the 
seed cavity, and the flavor is delicious, remarkably 
sweet and juicy. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; !4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
Orange or Salmon Fleshed Varieties 
BANANA —A novelty item with surprisingly good 
quality. The fruit grows 2 to 2 y 2 feet long, about 4 to 
5 inches in diameter, with flesh of deep salmon color. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Yu lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
HALE’S BEST —A remarkably early shipping melon 
being the earliest of the salmon flesh shipping vari¬ 
eties. Fruits are oval in shape, about 6 inches long 
by 4 Yz inches in diameter, with heavy netting and 
fairly distinct ribbing. Flesh exceptionally thick and 
deep salmon in color. A most promising and profitable 
variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; (4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00; 2 lbs. 
$1.80; 10 lbs. $8.00. 
HEARTS OF GOLD —A melon that has become very 
popular lately and is increasing in popularity. It is 
an early salmon flesh variety and with a moderate 
Muskmelons are among the oldest cultivated veget¬ 
ables, and in recent years have received specialized 
care and attention to bring about notable improve¬ 
ments in quality, flavor, and productivity. 
Plant seed when danger of frost is past in warm, rich 
soil, preferably sandy loam, in hills 4 to 6 feet apart, 
depending on vigor of the variety. Drop 8 to 10 seed, 
Muskmelon. Hearts of Gold 
solid light green colored leaves which are broad and 
have frilled margins. Popular and most widely used 
for greenhouse forcing. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; J4 lb. 50c; 
lb. $1.50. 
Chicken Lettuce 
This plant grows much like Kale, reaching 4 or 5 feet 
in height with much leaf growth. It is used mainly 
for chicken and rabbit feeding as it does not head, 
and is seldom used for table purposes. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
15c; !4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
Cos or Romaine 
Lettuce 
This lettuce is distin¬ 
guished by its long 
narrow spoon-shaped 
leaves which fold into 
a conical shaped head 
7 to 10 inches high. 
When well blanched the 
leaves are a whitish 
green with a distinct 
superior quality. Thin 
plants to about 8 inch¬ 
es apart and follow 
regular lettuce cultur¬ 
al methods noting that 
this does not make 
solid heads in hot 
weather. 
PARIS WHITE or 
TRIANON —Heads are 
9 to 10 in. tall, thick 
and blunt at top, and 
made up of self-folding 
leaves of light green 
color. The very finest 
variety for salads, be¬ 
ing very tender, crisp 
and sweet. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 20c; (4 lb. 40c; lb. 
$1.25. 
Lettuce. Cos or Romaine 
