Big Boston Lettuce 
LETTUCE (Cont’d) 
Loose Leaved Varieties 
GRAND RAPIDS, b. s. —One of 
the most popular loose leaved 
kinds. Erect, compact plants. 
Light green, broad, heavily fringed 
leaves. For forcing, or early plant¬ 
ing outside. 43 days. 
PRIZE HEAD, w. s. —Early non¬ 
heading sort. Medium sized plants, 
crisp and tender. Color light brown 
on a medium green base. Leaves 
frilled at edges, and crumpled. 47 
days. 
Prize Head Lettuce 
SIMPSON’S EARLY CURLED, 
w. s. —Also called Early Curled 
Silesia. One of the most widely 
used for the home garden. Early, 
hardy and dependable. Non-head¬ 
ing. Leaves large, frilled, crum¬ 
pled, and light green that form a 
compact bunch at center. 45 days. 
Cos or Romaine 
WHITE PARIS or TRIANON, 
w. s. —Medium large self-folding, 
dark green leaves, forming loaf 
shaped heads. Greenish-white, 
well blanched interior. 66 days. 
★ ★ ★ 
MUSKMELON 
and 
CANTALOPE 
Green Fleshed Varieties 
LARGE HACKENSACK — A 
large favorite sort for the home 
garden and local markets. Some¬ 
what flattened, 7 pound fruit, 
prominently ribbed, with little 
netting. Thick, juicy, sweet green 
flesh. 88 days. 
POLLOCK 10-25 —A variety of 
Rocky Ford strain. Round, 23^ 
pound fruit. No ribbing, heavy 
grey netting. Thick, salmon col¬ 
ored flesh green toward rind. 
Spicy. 93 days. 
Orange or Salmon Fleshed 
Varieties 
BENDER’S SURPRISE — Im¬ 
proved Surprise, similar to Tip 
Top. Coarse netted, 7 pound, ob¬ 
long fruit, distinctly ribbed, hard 
greenish-yellow skin. Flesh bright 
salmon, delicious quality. 95 days. 
HALE’S BEST — Outstanding 
early oval fruit, light ribbed, 
heavily netted. Thick, salmon- 
orange flesh, sweet and very fine 
flavor. 80 days. 
HEARTS of GOLD or HOODOO 
—Nearly round 2 pound fruit, 
distinctly ribbed, deep green with 
fine grey netting. Thick, deep 
salmon flesh, tender, sweet. 94 
days. 
HONEY ROCK or SUGAR ROCK 
—A new favorite. Round, 4 pound 
fruit. Grey-green skin, coarse 
sparse netting. Fine flavored flesh, 
thick, orange-salmon colored with 
inch green ring beneath rind. 
85 days. 
IMPROVED PERFECTO— 
Roundish fruit, 2^2 pounds. No 
ribs. Completely covered with hard 
grey netting. Thick salmon flesh, 
small seed cells. Juicy, sweet and 
fine grained. 92 days. 
OSAGE or MILLER’S CREAM— 
Oblong, 6 pound fruit. Deep rib¬ 
bed, dark green exterior, slight 
grey netting. Very thick flesh, 
rich orange-salmon. Tender and 
sweet. 95 days. 
TIP TOP —Sometimes called Iron- 
dequoit. Oval 6 to 7 pound fruit, 
pale green skin turning to yellow 
at maturity. Slightly netted, dis¬ 
tinctly ribbed. Bright salmon 
flesh, sweet and delicious. 90 days. 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
HONEY BALL — Round 3^ 
pound fruit. Yellowish-white, 
smooth, with fine netting. Juicy, 
grey green flesh, very sweet. 105 
days. 
HONEY DEW —Large, globular, 
5 to 7 pound fruit. Smooth, creamy 
white surface, with practically no 
netting. Light emerald green flesh, 
ripens to the rind. Juicy, tender, 
with its own special sweetness. 
112 days. 
★ ★ ★ 
WATERMELON 
COLE’S EARLY or HARRIS’ 
EARLY —Very productive. Medi¬ 
um size, short and oval. Alternate 
dark and light green stripes. 
Tender rind, black seed, pink-red 
flesh. 20 pound. 75 days. 
KLECKLEY’SSWEETor MONTE 
CRISTO — Excellent, medium 
early. Dark bluish-green, with thin, 
tender rind. Fruits large, cylin¬ 
drical. Bright red flesh, extremely 
sweet and tender. Creamy-white 
seeds with traces of brown. 30 
to 40 pounds. 85 days. 
TOM WATSON, Improved —Out¬ 
standing red heart strain. Large 
fruit, uniform, cylindrical, with 
tough, elastic rind, faintly veined. 
Deep red flesh, coarse but fine 
flavored. Seed brown with white 
spots. 30 to 40 pounds. 95 days. 
★ ★ ★ 
MUSTARD 
CHINESE BROAD LEAVED — 
Vigorous, medium large plants. 
Large, oblong, slightly crumpled 
leaves, are medium green, scal¬ 
loped at edges. Reddish brown 
seed. 
Southern Giant Curled Mustard 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED— 
Best known for greens. Light green 
leaves, tinged with yellow. Long 
and wdde, heavily crumpled and 
curled at edges. Small, reddish- 
brown seeds. 
MUSTARD SPINACH or TEN- 
DERGREEN —Not really a vari¬ 
ety of mustard, but quick grow¬ 
ing, and resistant to heat and 
drought. The smooth, broad, ob¬ 
long leaves have light green center 
rib. Slow to seed. Combines mus¬ 
tard and spinach flavors. 
★ ★ ★ 
OKRA or GUMBO 
DWARF GREEN —Early, prolific 
dwarf growing sort. Dark green, 
fluted, 5 to 7 inch pointed pods. 
50 days. 
Dwarf Green Okra 
PERKINS MAMMOTH or TALL 
GREEN —Medium early, very 
productive. Meaty, slender, ta¬ 
pered 7 to 8 inch ribbed pods. 56 
days. 
WHITE VELVET— Excellent for 
the home garden. Early and pro¬ 
lific. Pods pale greenish-white, 6 
to 7 inches long. Meaty, tender, 
round smooth and pointed. 60 
days. 
ONION 
Yellow Varieties 
PRIZETAKER — Large, globe 
shaped bulbs, with glossy, thin 
straw-colored skin. Coarse, mild 
flesh. 102 to 104 days. 
•SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE 
—Round, slightly elongated bulbs, 
of medium size. Solid, rich yellow, 
tough clinging skins. White flesh 
with creamy tone. 114 days. 
YELLOW BERMUDA — Some¬ 
times called White Bermuda. Very 
early, medium sized, flat. Light 
straw colored, thin, loose skin. 
Flesh nearly white, mild and 
sweet. 92 to 94 days. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS— 
A popular, medium late, hardy, 
onion. Good cropper, fine for 
storage. Medium large bulbs, firm, 
solid, round and yellow, with small 
neck. White, slightly yellow toned 
flesh. 112 to 114 days. 
YELLOW SWEET SPANISH— 
Similar to Prizetaker, but larger. 
Globular, with golden-yellow skin. 
White, very mild flesh. Prolific. 
112 to 114 days. 
Red Varieties 
RED WETHERSFIELD — Popu¬ 
lar, good keeper, used extensively 
for sets. Medium large, flat bot¬ 
tomed bulbs with sloping top. 
Purplish-red. Fine grained flesh, 
firm, slightly flushed with pink. 
100 to 102 days. 
SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE— 
Finest of all red onions. Perfectly 
round, good sized bulbs with 
thick, small necks. Skin is deep 
purplish red, and the strong 
flavored flesh is white tinged with 
pink. Good keeper, productive. 
112 to 114 days. 
White Varieties 
CRYSTAL WAX — Sometimes 
called White Bermuda. Bulbs flat, 
medium-sized, clear white. Flavor 
delicate and mild. 92 to 94 days. 
SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE 
—Best of the whites. Medium- 
sized, round, solid white bulbs with 
fine, thin skin. Waxy white flesh, 
mild and fine grained. Keeps well 
in fall. 110 to 112 days. 
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VEGETABLE 
SEEDS 
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