Yes! You can grow Melons—the kind you dream about 
New York No. 515 Lettuce 
EGGPLANT 
One ounce will produce 1000 plants 
Culture. Start seed inside in February. 
Transplant in rows 3 feet apart each way. 
Black Beauty. 80 days. The best home- and 
market-garden variety. The thrifty plants, 
2 to lYi feet tall, commonly bear 4 to 6 
large fruits which are smooth, broad egg- 
shaped, uniform, very rich dark purple, 
retaining their color a long time. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 60c; ^Ih. $2.00. 
ENDIVE 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row 
Culture. Sow in seed-bed from early 
spring until August. Transplant to 1 foot 
apart in rows. 
.Batavian Fullheart. 70 days. A wel- 
jcome improvement on the Broad-leaved 
or Escarolle. Plants medium large with 
deep, fu’l, compact heart and well-blanched, 
infolded leaves of a thick buttery texture and 
splendid quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 65c; 
lb. $2.00. 
Green Curled Pink-ribbed. 70 days. The 
midribs of the outer bright green leaves are 
tinted with pink. Easy blancher. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; J^lb. 65c. 
Green Curled Summer. 70 days. Stand¬ 
ard variety for fall and winter. Finely 
divided leaves make the plant appear 
mossy, and when centers are blanched it is 
most beautiful. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Mlb. 
75c; lb. $2.00. 
HERBS 
Every garden should have a few herbs. 
Sow early in spring. Cover lightly. 
Basil, Sweet. Used for flavoring soups and 
sauces. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 341b. 90c. 
Borage. Leaves used to give cucumber-like 
taste in salads. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 341b. 50c. 
Caraway. Seed is used for baking purposes. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 341b. 60c. 
Dill. Used for flavoring cucumber pickles. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 341b. 75c. 
Florence Fennel. The roots are boiled, also 
used as salad. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Mlb. 50c. 
Sage. Perennial. Used for dressings and 
seasoning. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 341b. $1.10. 
Savory, Summer. Annual. For flavoring 
soups and dressings. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
3^1b. 50c. 
Sweet Marjoram. Annual. Aromatic; used 
as a seasoning. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 3€lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Thyme. Perennial. Used for seasoning 
soups and sauces. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 
341b. $1.40. 
KALE 
One ounce will plant 500 feet of drill 
Culture. Sow from early spring until 
the middle of August. 
Dwarf Blue Scotch. 55 days. A hardier 
variety of dwarfer habit than Green Curled. 
Pkt. lOc; oz. 25c; 341b. 60c; lb. $1.50. 
KOHLRABI 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of row; 
4 pounds, an acre 
Culture. Cultivate same as cabbage. 
Early White Vienna. 55 to 60 days. A 
turnip-rooted member of the cabbage 
family with short top. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 
341 b. $1.00. 
Extra-Eariy White Vienna. 54 days. An 
extra-early short-topped forcing variety. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c: 341b. $1.35. 
LEEK 
One ounce will plant 100 feet of row; 
4 pounds, an acre 
Culture. Sow 1 inch deep and 1 foot 
apart; when 8 inches high, transplant 1 foot 
apart each w'ay. 
Emperor. 85 days. The best variety for 
early sowings, but will stand winter cold 
to a great degree. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 
341b. $1.75. 
LETTUCE 
One ounce will plant 150 feet of drill; 
3 pounds, an acre 
Culture. Sow in early spring; thin out 
plants as they develop. 
Loose-Leaved Lettuce 
Black-seeded Simpson. 50 days. Large, 
loose head; leaves light yellowish green, 
ruffled and blistered. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
341b. 60c; lb. $1.50. 
GRAND RAPIDS. 50 days. Of upright 
★ growth with bright green, curled leaves, 
finely crimped at edges. Also used for forc¬ 
ing under glass. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 341b. 
60c; lb. $1.50. 
Heading Varieties 
Big Boston. 76 days. Heads large, com¬ 
pact; leaves broad, smooth, light green, 
tinged brown. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 341b. 
60c; lb. $1.50. 
New York No. 12. 61 days. An early, sure- 
heading variety adapted to warmer 
weather. Forms flat, exposed heads with 
light green, thin leaves. White-seeded. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 341b. $1.00. 
NEW YORK NO. 515. 66 days. A new 
★ “Iceberg” for the East. This early strain 
of New York or Wonderful is the surest- 
heading stock we have ever known. In our 
trials, every plant made a good solid head 
even during hot weather. Matures a little 
earlier than New York No. 12. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35c; 341b. $1.00. 
White Self-blanching Cos. 77 days. 
Strictly self-folding type with long, nar¬ 
row, oval leaves. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 341b. 
60c; lb. $1.50. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Pure-Cuiture Bottle Spawn. This Spawn 
is made in glass jars under absolutely 
sterile conditions, so that all mould, weed 
seeds, or insects are destroyed and each 
bottle contains nothing but pure Spawn. 
One carton equals 5 bricks of ordinary 
Spawn and is sufficient to spawn about 
40 square feet. The Spawn is dried thor¬ 
oughly, wrapped in paper and packed in 
cartons, with full directions how to grow 
Mushrooms. Carton 90c; 12 cartons $9.00; 
25 cartons $18.75; 50 cartons $36.50. 
Bottle Spawn on Order Only 
Pure-Culture Brick Spawn. One brick 
will spawn 8 to 10 square feet. It comes in 
pure white, cream, or brown. Brick 35c; 
5 bricks $1.50; 10 bricks $2.75; 25 bricks 
$5.50; 50 bricks $10.00; 100 bricks $18.00. 
MUSKMELONS 
One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds, an acre 
Culture. Plant after danger of frost is 
past, in hills 6 feet apart each way. Put 10 to 
12 seeds in each hill and when well up thin 
out to 2 or 3 plants. 
BENDER'S SURPRISE. 90 days. Delicious 
★ salmon-fleshed melon, very popular in this 
section. Fruits medium to large, oval, dis¬ 
tinctly ribbed and covered with slight 
patches of netting. Skin light yellow when 
ripe. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 341b. 85c; lb. $2.00. 
Delicious. 76 days. Deep orange-yellow, 
moderately firm flesh of unusually high 
quality, v^ery sweet and delicious. Fruits 
average 5 pounds and over, are oval¬ 
shaped, slightly ribbed, light green covered 
with fine netting. They mature two weeks 
ahead of Bender’s Surprise. Not a shipping 
melon but is the largest real early variety 
of fine quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 341b- 
$1.00; lb. $3.00. 
Haie's Best No. 36. 75 to 80 days. A splen¬ 
did early variety for the home-garden. The 
nearly round fruits are heavily netted on 
the outside. Deep salmon-pink flesh of 
delicious flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 341b. 
85c; lb. $2.00 
Hearts of Goid. 100 days. Standard ship¬ 
ping melon; very popular with market 
gardeners. Fruits 534 to 6 in. long, almost 
round, with indistinct furrows, covered 
with grayish netting. Flesh very thick, 
deep salmon-orange, fine-grained, sweet, 
juicy, and of rich aromatic flavor. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 30c; 341b. $1.00; lb. $3.00. 
Hearts of Gold. Large Strain. Same de¬ 
scription as for the above, except the fruit 
is much larger. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 341b. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Honey Rock. 85 days. A new melon, origi¬ 
nated in Michigan. Almost round, of the 
right size for a breakfast melon. Golden 
skin and very fine netting. Flesh very 
sweet. Melons run uniform in size, shape, 
and quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 341b. 85c; 
lb. $2.00. 
WATERMELONS 
One ounce will plant 20 hills; 3 to 4 pounds, an acre 
Culture. Same as for muskmelons, but 
place the hills 8 to 10 feqt apart. 
Harris’ Earliest. 80 days. Very early. 
Medium-sized, nearly round, dark green 
fruits with light stripes and deep pink flesh. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 341b. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
Kleckley Sweets or Monte Cristo. 90 
days. Medium large, oblong, dark green 
melons with very bright, rich red flesh. 
Medium early. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 341b. 
35c; lb. $1.00. 
Citron. The old, well-known, red-seeded 
preserving melon. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 341b. 
35c; lb. $1.00. 
Bender’s Surprise Muskmelon 
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LOHRMAN SEED COMPANY 
