LETTUCE 
% oz. to 100 ft., 3 lbs. per acre. 
Lettuce is so extensively grown that cultural directions 
seem unnecessary, but we offer a few simple suggestions that 
may save a later disappointment, as any failure is generally 
blamed to the seed. This should not be, as lettuce, like many 
other vegetables, requires very rich soil, plenty of water, a 
cool growing season and intense culture to produce the best 
results. If the earliest varieties are planted out in the spring, 
and the weather turns dry and hot, they will run up to seed 
without heading. The same seed sown in the fall or with 
cooler growing weather would develop perfectly. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; M lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.50. ” 
Heading Varieties 
New York, or Wonderful. The best head lettuce for market 
growers. This is the mammoth head lettuce so largely grown 
for shipment to distant markets, arriving in splendid condi¬ 
tion. The immense heads are solid, heavy, beautifully blanched 
to a creamy white with bright green outer leaves. The quality 
is unsurpassed, being tender, crisp, and sweet. 
Hanson. A very hardy lettuce, excellent for a summer crop 
as it withstands heat. Forms a large, light green head which 
is very hard. An excellent variety for the home gardener for 
it is very sweet, crisp and tender. 
New York No. 12. A comparatively recent selection of the 
New York type; an early variety and does well in midsummer. 
It is lighter in color than the regular New York and is popular 
with shippers and large growers. 
New Iceberg. This is a beautiful lettuce, the quality of which 
is simply perfect. The large, curly leaves, which cover outside 
of the solid heads, are of a bright, light green. The unusual 
solidity of the heads is insured by the large, white main ribs 
of the leaves, each of which curving strongly toward the 
center, makes it impossible for leaves to open outward and 
expose the center, which will always be found crisp, tender. 
Early White Cos. “Salad Romaine” or Celery Lettuce. Heads 
tall and circular. As a salad lettuce it is highly esteemed for 
its fresh crispness and mild flavor. Give each plant about 4 
inches space. By drawing the outer leaves together the center 
will blanch to a snowy white. 
Loose Leaf Varieties 
Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; ^ lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25 
Early Prize. A large clustering, non-heading lettuce, excellent 
for the home garden and undoubtedly the most easily grown 
variety in cultivation. Leaves finely curled and crumpled, 
bright green tinged with brownish-red, very crisp, tender and 
sweet. 
Grand Rapids. Very popular with private gardeners and as 
a lettuce for green house forcing. It will stand shipping 
better than most curled sorts. Of quick growth and stands 
for some days after being fit to cut. The plant is upright, and 
forms a loose head or cluster of large bright green leaves, 
finely crimped and ruffled; rather thin, good flavor, crisp 
and tender. 
Simpson’s Early Curled. A very extensively used early loose¬ 
leaved or clustering variety. Leaves light green, slightly 
frilled, crisp, sweet and tender. 
Black Seeded Simpson. Early. Dependable in all parts of 
America and widely grown in home and market gardens. 
Plant large, attractive, compact; broad, frilled light green 
leaves that are of fine crisp texture and splendid quality. 
Feeding Lettuce 
Chicken Lettuce. This is a non-heading Lettuce, quite differ¬ 
ent from those used for human food. The plants grow 4 feet 
tall before they run to seed. It is ready for cutting in 45 days 
after sowing. Planted extensively for feeding poultry and 
rabbits. Yields more food for this purpose than any other 
plant you can grow. After cutting, the stumps will start 
again to make a new growth and within a short time you will 
be able to harvest another crop of tender nutritious leaves for 
feeding. 
MUSKMELON or CANTALOUPE 
oz. to 100 ft., 3 lbs. per acre. 
In sections where the summers are short, seed can be 
planted indoors or in hot beds in small boxes. The young 
plants can be transferred to the garden when danger of frost 
is past. If practicable, spade in a liberal forkful of well rotted 
manure at the bottom of each hill. The rows should be at 
least 6 feet apart and the hills 3 feet apart in the rows. In 
general, the culture is the same as that for Cucumber. Pkt. 5c; 
1 oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
Netted Gem, or Rocky Ford. An old favorite and one of most 
popular and best sellers among Rocky Ford melons. Fruit of 
Netted Gem is oval and completely covered with a beautiful 
lace-like netting. Flesh is very thick light green, very sweet 
and delicious and of superb flavor. 
Hearts of Gold. This is the ideal melon for home garden. Is 
as round as a ball, heavily netted, very productive, strong 
growing and free from disease and the flesh is thick, tender. 
Hale’s Best Muskmelon. No other large melon matures as 
early as Hale’s Best. Even in a season remarkable for its 
coldness it was ripe in 68 days after planting. Melons are 
oval, inclined to produce some fruits of somewhat more 
elongated shape. Beautiful salmon flesh is exceptionally 
thick and sweet, practically melting in the mouth. 
Emerald Gem. Finest for home garden on account of its high 
quality and extra earliness. Dark green fruit is of medium 
size, flattened at both ends. Flesh is thick, sweet and melting, 
with a rich, spicy flavor. 
Burrell Gem. Melons 6 to 7 inches long, 4^/^ to 5 inches in 
diameter, sharply sloping at the ends. They are quite well 
ribbed and covered with a fine grayish netting. The skin is a 
rich dark green, contrasting finely with the deep orange- 
salmon colored flesh, sweet, tender. Flesh is thick and firm, 
ripening close to the skin, leaving only a thin rind. 
Banana Muskmelon. A long yellow-fleshed melon. A very in¬ 
teresting and at the same time a splendid melon. The melon 
is from 20 to 28 inches long and almost solid. The meat is of 
a rich salmon color, and has a flavor which is truly delicious. 
Don’t pick the melons until they are thoroughly ripe, as they 
are then at their best. Plant some Banana Melons for home 
use and county fair exhibits. 
Honey Dew (Green Flesh). A round-oblong shaped melon 
with almost white rind. Flesh thick light green and sweet as 
honey. 
MUSTARD 
Yz oz. to 100 ft., 4 lbs. per acre. 
The leaves of these varieties of mustard, as listed here, 
make excellent greens of sharp, pungent flavor, and are 
cooked the same as spinach or beet leaves. Sow seed in drills 
early in the spring and at frequent intervals throughout the 
summer to secure a constant supply of fresh greens. Mustard 
is hardy and is easily grown. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
Fordhook Fancy. Plants are of vigorous growth, and have 
beautiful dark green leaves which curl outward like fine 
ostrich plumes. It stands well, even during the hot summer 
months. 
Giant Southem Curled. Large variety forming a great mass 
of beautiful leaves, which are ruffled and finely curled on 
the edges. Hardy, vigorous, highly recommended. 
ONION SETS 
Note—Onion sets subject to market changes, write for 
quantity prices. 
Bottom Onion Sets. Small onions grown from seed that has 
been sown too thickly to attain a large size. Small onions 
(about %-in. in diameter) thus obtained are planted out and 
are ready in a short time to pull as green onions for the 
table or bunched for the market. If left to stand they make 
ripe onions of the best quality, and come to maturity some 
6 weeks earlier than a crop grown directly from the seed. 
Egyptian or Perennial Tree Onion. When once set out, with¬ 
out having the slightest winter protection, these come up 
year after year. Bottoms divide making several irregular 
shaped onions that are sweet and tender. The young sets 
grow on top of the stalks. We cannot supply these sets after 
March 1st. 
Sliallots. Valuable for bunching or for an early crop. The 
smallest sets make fine bulbs of good size, while the larger 
ones produce a cluster of small to medium size bulbs. Light 
brown skin, mild, white flesh. Cannot supply after March 1st. 
THE VARIETIES LISTED ARE THE BEST AND NEWEST SORTS GROWN TODAY. 
YOU CAN DEPEND ON THEM. 
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