Vegetable Seed 
Brainard’s 
Lettuce 
Watermelons 
New York No. 515. A new early strain of New 
York or Wonderful. The surest heading stock of 
any of this type of Lettuce. Almost every plant 
will produce uniform, solid heads with few out¬ 
side leaves. Dependable even in hot weather. 
Pkt. 5c, V 2 oz. 12c, oz. 20c, Va lb. 55c, 1 lb. 
$1.50. 
New York No. 12 or Wonderful. This strain is a 
lighter green and several days earlier than the 
old popular New York or Wonderful. It is known 
in the produce market as California Iceberg. 
Pkt. 5c, Vi oz. 10c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 40c, 1 lb. 
$1.40. 
Selected Big Boston. The standard early, hard- 
heading variety; outer leaves dark green; heads 
large, crisp and nearly white, of excellent qual¬ 
ity. Pkt. 5c, Vi oz. 1 0c, oz. 1 5c, Va lb. 45c, 1 
lb. $1.25. 
Grand Rapids. The most popular of the loose leaf 
varieties. Somewhat upright in growth, forming 
large bunches of crisp, curled leaves. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 12c, Va lb. 35c, 1 lb. 95c. 
Paris White Cos. Considered best of the Romaine 
types; large self-closing heads. Pkt. 5c, Vi oz. 
12c, oz. 20c, Va lb. 45c, 1 lb. $1.25. 
Prizehead. A very fine loose leaf variety with ex¬ 
ceptionally crisp and tender leaves which are 
tinged and blotched with brown and much 
curled and frilled. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Va lb. 35c, 
1 lb. $1.00. 
Salamander. This forms large, compact heads, light 
green in color, of fine quality. It is one of the 
best summer varieties, resisting hot sun better 
than most sorts. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Va lb. 35c, 
1 lb. $1.00. 
Chicken Lettuce. This variety grown entirely for 
poultry and rabbit feed. Tall growing dark green 
variety, producing the largest amount of leaves 
of any Lettuce. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Va lb. 25c, 1 
lb. 65c. 
Muskmelon 
Delicious. In this already very popular variety we 
have the earliest large, high quality Melon, and 
recommend it highly for home use, local or road¬ 
side markets. Light green, finely netted oval 
fruits, resembling Benders Surprise; flesh tender, 
firm, of deep orange-yellow. Excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, Va lb. 45c, 1 lb. $1.35. 
Honey Rock. Fruits nearly round, medium size, 
with grayish-green skin covered with coarse 
netting. Flesh thick, orange-salmon, with splen¬ 
did flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 40c, 1 lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Hales Best. Equally as early as Emerald Gem, pro¬ 
ducing abundantly well-netted, slightjy oval 
shaped melons; flesh is thick, of a beautiful 
salmon color. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 40c, 1 lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Bender’s Surprise. While not a new melon has re¬ 
cently been extensively planted in this locality. 
Fruits large, nearly round, deeply ribbed with 
light netting. Flesh thick of a beautiful salmon 
color. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 40c, 1 lb. $1.10. 
Osage or Miller’s Cream. A standard main crop 
melon, fruits good size with deep salmon flesh 
of fine quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 40c, 1 
lb. $1.00. 
Cole’s Early. A leading first early Melon for home 
garden or local markets. Fairly productive and 
one of the best for this locality. Fruits medium 
size with alternate stripes light and dark green; 
flesh pink-red; seeds black. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 
Va lb. 35c, 1 lb. 85c. 
Wondermelon (Improved Kleckley’s Sweet). Fruits 
long, cylindrical, dark glossy green, with thin 
rind; flesh deep red and sweet; broad white 
seeds. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 35c, 1 lb. 85c. 
Stone Mountain. This new variety, of Southern 
origin, does equally well in the North; ripens 
early; melons are large, almost round, dark 
green; flesh deep red and of fine quality. Seeds 
white with black tips. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 
35c, 1 lb. $1.00. 
Red-Seeded Citron. Used for preserves only. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 20c, Va lb. 50c. 
Okra or Gumbo 
Perkins Mammoth Long Pod. Early and very pro¬ 
ductive; tender dark green pods, very long, slen¬ 
der and of good quality. Oz. 10c, 2 oz. 15c, Va 
lb. 25c, 1 lb. 60c. 
Onions 
Brainard’s Connecticut Grown Selected Yellow 
Globe Danvers. We have an excellent strain of 
this popular yellow onion. It is a sure cropper 
and a heavy yielder of beautiful well formed thin 
skinned Onions of good size and excellent qual¬ 
ity. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 45c, 1 lb. $1.50. 
Southport Yellow Globe. This excellent yellow 
onion will average a trifle larger than Yellow 
Globe Danvers and is a trifle more mild in flavor. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 45c, 1 lb. $1.50. 
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