Vegetable Seeds 
Lettuce Wonderful 
Onion Early Yellow Globe 
Onion Evergreen Bunching 
Lettuce 
Culture •—Leaf Lettuce thrives on 
nearly any soil, but a rich, well culti¬ 
vated soil produces the best heads. Be¬ 
ing very hardy, seed may be sown early 
in the Spring. Seed may also be started 
in hotbeds and transplanted in April. 
One ounce will plant 150 feet of drill 
Big Boston. This is the black-seeded 
strain which produces fine, large 
heads and matures very uniformly. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Wonderful (New York No. 515). 
Larger and a better color than Ice¬ 
berg. This is the finest strain of Won¬ 
derful Lettuce. Heat-resistant. 
Pkt. 20c., oz. 50c., 34 lb. $1.50. 
Imperial No. 847. Exceptionally fine 
variety of Iceberg type. Heat resis¬ 
tant and free from brown blight. 
Pkt. 20c., oz. 50c., 34 lb. $1.50. 
Grand Rapids. A very fine strain of 
looseleaf curling variety for forcing 
or growing in the garden. The plants 
make a compact bunch of light green 
leaves frilled at the edges. Crisp and 
tender. Pkt. 15c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. 75c. 
Dark Green Cos. One of the finest of 
the Romaine types, producing good 
heads under almost any condition. 
Crisp, resistant to cold, and slow to 
seed in hot weather. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Muskmelon 
Culture -—A rich, sandy loam is best 
for Muskmelon. Sow 10 or 12 seeds in a 
hill, the hills 6-8 feet apart each way. 
Cover the seeds with an inch of soil 
well firmed down. Thin the plants 
when they begin to crowd, leaving the 
four best plants in each hill. 
One ounce will plant 75 hills 
Sugar Rock. This unusually fine 
melon is as sweet as sugar and very 
solid. The flesh is deep salmon right 
to the rind. A heavy yielder, it pro¬ 
duces five to seven perfect Melons on 
each vine. Pkt- 15c., oz. 40c. 
Emerald Gem. A medium sized 
melon of slightly flattened shape. 
A good early variety of fine flavor 
and quality. Deeply ribbed and 
lightly netted. Pkt 10c., oz. 30c., 
Honey Ball. Earlier and smaller than 
Honey Dew, with the same sweet 
light green flesh. Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c. 
Mustard 
Culture —Sow the seed thinly very 
early in the Spring in rows about 1 foot 
apart. For late Fall use, sow in August. 
Ready in 30 days. 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill 
White London. Used extensively in 
salads with Pepper Grass Cress. Also 
used as sandwich material. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 25c., 34 lb. 75c. 
Okra 
Culture —Sow the seed in a warm 
ground in rows 3 feet apart covering 
the seed 1 inch deep. Thin to 12 inches 
in the row. 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill 
White Velvet. Selected for its superior 
tenderness and flavor. The pods are 
round, smooth and light green in 
color, maturing in about 55 days. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb. 75c. 
Onion 
Culture —Onions grow best in a rich 
well-drained soil. To produce very 
large Onions, sow the seed in a hotbed 
in January or February. Transplant 
6 inches apart into the open ground 
the middle of April. Later crops should 
be sown in drills in the garden early in 
the Spring and the seed covered 34 inch 
deep. When large enough, thin out 
to 3-4 inches. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill 
Ailsa Craig. White flesh, pale yellow 
skin. One of the largest kinds grown 
with mild flavor and excellent keep¬ 
ing qualities. Pkt. 20c., 34 oz. 35c., 
oz. 60c. 
Prizetaker. Uniform in size and of a 
light straw color. This Onion matures 
into an almost perfect globe. Will 
produce large-sized bulbs if given 
special care and early starting. Pkt. 
20c., 34 oz. 35c., oz. 60c., 34 lb. $2.00. 
Early Yellow Globe. This recently 
introduced variety is a fine, globe- 
shaped Onion with a good yellow 
color. It will mature fully three 
weeks earlier than the Danvers and 
Southport Globe strains and yields 
very heavily. It is also a very good 
keeper. Pkt. 25c., 34 oz. 40c., 
oz. 75c., 34 lb. $1.50. 
Southport White Globe. The most 
popular white Onion, good globe- 
shape and a good Winter keeper. 
Matures in about 3 months. Pkt. 
20c., 34 oz. 35c., oz. 60c., 34 lb. $2.00. 
Sweet Spanish. Large, globe shaped, 
bright yellow Onions. Noted for 
mild flavor and heavy yield. Pkt. 
20c., 34 oz. 45c., 1 oz. 75c. 
Evergreen Bunching. Long pencil¬ 
like shafts like small leeks are pro¬ 
duced in clusters. Fine for scallions. 
Pkt. 20c., oz. 75c. 
Onion Sets 
Culture —Onion Sets will produce scal¬ 
lions within a few weeks and give large 
Onions much more quickly than when 
grown from seed. Set out in rows 1 foot 
apart and 4 inches in the row. 
White Onion Sets. Pt. 30c., qt. 50c., 
4 qts. $1.75. 
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