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E. MILLER RICHARDSON & GO., Baltimore, Md. 
Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe 
LEEK 
Mammoth Flag. Pure white, witli attrac¬ 
tive dark leaves. Stout in habit and hardy. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; % lb. 
60 cts.; lb. $2. 
LETTUCE 
Culture —For a succession so^e seeds of Lettuces 
in the open ground around middle of April. Lettuces 
must be thinned out to stand from 6 to 10 inches apart 
in the rcno to head properly. During July again 
so^c early Butterhead varieties for a fall supply. One 
ounce will produce about 3000 plants. 
Big Boston. Large heads; leaves light 
green, slightly tinged brown at edges. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; lb. 
35 cts.; lb. Jl. 
Cos Lettuce, or Romaine Salad. Forms 
large, conical heads which, when tied up, 
blanch pure white and are of the most 
delicate flavor. Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 20 cts.; M lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
Early Curled Simpson. Forms a close, 
compact mass of curly, yellowish green 
leaves. Earlier than the head varieties. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; M lb- 
30 cts.; lb. $1. 
Grand Rapids. There is no better curled 
Lettuce for forcing. Does well outdoors 
and does not form heads. Postpaid: Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1. 
Hanson Improved. Large head, with pure 
white inside leaves, surrounded by outer 
leaves of light green; crisp and tender. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; fi lb. 
30 cts.; lb. $1. 
Iceberg. Large, curly leaves of bright, light 
green, with a very slight reddish tinge at 
the edges. Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
20 cts.; M lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
New York, or Wonderful. Immense, very 
solid heads; heart blanches beautifully; 
tender and crisp. Fine for summer. Post¬ 
paid: Pkt. lOcts.; oz. 20 cts.; K lb. 40 cts. 
lb. $1.25. 
Simpson Black-seeded. One of the best 
and most popular large, early, loose-head¬ 
ing varieties. Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
15 cts.; I 4 lb. ,30 cts.; lb. $1. 
White Big Boston. Solid, of excellent <|ual- 
ity, 10 days ahead of Big Boston, to which 
its general character is very similar. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; lb. 
35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
Early Prizehead. Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 15 cts.; '4 lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1. 
CANTALOUPE or 
MUSKMELON 
Culture —Sene when the ground has become 
thoroughly warm, in hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way. 
A few shovelfuls of well-rotted manure should be 
incorporated in each hill. .Scatter 12 to 15 seeds on 
top of each hill and cover about inch deep. Thin 
out to three or four strongest plants per hill. One 
ounce for 50 hills- 6 to S lbs. in hills per acre. 
Burrell’s Gem (Ordway Pink Meat). 
Netted Gem type, somewhat later and a 
fourth larger. Fruit oblong, distinctly 
ribbed and well netted; flesh deep salmon, 
of fine quality. Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
15 cts.; M lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1. 
Early Rocky Ford. Its earliness is a dis¬ 
tinct advantage to market growers. 
Closely netted; sweet and spicy. Post¬ 
paid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; fi lb. 30 
cts.; lb. $ 1 . 
Extra-Early Hackensack. Similar to 
Hackensack but smaller and 10 days 
earlier. Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 
M lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1. 
Hale’s Best. An extremely early, prolific 
sort and a good shipper. About 10 per cent 
larger than the Rocky Ford types; heavily 
netted; flesh salmon, exceptionally thick. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts. oz. 15 cts.; J 4 lb. 
30 cts.; lb. $1. 
Hearts of Gold. An ideal shipping melon of 
finest quality. Rich orange, very thick, 
firm, and of delicious flavor. Postpaid: 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; M Ifi- cts.; 
lb. $ 1 . 
Honey Dew (Antibes). Fruit large, ovoid, 
about 10 inches long and 8 inches in 
diameter; surface smooth, hard, creamy 
white, turning to a lemon tint when fully 
ripe; flesh light emerald-green, very thick, 
ripening to the rind. Postpaid: Pkt. 10 
cts.; oz. 15 cts.; fi lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
Honey Dew, Salmon-Fleshed. Identical 
with the green-fleshed Honey Dew except 
in color. Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 
cts.; }i lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
Improved Junior Rocky Ford. I'niform 
in size and has deep, rich green flesh, shad¬ 
ing to salmon-pink at seed-cavity. Re¬ 
sistant to blight. Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 20 cts.; *4 lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
Triumph (Blight Resistant Hale’s Best). 
This cantaloupe is 25% larger than the 
No. 936 Hale’s; it has deep orange flesh 
with very small seed cavity. The outside 
is very heavily netted and without ribs. 
It is an excellent shipper. Oz. 20 cts.; '4 
lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
CANTALOUPE, continued 
Long John. This variety is becoming very 
popular in Maryland in sections where 
Cantaloupes are grown extensively. It is 
a Rocky Ford type in every respect ex¬ 
cept the shape which is very long; it is 
also very rough and is heavily ribbed. 
Matures about 10 days later than Rocky 
P'ord. Vines hold well; some fields pro¬ 
duced until frost this past season. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
Pride of Wisconsin. A very large elon¬ 
gated shaped melon with very thick deep 
yellow flesh of luscious quality. The 
rind is cream colored and slightly netted. 
Oz. 15 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1. 
WATERMELON 
One ounce to 30 hills, four to five pounds per acre 
Dixie Queen. .4 large nearly round Melon 
with sweet, deep red flesh. Rind grayish 
green with dark stripes. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 15 cts.; 34 lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1. 
Early Kansas. A new Melon that has be¬ 
come very popular. Is almost round and 
will average a little larger than Stone 
Mountain. Color deep green with a 
darker green stripe, flesh red, sweet and 
crisp. Oz. 15 cts.; 34 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 85 cts. 
Excel. A large, oblong, dark green melon 
with an exceedingly tough rind. The 
flesh is deep red, very sweet and tender. 
Postpaid: Oz. 10 cts.; 34 lb- 20 cts.; lb. 
75 cts. 
Florida Favorite. .4 large, long, early 
melon. Ships well. Its solid, juicy, bright 
crimson meat is deliciously sweet to the 
rind. Postpaid: Oz. 10 cts.; yi lb. 20 cts.; 
lb. 75 cts. 
Halbert Honey. A large, oblong variety 
with dark, glossy green skin, and regarded 
by many to be as sweet as Kleckley Sweets. 
Will not stand shipping long distance. 
Postpaid: Oz. 10 cts.; 34 lb. 20 cts.; 
lb. 75 cts. 
Hawkesbury. Excellent market sort of fine 
eating quality, uniform shape, and highly 
resistant to fusarium wilt. \'ines vigorous. 
Melons weigh 30 pounds or more. Light 
gray-green rind which is tough. Flesh red. 
no trace of hard centers. Black seeds. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; *4 lb. 35 cts.; 
lb. $1.25. 
