Crisp Tender Lettuce 
New York 
LETTUCE 
One ounce will produce 3,000 plants, 
EARLY CURLED VARIETIES 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON — Easily grown, 
especially recommended for spring and early sum¬ 
mer use. The leaves are large yellowish green, 
fringed and crumpled. The inner leaves are 
almost white. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; V 4 1 lb., $1.25. 
EARLY CUELED SIMPSON. The standard loose¬ 
headed variety. Earlier than the heading sorts. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; V 4 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
GRAND RAPIDS. Especially adapted for early 
family use. A loose-headed Lettuce of pleasing 
appearance and remarkable table merit. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; V 4 lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
PRIZE HEAD. Forms a very large loose head, 
slightly tinged with brown. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
HEADING VARIETIES 
HANSON. In every respect an ideal lettuce. It 
never fails to make large, handsome heads. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
HARDY GREEN WINTER. The standard Winter 
sort. Of delicious flavor. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 40c. 
ICEBERG. A sure and hard-heading variety. Outer 
leaves light green, curly, and finely fringed. 
Hearts are of a beautiful white color, crisp and 
tender. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
MAMMOTH BLACK SEEDED BUTTER. A fine 
variety for outdoor planting or for cold frames. 
It produces extra large heads, very compact. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb-, 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
NEW YORK. This is a decidedly crisp, cabbage¬ 
heading variety. It is very large, rooting deeply, 
resisting hot, dry weather, slow to run to seed. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
ST. L. S. CO.’S SUMMER. This excellent variety 
is noted for its extra large and firm heads, and 
thin leaves of the finest quality. May be sown 
all through the year and stands heat remarkably 
well. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY, ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI 
LETTUCE (Heading Varieties)—Continued 
ST. L. S. CO.’S IMP. BUTTER. Every plant is uni¬ 
formly perfect, nearly all head with but few out¬ 
side leaves. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
TRIANON COS (Romaine). Head tall and thick, 
blunt at top. Leaves are dark green, crimped, 
l)road-ribbed. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 40c. 
ST. L. S. CO.’S BIG BOSTON. Especially valuable 
for summer and fall use out-of-doors. It is a 
butter-head type with glossy leaves tinged brown 
on the margins. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 15c; Vi lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
ST. L. S. CO.’S MARKET GARDENER. Whether 
grown in the open ground for early spring or fall 
use, or in frames for spring, it invariably gives 
both the grower and user the utmost satisfaction. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
MUSKMELONS 
Culture: A rich, sandy loam is preferable for musk- 
melons. Sow 10 or 12 seeds in a hill, the hills being four to 
six feet apart each way. Cover the seeds with about an inch 
of soil well firmed down. Thin the plants when they begin 
to crowd, leaving four of the best plants in each hill. Fre¬ 
quent but shallow cultivation until the runners interfere is 
necessary. Beetles may be kept olf by dusting with Slug 
Shot. 
BANANA. The flesh is of a rich salmon. It grows 
from 20 to 28 inches in length and is very pro¬ 
lific. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V 4 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
HALES BEST No. 36. The earliest shipping melon 
of outstanding merit. Fruits oval, 7 inches long, 
inches in diameter, ribbing indistinct; cov¬ 
ered with heavy netting. Flesh thick, color sal¬ 
mon orange. Fine flavored. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00; 5 lbs., 
$4.50. 
TIP-TOP. Good for early or late; having a sweet, 
juicy, fine flavor, solid flesh. The fruit is of 
large size, nearly round, evenly ribbed. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V 4 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
HEARTS OF GOLD OR IMPROVED HOODOO. 
This is an orange fleshed variety of medium size, 
a desirable midseason sort. The vines are vigorous, 
blight resisting and very productive. The fruits 
are nearly round and medium size. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 1/4 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
ROCKY FORD PINK MEAT (Pollack No. 10-25). 
The fruits are uniform in size, with well de¬ 
veloped gray netting. The rich salmon flesh is 
deep, very solid, of a luscious sweet flavor, ripens 
clear to the rind. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V 4 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00; 5 lbs., 
$4.50. 
HONEY ROCK. A new introduction that is be¬ 
coming quite popular. Fruit nearly round; hard 
gray rind, coarse netting, flesh thick; very sweet 
and deep salmon color, 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
Muskmelon 
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