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STERLING’S ANNUAL CATALOG 
Our Mary Washington Asparagus Bed for 1940 
LEEK 
1 Oz. will sow 200 ft. of drill. 
No. Pkt. Oz. 1/4 Lb. 
461 BROAD LONDON. When creamed they surpass 
onions. Sweet. The best kind . $ .05 $ .20 $ .75 
LETTUCE 
1 Oz. will plant 250 ft. of drill. 
No. Pkt. Oz. 1/4Lb. Lb. 
475 BIG BOSTON. Burpee’s select stock . $ .05 | .15 $ .50 $1.80 
524 NEW YORK IMPROVED. Large size. 
Called Iceberg by California growers . . .05 .15 .50 1.80 
525 NEW YORK No. 12. (S) Large, quality . . .05 .15 .50 1.50 
493 EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. Black seed¬ 
ed. Cut and comes again. Early.05 .15 .50 1.50 
484 MIGNONETTE. Fine quality. Small. Early .05 .15 .50 1.90 
530 BLTRPEE’S ICEBERG. Stands hot weather .05 .15 .50 1.80 
522 HANSON. Large and sure heading. Fine. . .05 .15 .50 1.80 
539 COS or ROMAINE. Paris White. Pine.05 .15 .50 1.80 
529 MIXED I^ETTUCE. All kinds mixed together. Per Oz., 10c. 
MUSK MELON 
1 Oz. will plant about 50 hills. 
No. Pkt. Oz. 1/4 Lb. Lb. 
547 DELICIOUS. Early Bender’s Surprise_ $ .05 $ .15 $ .50 $1.90 
546 BENDER’S SURPRISE. (S) Large, sweet .05 .15 .40 1.00 
548 GOLDEN COMBINATION. Quality . .10 .25 
560 LAKE CHAMPLAIN. (S) An improved 
Emerald Gem. Pine, extra early . .05 .15 .40 1.00 
570 HONEY ROCK. (S) Early. Fine quality . . .05 .15 .40 1.00 
553 HALE’S BEST. Early and Delicious...... .05 .15 .50 1.60 
581 MIXED MUSK MELON. All kinds mixed. Per Oz., 10c. 
Mattituck, N. Y., Nov. 10. 1939 Kindly place my order for 20 oz. of your 
Blue Ribbon Sprout seed for 1940. I am picking the best crop of sprouts that I 
ever raised from your Blue Ribbon seed. Just finished picking over four acres 
for the first picking. R. T. 
