ROSWELL SEED COMPANY 
8 ALL GARDEN SEED PRICES ARE FOUND ON PAGE NO. 13-16 
LETTUCE 
Sow Head Lettuce in November for earliest spring use. Sow again very early in 
spring. Will stand frost. In mountain district head lettuce may be sown last of 
July for fall crop. Bolts seed stems and tip burns in hot weather. 
Los Angeles, New York or Wonderful (80 days)—Known in all markets. A standard 
in the Pecos Valley. Large, sweet, tender heads. 
Los Angeles No. 12 (77 days)—Now largely supplanting the Los Angeles, since, it 
stands heat better, heads smaller, more exposed, somewhat flat and lighter green. 
Imperial No. 847 (83 days)—A recent introduction, found to do well in our locality. 
Stands more heat than either of the above, resistant to brown-blight. Heads are 
medium large, hard and well covered with inner leaves. 
Iceberg (84 days)—Don’t confuse with New York which is often called Iceberg by 
shippers. Heads compact, crumpled, crisp and white interior. Very desirable in 
mountain districts. 
Early Curled Simpson (45 days)—-White seed. Hardy and dependable, non-heading, 
forms compact bunch. Light green color, tender and sweet. 
Black Seeded Simpson (46 days)—One of the most popular of the loose leaf varieties. 
Broad leaves, much blistered and excessively frilled. Stands well without seeding. 
MUSTARD 
Sow early in the spring, also again in the fall. One ounce to 50 ft. drill. Will produce 
tender succulent leaves in 4 to 5 weeks from time of sowing. 
Giant Southern Curled. The most popular in the Pecos Valley. Hardy, wide, bright 
green leaves with curly edges. Plants mostly upright, slightly spreading. 
Fordhook Fancy. A dark green, mild, vigorous growing, good producing variety. 
Leaves are plume-like and deeply fringed on the edge. 
Elephant Ear. Sometimes called New Chinese. Fairly smooth leaves 9 to 10 inches 
long and 6 inches wide. Mild pungent flavor. 
Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen. Leaves oblong, broad, fairly smooth. Heat and 
drought resistant. 
MELONS—CANTALOUPES 
The Pecos Valley always produces some of the best, both for flavor and size. Plant 
after danger of frost in hills 8 by 8. One ounce to 50 hills. Planting seed under 
HOTKAPS in the field will produce marketable melons two to three weeks earlier. 
Hales Best, Standard (80 days)—First on the market. Salmon flesh of excellent 
flavor and quality. A good shipper and the best seller on the local market. Fruits 
oval, 6% by 5% inches, covered with heavy netting, indistinct ribbing. 
Hales Best No. 36 (80 days)—Quality and flavor much the same as Hales Best. Shape 
is nearly round and ribbing almost eliminated. Fruits are smaller and more uniform 
than Hales Best with small seed cavity. 
Hales Best, Jumbo Strain (83 days)—A large fruited strain: of this leading variety for 
local markets. Fruits oval, 5-6 lbs., ribbing somewhat prominent, heavily netted. Seed 
pocket rather large. Orange flesh is sweet and of good quality. 
Rocky Ford (92 days)—A small green fleshed melon. Spicy, juicy and of excellent 
flavor. Still used widely for home gardens. A few years ago, this was a standard 
on the market, now supplanted by larger, orange fleshed melons. 
