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Loose Leaf Varieties—Cont’d 
Days from sowing seed 
to marketable stage 
WHITE SEED SIMO CNe OR ISILESLA ee ee eee Le Tg rte aie eer 
Leaves light green, large, crumpled and frilled. White seed. 
BLACK SEED SIMPSON........ rare ye yong ie A A eae eee tie eS igh Bae 
Broad yellowish green leaves, crumpled and frilled on the edges. 
Black seed. 
COS OR ROMAINE: White Paris................... Sarasa ta Mee ak wet 
Head compact, solid, loaf shape, greenish white, well blanched interior. 
MUSKMELONS 
Maturing from 80 to 85 days. 
CULTURE: A rich, sandy loam is preferable for Muskmelons. Sow ten or twelve seeds In 
a hill, the hills being 4 to 6 feet apart each way, depending on the vigor of the variety. Cover 
the seeds with about an inch of soil well firmed down. Thin the plants when they begin ta 
crowd, leaving four of the best plants in each hill. Frequent but shallow cultivation until the 
runners interfere is necessary. Beetles may be kept off by dusting with air-slacked lime, be- 
ing careful not to use so much as to injure the vines. 

Orange or Salmon Flesh Varieties 
Days from 
Length, Diameter, planting to 
inches inches picking 
eae PACE FeO rae wee, crac te 6 6 Wielka. © aie. 5. 01sec ber Gare sce bateeeick’ LO:20 4to5 100 
Resembles the banana in shape. Fruit smooth and 
slender. Weight 6 to 7 lbs. 
SNES EES aed ULF PPR eos oo cloves ovcleldic win o's one Riot tee 8 6 95 
Fruits oblong, with full rounded ends, weight 7 lbs. 
Coarse netting, distinctly ribbed. Skin hard and 
greenish yellow at maturity. 
PUN RST ET ste pr WM es ss 0060 ve oe chee Pane eeeeeite ts crab ehat clare 6 4 95 
Fruits oblong, weight 3 lbs. Heavily netted and dis- 
tinctly ribbed. Outer color deep green till maturity. 
Reeve LAD NERVE ALANS End Soo es. co0e c styicie ou cle wo ele op o'ecks 616s necs 8 95 
Netted gem type. Fruits nearly three times as large 
as Rocky Ford. Regular in form, nearly round. Very 
thin rind. Thick, light green flesh. 
BIER SEB EOD icc eens ects ccec steeds eceeceeectetses 61% 5 85 
Fruits oval, inconspicuous ribbing, heavy netting. 
Sa en tara CY meg) Lc L0G ns oh cha cha aos tats w el'e 0's. 0 ie s)e efard'e.e Geld's wiser 6 6 94 
Fruits practically round, weight 2 lbs. Distinctly 
ribbed, deep green, covered with fine gray netting. 
UA ONS oo Sar Gee Bh herd tae albeit hele teams 7 6 95 
Fruits oblong, weight 6 lbs. Very dark green, deeply 
ribbed, covered with slight gray netting. 
REC AG Chey ee eee ols pans cig ecnle vad de bre. 0e's ovo lece sume gsi-s 6 514 93 
Fruits nearly round, weight 21%4 lbs. Densely covered 
with heavy gray netting. 
