
Lettuce, New York Improved 
LETTUCE 
VY, oz. to 100 ft., 3 Ibs. per acre. 
.Sow the seed in hotbeds during February until the middle 
of March, afterward transplanting into flats or coldframes, 
leaving about 6 to 8 inches between the plants. As soon as 
weather becomes suitable, transfer to open ground and set 
out in rows | foot apart, leaving 9 inches between the 
plants in the rows. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 20c. 
NEW YORK NO. 515 IMPROVED. A development from 
Number 12, matures slightly earlier and should be grown 
where there is hot weather as it is resistant to tip-burn. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c. 
SIMPSON’S EARLY CURLED. Widely used for home gar- 
dens. Early, hardy, and dependable; non-heading with large 
crumpled, frilled leaves, forming a compact bunch at center 
of plant. Light green in color. Tender and sweet. 

Grand Rapids 
GRAND RAPIDS. Very early. Hardy, disease resistant; the 
most widely used and best adapted variety for greenhouse 
forcing. ‘Plants large, upright, compact, and handsome; 
bright solid light green; leaves large, broad; margin much 
frilled; very tender and sweet when grown under glass. 
HANSON. A very hardy lettuce, excellent for a summer 
crop as it withstands heat. Forms a large, light green head, 
which is very hard. An excellent variety for the home. gar- 
dener for it is very sweet, crisp and tender. 
RED LEAF PRIZE. An early non-heading sort, very desirable 
for home garden use. Plants of medium size, crisp and ten- 
lt color medium green with brownish-red edges on outer 
ves. 

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CHICKEN LETTUCE. This is a non-heading lettuce, quite 
different from those used for human food. The plants grow 
4 ft. tall before they run to seed. It is ready for cutting in 
45 days after sowing. Planted extensively for feeding poul- 
try and rabbits. ; 
MUSKMELON 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
In sections where the summers are short, seed can be 
planted indoors or in hot beds in small boxes. The young 
plants can be transferred to the garden when danger of 
frost is past. If practicable, spade in a liberal forkful of well 
rotted manure at the bottom of each hill. The rows should 
be at least 6 feet apart and the hills 3 feet apart in the 
rows. In general, the culture is the same as that for cucum- 
ber. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c. 
HEARTS OF GOLD. This popular medium sized melon fol- 
lows the earlier varieties. It is fine to plant for succession 
as it ripens in about 100 days. The fruits are 5 to 6 inches 
in diameter. The smooth orange salmon flesh is exception- 
ally thick and fine flavored. 
HALE’S BEST No. 45. The No. 45 is a true Hale’s Best, 
mildew resistant. An early variety. Oval shape, medium 
sized melon with heavy net and a faint stripe. Flesh is 
deep salmon, thick, and firm with small seed cavity. 
CASABA. The casaba is rapidly taking its place as a melon 
for the late season after the muskmelons are past. Fruits 
are medium, large, globe shaped, weigh 6 pounds, outer 
color golden yellow, surface wrinkled. Flesh white, luscious 
and spicy. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15c. 
HONEY DEW. A very fine melon. Fruits large, globular, 
weigh 5 to 7 pounds. Surface is smooth, hard, with prac- 
tically no netting, creamy white. Flesh is light emerald 
green, thick ripening to the rind; juicy and tender, with a 
distinct sweetness not found in other melons. Pkt. 5e; 
oz. 15¢. 

Striped Klondike Watermelon 
WATERMELON 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Rich, rather sandy soils produce the finest crops of 
watermelons, but a well-drained loam, especially with a 
southern exposure, is also suitable. Place 6 to 8 seeds in a 
circle in each hill, and cover 1% inch deep with fine soil. 
One ounce will plant 20 to 25 hills; 3 to 4 pounds per acre. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c. 
BLACK-SEEDED ICE CREAM. The melon is almost round, 
with a thin rind of medium green. The inside flesh is pink 
and exceptionally sweet and fine flavored. This variety ma- 
tures early and is a fine keeper. 
KLECKLEY SWEET. A medium size melon, rind very green 
and flesh deep red. Delicious flavor. An excellent melon for 
either home garden or shipping. Weighs about 30 pounds. 
KLONDIKE BLACK SEEDED. An early sort, a good shipper 
and popular in Western home gardens. Fruits oblong, 
slightly tapered, medium sized with slight ribs; rind medium 
pate Glee bright deep red, very sweet; unequaled eating 
quality. 
STRIPED KLONDIKE. An early garden and shipping variety 
similar to the regular Klondike but with irregular dark green 
stripes. Fruits oblong, of medium size. Flesh the deepest red 
known to watermelons; sweet and crisp, seed small. 
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