TASTY CARROTS AND TENDER GARDEN CORN 
EGGPLANT 
% oz. to 100 ft., 5 to 6 oz. per acre. 
Sow in mild heat, about the middle of February, and trans- 
plant on May 1, setting the plants 2% ft. apart. Pkt. 10¢; 0z. 50c. 
Black Beauty. The fruits of this variety are large and sym- 
metrical. Retains its glossy black-purple coloring for a long 
time. This lasting quality makes it distinctly popular. 
Improved Large Purple. The standard home and market sort. 
Plants are large, 30 to 36 inches tall. Very productive, com- 
monly bearing 4 to 6 or more large handsome, dark purple, 
symmetrical, broad, egg-shaped fruits. 
KALE, Borecole 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre. 
The culture is practically the same as that of late cabbage, 
but as the plants will withstand several degrees of frost they 
can grow late into the fall. Many think kale best after the 
first heavy frosts. Pkt. 5e; 1 oz. 15e. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Plants have wide-spreading, fine- 
ly furled blue green plume-like leaves. Relished as a vegetable 
green and useful as an ornamnt. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. Hardy plants with leaves deeply 
cut. Curled at the edges, light green in color; very tender and 
finely flavored after touched with frost. 
LEEK 
American Flag. This leek aside from being valuable for soups 
and salads, when blanched, makes an excellent dish if sliced 
and cooked. Pkt. 10c. 
GARLIC. Selected sound bulbs. Lb. 30c, 3 Ibs. 75c, postpaid. 
LETTUCE 
% oz. to 100 ft., 3 lbs. per acre. 
HEAD LETTUCE 
1 oz. 30c. 
Sow the seed in hotbeds during February until the middle of 
March, afterward transplanting into flats or coldframes, leav- 
ing about 6 to 8 inches between the plants. As soon as weather 
becomes suitable, transfer to open ground and set out in rows 
3 ee apart, leaving 9 inches between the plants in the rows. 
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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. 
Hanson. (82 days.) A very hardy lettuce, excellent for a sum- 
mer crop as it withstands heat. Forms a large, light green 
_head which is very hard. An excellent variety for the home 
gardener for it is very sweet, crisp and tender. 
Paris White (Cos or Romaine). This variety is quite distinct 
from the other varieties of lettuce. It is not quite as early as 
the round head varieties. It forms large, light green plants, 
well folded and quite solid. The interior is well blanched, and 
of a crisp, fine flavor. 
May King. The best butterhead lettuce for forcing as well as 
early. The outside leaves are tightly folded, making the plant 
practically all head. It has a rich, buttery flavor which is 
delicious. 
California Cream Butter Head. Requires 75 days. A butter 
head, cabbage shaped, with thick leaves. Large in size, dark 
green leaves tinged with brown and spotted. The inside of the 
head is a rich golden yellow. 
Big Boston. Favorite variety. Large, solid heads of fine qual- 
ity. 76 days. 
Iceberg. Late, large variety. Compact heads, crumpled, crisp 
and sweet. Leaves light green, slightly brown at edges. 


LEAF LETTUCE 
1 oz. 20e. 
Simpson’s Early Curled or B!ack Seeded. Widely used for home 
gardens. 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. 
Red Leaf Prize. An early non-heading sort, very desirable for 
home garden use. Plants of medium size, crisp and tender; 
color medium green with brownish-red edges on outer leaves. 
Chicken Lettuce. This is a non-heading lettuce, quite different 
from those used for human food. The plants grow 4 feet tall 
before they run to seed. It is ready for cutting in 45 days after 
sowing. Planted extensively for feeding poultry 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 hoxes. 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 cucumber. Pkt. 5e; 
1 oz. 15c. 
Hearts of Gold. (100 days.) This popular medium sized melon 
follows 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 exceptionally 
thick and fine flavored. 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. Fruits are small with rather 
large seed cavity, nearly round; no ribs, and heavily covered 
with hard gray netting. Flesh thick, green in color with gold 
tinge at the center. Juicy, spicy, and of good quality. 
Hale’s Best, original Jumbo Strain. An outstanding shipping 
variety. Fruits slightly oval, uniform. Flesh exceptionally 
thick, deep salmon in color; sweet, and of very fine quality. 
Has a delightful aroma. Ripe in 75-80 days. 
Honey Dew. A very fine melon. Fruits large gobular, weigh 
5 to 7 pounds. Surface is smooth, hard, with practically no 
netting, creamy white. Flesh is light emerald green, thick 
ripening to the rind; juicy and tender, with a distinct sweet- 
ness not found in other melons. Pkt. 5e; 1 oz. 15c. 
Pollock 10-25. A variety of Rocky Ford strain. Nearly round, 
2% pound fruit. No ribbing, heavy grey netting. Thick, sal- 
mon colored flesh, green under rind. Spicy. 93 days. 
Banana. Fruits smooth, slender, resembling a banana. Weigh 
6 to 8 pounds, flesh salmon, banana-like flavor. Good for late 
planting. 90 days. 
Improved Perfecto. Roundish fruit, 24% pounds. No ribs. 
Completely covered with hard grey netting. Thick salmon, 
sweet, juicy flesh. 92 days. 
Honey Ball. Small round 3% pound fruit. Yellowish-white, 
smooth, fine netting. Juicy, sweet, grey green flesh. 105 days. 
Huth’s Orange Flesh. Its appealing deep orange flesh is its 
distinctive characteristic. It is the most solid, with the 
smallest seed cell of any type and will weigh more to the 
crate. Fruit is very uniform in size, nearly round and densely 
covered with a hard gray netting. Recommended for its 
hardiness, prolificness, deep flesh and excellent eating and 
shipping qualities. 
Peach or Garden Melon. The fruit is about the size of a large 
peach. oval shaped and of a bright yellow color, somewhat 
russetted. When it first ripens it is quite hard and has very 
little flavor, but they soon become mellow, not sweet, and 
have a rich flavor, but for sweet pickles, pies, or preserving, 
they are superb. 
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