VEGETABLE SEEDS 
LETTUCE (Continued) 
valuable for cool season culture. Plant large with thick, dark 
green leaves tinged with brown and spotted. Forms very large, 
globular head which is rich golden yellow inside, buttery and 
‘Of best quality. Pkt. 5c. 
New York Special, w. s. The most largely used lettuce in the 
world: grown in immense quantities on the Pacific Coast and 
shipped to all parts of the country in refrigerator cars. Plants 
large, dark green, crisp heading, with large outer leaves which 
are notched and slighlty curled on the edges; large, tightly 
folded cabbage-like head which is well blanched, crisp and 
sweet. Our Special is a strain of regular New York carefully 
selected for several generations. Pkt. 5e. 
New York Special No. 12. An early variety which does well in 
midsummer and is an even and well-bred selection. It is a 
trifle lighter in color than other strains of New York, but is 
popular with shippers. Pkt. 5c. 
Loose Leaved Varieties 
Chicken Lettuce. Very hardy, rapid growing, medium light 
green, non-heading butter type which produces flower stalks 
early and furnishes an abundance of leaves over a long period 
of growth. Pkt. 5c. 
Early Curled Simpson, w. s. Early. Also well known as 
“White Seeded Simpson’. Very hardy and dependable; par- 
ticularly popular for home gardens. Plant large, compact; 
bright, light, lustrous green; leaves broad, frilled, firm, crisp, 
sweet and of good quality. Pkt. 5e. 
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GRAND RAPIDS 
Grand Rapids, b. s. 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 waved and 
frilled; very tender and sweet when grown under glass. Pkt. 5c. 
Cos or Romaine Lettuce 
White Paris Self-folding, w. s. 77 days. Most popular variety 
for the home and market garden; likewise the best for forcing. 
Plants medium large and upright; medium light green with 
firm, spoon formed straight edged outer leaves and upright, 
loaf-shaped, well folded firm head; 8 to 9 in. tall, which is 
whitish-green inside with heavy, white, brittle midribs; hard 
and crisp in texture but very sweet and considered by some 
the standard of excellence in lettuce. Pkt. 5c. 
MUSKMELON or CANTALOUPE 
One Ounce Will Plant 50 Hills . 
Ask for Quantity Price 
After danger of frost is past, the ground being warm and in 
good condition, plant in rich soil, preferably sandy loam, in 
hills about 4 to 6 feet apart, according to the vigor of the 
variety and richness of the soil. Plant 8 to 10 seeds to the hill. 
Cover firmly with about 1 inch of fine soil. When plants begin 
to crowd and the danger from the striped beetle is over, thin 
out, leaving only the four strongest plants to the hill. Give 
shallow cultivation frequently, until runners grow to such an 
extent as to make this impracticable. The quality of melons 
is dependent largely upon weather conditions and the vigor 
of vines; unfavorable weather and unhealthy vines produce a 
poorly flavored fruit. To induce early fruiting, pinch the ends 
of laterals. 

Orange Fleshed Varieties 
Burrell’s Gem. 100 days. A name under which Defender has 
achieved wide popularity; also known as Ordway Pink Meat. 
Generally considered the standard of excellence in shipping 
melons. Fruits oval, 6% in. long, 4% in. diam. and with uni- 
form heavy netting. Flesh very thick; rich orange-yellow; 
sweet and aromatic. Pkt. 5e. 
Hale’s Best. 86 days. The earliest shipping melon and most 
valuable recent contribution to the melon shipping industry. 
This is the variety so extensively planted in Southern Cali- 
fornia and other melon growing districts of the Southwest for 
early shipping. Of outstanding merit for home and market 
garden use. Fruits broad oval, 6% in. long by 5% in. diam- 
eter; ribbing indistinct; entirely covered with heavy netting. 
Flesh very thick; salmon-orange; of sweet aromatic flavor. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Hearts of Gold. 100 days. Standard shipping melon; very 
popular with market gardeners. Fruits 5% to 6 in. long; 
almost round, with indistinct furrows, covered with grayish 
netting. Flesh very thick; deep salmon-orange; fine grained; 
sweet, juicy and of rich aromatic flavor. The same as Im- 
proved Hoodoo. Pkt. 5e. 
Improved Perfecto. 90 days. Excellent shipping and market 
gardener’s melon; immensely productive. Fruits 5% in. long, 
almost round; very uniform; solidly covered with grayish net- 
ting; no indication of ribbing. Flesh extremely thick, rich, 
deep salmon-orange; fine grained; juicy, sweet and of excellent 
aromatic flavor. Pkt. 5e. 
Honey Rock (or Sugar Rock). Newly developed, somewhat 
variable, early variety which is increasing in popularity among 
market gardeners and shippers. Fruits 5 to 6 in. in diameter, 
round to slightly flattened; coarsely netted; rind very hard 
and brittle; flesh medium thick, deep salmon color, juicy, and 
of a sweet musky flavor. Comparatively little loss of fruits 
due to ‘‘growth cracks’’ during the ripening season. Pkt. 5e. 
Persian, Small. 115 days. Requires long season to attain per- 
fection; widely grown for market in California. Fruits globu- 
lar, 6 to 8 in. diameter; skin very dark green; netted. Flesh 
thick, bright orange, of distinct, delightful flavor when melons 
are fully ripe. Pkt. 5e. 
Tip Top. 86 days,. Very profitable and most popular melon for 
nearby markets.. Fruits large, roundish to broad-oval:; com- 
monly 7% in. long; skin slate-green ripening to yellowish; fur- 
rowed, but sparsely netted. Flesh thick, salmon-yellow, very 
juicy, sweet and of good rich flavor. Pkt. 5e. 
New Mildew Resistant Cantaloupe No. 45. The melon is 
- slightly oblong in shape and with a small showing of stripes 
at times. The net is very uniform and covers the entire fruit 
with the exception of the stripe which sometimes occurs. The 
flesh is of a deep, uniform orange with a comparatively small 
seed cavity as compared with some of the other Hales Best 
types. The melon has a particular advantage in the fact that 
it can be picked full slip and put on the market, or for eastern 
shipment it can be picked half slip. This assures a vine- 
ripened flavor which is a decided advantage. Pkt. 10e. 
Green Fleshed Varieties 
Netted Gem or Rocky Ford. 92 days. Well known, widely 
cultivated shipping and market garden sort. Fruits small, 
oval, about 5 in. long, 44% in. diameter; show no ribbing; en- 
tirely covered with uniform netting. Flesh thick, green, sweet, 
juicy and of good flavor. Pkt. 5e. 
10-25 Salmon Tint. 92 days Splendid shipping and market gar- 
den sort; the best of the salmon tinted or gold lined strains of 
Netted Gem or Rocky Ford. Fruits broad-oval, almost round, 
about 5% in. long and 4% in. diameter; no indication of rib- 
bing; solidly covered with heavy netting. Flesh thick, rich 
salmon at center, shading to green near the rind; sweet, juicy 
and mildly aromatic. Pkt. 5e. 

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