

Especially RECOMMENDED 


White Paris or Trianon 
For finest salad greens, try Cos Type 
Lettuce. Delicate flavor, sweet. Leaves 
are crisp, loose, and take salad dress- 
ing better than head lettuce. White Paris 
(or Trianon) is earliest, most popular 
variety of Cos Lettuce. 
ONION, Prizetaker 
Exceptionally large, beautiful American 
onion of the yellow-globe type. Grows 
to large size—up to 4 lbs.—but is mild 
in flavor, crisp and juicy. Flesh is pure 
white. Start early in hotbed. 

ONION 
Prizetaker 

DILL 
Long Island Mammoth—Used for flavor- 
ing. Flat seeds have strong, bitter flavor. 
Pkt. 10c. 
EGGPLANT 
Black Beauty — Large, egg-shaped, 
smooth, very dark purple fruits. Keep 
well. Plant bears 4 to 5 fruits. Early. 80 
days. Pkt. 10c. 
ENDIVE 
Deep Heart Fringed—All-America Silver 
Medal, 1940. An entirely new type of 
endive. Leaf margins deeply cut and 
curled. Instead of lying flat on the 
ground, outer leaves turn upward, mak- 
ing this variety less susceptible to bot- 
tom rot than most others. Well-fitted 
hearts, closely packed with abundance 
of fine leaves, blanch to clear creamy 
yellow. Suitable for home and market 
garden. 70 days. 
Large Green Curled (Pink Ribbed) — 
Outer leaves bright green, mid-ribs 
tinged with rose. Center blanches read- 
ily, making attractive salad. 95 days. 
KALE 
Dwarf Green Curled—Hardy, large and 
very attractive bright, deep green. 100 
days. 
KOHLRABI 
White Vienna Early—8 to 10-in. leaves 
on slender stems. Bulbs 2 to 3-in., glob- 
ular, light green. Crisp, tender, clear 
white flesh, 55 to 60 days. Pkt. 10c. 
LEEK 
Large American Flag—An early, popu- 
lar variety, with thick, long white stems. 
Leaves large and drooping, medium 
green. 130 days. Pkt. 10c. 
LETTUCE 
Packet, 10c 
Heading or Cabbage 
Big Boston — Popular for cold frame 
forcing and outside culture. Medium, 
compact heads with creamy yellow 
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heart. Smooth, glossy leaves, edges 
wavy, and slightly tinged with reddish 
brown. 75 days. 
Iceberg — Late, large variety. Compact 
heads, crumpled, crisp and sweet. Leaves 
light green, slightly brown on edges. 85 
days. 
Imperial No. 44 -— Well formed long 
leaves, medium large, hard heads. Re- 
sistant to tipburn. 
New York No. 12—The standard crisp- 
head lettuce. Large globular shaped 
head, dark green with blanched, silvery 
white heart. Successfully grown out- 
doors spring, summer and fall. 85 days. 
Loose Leaved Varieties 
Grand Rapids — Erect, compact, plants. 
Light green, broad heavily fringed. For 
forcing or early planting outside. 43 
days. 
Prize Head—Early non-heading sort. Me- 
dium sized plants, crisp and tender. 
Color light brown on a medium green 
base. Leaves frilled at edges, and 
crumpled. 47 days. 
Black Seeded Simpson — Light green, 
frilled and crumpled. 45 days. 
Simpson’s Early Curled — Also called 
Early Curled Silesia. Early hardy and 
dependable. Non-heading. Leaves large 
frilled, crumpled, light green; form a 
compact bunch at center. 45 days. 
Chicken — Produces largest amount of 
leaves of any lettuce. Fast-growing. For 
poultry and rabbit feeding. 40 days. 
Cos or Romaine 
White Paris or Trianon — Medium large 
self-folding, dark green, loaf-shaped 
heads. Greenish-white, well blanched 
interior. 66 days. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
Mammoth Long Red—Very popular, 30 
to 50 tons per acre. Roots grow half 
above the ground. Light red, flesh white 
with rose tinge. 110 days. 


MELONS 
Muskmelon and Cantaloupe 
Bender’s Surprise — Improved Surprise, 
similar to Tip Top. Coarse netted 7-lb., 
oblong fruit, distinctly ribbed, hard 
greenish-yellow skin. Flesh bright sal- 
mon. 95 days. 
Hale’s Best, No. 36—An improved 
strain. Early, uniform, oval, light ribbed, 
heavily netted. Thick, salmon flesh. 
Sweet, spicy. 80 days. 
Hearts of Gold—Nearly round 2-Ib. fruit, 
distinctly ribbed, deep green with fine 
grey netting. Thick, deep salmon flesh, 
tender, sweet. 94 days. 
Honey Rock or Sugar Rock—Round, 4-Ib. 
fruit. Grey-green skin, coarse, sparse 
netting. Orange-salmon, thick flesh, fine 
flavor. 85 days. 
Pride of Wisconsin—Small seed cavity 
and thick, orange flesh, excellent flavor. 
Matures early. Large size. A new melon 
which is deservedly becoming a leader. 
92 days. 
Rocky Ford — Fruits small, rather large 
seed cavity. Nearly round, weigh 212-lb. 
No ribs, heavily covered with hard grey 
netting. Flesh thick, green, with gold 
tinge at center. Juicy, spicy, good qual- 
ity. 92 days. 
Watermelon 
Dixie Queen—Very prolific. Bright red, 
crisp, splendid quality fibreless flesh. 
Very few small, white seeds. 85 days. 
Early Kansas—New variety, early. Large, 
oval, dark green with light green strip- 
ing. Flesh solid deep red; texture fine; 
tender; delicious flavor. 80 days. 
Kleckley’s Sweet — Large, cylindrical, 
dark bluish-green, with thin, tender rind. 
Bright red, juicy, sweet flesh, creamy- 
white seeds with traces of brown. 85 
days. 
Stone Mountain—Also called Dixie 
Belle. High quality shipping variety. 
Fruits very large, oval-round, blunt ends. 
Dark green, tough rind. Flesh rich scar- 
let, fine grained, sweet. Seed white with 
black tips. 90 days. 
Tom Watson — Outstanding red heart 
strain. Large fruit, uniform cylindrical, 
with tough, elastic rind, faintly veined. 
90 days. 
MUSTARD 
Fordhook Fancy — Dark green, ostrich- 
plume-like leaves of mild flavor. Large 
bush-like plants, vigorous; heavy yield. 
40 days. 
Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen— 
Wholesome, quick-growing green, com- 
bining mustard and spinach flavors. 28 
days. 
All Vegetable Seeds 
10c¢c PER PACKET 
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 
In bulk quantities at money-saving prices. 
Special quotations to market gardeners. 
Prices subject to change without notice. 

