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LETTUCE—Continued 
Butterhead Varieties 
542 WHITE BOSTON. eure Heading. By far the most popu- 
*“Butterhead” lettuce grown today. 
The leaves are light green at Sates and more tender than the 
crisp heading types, and they form excellent tightly folded heads of 
the most delicious quality and flavor. This variety heads well under 
all conditions and is resistant to tip burn making it very valuable 
for large growers on both muck and upland. It is also the best butter- 
head type for home gardens. 
Our strain is exceptionally sure heading and uniform, every plant 
making a fine firm head. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 14 Lh. 90c; 44 Lb. $1.50. 
501 BIG BOSTON. This is the old original butterhead lettuce which 
carries a reddish tinge to the outer leaves. It forms fine heads of 
good quality but is now largely displaced by White Boston which 
does not have the red coloring. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 144 Lb. 75c; % Lb. $1.15. 
530 MAY KING. Excellent for Early Heading. A very early butter- 
head variety. The heads form very quickly, are firm and of fine quality. 
The plant is small and practically all head, the leaves are light green, 
slightly tinted with brown on the edges and are very crisp and tender. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 144 Lb. 90c; 4% Lb. $1.50. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Directions for growing mushrooms will be sent with each order 
of Mushroom Spawn. 
Mushrooms can be raised in a cellar or any other place where the tem- 
perature can be kept between 50 and 60 degrees. The beds are made of 
horse manure mixed with fine soil. 
Bottle spawn is now so superior to the old style brick spawn that we 
have discontinued offering the bricks. Our spawn is produced under 
exact scientifically controlled conditions and will produce the finest 
white mushrooms. It is grown in sterile bottles which are removed and 
the spawn then packed in cartons. 
A single carton of bottle spawn will spawn 40 sq. ft. of bed. 
Bottle Spawn. Single Carton $1.35; 3 cartons $3.45 transportation paid. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 


White Boston 
A delicious, easily grown head lettuce. 
MUSTARD 
A packet of seed will sow 50 ft. of row; an ounce 300 ft. 
594 FORDHOOK FANCY. Long Standing. This beautifully curled 
mustard is very handsome in appearance and of very mild, pleasant 
flavor. The leaves are curled and fringed, and this variety has been 
improved so that the plants will stand longer without running to 
seed than other kinds except the new Long Standing. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 44 Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.50. 
595 LONG STANDING. (Southern Curled.) This new mustard is of 
the Southern curled type. It will stand three to four weeks longer ° 
than the old kinds without going to seed. This is a great advantage 
both for the home garden and commercial growers. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 4 Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.50. 
WATERMELONS 
A packet of seed will plant about 8 hills; an ounce 25 to 30 hills; 2 to 3 pounds will plant an acre. 
The best variety to grow depends upon the length of the season. In the north, where the summers are short, Dixie Queen, and Wonder Melon are 
the most certain to ripen. Watermelons require a warm sunny location, preferably with a slope to the south, and a rich sandy soil. 
, . : See page 81 for strong Potted Watermelon Plants. 









Dixie Queen Watermelons—As grown on our farm. 
CITRON 
580 COLORADO PRESERVING. Green Seeded. Used ex- 
tensively for preserves. The rind is thick and clear white, 
and makes preserves of excellent quality. Cultivation similar 
to watermelons. The fruit is round, striped and handsomely 
marbled. This variety has green seeds and is mouch larger and 
better than the red seeded citron. It will succeed and bear 
‘enormous crops in the North even in unfavorable seasons. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 14 Lb. 45c; 4% Lb. 75c. 
HARRIS’ SEEDS—1944 


JOSEPH HARRIS CO., Inc., Moreton Farm, Rochester 11, 
581 DIXIE QUEEN. a Fine Quality, Prolific. Everyone will recognize this melon 
from the photo to the left as the fine light green dark striped melons 
which are shipped in from the South in early summer. The fine thing about them is that they 
can be successfully grown here in the North, and produce large early crops. The melons average 
but a little smaller than those grown in the South. The flesh is deep pink and of most excellent 
quality. The rind is thin but hard, so that they stand handling well. We think this is one of the 
very best for the North and have a fine true strain. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 144 Lb. 60c; 4% Lb. $1.00. 
591 WONDER MELON. The largest and best of the oblong varieties which can be 
successfully raised here in the North. We can highly recommend this variety both 
for the home garden and roadside stand. 
The melons are oblong in shape with dark green skin and the flesh deep bright 
red and of very fine quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 4 Lb. 50c; 4% Lb. 85c. 
585 STONE MOUNTAIN. (Sometimes known as ‘Dixie Belle.’’) Although 
this melon was first introduced in the South it is also a very good kind to grow in 
the North. It ripens early and the melons are of fine type. They are large and 
almost round with dark green skin. The flesh is deep red and of the highest 
quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 144 Lb. 50c; % Lb. 75c. 
588 WINTER QUEEN. These unusual melons have a white skin with deep red 
flesh of superb quality. They are round, of medium size, and if picked before 
frost will keep for several months. An excellent variety for the home garden 
and for markets where known. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 4% Lb. 50c; 4% Lb. 75c. 
583 HUNGARIAN HONEY. The sweetest watermelon. An old favorite and 
excellent for home use. Not large but ripen very early and are deliciously sweet, 
with firm, solid, deep red flesh, and very small black seeds. The fruit is nearly 
round and dark green. Excellent for those who want a small, early 
of superior quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 14 Lb. 50c; 44 Lb. 80c. 
watermelon 
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