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NEW CHICKEN LETTUCE—Here is a 
genuine Lettuce which will yield as much 
or more chicken or rabbit feed as any 
greens” plant. When once cut it starts 
to grow again. The leaves can be pulled 
off each stem like a kale. Chicken Let- 
tuce does not make a head, but sends up 
a stout stalk three or four feet high, just 
peel: with leaves. Ounce 20c; 14 pound 
(2 
Staffel’s Tender Lettuce 
IMPERIAL NO. 847 — Produces immense 
heads as solid as a cabbage. Blanches 
beautifully; crisp, tender, and free from 
bitterness. The perfect heads measure 
12 to 15 inches across and frequently 
weigh 2 to 3 pounds each. Outer leaves 
tightly overlap and are an attractive rich 
green. The heart is creamy white and the 
quality superb. Ounce 20c. 

LETTUCE—SIMPSON’S EARLY CURLED @ a 
IMPROVED PERFECTO (90 days)—Excellent 
shipping and market gardener’s melon. Fruits 
5¥, inches long, almost round; uniform; sol- 
idly covered with grayish netting; no indica- 
tion of ribbing. Flesh extremely thick; rich 
deep salmon-orange; fine grained; juicy, sweet 
and of aromatic flavor. Ounce 15c; 1% pound 
40c. 
HALE’S BEST—Early, prolific, good shipper, 
about 10% larger than the Rocky Ford types. 
Flesh salmon and of exceptional thickness. 
Heavily netted and fairly prominent ribs. 
Ounce 15c; % pound 40c. 
HONEY BALL—Honey Dew type, but smaller 
and earlier than that variety. Fruits round, 
smooth, free from ribbing and are yellowish 
white when ripe. The flesh is very thick and 
of silvery green color. Of rather sweet sugary 
flavor it has somewhat more of the spiciness 
of the green fleshed cantaloupes than Honey 
Dew. Ounce 15c; 1% pound 50c. 
NETTED GEM or ROCKY FORD—One of the 
most popular of small or crate melons and is 
shipped in large quantities from Colorado and 
Arizona. A desirable medium early sort for 
the home and market garden. Vines are vig- 
orous and productive. Fruits are oval, slightly 
ribbed, densely covered with fine netting. The 
flesh is green, very sweet and highly flavored. 
Ounce 15c; % pound 40c. 
TEXAS CANNONBALL No. 114 (Green Flesh) 
—This splendid muskmelon is especially adapt- 
ed for home garden and nearby markets. Pro- 
duces medium sized melons in about 75 days. 
Round, medium in size, heavily netted. Flesh 
is green, very solid, melting and of a delicious 
flavor. It succeeds where others fail. Ounce 
15c; % pound 40c. 
MUSKMELONS 
Mellow and Sweet 
BIG BOSTON—Our strain of this very 
popular variety is unsurpassed. Plants are 
large and vigorous, leaves light green, 
slightly tinged with reddish brown; stands 
very long before shooting to seed. Can be 
grown in the open ground in the spring 
or fall, or in frames for early spring plant- 
ing; does particularly well in cold weather 
and is especially recommended for fall 
planting in this section. Is very popular 
with gardeners and truckers, because it 
always produces large, solid, saleable 
heads, up at all seasons of the year and 
is of crisp, tender quality. Ounce 20c; 
Y4 pound 60c. 
SIMPSON’S EARLY CURLED (Seed white) 
—A very extensively used early, loose 
leaved, or clustering variety. The leaves 
are light green in color, slightly frilled 
and much blistered crisp, sweet and ten- 
der. This sort is especially adapted for 
sowing thickly and cutting when the 
plants are young. Packet 5c; ounce 20c; 
Y4 pound 60c. 
ICEBERG—A large, crisp Lettuce, always 
tender; stands hot weather remarkably 
well. Well known and largely planted 
standard summer cabbage-heading Lettuce 
of very best, crisp quality; sure heading 
and reliable. Large, late in season. Leaves 
very broad, fairly blistered, crumpled, 
very thick. Color light green, except faint 
brown along extreme border. Ounce 20c; 
Y4 pound 60c. 
WHITE PARIS COS OR ROMAINE—This 
type of Lettuce forms long, upright heads 
of narrow leaves. Very crisp and sweet; 
self-closing and quite solid. Ounce 20c; 
Y4 pound 60c. 

ALL VEGETABLE SEEDS 5c PACKET 
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 



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