
LETTUCE 
We take great pains in having Lettuce Seed pure and all plants showing 
a difference are taken out. We believe that market gardeners will make 
no mistake in giving our seed a trial. It is fresh and ready to start like 
all of our ‘Guaranteed Seeds.” 
Prices on all Lettuce: 14 oz., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 1b., 50c; 1 1b., $1.50. 
BIG BOSTON, SELECTED STOCK. With gardeners who ship north, 
many of whom plant our seeds exclusively, this is most popular; the 
best early, large heading sort, a valuable first early. Plants are vigorous, 
mature heads of bright green leaves which are very tender. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. This is not a Head Lettuce, but spreads a 
mass of curled leaves around over the ground. It is excellent and a 
favorite with many. 
EARLY PRIZEHEAD. This old standard variety is still the best of the 
large, thin leaved, clustering sorts for the home garden, but is not a. 
good kind to ship a long distance as the,leaves are so tender they are 
easily spoiled in handling. 'The leaves are very crimped, bright green 
tinged with brownish red, and are exceedingly tender, crisp and sweet, 
forming a large loose head. 
GRAND RAPIDS, ASHTABULA STRAIN. _ This strain of Lettuce has 
been famous in all the leading cities for its crisp appearance after its 
long shipments; rapid growth in greenhouse or hotbed makes it the 






















growers of lLettuce. Our 
strain is 99 per cent pure and 
is being used by leading 
greenhouse men. 
ICEBERG. Very solid, compact 
heads. Fine flavor and 
crisp, one of the best 
headed varieties. From 
what we have seen of 
this we believe there is 
none better. 
NEW YORK. Crisp and 
dark green. One of the 
earliest sorts, ranks bet- 
ter than Big Boston. 
This Lettuce is one of 
the very best to grow for 
home gardens. A new 
sort, but we are offering 
in a limited amount. 
SIMPSON EARLY 
CURLED. Does not head, 
but forms a compact 
mass of curly leaves of 
yellowish green color. It 
matures early, generally 
Iceberg Lettuce * grown in cold frames 
and as an outside crop. 
MIXED LETTUCE SEED. 
So as to give variety. 
MUSKMELON 
The general satisfaction that our Melon Seed gave last season again proves 
the superior quality of our Melon Seed. For years this seed has stood the 
test of the most critical planters in the United States until today we are 
leaders in this line. ~ 
Prices on all Muskmelons: \%4 oz., 5c; 1 oz., 15c; % Ih., 50c; 1 1b., $1.50. 
BENDER (Bender’s Surprise). A very popular melon in eastern markets. 
Flesh is deep orange, thick, and deliciously flavored; rind is light green 
changing to golden tint when ripe, heavily ribbed and netted. Later than 
Irondequoit and more oblong in shape. The melons are uniformly large, 
ooh WeLene from 8 to 10 pounds, with superior shipping and keeping 
qualities. 
HALE’S BEST. The earliest maturing of all large melons. Even ina season 
remarkable for its coolness the fruits matured to luscious sweetness in 68 
days after planting. The melons are oval but inclined to produce some 
fruit of somewhat elongated shape. The popularity of Hale’s Best is 
due not only to its earliness but particularly to the sweet, tasty flavor of 
its beautiful salmon flesh. 
HEARTS OF GOLD. Flesh orange color; fine flavor. Ripens in 70 days. Ex- 
ceedingly productive, flesh firm, thin hard rind, splendid shipper. Try 
this for home and market garden. Michigan growers get a higher price 
for it in city markets than any other melon. 
HONEY ROCK (or Sugar Rock). A wonderfully sweet melon with thick 
orange flesh and a distinctive flavor, suggesting the Honey Dew taste. 
It produces heavily and matures in 85 days. Oval fruits of medium 
size, not ribbed. An excellent home garden variety. 
LAKE CHAMPLAIN. (57 days.) A new variety which has proved our su- 
preme in humerous widely separated tests for hardiness, earliness pro- 
ductiveness and quality. The melon is medium sized, intricately netted 
moderately ribbed; the flesh is deep, very sweet and melting, of a beau- 
tiful golden yellow color. The plants are very vigorous and bushy, 
ripening perfect fruits even under adverse conditions, far in advance 
of all competing varieties. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. I wish I had room for a picture of this melon, 
and I wish you could all have been in Yankton when the Pride of Wis- 
4-10-45 consin was ripe. Everyone who saw and sampled them said they were 
Glemtelantent the FINEST LOOKING and BEST QUALITY of any melon on the mar- 
Your consideration to detail in handling my order gave rer ; Toe ere Ane most HEAVILY NETTED of any melon, round with 
me a feeling of great appreciation. Your stock is the best a faint rib. e yellow flesh is thick, the seed cavity is small; a good 
I ever received from various nurseries. ; shipping and market melon, and best of all THEY ARE GOOD TO EAT. 
Frank P. Wadovich, TIP TOP. Medium size, nearly round, slightly ribbed, nearly covered with 
Chagrin Falls, Ohio. netting, orange-colored flesh. An excellent market sort. yeh rrs 
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highest sought after by all- 
