
‘LETTUCE — 
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. Theleaves 
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 © 
Grand Rapids, Ashtabula Strain for its crisp appearance after its y 
We take great pains in having Let- long shipments; rapid growth in és 
tuce Seed pure and all plants showing greenhouse or hotbed makes it the 
a difference are taken out. We believe highest sought after by all growers 
that market gardners will make no of Lettuce. Our strain in 99 per cent ; 
mistake in giving our seed a trial. It is pure and is being used by leading * 
fresh and ready to start like all of our greenhouse men. oF 
“Guaranteed Seeds.” : ae 
ICEBERG. Very solid, compact heads, ie 
Prices on all Lettuce, except New Fine flavor and crisp, one of the best 
York and Iceberg: 1/3 oz., 10c; 1 oz, headed varieties. From what we ~~ 
20c; %4 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50. have seen of this we believe thereis ~~ 
none better. 1/3 oz., 20e; 1 oz., 40c3 : 
1 . 
BIG BOSTON, SELECTED sTocK. ™ !b» $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.00. s 
With gardners who ship north, many NEW YORK. Crisp and dark areee 
of whom plant our seeds exclusively, One of the earliest sorts, ranks bet- 
this is most popular; the best early, 5 , . ‘> 
large heading sort, a valuable first ee eae oe it = 
early. Plants are vigorous, mature Oe CEY, DESC Ce On m 
: Be A home gardens. A new sort, but we 
heads of bright green leaves which are offering in a-limited emauee : 
are very tender. 1/3 oz., 20c; 1 0z., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.00; 
1 Ib., $3.00. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. This is 
not a Head Lettuce, but spreads a SIMPSON EARLY CURLED. Does not 
mass of curled leaves around over head, but forms a compact mass of 
the ground. It is excellent and a curly leaves of yellowish green color. 
favorite with many. : It matures early, generally grown in 

cold frames and as an outside crop. 
EARLY PRIZEHEAD. This old stand- 
ard variety is still the best of the MIXED LETTUCE SEED. So as to 



Black Seeded Simpson large, thin leaved, clustering sorts give variety. 
| MUSKMELON 
ST ST eS SRE 
The general satisfaction that our Melon Seed gave last season again Feb. 18, 1946. 
proves the superior quality of our Melon Seed. For years this seed has Am enclosing money order $4.61 for garden seed. 
stood the test of the most critical planters in the United States until I was well pleased with my order last year and my 
today we are leaders in this line. Dahlias, were lovely raised from the seed. 
Katie Goff Hughes 
Prices on all Muskmelons: 4 oz., 10¢c; 1 0z., 20c; 14 Ih., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.25. Athens, Ohio 
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, often weighing from 8 to 10 pounds, with superior shipping and 
Keeping qualities. 
HALE’S BEST. The earliest maturing of all large melons. Even in a 
season remarkable for its coolness the fruits mature to luscious sweet- 
ness 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. 
Exceedingly 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 héavily 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 numerous 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- 
consin was ripe. Everyone who saw and sampled them said they were 
: the FINEST LOOKING and BEST QUALITY of any melon on the mar- 

a ket. They are the most HEAVILY NETTED of any melon, round with a 
as a faint rib. The yellow flesh is thick, the seed cavity is small; a good Pale 
shipping and market melon, and best of all THEY ARE GOOD TO BAT, : 
ome TOP. Medium size, nearly round, slightly ribbed, nearly covered with S Ech 
oa netting, orange-colored flesh. An excellent market sort. Honey Rock ; ; F 
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