CHAMPION NURSERIES, PERRY, OHIO 19 

KOHL RABI 
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. 60 Days. 
sort. Plants small, leaves dark green, with profuse 
purple staining, bulbs flattened globe shape. Best for 
use when 2 to 2% inches in diameter, but become 
larger, exterior purple, but flesh white, mild, crisp, 
tender. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 14 Lb. $1.50; Lb. $4.00 
Standard early 
LETTUCE 
BIBB. 57 Days. A distinct butter head, very dark green 
variety which has been popular in the middle south for 
many years. Plant small forming a rather loosely folded 
head of small size. Leaves thick, deep greens lightly 
tinged or spotted with brown. Quality excellent. Should 
be planted early as it bolts to seed readily in hot 
weather. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 40c; 1% Lb. $1.10; Lb. $3.25 
HANSON. 82 Days. An old standard home and market 
garden sort, very hardy. Plant very large with broad 
thick, frilled light yellowish green leaves, forming rather 
large, globular head, white at the heart, crisp sweet, 
and tender. . 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 40c; 14 Lb. $1.25; Lb. $3.60 
ICEBERG (Giant Crystal Head). 82 Days. Very popular 
for nearby and home market. Plant large with broad 
crisp, wavy light green leaves, tinged brown on mar- 
gins. Head large, well folded, white inside, crisp, very 
sweet and tender. Must not be confused with New 
York which is commonly called Iceberg by _ shippers 
and green grocers. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 40c; 14 Lb. $1.25; Lb. $3.60 
Loose Leaved Varieties 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. 45 Days. Early. Depend- 
able in all parts of America, and widely grown in home 
and market gardens. Plant large attractive, compact, 
with broad, frilled light green leaves that are of fine 
crisp texture and splendid quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 1% Lb. 65c; Lb. $2.00 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. 45 Days. Early. Also 
known White seeded Simpson very hardy and depend- 
able. Particularly popular for home gardens. Plant 
large, compact, bright, light, lustrous green, leaves 
broad, frilled, firm, crisp, sweet and of good quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 1% Lb. 65c; Lb. $2.00 
GRAND RAPIDS. 42 Days. Very early. Hardy, disease 
resistant, the most widely used and best adapted variety 
for greenhouse forcing. Plants large upright, compact 
and handsome, bright solid light green. Leaves large 
and broad, margin much waved and frilled, very tender 
and sweet when grown under glass. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 1% Lb. 65c; Lb. $2.00 
GRAND RAPIDS U. S. NO. 1 (mildew resistant). 42 
Days. Developed by Dr. |. C. Jagger of the U. S. De- 
partment of Agriculture and is mildew resistant. About 
the same as Grand Rapids except that the leaf margins 
of U. S. No. 1 are a little more deeply cut and heavily 
frilled, the color a littte duller and lighter green. Recom- 
mended for general planting as it stands longer without 
bolting to seed than other strains. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 1% Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.50 
PRIZE HEAD. 48 Days. 
popular for home gardens. 
Very early, quick growing, and 
Plant medium large, strictly 
loose leaf, leaves broad, crumpled and frilled. Outside 
leaves. tinged red, inner leaves wholly green. Very 
crisp, sweet and tender. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 65c; Lb. $2.00 
LEEK 
AMERICAN, LONDON, OR LARGE FLAG. 150 Days. 
Early. A popular gardeners variety with long, thick, 
well branched stem. Leaves a pleasing light green 
color. 
Pkt. 15¢; Oz. 65¢; VY Lb. $1.70; Lb. $5.75 
MUSKMELON and CANTALOUPE 
Orange Fleshed Varieties 
HALE’S BEST (original strain). 86 Days. 
The earliest shipping melon of out- 
standing merit, for home and market 
garden. Fruits oval, 6% inches long, 
5Y inches in diameter. Ribbing dis- 
tinct covered with heavy netting. Flesh 
thick, salmon orange, sweet aromatic 
flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75 

HALE’S BEST NO. 36. 87 Days. A selection from _the 
original strain to a slightly smaller and more uniform 
type. One of the best varieties for long distance ship- 
ping. Fruits run very uniform with little or no ribbing. 
Heavy netting. Seed cavity small. Flesh firm sweet and 
spicy. Ideal for home and market. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75 
HALE’S BEST NO. 936. 88 Days. The latest develop- 
ment in the Hales best class. A shipping melon nearly 
round with a solid high net ,and very uniform in size 
and shape. Size slightly larger than Hales Best No. 36 
and melons have a heavier net. Seed cavity small and 
well filled. Flesh salmon orange, firm, sweet, juicy. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75 
HONEY ROCK OR SUGAR ROCK. 85 Days. Newly de- 
veloped, somewhat variable, early variety increasing in 
popularity among market gardeners and shippers. Fruits 
5 to 6 inches in diameter, round to slightly flattened, 
coarsely netted, rind very strong, flesh medium thick, 
deep salmon color, juicy, and of a sweet musky flavor. 
Very little loss of fruits due to growth cracks during the 
ripening season. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75 
IROQUOIS. 90 Days. This new melon developed: by 
Cornell University has definite resistance to Fusarium 
wilt. Fruits are round to oval, about 6% inches in 
diameter, with prominent ribs, and good netting, the 
rind is tough and holds up well. Flesh is deep orange 
color, of fine texture and excellent quality. Skin creamy 
green at maturity. 
Pkt. 15c; Oz. 75c; 1% Lb. $2.00; Lb. $6.00 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. Similar in size and shape to 
Honey Rock. Oval in shape with tough heavily netted 
rind. Flesh deep orange and very thick. Sweet and of 
excellent quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 1% Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75 
TIP TOP. 90 Days. Very popular melon for nearby 
markets. Fruits large, roundish to broad oval, com- 
monly 7Y inches long, skin slate green ripening to 
yellowish, furrowed but sparsely netted. Flesh thick, 
salmon _ yellow, juicy sweet, and of good rich 
flavor. 
very 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 4 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75 
Green Fleshed Varieties 
NETTED GEM OR ROCKY FORD. 92 Days. 
widely cultivated shipping and market sort. Fruits small, 
oval, about 5 inches long, 4Y2 inches in diameter.. 
Shows no ribbing; entirely covered with uniform netting. 
Flesh thick, Green Sweet, juicy and of good flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 1% Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75 
Well known, 
