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Lettuce 
CULTURE—For summer use the seed can be sown in hotbeds in March. Transplant 
_when the weather will permit in rows 12 inches apart and 8 inches apart in the rows. For 
a succession sow in the open ground every two weeks until fall. Lettuce requires a rich and 
a rather moist soil. The more rapid the growth, the better the quality. One ounce of seed 



will produce about 3,000 plants. 

Lettuce — Great Lakes 
White Boston. The heads resemble Big 
Boston but form earlier and do not have the 
red tinge of that variety. Heads are firm and 
of high quality. An excellent kind for home 
and market gardens. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 25c; % Ib. 75c. 
Big Boston. Fine for forcing or open- 
ground planting; large, solid heads. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % TB. 75c. 
Boston Curled or Simpson. Crisp non- 
heading variety, medium size, dark green, 
very curly leaves. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % Ib. 75c. 
Dark Green Cos. ._A medium large, self- 
closing sort, with well blanched, loaf shaped 
head of tender quality. Leaves very dark 
green, slightly crumpled. 
iki boC ) 02.0 2C yea Den (oc. 
Great Lakes (75 days). Imperial type. Tight 
heads in Hot Weather! Shows strong resist- 
ance to tipburn. Developed by U. S. Dept. of 
Agriculture and Michigan Experiment Sta- 
tion. Awarded bronze medal in All-America 
trials. Pkt. 20¢; 0Z, 60¢e; 44 Ib,-82.00; 
Imperial No. 44. Developed by Dr. J. E. 
Knott of Cornell University for use in 
the East. A sure header even during dry, 
hot weather and of great commercial value. 
White seeded. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35c; % Ib. $1.00. 
Imperial No. 847. A recent development 
which has given fine results under varying 
conditions. Vigorous and _ blight-resistant, 
producing firm heads of the New York type. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; % TH. $1.00. 
May King. Large, round, solid heads, one 
of the best varieties for planting in open 
ground. Bt el0G:307, 25¢: 51 Ibsen (ce 
New York No. 12. An early, even, well 
bred variety which does well in mid-sum- 
mer. Particularly adapted for Eastern states. 
Heads large, compact, blanch well, sweet, 
tender and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 25c; % TB. 75c. 
Cak Leaf. (40 days). This novel variety 
excels in ability to withstand hot weather 
without turning bitter. Its leaves are small, 
tender, and deep green, testifying to their 
richness in Vitamins. It has the superior 
butter-type flavor. 
PKty 2002507 o0G OZ AOD. 
Prize Head. An early non-heading sort, 
of medium size, crisp and tender; color light 
very desirable for home garden use. Plants 
brown on a medium green base; leaves 
crumpled and highly frilled at the edges; 
of excellent flavor. 
PitalOG# O76 25C fel Dae (oc: 
Musk Melon or Cantaloupe 
CULTURE—Melons succeed best in light, sandy, rich soil. After all danger of frost is 
past plant in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way, six to ten seeds to a hill. When about 3 
inches high and all danger from insects is past thin out to 3 or 4 plants to a hill. One 
ounce to 60 hills; 3 pounds to acre. 
Maine Grown (70 to 80 days). A very large 
variety, thickly netted, deeply ribbed, flesh 
salmon-yellow, thick and sweet. A great 
_ yielder. 
P Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; % Ib. $1.50. 
Bender’s Surprise (95 days). Large, nearly 
round, skin is lightly netted, of a pale green 
when ripe. The flesh a rich, deep orange 
color. 
PKimioc 07-2 C74 lO. (OC, 
Hale’s Best No. 36. An improved strain of 
the old Hale’s Best. It is the earliest and one 
of the most popular shipping cantaloupes; 
heavily netted, oval, sweet, and of very fine 
quality. 
Pkt. -15¢e*0z. 50c3°% Ibs $1.50. 
Thousand Dollar. Originated and produced 
in Maine. The fruits are very large, elon- 
gated, distinctly ribbed and well netted. The 
thick flesh is fine grained, luscious, tender, 
sweet and deep orange. 
PKeeloc 2 OZ a DUC lb aS b.50: 
