
DILL 
Largely used for flavoring pickles. 
5c; oz. 10c; Ylb. 25c. 
EGGPLANT 
Start indoors and transplant to the open 
ground when the weather is warm. Space 
the plants 114 feet apart. An ounce pro- 
duces about 1000 plants. 
Black Beauty. 110 days. Early, large and 
productive. Rich dark purple fruits, 
borne four to six ona plant. Easy to grow. 
Yéoz. 10c; oz. 15c; oz. 40c; lb. $1.50. 
ENDIVE 
: ~ Sow the seed for a fall crop; thin plants to 
stand 12 inches apart. Tie outer leaves 
together to blanch the hearts when the plants 
4oz. 
are nearly grown. An ounce plants 150 feet 
of row. 
Yoz. 5c; oZ. 15c; Ylb. 35c; Ib. $1.25 
Broad-leaved Batavian (Escarolle). 90 
days. Bread, flat, deep green leaves. 
Green Curled. 85 days. Very hardy, dark 
green. 
White or Moss Curled. 95 days. Fine 
quality, beautifully curled. 
KALE (Borecole) 
Sow seed in rows 214 feet apart and thin 
lants to 2 feet apart. Furnishes very 
ealthful greens all season. An ounce plants 
> 200 feet of row. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. 55 days. 
The best variety. Improves in winter. 
Green, beautifully curled leaves. 140z. 
10c; oz. 20c; 141b. 50c. 
KOHLRABI 
(Turnip-rooted Cabbage) 
Sow seed in early spring in rows 18 inches 
apart; thin to 3 inches apart. May be eaten 
_ raw or cooked. An ounce plants 200 feet of 
row. 
I4o0z. 10c; oz. 30c; 14lb. 75c 
Early White Vienna. 55 days. Flesh white 
and tender; use before fully grown. 
Early Purple Vienna. 55 days. Skin 
bluish; flesh white. 
LEEK 
Sow in early April and thin to 6 inches 
apart. Earth up to blanch, like celery. An 
ounce plants 150 feet of row. 
Broad American Flag. 142 days. Long, 
narrow stalks. Easy to grow; widely used. 
Yyoz. 10c; oz. 60c. 
LETTUCE 
Sow seed early indoors and transplant to 
the open ground, or sow directly in rows and 
thin out the plants. Head Lettuce should be 
set 8 inches apart. Does best in cool weather. 
An ounce plants 300 feet of row. 
Woz. 5c; oz. 15c; lb. 40c; Ib. $1.50, 
except where noted. 
Big Boston, Selected Stock. 75 days. 
With gardeners who ship north, many of 
whom plant our seeds exclusively, this is 
most popular. The best early, large- 
heading sort. Large heads of bright green, 
outer leaves tinged bronze; rich buttery 
yellow heart. : 
Black-seeded Simpson. 45 days. This is 
not a head Lettuce, but spreads a mass of 
curled leaves over the ground. A favorite 
with many. Grows very fast. 
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Early Prizehead. 50 days. This old 
standard variety is still the best of the 
large, thin-leaved, clustering sorts for the 
home garden but is not good to ship a long 
distance because the leaves are so tender 
that they are easily spoiled in handling. 
The leaves are very crimped, bright green 
tinged brownish red, and are very tender, 
crisp and sweet, forming a large, loose head. 
Grand Rapids, Ashtabula Strain. 43 
days. One of the most popular shipping 
varieties. Well known and liked for its 
curled, crisp, light green, fringed leaves, 
tender and attractive even after being 
shipped a long distance. None better for 
forcing; also fine outdoors. 
Great Lakes. 75 days. A very fine new 
crisp-heading Lettuce able to stand some 
heat and therefore sure to head. Resistant 
to tip-burn. Crisp, creamy white. soz. 
20c; oz. 50c; Alb. $1.50; Ib. $3.50. 
New York. 80 days. Crisp, dark green heads 
with white heart; very large and tender. 
One of the earliest sorts. This Lettuce is 
one of the very best to grow in home 
gardens. Yoz. 15c; oz. 35c; Wlb. 90c; 
Ib. $3.00. 
Simpson Early Curled. 45 days. Does 
not head, but forms a compact mass of 
curly leaves of yellowish green. Fine 
flavor. Matures early. 
Mixed Lettuce Seed. 
MUSKMELON 
Plant in hills 4 to 6 feet apart when the 
weather is warm, thinning to three plants to 
a hill. Rich soil is needed. An ounce plants 
50 hills. 
140z. 5c; oz. 15c; 14lb. 50c; Ib. $1.60 
Bender (Bender’s Surprise). 95 days. A 
very popular melon in eastern markets. 
Flesh is deep orange, thick, and deliciously 
flavored; rind is light green changing to 
golden when ripe, heavily ribbed and 
netted. The melons are uniformly large, 
often weighing from 8 to 10 pounds, with 
superior shipping and keeping qualities. 
Hale’s Best. 85 days. One of the earliest of 
all melons. Fruit is oval in shape with 
heavy netting and ribs and very small. seed 
cavity. The popularity of Hale’s Best is due 
not only to its earliness but particularly to 
the sweet flavor ofits beautifulsalmon flesh. 
Hearts of Gold. 90 days. Firm orange 
flesh of fine flavor. Fruit is nearly round, 
with thin hard rind covered with fine gray 
netting. Exceedingly productive; splendid 
shipper. Try this for home and market 
gardens. Michigan growers get a higher 
price for it in city markets than for any 
other melon. 
Honey Rock (Sugar Rock). 93 days. A 
wonderfully sweet melon with thick orange 
flesh and a distinctive flavor, suggesting 
the Honeydew. A heavy producer of oval 
fruits of medium size, not ribbed. An ex- 
cellent home-garden variety. 
Lake Champlain. 82 days. A new variety 
that has proved supreme in numerous 
widely separated tests for hardiness, 
earliness, productivity and quality. The 
melon is medium sized, intricately netted, 
moderately ribbed; the flesh is deep, very 
sweet and melting, of a beautiful golden 
yellow color. Very vigorous, bushy plants, 
ripening all perfect fruits even under ad- 
verse conditions. 
New Yorker. Extra thick, soft-textured 
flesh. Large in size, attractive in appear- 
ance and outstanding in flavor. An ex- 
cellent shipper. : 
Pride of Wisconsin. 95 days. A prime 
favorite with both home and market 
growers. Gray rind with distinct netting 
and faint ribs; small triangular seed 
cavity. Thick, very sweet, orange flesh; 
most delicious. A good shipping and mar- 
ket variety. 
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WATERMELON 
Grown like muskmelon except that hills 
need to be 8 to 10 feet apart. 
Voz. 5c; oz. 10c; Ylb. 35c; lb. $1.25 
Cole’s Early. 84 days. Best for home and 
nearby markets. Early and hardy. Very 
sweet, deep pink flesh; medium size, 
nearly round, dark green striped lighter. 
Halbert’s Honey. 82 days. Another good 
home variety. Long fruits with blunt 
ends; very dark green, thin rind. Often 
weighs 30 pounds or more. Rich crimson 
flesh of superb flavor. 
Only slightly larger than a large 
Muskmelon. Red flesh; prolific, early ma- 
turing. Easily fits into an apartment-size 
icebox. 
Improved Kleckley Sweet No. 6. 95 days. 
A wilt-resistant strain developed by the 
Iowa State College of Agriculture. Dark 
green rind, bright red flesh and large white 
seeds. The average weight is 35 pounds 
and the length about 20 inches. Very 
strong grower covering the ground with 
fruit. It does well in northern climates and 
is especially good for home use. 
Tom Watson. 90 days. One of the largest 
melons, 18 to 20 inches long and 10 to 12 
inches thick, with a record of weighing 
from 40 to 50 pounds. The tough rind 
makes it a good shipper. Its quality is as 
good as any melon grown; firm, sweet, 
deep red flesh. 
MUSTARD 
An ounce plants 100 feet of row. 
Chinese Smooth-leaved. 45 days. 
large leaves, which often measure 15 
inches. Continues until frost. Tops are 
eaten like spinach. oz. 5c; oz. 10c;3 
Alb. 40c; Ib. $1.40. 
ONIONS 
Sow seed as early as possible in spring in 
drills a foot apart; thin to stand 3 inches 
apart in the drill. Onions need a rich, loamy 
soil. An ounce plants 100 feet of row. 
I4oz. 10c; oz. 30c; 14lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50 
Write for quantity prices. 
Allen’s Selected Ohio Yellow Globe Dan- 
vers. 110 days. This is our specialty. 
Hundreds of carloads of this variety are 
shipped from this section each season, and 
are considered by buyers to be the truest 
Globe Danvers type, also the best keepers 
in any section of Ohio. 
Mammoth Silver King. One of the largest 
imported Onions. The bulbs are flat and 
remarkably mild; both skin and flesh are 
silvery white. 
Prizetaker. 100 days. The largest Onion 
grown, weighing up to 6 pounds. Per- 
fectly round, light yellow with pure white 
flesh, mild flavor, solid. A profitable sort 
to grow. 
White Globe Southport. 110 days. A 
white globe Onion, mild and pleasant. 
Thin, papery skin. 
Yellow Globe Southport. 115 days. A 
good mild Onion, fine for market. 
Red Globe Southport. 110 days. Same as 
above but red. 
White Silverskin. 100 days. A favorite 
variety, often used for pickling. Delicate, 
mild flavor; pure white; flat and well 
formed. Ripens quite early and keeps 
well. Fine for green Onions and bunching 
for market. 
Very 
Onion Sets 
Yellow White 
By Mail Postpaid: Pt. 20c; qt. 35c. 
By Express, Not Prepaid: 
Pk. (8 Ibs.) $1.50; bus. (32 Ibs.) $4.50. 
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