20 CHAMPION NURSERIES, PERRY, OHIO 


Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce 
LETTUCE 
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 margins. 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. 25¢: Y% Lb.-75c: Lb. $2.75 
LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. 45 Days. Early 
Dependable in all parts of America, and wide- 
ly grown in home and market gardens. Plant 
large attractive, compact, with broad, frilled 
light green leaves that are of fine crisp tex- 
ture and splendid qualiiv. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c: 4% Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.50 

Hale’s Best 
| quality. 

LETTUCE (Continued) 
GRAND RAPIDS. 42 Days. Very 
early. Hardy, disease resistant, 
the most widely used and best 
adapted variety for greenhouse 
forcing. Plants large upright, com- 
pact 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. 20c: % Lb. 50c¢; 
Lb. $1.50 
MUSKMELON 
& CANTALOUPE 
HALE’S BEST (original strain). 
86 Days. The earliest shipping 
melon of outstanding merit, for 
home and garden market. Fruits 
oval, 61% inches long, 5% inches in diameter. 
Ribbing distinct covered with heavy netting. 
Flesh thick, salmon orange, sweet aromatic 
flavor. 
Pkt. 10c: Oz. 25c: “4 Lb. 70c: Lb. $2.20 
HEARTS OF GOLD (large type). Standard 
shipping melon, flesh very thick, deep salmon 
orange. Fine grained, sweet and juicy. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; % Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.20 
HONEY ROCK or SUGAR ROCK. 85 Days. 
Newly developed, somewhat variable, early 
variety increasing in popularity among mar- 
ket gardeners and shippers. Fruits 5 to 6 
inches in diameter, round to slightly flatten- 
ed, 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 ripen- 
ing season. 
Pkt. 1Uc:; Oz. z3c: 1% Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.20 
IROQUOIS. 90 Days. This new melon de- 
veloped 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. 5c: Oz. 40c:; 4% Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.00 
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 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c:; “% Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.20 
