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LETTUCE—Loose Leaved Varieties—(Continued) 
Grand Rapids 
As a forcing lettuce for greenhouses the Grand Rapids probably stands first. 
Very early, hardy and disease resistant and will stand several days after being 
ready for market. Plants large, upright and compact, light green frilled 
leaves, very tender and sweet when grown under glass. 
GRAND RAPIDS U. S. No. 1 
A new forcing lettuce that holds up well in the bed after reaching maturity. 
It is resistant to mildew, is slightly lighter in color and is more curly and 
stocky than the regular Grand Rapids. Tried in this section by leading 
growers, is found to be very desirable. Do not fail to try this variety in com- 
parison with whatever strains you are now using. 
MUSKMELON 
A packet will plant about 25 hills, an ounce 125 hills, 214 to 3 lbs. will plant an acre 
CULTURE. Cultivate as recommended for cucumbers, except that the hills should be six feet 
apart. Rich earth for the young plants is far better than manure, but if the latter is used, see that 
it is well rotted. If the plants grow very rank, more and finer fruit will be secured by pinching off 
the ends of the shoots when three feet long. The quality of melons of all varieties is largely de- 
pendent upon conditions of growth and ripening. Unhealthy vines or unfavorable weather produces 
fruit of comparatively poor flavor. 

BENDER 
BENDER 
An extra large, delicious, salmon-fleshed melon. Vines are vigorous, producing 
an abundance of large well netted melons of superior flavor and the very best 
shipping and keeping qualities. Many specimen melons from our stock weigh 
from 10 to 15 lbs. and yet the flesh of these large melons is melting and 
luscious. On account of the size and quality combined with extreme earliness 
the Bender Melon has come to be the great favorite with market gardeners 
in this locality. 
DELICIOUS 
Ripens two weeks earlier than Bender. Fruits quite large, averaging about 5 
pounds. Skin creamy yellow, flesh fairly solid, deep orange, of excellent flavor. 
Especially recommended for home garden and roadside trade as this melon 
will not ship as well as Bender. 
