LETTUCE 

CULTURE: Order 2 or 3 Packets so you can make several plantings and keep fresh, tender 
lettuce coming all the time. A packet will sow 40 to 50 feet. One ounce plants a row 150 to 
200 feet long. Loose Leaf -Lettuce should be planted in the open ground as early as it can be 
worked. Head Lettuce should be started in cold frames and transplanted or sown in the open 
like Loose Leaf. Plants should be thinned to about 12 inches apart. 


GREAT LAKES 
411, GREAT LAKES. (75 days.) This 
ALL AMERICA WINNER is famous 
for heading up in spite of unfavorable 
weather. The heads are only medium 
size but are firm and have an excellent 
flavor. Be sure you plant Great Lakes 
if you like crisp, refreshing lettuce 
heads, 
Pkt 15c; Y2 oz. 30c; oz 50c, Postpaid. 
416. ICEBERG. Curled crisp heads of medium 
size with green wavy fringed leaves. Edges 
tinged with light brown. Compact heads, few 
outer leaves. Most delicious, crisp and tender. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1% Ib. 75c, Postpaid 
HEAD LETTUCE 

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WONDERFUL HEAD 
415. WONDERFUL HEAD. (70 days.) A 
leading variety. This is the big solid 
head lettuce your grocer sells. Forms 
large, compact heads. One of the larg- 
est of all the head lettuces. Often 
weighs 2 to 3 pounds. Rich, dark green 
leaves are large and crumpled. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 33¢; Ib. 85c, Postpaid. 
417. CHICKEN LETTUCE. (48 days.) Early, 
produces the largest, tallest growing mass of 
leaves of any known variety. Makes a world 
of green feed full of vitamins and keeps the 
chickens healthy. The more you cut the more 
it grows. Pkt. 8c; ounce 18¢; '/ Ib. 45c, 
Postpaid. 
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BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON 
402. (46 days.) THE FAVORITE. A 
splendid loose leaf cutting variety. 
Forms large plants. Grows quickly. Ten- 
der, crisp leaves are. sweet and tasty. 
Stands heat and drouth where other 
kinds have failed. Many call it the 
everbearing lettuce. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 28c; 4 Ib. 65c, Postpaid. 
461. EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. (45 days.) 
One of the best. Forms a cluster of crumpled 
leaves in the center. Very crisp and sweet 
and delicious. Color light green. A very 
thrifty grower. 
Pkt. 7c; ox. 20c; 4 Ib. 50c, Postpaid 


Ja Petes: 
EARLY PRIZE HEAD 
404. (47 days.) Reddish tinted leaves. 
One of the best known of the curly- 
leaved varieties. Bright green tinged 
with brownish-red. Very quick grower. 
Stays tender a long time—crisp, tender, 
and sweet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 28¢; / Ib. 65c, Postpaid. 
406. GRAND RAPIDS. (43 days.)- Earliest, 
quickest growing. Light green, broad, wavy 
leaves grow in loose clusters. Retains its 
freshness a long time after being cut. Masses 
of tender, delicious, juicy leaves. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 50c, Postpaid 
410. OAK LEAF LETTUCE. (40 days.) This is kind of a novel variety but has a lot 
of good qualities. The deep green leaves are small and tender and they stay sweet 
and tender in hot weather. The flavor is the buttery type, really delicious. Pkt, 10¢; 
ounce 30c; 4 Ib. 85c, Postpaid. 




CULTURE: One packet plants 8 hills. One 
ounce of seed about 25 to 30 hills, 3 pounds 
to the acre. Melons like well-drained, rich, 
sandy loam. Plant in hills 8 to 10 feet apart 
each way. Plant 6 to 8 seeds to the hill ana 
thin to 3 strong plants. Cover seed % inch. 


WILT-RESISTANT KLECKLEY No.6 =~ See 
483. (82 days.) Improved Kleckley Sweet. A long, green melon with “eae c me D ; X f E Q U E E N 
square ends. Thin, hard shell rind, broad, solid heart of rich red flesh ee 3 
that is crisp and juicy. Average 30 to 35 Ibs. Exceptionally sweet. We SUG AR 34 ALL Big and Sweet 
peg ret 477. (85 days.) Made a hit from the start. 
have a large quantity of seed which was produced on soil heavily ! Le 
: - . A round melon with red flesh, deliciously 
infested with wilt organism. That's why we recommend if to you 486. (60 days.) Earliest melon sweet clear to the rind. Our customers fell 
that grows. Thin rind, grayish 
as fully Wilt Resistant. That’s the kind of seed you want for planting. us it is the finest and most deliciously 
green color, Fiery red flesh, crisp 
2 .1 . : sweet and tender melon they have ever 
Pkt. 10c; ounce 25c; V/s Ib. 60c; Ib. $1.75, Postpaid le) SES A ee satena“Weightalfronft'a2 stossipotnds: 
size, 12 to 15 Ibs. We grew a fine 
Small-white seeds and very few of them. 
batch of them in our Test Gar- This melon has the largest bright red heart 
dens. It’s very prolific—produc- of any melon we have ever seen. Great for 
ing many melons on each vine. shipping and moving around, brings a 
Big Pkt. 10c; oz. 27c; Va Ib. 70¢; premium on every market. Pkt. 10c; ounce 
Ib. $2.00, Postpaid 25c; Va Ib. 65c; Ib. $1.95, Postpaid. 
BUG DUST 
ORDER BUG DUST NOW. Have it 
come right along with your seeds. 
Thousands of our customers have 
used it satisfactorily for years. 
214 Ibs. together with a handy 
refillable dust gun for only $1.00, 
Postpaid. Order yours now. 

EARLY KANSAS 
480. (85 days.) (Red Seeded Hutch- 
inson.) Stands dry weather. Earliest 
large round faintly striped melon, 30 
to 40 Ibs. More popular every year 
due to earliness, large size, won- 
derful sweet flavor, and ability to 
stand hot, dry weather. . Crisp, 
bright red flesh of fine texture. Red- 
dish-brown seeds. 
Big Pkt. 10c; ounce 25c; 
V4 Ib. 60c; Ib. $1.75, Postpaid 
FAMILY MELON PATCH 
ORDER NO, 72 
1 oz. Sugar Ball. . 
1 oz. Kleckley Sweet No. 6 
1 oz. Dixie Queen 
Regular Catalog Value 77c 
Postpaid for only 65c 

