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LETTUCE (Cont.) 
LOOSE LEAF VARIETIES Days 
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Very early, quick growing and popular for home gardens. Plant medium large, 
strictly loose-leaf; leaves broad, crumpled and frilled; outside leaves tinged red, 
inner leaves wholly green; very crisp, sweet and tender. 
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Developed by the United States Department of Agviculture. A recently introduced 
strain of Grand Rapids type selected for its slow bolting character. Similar in its 
other characteristics to Grand Rapids and its tendency to remain in condition for 
a long period makes it very desirable for either the home or market gardener. 
COS or ROMAINE 
All cos varieties should be planted for late summer or early fall use when they form 
firm nicely folded heads. If they come to maturity in the heat of summer, the flower stalks 
develop before the head is well formed. Cos varities are distinct from other varities of 
lettuce, and on account of the thick leaves and the thick brittle midrib are sometimes called 
celery lettuce. Cos lettuce is very popular and of superior quality. 
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a aa large, dark green variety which forms a good sized, firm, well folded 
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Popular variety for the home and market garden. Plants medium large and upright; 
medium light green with firm, spoon-formed straight-edged outer leaves and upright, 
loaf-shaped, well folded firm head 8—29 in. tali, hard and crisp in texture. 
MUSKMELON AND CANTALOUPE 
We have indicated the number of days ordinarily required to produce ripe fruits at 
our Oakview Experimental Gardens near Detroit, the seed being planted directly out of 
doors early in June. 
ORANGE FLESHED VARIETIES 
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Plants vigorous. Very productive. Fruits large, somewhat pear shaped, 7 inches long, 
6 inches in diameter at blossom end. Skin rough or slightly corrugated, dark green 
when immature, yellow when ripe. Flesh salmon pink, thick, of distinctive flavor 
and excellent quality. Matures later than most muskmelons. Requires careful handling 
and special packing for shipment. 
Particularly adapted for use on the Pacific Coast. 
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Delicious salmon-fleshed melon, very popular in New York State. Fruit medium to 
large; oval; distinctly ribbed and covered with slight patches of netting; skin light 
yellow when ripe. 
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An excellent early variety of very superior quality. Similar in general character to 
Bender’s Surprise but a week to 10 days earlier. Fruits about 6 inches in diameter 
with coarse netting and quite prominent ribs. Rind solid; creamy green at maturity. 
Highly recommended for the home garden and for local markets. 
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Standard variety of splendid quality for nearby markets and home gardens. Fruits 
6—7 in. long; almost round; with shallow furrows and sparse shallow netting. 
Flesh very thick; salmon-orangé; fine grained, sweet, and aromatic. 
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The earliest shipping melon of outstanding merit for home and market garden. 
Fruits oval, 612 in. long by 514 in. in diameter, ribbing indistinct; covered with 
heavy netting. Flesh thick; salmon-orange; sweet aromatic flavor. 
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A selection from the original strain to a slightly smaller and more uniform type. 
One of the best varieties for long distance shipping. Fruits run very uniform with 
little or no ribbing. Heavy netting. Seed cavity small. Flesh firm, sweet, and spicy. 
Ideal for home and market garden. 
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The latest development in the Hale’s Best class. A shipping melon, nearly round, 
with a solid high net, and very uniform in size and shape. Sizes slightly larger than 
Hale’s Best No. 36, and melons have a heavier net. Seed cavity small and well filled. 
Fresh salmon orange, firm, sweet, and spicy. 
