ROSWELL SEED COMPANY 
6 ESTABLISHED 1900 
KALE 
Grown for greens. Very hardy non-heading member of the cabbage family. May be 
planted in spring or fall, quality improved by frost. Thin to two feet in the row if 
large plants are desired. One ounce will sow 200 feet, 4 lbs. required per acre. 
Dwarf Siberian (60-65 days)—-A hardy, productive variety with bluish green foliage 
that grows rapidly and is slow running to seed in the spring. Not so curly as the 
Scotch types. 
LETTUCE 
Sow head lettuce in November for earliest spring use. Sow again very early in the 
spring. Will stand frost. In mountain districts head lettuce may be sown last of 
July for fall crop. Bolts seed stems and tip burns in hot weather. 
Imperial 847 (83 days)—-A medium sized head that has become well known for its 
resistance to brown blight and hot weather. Leaves are smooth and thick. Heads are 
firm, well folded. 
Imperial No. 44 (82 days)—Heads are smaller than 847, compact, solid and attractive. 
Will stand some hot weather. Preferred by some for the fall crop. 
Los Angeles, New York or Wonderful (80 days)—-Large, sweet, crisp heads that are 
tightly folded. Now largely supplanted by the Imperial strains. 
Los Angeles No. 12 (77 days)—This early sure heading strain will stand more warm 
weather than the above. Exposed heads are light green, the leaves are thin. 
, Great Lakes (82 days)—A recent development, has become one of the most satisfactory 
strains of the Imperial type. Attractive head, well-folded. Resistant to tip burn. 
Stands well in hot weather. Highly recommended for the Pecos Valley after a two 
year trial. 
Iseberg (84 days)—-Heads compact, crumpled, crisp and white interior. Edges of 
green leaves are tinged with reddish brown. Desired by mountain growers. 
Early Curled Simpson (45 days)—-White seed. Hardy and dependable, non-heading, 
forms compact bunch. Light green, tender and sweet. 
Black Seeded Simpson (46 days)—One of the most popular of the loose leaf varieties. 
Broad leaves much blistered and excessively frilled. Stands well without seeding. 
MUSTARD 
Sow early in the spring, also again in the fall. One ounce to 50 ft. drill. Will pro- 
duce tender succulent leaves in 4 to 5 weeks from time of sowing. 
Giant Southern Curled—The most popular in the Pecos Valley. Hardy, wide, bright 
green leaves with curly edges. Plants quite upright, slightly spreading. 
Large Smooth Leaf—Vigorous, large, deep green, broad-oval leaves which are plain 
except for the toothed margin. 
Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen—Leaves oblong, broad, fairly smooth. Heat and 
drought resistant, slow to seed. Combines flavors of mustard and spinach. 
MELONS — CANTALOUPES 
The Pecos Valley always produces some of the best, both for flavor and size. Plant 
after danger of frost, in hills 8 by 8 ft. One ounce to 50 hills. Planting seed under 
HOTKAPS in the field will produce marketable melons two to three weeks earlier. 
Hale’s Best (80 days)—We offer special select seed in this variety. One of the first 
on the market. Salmon flesh of excellent flavor and quality. A good shipper and the 
best seller on the local market. Fruits oval, 6% by 5% inches, covered with heavy 
netting, indistinct ribbing. 
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