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Lettuce 
CULTURE—For Summer use the seed can be sown in hotbeds in March. Transplant 
when the weather will permit in rows 12 inches apart and 8 inches apart in the rows. For 
a succession sow in the open ground every two weeks until fall. Lettuce requires a rich and 
a rather moist soil. The more rapid the growth, the better the quality. One ounce of seed 
will produce about 3.000 nlants. 

Lettuce — Great Lakes 
White Boston. The heads resemble Big 
Boston but form earlier and do not have the 
red tinge of that variety. Heads are firm and 
of high quality. An excellent kind for home 
and market gardens. 
Bitar 9G 0Z02 5s 8 = IDs (oc, 
Big Boston. Fine for forcing or open- 
ground planting; large, solid heads. 
PRUsLO0Gs 0272625¢3 34) Ib. 75: 
Boston Curled or Simpson. Crisp non- 
heading variety, medium size, dark green, 
very curly leaves. 
PkKtw10c:70z) 250344" 1b.275¢e: 
Dark Green Cos. A medium large, self- 
closing sort, with well blanched, loaf shaped 
head of tender quality. Leaves very dark 
green, slightly crumpled. 
Pkt LOC. 02. 250784 1D. (DC. 
Great Lakes (82 days). Imperial type. Tight 
heads in hot weather! Shows strong resist- 
ance to tipburn. Developed by U. S. Dept. of 
Agriculture and Michigan Experiment Sta- 
tion. Awarded Bronze Medal in All-America 
trials. Pkt. 20c; oz. 60c; % lb. $2.00. 
Imperial No. 456 (80 days). Head—medium 
to small, solid, dark green with prominent 
ribs. Developed by Cornell. Resistant to tip 
burn and early bolting. 
Pkt. 20c; oz. 60c; % lb. $2.00. 
Premier — Great Lakes (new) (75 days). 
Developed by Penn State College. Head — 
uniformly large, solid, dark green, slightly 
ribbed. About one week earlier than Great 
Lakes. 
PRUs2OCR OZ DC} 4 1D 2D: 
Pennlake (83 days). Developed by Penn 
State College. Head—medium to large — 
slightly flattened — leaves dark green and 
fringed at edges. Resistant to tip burn. 
PRt&206 oz. (OG 4 1D.252.00. 
New York No. 12. An early, even, well 
bred variety which does well in mid-sum- 
mer. Particularly adapted for Eastern states. 
Heads large, compact, blanch well, sweet, 
tender and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 25¢c; % Ib. 75c. 
Oak Leaf. (40 days). This novel variety 
excels in ability to withstand hot weather 
without turning bitter. Its leaves are small, 
tender, and deep green, rich in vitamins. 
Pts. 20¢3 42! 02... 35C310Z- O5c; 
Prize Head. An early non-heading sort, 
of medium size, crisp and tender; color light 
very desirable for home garden use. Leaves 
crumpled and highly frilled at the edges; 
of excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 10e: oz. 25c; % Ib. T5c. 
Musk Melon or Cantaloupe 
CULTURE—Melons succeed best in light, sandy, rich soil. After all danger of frost is 
past plant in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way, six to ten seeds to a hill. When about 3 
inches high and all danger from insects is past thin out to 3 or 4 plants to a hill. One 
ounce to 60 hills; 3 pounds to acre. 
Large Yellow (70 to 80 days). A very large 
variety, thickly netted, deeply ribbed, flesh 
salmon-yellow, thick and sweet. A _ great 
yielder. 
Pit loC. OZ..50C> 24" lbieaL.D0. 
Delicious (Improved Bender’s) (95 days). 
Large, nearly round, skin is lightly netted, 
of a pale green when ripe. The flesh a rich, 
deep orange color. 
PK ie L5G 3407.0 2DC7 4s 1D oc: 
Hale’s Best No. 36. An improved strain of 
the old Hale’s Best. It is the earliest and one 
of the most popular shipping cantaloupes; 
heavily netted, oval, sweet, and of very fine 
quality. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; % lb. $1.50. 
Thousand Dollar. Originated and produced 
in Maine. The fruits are very large, elon- 
gated, distinctly ribbed and well netted. The 
thick flesh is fine grained, luscious, tender, 
sweet and deep orange. 
PRKta des 076 D0CH8Y B1b.4 $1.50: 
