DESSERT SEED CO. EL CENTRO, CALIF. 

LETTUCE, Romaine or Cos, Continued 
Red Cos, Romaine. As a young plant, this is completely red or reddish 
brown. As it develops, the center of the heart is green but the out- 
side leaves are still the original deep reddish brown. It is only the 
heart and close to the heart that is green, the outside leaves which 
are long, rounded at the top and very straight edged, nearly com- 
pletely plain and smooth, are very strongly colored a fine reddish 
brown and the crown of the plant is also heavily tinted red. A tall, 
strong and hardy plant. We feel that there is a good commercial 
future for this variety as an excellent sort for salad purposes. 
Excellent flavor. 
MUSKMELON or CANTALOUPE 
(Cucumis melo) (Annual) 
Orange Flesh Varieties 
Banana: 16 to 20 inches long, about 4 inches in diameter tapering a 
little at both ends. Skin is practically smooth, creamy yellow. 
Flesh very sweet. Used in the South as a late maturing variety. 
Weight up to 7 pounds. 
Benders Surprise. Short oval shape, 8 inches by 7 inches. Broad promi- 
nent ribs, rather coarsely netted. Skin grayish green, turns yel- 
low at maturity. Flesh is sweet and juicy. Weight up to 51% pounds. 
Burrell’s Gem or Defender. Oval shape, 6 inches by 41% inches, dis- 
tinctly ribbed and medium netted. Skin dark green and keeps 
green to maturity. Flesh is sweet and juicy. Prefers dry weather. 
Weight 21% to 3 pounds. 
Crenshaw. Somewhat pear- shaped. 7 inches long by 6 inches diame- 
ter at the blossom end. Skin rough or corrugated dark green, turn- 
ing to yellow at maturity. Plants vigorous and very productive. 
Flesh of excellent quality and distinct flavor. Mostly used on 
Pacific Coast. 
Emerald Gem. Almost globe shaped, 412 inches deep by 5 inches in 
diameter, flattened at both ends, distinctly ribbed with just traces 
of netting, skin is emerald green turning to yellowish green when 
fully ripe. Flesh deep orange colored, sweet, spicy and aromatic. 
Good for near-by markets and home use. 
Globo de Oro. Nearly round, large or jumbo size, white skinned 
covered with a slight netting, becomes golden when fully ripe. The 
deep flesh is orange color and is edible to the rind. Of superb qual- 
ity and flavor, it is good for either market, commercial or home 
garden use. 
Golden Champlain (Lake Champlain). A slightly flattened globe shape 
melon, about 5% to 6 inches in diameter. Definite but shallow 
ribbing, slightly netted. Skin is rather light green. Flesh is salmon 
orange color, sweet and juicy. An early strong growing variety, 
pha well even under adverse conditions. Weight 3 to 3% 
pounds. 
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Days to 
Maturity 
from Seed 
75 
95-100 
90-94 
90-92 
110 
83-85 
92 
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