“Richardson’s 
Griffith & Turner's 
Wiseman-Downs’ 
CULTURE. For a succession, sow seeds 
of Lettuce in the open ground around the 
middle of April. Lettuces must be thinned 
out to stand from 6 to 10 inches apart in 
the row to head properly. During July 
again sow early Butterhead varieties for 
a fall supply. One ounce will produce 
about 3000 plants. 
Big Boston. Large heads; leaves light 
green, slightly tinged brown at edges. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; %4 lb. 50c; Ib. $1.75 
Cos Lettuce or Romaine Salad. Forms 
large, conical heads which blanch pure 
white and are of the most delicate 
flavor. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; lb. $1.75 
Early Curled Simpson. Forms a close, 
compact mass of curly, yellowish green 
leaves. Earlier than the head varie- 
ties. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; % 1b. 50c; lb. $1.75 
Grand Rapids. There is no better curled 
Lettuce for forcing. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; lb. $1.75 
Great Lakes. An outstanding type of 
Iceberg. A summer Lettuce; it stands 
heat and sun, is remarkably slow to 
seed and is also very resistant to tip- 
burn. Heads medium size, solid and 
crisp. Postpaid: Pkt. 15ce; 
% oz. 30c; oz. 50c; % Ib. $1.50; 
lb. $5.00 
LETTUCE 
Iceberg. Large, curly leaves of bright, 
light green, with slight reddish tinge at 
edges. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25e; % Ib. 75c; lb. $2.50 
Imperial No. 847. (83-86 days.) A me- 
dium large, hard heading variety that 
does quite well in hot weather and is re- 
sistant to tip burn. Postpaid: Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 35c; % lb. $1.00; lb. $3.25 
Imperial No. 44. (WS.) (80-83 days.) This 
is a type of Iceberg Lettuce developed 
by the U. 8. Department of Agriculture. 
Heads better than any other strain and 
shows marked resistance to tip-burn. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 80¢3 % Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.25 
New York or Wonderful. Immense, very 
solid heads; heart blanches beauti- 
fully; tender and crisp. Fine for sum- 
mer. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35¢c; 44 lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.00 
Simpson Black-Seeded. One of the best 
large, early, loose-heading varieties. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; lb. $1.75 
White Big Boston. Solid, of excellent 
quality, 10 days ahead of Big Boston, 
to which its general character is very 
similar. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20¢; % Ib. 50c; lb. $1.75 
Early Prizehead. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; 1% lb. 50c; lb. $1.75 
MUSKMELON or CANTALOUPE 
CULTURE. Sow when the ground has 
become thoroughly warm, in hills 5 to 6 
feet anart each way. A few shovelfuls of 
well-rotted manure should be incorpo- 
rated in each hill. Scatter 12 to 15 seeds 
on top of each hill and cover about 4 
inch deep. Thin out to 2 or 3 strongest 
plants per hill. One ounce for 50 hills; 
2 to 3 lbs. in hills per acre. 
Early Rocky Ford. Its earliness is a dis- 
tinct advantage to market growers. 
Closely netted, sweet and spicy. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 
Hale’s Best No. 36. An extremely early, 
prolific sort and a good shipper. About 
10 per cent larger than the Rocky Ford 
types; heavily netted; flesh salmon. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 60c; lb. $2.00 
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Imperial No, 44 Lettuce 
Hale’s Best No. 936—Jumbo. Similar to 
No. 36 except it is a larger or jumbo 
strain. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 
Hearts of Gold. An ideal shipping Melon 
of finest quality. Rich orange, very 
thick, firm, and of delicious flavor. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; 14 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 
Honey Dew (Antibes). Fruit large, ovoid, 
about 10 inches long and 8 inches in 
diameter; surface smooth, hard, creamy 
white, turning to a lemon tint when 
fully ripe; flesh light emerald-green. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c¢; 
0z. 20c; 1% lb. 60c; 1b. $2.00 
Improved Junior Rocky Ford. Uniform in 
size and has deep, rich green flesh, 
shading to salmon-pink 
at seed cavity. Resist- 
ant to blight. Postpaid: 
Pkt. 0G02,.. o0 Cs 
1% lb. 90c; lb. $3.00 
Long John. Very popular 
in Maryland in sections 
where Cantaloupes are 
grown extensively. It 
is a Rocky Ford type in 
every respect except 
the shape which is very 
long; it is also very 
rough and heavily 
ribbed. Matures about 
10 days later than 
Rocky Ford. Postpaid: 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30ce; 
Y% lb. 90c; 1b. $3.50 
Pride of Wisconsin. A 
very large elongated 
shaped Melon with very 
thick deep yellow flesh 
of luscious quality. The 
rind is cream colored 
and slightly netted. 
Postpaid: Oz. 25c; 
1% lb. 75c; lb. $2.50 
TESTED VEGETABLE SEEDS 
WATERMELONS 
CULTURE. Watermelon seed should 
be planted in rich, sandy soil, in May and 
June, in hills 8 to 10 feet each way, 1 
inch deev. Sow 3 ounces to 100 hills, 4 
pounds an acre. 
Burrell’s Grey. (90 days.) Fruits large, 
weighing, as a rule, 40 to 45 pounds; 
oblong and full. Grayish green. Rind 
extremely hard and tough. Fine fla- 
vor. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20¢e; 14 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 
Dixie Queen. A large, nearly round Melon 
with sweet, deep red flesh. Rind gray- 
ish green with dark stripes. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; 1% lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 
Flerida Favorite. A large, long, early 
Melon. Ships well. Its solid, juicy, 
bright crimson meat is delicious. 
Postpaid: Oz. 15c; %4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 
Florida Giant or Cannonball. The Melons 
are oval-shaped with blunt ends, dark 
green skin, firm, crisp, bright red flesh. 
The seeds are black. One of the larg- 
est. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; %4 lb. 55c; Ib. $1.75 
Garrison. A long light Melon with dark 
green, irregular stripes. Flesh beauti- 
ful red, tender and sweet. Dingy white 
seed. Postpaid: Pkt. 20e; 
oz. 35c; % Ib. $1.00; lb. $3.00 
Hawkesbury. Vines vigorous. Melons 
weigh 30 pounds or more. Light grey- 
green rind which is tough. Black seeds. 
Resistant to fusarium wilt. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; %4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 
Wilt-Resistant Kleckley’s Sweet (Lees- 
burg). Often reaching 50 pounds. Dark 
green skin; thin rind; with solid heart; 
delightfully sweet. 
Postpaid: Oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; 1b. $2.00 
Stone Mountain. Almost round; dark 
green rind; medium thick, rich scarlet 
flesh. Not unusual to grow Stone Moun- 
tains weighing 40 to 65 pounds. Seed 
white with black tips. 
Postpaid: Oz. 15¢c; % lb. 50ec; 1b. $1.50 
Tom Watson. Long, dark green, like 
Kleckley’s Sweet but larger and has a 
tougher rind. 
Postpaid: Oz. 15¢; %4 lb. 50c; Ib. $1.50 

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