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LETTUCE 
GRAND RAPIDS—Fast grower; leaves exceedingly 
tender and crisp. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1% Ib. 60c; > Ib. $1.00. 
PRIZEHEAD—Large heads 
brown. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c; '/% Ib. $1.00. 
loose tinged with 
Heading Varieties 
IMPERIAL No. 44—Heads well in warm weather 
and is not subject to tip burn. Hard, well- 
formed heads with long leaves. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45¢; 4 Ib. $1.35; '/2 Ib. $2.50. 
IMPERIAL No. 847—This head is larger and deeper 
than the No. 44 variety and also will head up 
under adverse conditions. Heads are hard, 
fine and well covered by the inner leaves, 
resists tip burn. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; 14 Ib. $1.35; '/% Ib. $2.50. 
GREAT LAKES—This is an outstanding type of new 
crisp head or Iceberg that will head in the 
summer. Very resistant to tip burn. Heads 
are medium size, but are solid and crisp. 
Pkt. I5c¢; Wy oz. 35c; | oz. 60c; 1% Ib. $2.00. 
BIG BOSTON—Early and hardy; color is medium 
light-green with slight tinge of brown on mar- 
gin of outer leaves. Desirable for forcing and 
Spring and Fall outer planting. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 Ib. 60c; '/ Ib. $1.00. 
CALIFORNIA CREAM  BUTTER—Large, solid 
heads, inside of which is a_ beautiful, rich, 
creamy white. ; 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; '/%4 Ib. 60c; '/ Ib. $1.00. 
HANSON—Large compact heading variety, 
leaves are yellowish green, curled with fringed 
edges. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; '4 Ib. 60c; '/2 Ib. $1.00. 
SALAMANDER—Excellent for early Spring, Sum- 
mer or Fall planting; slight tinge of brown on 
the edge of the leaves. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 60c; '/ Ib. $1.00; 
ICEBERG—Large, solid heads; a good keeper and 
a good shipper. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c¢; Yq Ib. 75c; 2 Ib. $1.25. 
MAY KING—Early grower; medium size; 
green. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; '/ Ib. 60c; '/2 Ib. $1.00. 
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How to Grow Lettuce 
Lettuce grows best during the cool seasons of the year, 
and in a rich, moist, cool soil, so that the seed should be 
sown thinly in the spring as soon as the soil can be worked, 
in rows | to I!/> ft. apart, and covered with '/) in. of fine 
soil. Several successive sowings may follow about two weeks 
apart, then discontinue sowing until late summer when they 
may be made to provide lettuce during the fall. Thin head- 
ing varieties to stand | ft. apart; loosehead or cutting va- 
rieties, 4 to 6 in apart. Pkt. will sow 50 ft. of row; | oz. 
300 ft. 
LETTUCE 
NEW YORK NO. 615—A widey used strain of New 
York, well adapted to mid-season maturity, as 
it stands heat well. Plant and head lighter 
green than New York, with fewer outer leaves, 
and several days earlier, large, compact, uni- 
form and attractive. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.35; '/4 Ib. $2.50. 
MUSKMELON 
One ounce will plant 50 hills, 3 pounds to acre. 
GOLD LINED ROCKY FORD—Green flesh with 
golden yellow lining. Medium in size and very 
prolific. 
Pkt. 10c; 02. 20c; Yq Ib. 60c; '/2 Ib. $1.00. 
MILLER'S CREAM—Salmon flesh; very fine; a 
great favorite. Large round fruits, light green: 
skin netted. 
Pkt. 10c; | oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c; '/ Ib. $1.00. 
EMERALD GEM—Salmon-fleshed; very prolific. 
Pkt. 10c; | oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 60c; '/ Ib. $1.00. 
LARGE HACKENSACK—Green flesh; grows to a 
large size; round with flattened ends. 
Pkt. 10c; | oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c; '/ Ib. $1.00. 
BURRELL'S GEM—Salmon flesh; oval shape; skin 
dark green. Matures in 87 days. 
Pkt. 10c; | oz. 20c; '%4 Ib. 60c; '/ Ib. $1.00. 
HEARTS OF GOLD or HOO DOO—80 Days—Ar. 
orange-fleshed, medium sized, almost round 
shaped, good shipping variety. 
Pkt. 10c; | oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 75c; '/p Ib. $1.25. 
BENDER'S SURPRISE—A very large Salmon-col- 
ored flesh melon. Very sweet-flavored.  Ex- 
quisitely netted. 
Pkt. 10c; | oz. 25¢; Yq Ib. 75c; '/y Ib. $1.25. 
HALE'S BEST—The earliest maturing of all large 
melons. The fruit has a delicious, sweet, bright 
salmon orange flesh, which is firm grained, and 
has a delightful aroma. One of the favorite 
new melons. 
Pkt. 10c; | oz. 20c; '4 Ib. 60c; '/ Ib. $1.00. 
DELICIOUS—The earliest melon of good quality, 
describable as an early Bender, about two 
weeks earlier than that variety. Well suited to 
nearby markets but not a good shipper. 
Pkt. 10c; | oz. 25c¢; \%4 Ib. 75c; '/2 Ib. $1.25. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN—A very large elongated- 
shaped melon, with very thick, deep-yellow 
flesh of delicious quality. 
Pkt. 10c; | 0z. 25c; 14 Ib. 75c; '/2 Ib. $1.25. 
SEE OUR PLANTING GUIDE OF GARDEN SEEDS ON PAGE 4 
